Blackmagic Design DeckLink SDK 9.6.

4 Please refer to the Blackmagic Design DeckLink SDK documentation for a detailed explanation of the available functionality.
Changes in Blackmagic DeckLink SDK 9.6.4 - Added Interfaces - IDeckLinkDX9ScreenPreviewHelper - new interface for DirectX screen previews - Updated Interfaces - IDeckLinkVideoConversion - updated ConvertFrame method - can now convert between all supported pixel formats - IDeckLinkOutput - updated QueryInterface method - an IDeckLinkOutput object will not be returned for capture-only devices - Deprecated Methods - IBMDStreamingH264NALPacket - deprecated IBMDStreamingH264NALPacket::GetPacketIndex method - IBMDStreamingAudioPacket - deprecated IBMDStreamingAudioPacket::GetPacketIndex method Changes in Blackmagic DeckLink SDK 9.6.1 - Updated Samples - LoopThroughWithOpenGLCompositing - added support for fast frame transfers using NVIDIA GPUDirect API

Changes in Blackmagic DeckLink SDK 9.5 - Custom allocators for both capture and playback now allow full control over all video frame memory allocations - Updated interfaces - IDeckLinkInput - added SetVideoInputFrameMemoryAllocator method - IDeckLinkOutput - improved SetVideoOutputFrameMemoryAllocator so custom allocator is used for all playback frame allocations - New Samples - LoopThroughWithOpenGLCompositing - uses custom memory allocator for capture and playback and GL_AMD_pinned_memory extension for efficient frame transfers Changes in Blackmagic DeckLink SDK 9.1 - Updated documentation for the streaming interfaces Changes in Blackmagic DeckLink SDK 8.5 - Added streaming interfaces & samples for h264 Pro Recorder Changes in Blackmagic DeckLink SDK 8.1.1 - Updated Types - BMDTimecodeFormat - enumeration now uses fourCC values. - bmdTimecodeRP188VITC1 - bmdTimecodeRP188VITC2 - bmdTimecodeRP188LTC - bmdTimecodeRP188Any - bmdTimecodeVITC - bmdTimecodeVITCField2 - bmdTimecodeSerial - BMDDeckControlVTRControlState

- removed bmdDeckControlVTRControlSeeking - added bmdDeckControlVTRControlShuttleForward - added bmdDeckControlVTRControlShuttleReverse - added bmdDeckControlVTRControlJogForward - added bmdDeckControlVTRControlJogReverse Changes in Blackmagic DeckLink SDK 8.1 - New Types - BMDDeviceBusyState - new enumeration of possible busy states for a BMD device. - Updated Types - BMDDeckLinkAttributeID - added BMDDeckLinkDeviceBusyState - the current state of the BMD device. - Updated interfaces - IDeckLink - added GetDisplayName method - returns a string suitable for display in a user interface

Changes in Blackmagic DeckLink SDK 8.0 - Types - BMDDisplayMode - added bmdModeNTSCp - added bmdModePALp - progressive SD modes - BMDTimecodeFormat - added bmdTimecodeRP188Field2 - added bmdTimecodeVITCField2 - the second field of timecode data

- BMDDeckLinkConfigurationID - added bmdDeckLinkConfigSwapSerialRxTx - swap the tx and rx lines of the RS422 serial port - added bmdDeckLinkConfigBypass - configure the operation of the video bypass feature - added bmdDeckLinkConfigVideoOutputIdleOperation - video output operation when not playing video - added bmdDeckLinkConfigVideoOutputComponentLumaGain - added bmdDeckLinkConfigVideoOutputComponentChromaBlueGain - added bmdDeckLinkConfigVideoOutputComponentChromaRedGain - added bmdDeckLinkConfigVideoOutputCompositeLumaGain - added bmdDeckLinkConfigVideoOutputCompositeChromaGain - added bmdDeckLinkConfigVideoOutputSVideoLumaGain - added bmdDeckLinkConfigVideoOutputSVideoChromaGain - video output gain control - added bmdDeckLinkConfigVideoInputComponentLumaGain - added bmdDeckLinkConfigVideoInputComponentChromaBlueGain - added bmdDeckLinkConfigVideoInputComponentChromaRedGain - added bmdDeckLinkConfigVideoInputCompositeLumaGain - added bmdDeckLinkConfigVideoInputCompositeChromaGain - added bmdDeckLinkConfigVideoInputSVideoLumaGain - added bmdDeckLinkConfigVideoInputSVideoChromaGain - video input gain control - BMDDeckLinkAttributeID - added BMDDeckLinkHasAnalogVideoOutputGain

