Blackmagic Decklink Duo 2: Unboxing & Review!

Today we are checking out the Decklink Duo 2, a 4-input SDI internal capture card. Is it worth your money and who is it for?

== TIMESTAMPS ==
00:00 - Start
00:28 - Intro
01:13 - Unboxing
02:15 - Connections Are Linked
02:35 - I/O Not Labeled
03:06 - Installing Card
04:00 - Configuration Software
04:44 - Desktop Video Setup Settings
08:18 - Using with OBS
12:41 - Where Would I Use This?
13:34 - Summary
14:21 - Outro

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[topratz]

The reason why the 2 Ports are connected is, because it outputs Fill/Key by default. You need this for bigger Videoswitcher, so you can have a very clean graphic overlay, without the need of removing the green background. The Key signal is Black and White, where the Black parts are keyed out and the White parts are the graphic parts. the Fill signal is the graphic with Black background. If you remove the connection of 1+2 and 3+4, you have a Card with 4 Inputs OR 4 Outputs (or 3 INs and 1 OUT ....). The 5th connection is Ref or Blackburst only.

[AJaytheCEO]

If you are still using a capture card, which one are you using?

[lexuslx]

I was in the impression this card can output graphic to monitor by using a sdi to hdmi converter. is that true? can you do a demo of that, God bless.

[ndrmkhn]

At 13:20 you are comparing Atem SDI with this Duo. Am I right you think they are interchangeable? I am planning to have them both and connect two or three cams to Atem (plus mics) and then Atem into Duo for easy switching while streaming the meetings. If you have them both I would like to see them connected and operated. Thanks again

[FIXITFISK]

I am thinking of using this car to run 3 screen at the stage at my church. Thats about 200ft away. Is this a good option? We are trying to get away from using hdmi.

[danlaclairsoldmoviehaven]

thanks, that was helpful....my audio does not come from either one of my two cameras, but a mini jack line -in from our council chambers where we have about 12 microphones running in to our sound system ...that I need to figure out how to do...not sure...do you have any info on that?

[ndrmkhn]

i will leave my comment here for easy navigation later. Thanks, mate, great vid.

[demikoo]

I want to get one of these for our setup at my church. We’re using PP7 with a MacBook Pro and 2 screens connected by Thunderbolt and it is killing the laptop’s CPU

[otisgranville]

I love them ❤ I like the Decklink cards both Duo2 & Quad....I use them ....they work well with VMIX....

[BAdams]

Thanks for the review Ajay. My previous church got the original DuoLink at about $800 during the height of COVID using OBS. It worked great for our three DSLRs with standalone, PIP and side-by-side scenes. Its fifth port was a "Reference." What is the improvement with the Duo2? Maybe the fifth port as an output now???

Thanks again for the breakdown!

[WAHYUMEDIALive]

How do I connect from SDI Hollyland Mars 400 S Pro to BlackMagic 2 Duo? input video 1080p60

[mayechisavali]

black magic video capture card and decklink duo 2 and DeckLink Quad HDMI Recorder Capture Card
..what different in three equipment...which is best for live cricket matches for replay

[kevin-eht]

Back in the day, these cards needed a particular HP Z workstation to operate properly. No doubt the schematics have changed and now they work with any decently powered Intel/nVidia Workstation. Not sure about AMD though.

[christianpirlet]

Great vid. Can you run two on the same system?

[studiosydney]

Hey buddy, thanks for the video. Want to know if I were to run an 8k capture card, will my graphics card need to be reasonably powerful? Haven't found any or much info online about how or even if the graphics card in the PC affects performance. Cheers!

[microdoulo]

Can I use for zoom app four camera same time?

[ausafahmad]

Great Vid ! What system are you using this card in ? What's the motherboard specifically ?

[marleybatoni]

Hello, What kind of motherboard do you have?

[EgliseduDieupourvoyeur]

I love the black magic products. I wish they would send it with a code to get davinci resolve studio for free. Lol. Great video as always my brother! God bless!

[techthisout]

NDI Is even cooler rather than stick with SDI 😊