I have been working as a color grader for while now. I have seen numerous videos on blackmagic devices. I have to say your video is one of the most comprehensive articulate videos on product review I have seen. Keep up the good work!
Wow!! great comparison. You are the only one who shows the difference of the 3 feeds side by side which I have been looking for since long. The decklink only showed a bit of difference in shadow & highlight which once you know how much you can manually add that much contrast to the grade.
Always super good to have an I/O, just talking about performance, you offload work from your graphic card, your system is running more smoothly. Really great you invested in one ! 🔥
No, this card ain't doing nothing for performance, this is just for monitoring purposes only. The GPU and CPU is doing their workload, this card is just taking and outputting a clean feed or in HDR workflows it can output metadata too.
Perhaps the option will be more significant for HDR content creation where you pair it with the right display monitor specifications. I'm looking for this cheaper setup (compared to dedicated I/O box) for my HDR content creation solution and appreciate the steps shown from the beginning to the end. Thank you!
Hey Bud, First of all thank you for making this video. This really helped me to understand what a Decklink thing is. I do have almost same specs PC as you have and I was also looking for some solution for clean feed and came across this Decklink thing. I do have one question for you though. Hope you answer. Do you use the Monitor Calibration LUT inside Resolve? or You use Hardware Calibrated Monitor? Does Decklink have Support for LUT? On my end I use the Monitor Calibration LUT inside used which I have generated using the DisplayCAL. Answer is much appreciated.
I believe my ASUS PA32UCX-PK has calibration built-in its hardware. Though I'm not sure whether the decklink support LUTs. Do try to ask in BlackmagicDesign's forum, there are more experts there. 😁
This is by far the best video on decklinks, especially for someone like me as beginner trying to understand. I have an ASUS ProArt 2K monitor, wondering if it's compatible with that, even though my timeline and output will be for 4K in Davinci Resolve.
I think you won't be able to display UHD/4K, because the monitor is only expecting a 1080p signal. But you can set the Decklink to display 1080p, do let us know what is the results!
@@DannyGan so I’m thinking the Mini Monitor HD would also work since I won’t be able to use 4K, is there any advantage to using the mini monitor 4K for a 2K monitor ?
depends... If your monitor has internal calibration with a colorimeter, just use that. If your monitor has hardware calibration, plug it as a normal display, use an external colorimeter, and run the proprietary software. If your monitor doesn't have hardware calibration, buy a calibration software, and use a LUT box to store your calibration because the decklink will bypass the software calibration.
Hey Danny. Thanks a lot for the video. Excited to get started editing HDR on a clean feed and futureproof the workflow. Have I understood it right, in that, it is impossible to get the HDR feed on the same monitor on which the editing done?
You can get HDR on your working/Graphic User Interface (GUI) monitor, just that its not a clean feed coming from the decklink, hence its better to get a separate monitor for monitoring.
@DannyGan Damn. I wish there was a way to use the Decklink with just one HDR monitor. I wonder if the Black Magic Video Assist could serve as a second monitor. 2500 nits, but just 7 inches big. Sure would save more power than connecting a 48 inch OLED tv to enable the HDR workflow. Anyway. Appreciate the good work and looking forward to see more from you. (:
Hey Danny, thanks for sharing ths knowledge. Just want to ask since I'm confused. Am I required to use 2 display monitor to use Decklink? Or one display is suffice?
@@DannyGan Noted! Thank you so much for acknowledging my concern! Too bad cuz I don't plan on having a second display 😅. I have one last question though, I hope you don't mind. Currently, I had my monitor calibrated just this year (DELL U3223QE) and using a Calibrated 3D LUT profile for rec709 display. Now, do I need to re-calibrate my monitor once I installed the decklink or will it work just fine if I use my Calibrated Lut as is? TIA!
I understand why one would use this vs using the HDMI port on the GPU. However, is there any benefit of using this vs using the HDMI port on a GeoForce graphics card?