- determine whether video output gain adjustment is supported - added BMDDeckLinkCanOnlyAdjustOverallVideoOutputGain - determine if only the overall video output gain can be adjusted - added BMDDeckLinkHasVideoInputAntiAliasingFilter - determine whether the DeckLink device has an anti aliasing filter on its analog video input - added BMDDeckLinkHasBypass - determine whether the DeckLink device has a bypass feature - added BMDDeckLinkVideoInputGainMinimum - added BMDDeckLinkVideoInputGainMaximum - determine the video input gain limits in dB. - added BMDDeckLinkVideoOutputGainMinimum - added BMDDeckLinkVideoOutputGainMaximum - determine the video output gain limits in dB. - removed BMDDeckLinkNegotiatedLowBandwidthUSB - removed the query of whether USB 3.0 is using a low bandwidth isochronous interface - BMDDeckControlError - added bmdDeckControlBufferTooSmallError - the provided buffer is too small to handle the custom command - added bmdDeckControlBadChecksumError - invalid checksum in response to custom command - BMDIdleVideoOutputOperation - added bmdIdleVideoOutputBlack - added bmdIdleVideoOutputLastFrame

- the video output when not playing video - Updated interfaces - IDeckLinkDeckControl - added SendCommand method - send custom commands conforming to the Sony 9 pin protocol to the deck Changes in Blackmagic DeckLink SDK 7.9.3 - Updated Types - BMDVideo3DPackingFormat - added bmdVideo3DPackingFramePacking - frame packing is only supported on HDMI 1.4a Changes in Blackmagic DeckLink SDK 7.8 - New Configuration interface The existing configuration interface has been reworked. Newly available configuration parameters include: - bmdDeckLinkConfigHDMI3DPackingFormat - controls HDMI 3D packing format on 3D capable cards - bmdDeckLinkConfigLowLatencyVideoOutput - switch to reduce latency in video capture and playback - this feature should be considered "experimental" - bmdDeckLinkConfigReferenceInputTimingOffset - configure genlock reference timing - bmdDeckLinkConfigAnalogAudioInputScaleChannel1 - bmdDeckLinkConfigAnalogAudioInputScaleChannel2 - bmdDeckLinkConfigAnalogAudioInputScaleChannel3 - bmdDeckLinkConfigAnalogAudioInputScaleChannel4 - bmdDeckLinkConfigDigitalAudioInputScale - bmdDeckLinkConfigAnalogAudioOutputScaleChannel1 - bmdDeckLinkConfigAnalogAudioOutputScaleChannel2 - bmdDeckLinkConfigAnalogAudioOutputScaleChannel3 - bmdDeckLinkConfigAnalogAudioOutputScaleChannel4

- bmdDeckLinkConfigDigitalAudioOutputScale - audio scaling parameters - bmdDeckLinkConfigAudioOutputAESAnalogSwitch - control switchable Analog/AES channels - New Interfaces - IDeckLinkVideoFrame3DExtensions - new interface for 3D video frame support. - Updated Interfaces - IDeckLinkOutput - added GetReferenceStatus method - IDeckLinkGLScreenPreviewHelper - added Set3DPreviewFormat method - New Types - BMDDeckLinkConfigurationID - new enumeration of configuration settings for a DeckLink device which may be queried or set. - BMDDisplayModeFlags - new enumeration of the possible characteristics of an IDeckLinkDisplayMode object. - BMDReferenceStatus - new enumeration of the genlock reference statuses of the DeckLink device. - BMD3DPreviewFormat - new enumeration of the dual preview formats available for the DeckLink GL screen preview helper. - BMDVideo3DPackingFormat - new enumeration of the standard modes where two frames are packed into one

- BMDAudioOutputAnalogAES - new enumeration of the settings of the audio output Analog / AES switch. - Updated Types - BMDVideoInputFlags - added bmdVideoInputDualStream3D - BMDVideoOutputFlags - added bmdVideoOutputDualStream3D - BMDVideoOutputConversionMode added bmdVideoOutputHardwareCenterCutDownconversion - BMDVideoOutputConversionMode

- added bmdVideoOutputHardwareAnamorphic149To720pUpconversion added bmdVideoOutputHardwareAnamorphic149To1080iUpconversion - BMDDeckLinkAttributeID - added BMDDeckLinkHasReferenceInput - added BMDDeckLinkVideoOutputConnections - added BMDDeckLinkVideoInputConnections Changes in Blackmagic DeckLink SDK 7.7.2 - Types - BMDDeckLinkAttributeID - added BMDDeckLinkNumberOfSubDevices - added BMDDeckLinkSubDeviceIndex Changes in Blackmagic DeckLink SDK 7.6 - New Interfaces - IDeckLinkVideoConversion - new interface which copies an image from one format to

another format converting as required. - IDeckLinkDeckControl - new interface which provides the capability to control a deck via RS422. - IDeckLinkDeckControlStatusCallback - new interface which provides the callback capability for Deck control events - Updated interfaces - IDeckLinkOutput - IDeckLinkOutput::CreateAncillaryData is now supported - IDeckLinkVideoFrame - IDeckLinkVideoFrame::GetTimecode now supports bmdTimecodeSerial. - Types - BMDDeckControlMode - new enumeration of deck control modes for the IDeckLinkDeckControl interface - BMDDeckControlEvent - new enumeration of deck events for the IDeckLinkDeckControl interface. - BMDDeckControlVTRControlState - new enumeration of deck control states. - BMDDeckControlStatusFlags - new enumeration of deck status flags. - BMDDeckControlExportModeOpsFlags - new enumeration of edit-to-tape and export mode operations. - BMDDeckControlError - new enumeration of deck control errors.

