BlackMagic support?

[Reinis]

 >  - Are proprietary drivers required? In other words, can you simply 
plug in a device for the first time and start streaming to 
`decklinkvideosink`, or must you also install closed-source drivers from 
BlackMagic?

Yes they are required. You will need to download and install them.


 >  - Is there a list somewhere of supported devices? Specifically I'm 
wondering if the UltraStudio Monitor 3G is supported. I've looked in the 
code and wasnt able to find anything about device support.

BlackMagic driver is responsible for that. I'm pretty sure they write 
drivers that support all their devices.


For more info on it I would look here https://forum.blackmagicdesign.com/


On 1/3/23 02:22, amindfv--- via gstreamer-devel wrote:
> I see Gstreamer has high-quality decklink elements, which is great news, but I have a couple questions about them:
>
>    - Are proprietary drivers required? In other words, can you simply plug in a device for the first time and start streaming to `decklinkvideosink`, or must you also install closed-source drivers from BlackMagic?
>    - Is there a list somewhere of supported devices? Specifically I'm wondering if the UltraStudio Monitor 3G is supported. I've looked in the code and wasnt able to find anything about device support.
>
> Thanks,
> Tom