From Resolve Manual: LIMITATIONS WHEN GRADING WITH THE VIEWER ON A COMPUTER DEVICE Most computer displays do not operate at the color critical tolerances or specifications required for quality control for streaming, broadcast, or theatrical delivery. An additional issue, however, is that depending on your combination of workstation and computer display, the Viewer does not necessarily display each clip’s image data as it is displayed by the calibration that your operating system applies to your computer display, depending on which OS you’re running DaVinci Resolve on. This makes your computer display potentially unsuitable for monitoring projects destined for the sRGB standard of the web in its default state. For example, if you grade a project using the Color page Viewer on your computer display, the resulting clip may not look the same in the QuickTime player, or in other postproduction applications. You can address this in one of two ways: - If you’re using DaVinci Resolve on macOS, you can turn on “Use Mac Display Color Profile for viewers” in the Hardware Configuration panel of the System Settings. This lets DaVinci Resolve use whichever of the color profiles you choose in the Color tab of the Displays panel in the macOS System Preferences, thereby taking advantage of ColorSync on macOS to let DaVinci Resolve display color the way your computer monitor does. This now works for all color profiles that ship with macOS, as well as color profiles that have been generated by calibration software, such as that available from X-rite, Datacolor, or other applications. On supported computers, there’s also an option to “Use 10-bit precision in viewers,” if available, that you can turn on. With this option enabled, rendered output displayed in QuickTime Player will match what is seen in the DaVinci Resolve Viewer. - Alternately, you can apply a dedicated Color Viewer LUT for calibration, using the 1D/3D Color Viewer Lookup Table drop-down menu that’s found in the Color Management Strictly speaking, if you’re doing professional work, you should restrict your grading using a calibrated, 10- or 12-bit class A external broadcast display of some type, connected via a Blackmagic Design video interface. Assuming everything is running properly, an image that is output to video from DaVinci Resolve should match an image output to video from any other post-production application you’re using, and this should be your panel of the Project Settings. This lets you analyze your computer display for calibration in the same way you would calibrate an external display, using a probe and color management software, and apply the resulting calibration LUT in DaVinci Resolve. Keep in mind that monitor calibration can only make a high quality display standards compliant; it cannot make up for a display gamut that’s too small. For more information, see the “Lookup Tables” section of Chapter 4, “System and User Preferences”
Good morning I have the PC workstation in the same room where I have my old LG 65B6V OLED and I would like to use it as a large HDR monitor to check the preview. For this I have been thinking of purchasing the DeckLink Mini Monitor 4K PCI card. My question is: Once I set "Color Managemet>Color Space & Trasnsform" the HDR rating, does the OLED display switch me to HDR? Thank you?
I'm not too sure to comment on this, but the Decklink does support HDR formats, just not sure if the LG can detect the switch. But my bet is that it can.
I just purchased the Samsung Ark monitor to consolidate all of my monitors (currently on sale). But anyone that has one knows that it has limitations when it comes to their advertised multi-view features. My hope is that I can send my video viewport using this device through its own HDMI port from my pc into one of the four hdmi inputs on the ark and allow me to "undock" the window. Does anyone see a reason this won't work? (I will circle back here and share my results if I do this in case it helps someone else.)
greeting! I have a problem and I can't solve it. My computer does not see or detect the Declink mini 4K card, please help me with advice. Thank you in advance! I am working on Adobe Premiere 2023 My configuration: Processor: AMD Ryzen 7 5700X 3.40GHz up to 4.60GHz (C8, T16) Motherboard: MSI MAG B550 Tomahawk RAM: 32GB (2x 16GB) DDR4 Kingston Fury Beast 3200MHz SSD: 1TB Kingston NV2 M.2 NVMe Graphics: Nvidia RTX 4060 Ventus 2X Black OC 8GB MSI GDDR6 Power supply: Inter-Tech 720W Case: Chieftec Scorpion 3 CPU cooler: Arctic Freezer 34 Duo Windows 10 pro
Hi Danny, great video and test run! I was just wondering about the screen calibration process...would it not be important to rather calibrate the internal screen colour profile (the actual manufactures screen firmware ICC colour profile) as opposed to using a third party colorimeter for screen calibration as the ICC colourspace is saved in the OS software display driver for your graphics card. Because when when utilising a I/O device the video feed will bypass the GPU and calibrated ICC colourspace profile created by the third party calibrating software? Is this correct? Hopefully, I'm making sense in asking the question.
