(Update – read comments at end of this post for some extra steps required since this was first published) This update seems much more reliable and on my old XEON dual core machine with 24 cores it only takes 2 hours to build.Ĭredit goes to the following projects for making this possible:įfmpeg -f decklink -list_formats 1 -i ‘ DeckLink Duo (4) ‘įfplay -f decklink -i ” DeckLink Duo (1) “įollow these simple steps and you to can have native Decklink card support in ffmpeg rather than relying on directshow compatibility. Turned out to be not so simple due to ongoing changes with dependencies, read all the comments at the end of this post first. Why? Because it is not redistributable under the terms of the license to include non open source code in a redistributable copy of ffmpeg (although I did find a Linux version compiled with Decklink support here ).īut it is possible to create your own copy on Windows 10 thanks to a simple way of installing Ubuntu on Windows and using a bash script to do all the hard work for you. Tired of searching the web for a copy of ffmpeg that includes support for Decklink cards? Will provide an update when it works, check last comment for location to download pre-built version. Alternative Windows native build process for standard ffmpef is also failing ( ). [Updated – You can now download a nonfree build for Windows that includes Decklink support from

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