- BMDVideoOutputConversionMode - added bmdVideoOutputHardwareCenterCutDownconversion - added bmdVideoOutputHardware720p1080pCrossconversion - added bmdVideoOutputHardwareAnamorphic720pUpconversion - added bmdVideoOutputHardwareAnamorphic1080iUpconversion - added bmdVideoOutputHardwarePillarbox720pUpconversion - added bmdVideoOutputHardwarePillarbox1080iUpconversion Changes in Blackmagic DeckLink SDK 7.3.2 - New Interfaces - IDeckLinkAPIInformation - new interface for accessing global information - Updated Interfaces - IDeckLinkInput - added GetHardwareReferenceClock - IDeckLinkOutput - renamed GetHardwareReferenceClock to GetScheduledStreamTime - added GetHardwareReferenceClock - IDeckLinkVideoInputFrame - added GetHardwareReferenceTimestamp - Types - BMDDeckLinkAPIInformationID - new enumeration of IDs for IDeckLinkAPIInformation interface Changes in Blackmagic DeckLink SDK 7.3 - New Interfaces

- IDeckLinkMutableVideoFrame - new interface representing a video frame that may be modified by the user - IDeckLinkVideoFrameAncillary - new interface to access video frame ancillary data - IDeckLinkTimecode - new interface to access timecode data - IDeckLinkScreenPreviewCallback - new interface for on-screen preview for playback or capture - IDeckLinkGLScreenPreviewHelper - new interface for OpenGL screen previews - IDeckLinkCocoaScreenPreviewHelper - new interface for Cocoa screen previews - IDeckLinkAttributes - new interface for querying device attributes - IDeckLinkKeyer - new interface to configure keying - Updated Interfaces - IDeckLinkVideoFrame - added GetTimeCode method - added GetAncillaryData method - IDeckLinkInput - added SetScreenPreviewCallback method - added GetAvailableVideoFrameCount method - renamed GetBufferedAudioSampleFrameCount to GetAvailableAudioSampleFrameCount - Added FlushStreams - IDeckLinkInputCallback

- Added VideoInputFormatChanged callback method - IDeckLinkAudioInputPacket - renamed GetSampleCount to GetSampleFrameCount - renamed GetAudioPacketTime to GetPacketTime - IDeckLinkVideoInputFrame - renamed GetFrameTime to GetStreamTime - IDeckLinkOutput - added SetScreenPreviewCallback method - removed CreateVideoFrameFromBuffer removed functionality can be implemented by subclassing IDeckLinkVideoFrame - added GetBufferedVideoFrameCount method - added streamType parameter to EnableAudioOuptut method previous behaviour can be obtained using bmdAudioOutputStreamContinuous - CreateVideoFrame method now returns an IDeckLinkMutableVideoFrame - added CreateAncillaryData method for obtaining a buffer to link onto a IDeckLinkMutableVideoFrame - Types - Boolean types - The BMDBool typedef has been removed. Interface descriptions now use the appropriate system type. - String types - All API methods returning a string return a newly allocated string which must be freed by the caller. - BMDAudioOutputStreamType - new enumeration to specify audio output stream types - renamed BMDVideoInputFlags enumeration to BMDFrameFlags - added bmdVideoInputEnableFormatDetection flag

- BMDTimecodeBCD - new type for a BCD encoded timecode - BMDTimecodeFormat - new enumeration of timecode encoding types - BMDTimecodeFlags - new enumeration for timecode flags - BMDVideoConnection - new enumeration value bmdVideoConnectionOpticalSDI - BMDDeckLinkAttributeID - new enumeration of IDs for IDeckLinkAttributes interface - BMDDIsplayMode - "PsF" modes have been renamed to "p". P vs PsF transport is controlled via the control panel. - added bmdModeHD1080i6000 - added bmdModeHD1080p50 - added bmdModeHD1080p5994 - added bmdModeHD1080p6000 - nb: not all modes are supported on all hardware - BMDFieldDominance - new enumeration describing a display mode's field dominance - BMDVideoOutputFlags - new enumeration for video output flags Updated September 07, 2012.