Yes, what you said is true! That's something I totally missed, come to think of it. You'll need a monitor that has hardware calibration to store the calibrated profile.
Hey Danny. Do you know if this card outputs full 4:4:4 RGB over HDMI at 2160p 24fps? The spec sheet on Blackmagic's website is a bit vague. It says 4:4:4, 4:2:2, and 4:0:0 over HDMI but doesn't specify at what frame rates, resolutions, or bit depths it outputs those different sampling levels. Thank you for the video. It's hard hard to find info on Decklinks, as I'm sure you realized in you research haha.
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I have been working as a color grader for while now. I have seen numerous videos on blackmagic devices. I have to say your video is one of the most comprehensive articulate videos on product review I have seen. Keep up the good work!
Thanks for the compliment! I try my best to make "understandable" video haha
Wow!! great comparison.
You are the only one who shows the difference of the 3 feeds side by side which I have been looking for since long. The decklink only showed a bit of difference in shadow & highlight which once you know how much you can manually add that much contrast to the grade.
I was wondering what it look compared to the normal clean feed also, since no one did it, i'll do it myself haha
Always super good to have an I/O, just talking about performance, you offload work from your graphic card, your system is running more smoothly. Really great you invested in one ! 🔥
No, this card ain't doing nothing for performance, this is just for monitoring purposes only. The GPU and CPU is doing their workload, this card is just taking and outputting a clean feed or in HDR workflows it can output metadata too.
Perhaps the option will be more significant for HDR content creation where you pair it with the right display monitor specifications. I'm looking for this cheaper setup (compared to dedicated I/O box) for my HDR content creation solution and appreciate the steps shown from the beginning to the end. Thank you!
Glad to help!
Hey Bud,
First of all thank you for making this video. This really helped me to understand what a Decklink thing is. I do have almost same specs PC as you have and I was also looking for some solution for clean feed and came across this Decklink thing.
I do have one question for you though. Hope you answer.
Do you use the Monitor Calibration LUT inside Resolve? or You use Hardware Calibrated Monitor?
Does Decklink have Support for LUT?
On my end I use the Monitor Calibration LUT inside used which I have generated using the DisplayCAL.
Answer is much appreciated.
I believe my ASUS PA32UCX-PK has calibration built-in its hardware. Though I'm not sure whether the decklink support LUTs. Do try to ask in BlackmagicDesign's forum, there are more experts there. 😁
good job
How do you custom calibrate
Hey, whats the max specs you can monotor with this card? Can you do 4K 30fps RGB 4.4.4.?
This is by far the best video on decklinks, especially for someone like me as beginner trying to understand. I have an ASUS ProArt 2K monitor, wondering if it's compatible with that, even though my timeline and output will be for 4K in Davinci Resolve.
I think you won't be able to display UHD/4K, because the monitor is only expecting a 1080p signal. But you can set the Decklink to display 1080p, do let us know what is the results!
@@DannyGan so I’m thinking the Mini Monitor HD would also work since I won’t be able to use 4K, is there any advantage to using the mini monitor 4K for a 2K monitor ?
No 4k 60?
Can you please make a video about monitor color calibration for color grading?
I have 2 monitor reviews coming up, in there I will touch a bit on monitor calibration.
How do you calibrate using an IO device?
depends...
If your monitor has internal calibration with a colorimeter, just use that.
If your monitor has hardware calibration, plug it as a normal display, use an external colorimeter, and run the proprietary software.
If your monitor doesn't have hardware calibration, buy a calibration software, and use a LUT box to store your calibration because the decklink will bypass the software calibration.
Blackmagic decklin moni monitor
awesome video bro quick question what grading monitor was used in this video was it a asus proart
Yes, it was the ProArt PA32UCX-PK
Great Video! But does the Decklink only kick out a fullscreen feed or are actually able to just use it as a normal GPU for working in Resolve?
Only full screen feed
Hey Danny. Thanks a lot for the video. Excited to get started editing HDR on a clean feed and futureproof the workflow.
Have I understood it right, in that, it is impossible to get the HDR feed on the same monitor on which the editing done?
You can get HDR on your working/Graphic User Interface (GUI) monitor, just that its not a clean feed coming from the decklink, hence its better to get a separate monitor for monitoring.
@DannyGan Damn. I wish there was a way to use the Decklink with just one HDR monitor. I wonder if the Black Magic Video Assist could serve as a second monitor. 2500 nits, but just 7 inches big. Sure would save more power than connecting a 48 inch OLED tv to enable the HDR workflow. Anyway. Appreciate the good work and looking forward to see more from you. (:
Hey Danny, thanks for sharing ths knowledge. Just want to ask since I'm confused. Am I required to use 2 display monitor to use Decklink? Or one display is suffice?
You MUST have 2, one for Graphic User Interface (GUI), one for Referencing/Mastering
@@DannyGan Noted! Thank you so much for acknowledging my concern! Too bad cuz I don't plan on having a second display 😅.
I have one last question though, I hope you don't mind. Currently, I had my monitor calibrated just this year (DELL U3223QE) and using a Calibrated 3D LUT profile for rec709 display. Now, do I need to re-calibrate my monitor once I installed the decklink or will it work just fine if I use my Calibrated Lut as is? TIA!
Does this ultimately solve the Apple gamma shift?
Apple colorsync only happens through their OS, this bypasses that. So a very definitive yes to your question.
@@DannyGan Amazing! Thank you
My PC specs for those who are interested:
NZXT H510 case
Intel i9-9900K 3.6 GHz
8 core 16 Threads
64GB RAM
AMD Radeon RX5700XT
1TB SSD x2 slots
I understand why one would use this vs using the HDMI port on the GPU. However, is there any benefit of using this vs using the HDMI port on a GeoForce graphics card?
From Resolve Manual:
LIMITATIONS WHEN GRADING WITH THE VIEWER ON A COMPUTER DEVICE
Most computer displays do not operate at the color critical tolerances or specifications required for quality control for streaming, broadcast, or theatrical delivery. An additional issue, however, is that depending on your combination of workstation and computer display, the Viewer does not necessarily display each clip’s image data as it is displayed by the calibration that your operating system applies to your computer display, depending on which OS you’re running DaVinci Resolve on. This makes your computer display potentially unsuitable for monitoring projects destined for the sRGB standard of the web in its default state.
For example, if you grade a project using the Color page Viewer on your computer display, the resulting clip may not look the same in the QuickTime player, or in other postproduction applications.
You can address this in one of two ways:
- If you’re using DaVinci Resolve on macOS, you can turn on “Use Mac Display Color Profile for viewers” in the Hardware Configuration panel of the System Settings. This lets DaVinci Resolve use whichever of the color profiles you choose in the Color tab of the Displays panel in the macOS System Preferences, thereby taking advantage of ColorSync on macOS to let DaVinci Resolve display color the way your computer monitor does. This now works for all color profiles that ship with macOS, as well as color profiles that have been generated by calibration software, such as that available from X-rite, Datacolor, or other applications.
On supported computers, there’s also an option to “Use 10-bit precision in viewers,” if available, that you can turn on. With this option enabled, rendered output displayed in QuickTime Player will match what is seen in the DaVinci Resolve Viewer.
- Alternately, you can apply a dedicated Color Viewer LUT for calibration, using the 1D/3D Color Viewer Lookup Table drop-down menu that’s found in the Color Management Strictly speaking, if you’re doing professional work, you should restrict your grading using a calibrated, 10- or 12-bit class A external broadcast display of some type, connected via a Blackmagic Design video interface. Assuming everything is running properly, an image that is output to video from DaVinci Resolve should match an image output to video from any other post-production application you’re using, and this should be your panel of the Project Settings. This lets you analyze your computer display for calibration in the same way you would calibrate an external display, using a probe and color management software, and apply the resulting calibration LUT in DaVinci Resolve.
Keep in mind that monitor calibration can only make a high quality display standards compliant; it cannot make up for a display gamut that’s too small. For more information,
see the “Lookup Tables” section of Chapter 4, “System and User Preferences”
@@DannyGan Thank you for replying!
Good morning
I have the PC workstation in the same room where I have my old LG 65B6V OLED and I would like to use it as a large HDR monitor to check the preview.
For this I have been thinking of purchasing the DeckLink Mini Monitor 4K PCI card.
My question is:
Once I set "Color Managemet>Color Space & Trasnsform" the HDR rating, does the OLED display switch me to HDR?
Thank you?
I'm not too sure to comment on this, but the Decklink does support HDR formats, just not sure if the LG can detect the switch. But my bet is that it can.
I just purchased the Samsung Ark monitor to consolidate all of my monitors (currently on sale). But anyone that has one knows that it has limitations when it comes to their advertised multi-view features. My hope is that I can send my video viewport using this device through its own HDMI port from my pc into one of the four hdmi inputs on the ark and allow me to "undock" the window. Does anyone see a reason this won't work? (I will circle back here and share my results if I do this in case it helps someone else.)
greeting!
I have a problem and I can't solve it. My computer does not see or detect the Declink mini 4K card, please help me with advice. Thank you in advance!
I am working on Adobe Premiere 2023
My configuration:
Processor: AMD Ryzen 7 5700X 3.40GHz up to 4.60GHz (C8, T16)
Motherboard: MSI MAG B550 Tomahawk
RAM: 32GB (2x 16GB) DDR4 Kingston Fury Beast 3200MHz
SSD: 1TB Kingston NV2 M.2 NVMe
Graphics: Nvidia RTX 4060 Ventus 2X Black OC 8GB MSI GDDR6
Power supply: Inter-Tech 720W
Case: Chieftec Scorpion 3
CPU cooler: Arctic Freezer 34 Duo
Windows 10 pro
Hi Danny, great video and test run! I was just wondering about the screen calibration process...would it not be important to rather calibrate the internal screen colour profile (the actual manufactures screen firmware ICC colour profile) as opposed to using a third party colorimeter for screen calibration as the ICC colourspace is saved in the OS software display driver for your graphics card. Because when when utilising a I/O device the video feed will bypass the GPU and calibrated ICC colourspace profile created by the third party calibrating software? Is this correct? Hopefully, I'm making sense in asking the question.
Yes, what you said is true! That's something I totally missed, come to think of it. You'll need a monitor that has hardware calibration to store the calibrated profile.
@@DannyGanOkay, thanks for clarifying - just wondering how many systems out there are following the correct procedure regarding monitor calibration 🤔
Most decent post-houses has their calibration sorted out, only the freelancers are a bit of a wild card haha
Hey Danny. Do you know if this card outputs full 4:4:4 RGB over HDMI at 2160p 24fps? The spec sheet on Blackmagic's website is a bit vague. It says 4:4:4, 4:2:2, and 4:0:0 over HDMI but doesn't specify at what frame rates, resolutions, or bit depths it outputs those different sampling levels.
Thank you for the video. It's hard hard to find info on Decklinks, as I'm sure you realized in you research haha.
I think it does. On the back of the box it says "up to 2160p30" which includes option for 24fps in the Blackmagic Desktop Video software.
@@DannyGan Noted. Thank you :)
What is the BNC connector for?
It's the SDI video (and embedded audio) output for professional monitors with SDI / HD-SDI port.
Hello, if my monitor is 2560*1440, can this card output 2560*1440?
Yes
Do I need a deck link if I only have 1 monitor?
No, you will need another calibrated monitor
ur system specification pls telme
Hi! I've pinned my PC specs above 😊
@@DannyGan thanks😘🥰😍