General Info #
Listed on this page are all of the capture cards we have tested, however, there are many more available which are likely to work with our software.
We would be happy to install our app and test any capture card you have prior to your shoot.
All capture cards listed are compatible with both Mac and Windows computers. Please note what connection you will need for your camera, most Digital Cinema Cameras have a SDI connection, however, your camera may only have a HDMI output. The Blackmagic Mini Recorders support both SDI and HDMI.
Recommended Capture Cards #
For the simplest most cost effective solution see table below for cards we recommend.
| Capture Cards | Connection | SDI | HDMI |
| Blackmagic Ultrastudio Mini Recorder 3G | Thunderbolt 3 | ✓ | ✓ |
| Blackmagic Ultrastudio Mini Recorder | Thunderbolt 2 | ✓ | ✓ |
| Blackmagic DeckLink Mini Recorder | PCIe | ✓ | ✓ |
| AJA U-TAP SDI | USB 3.0 | ✓ | ✗ |
| AJA U-TAP HDMI | USB 3.0 | ✗ | ✓ |
| Magewell USB Capture SDI Plus | USB 3.0 | ✓ | ✗ |
| Magewell USB Capture HDMI Plus | USB 3.0 | ✗ | ✓ |
Full List of Supported Capture Cards #
Below is a full list of all the capture cards that we support.
| Capture Cards | Connection | SDI | HDMI |
| Blackmagic UltraStudio Mini Recorder 3G | Thunderbolt 3 | ✓ | ✓ |
| Blackmagic UltraStudio Mini Recorder | Thunderbolt 2 | ✓ | ✓ |
| Blackmagic UltraStudio 4K | Thunderbolt 2 | ✓ | ✓ |
| Blackmagic UltraStudio HD Mini | Thunderbolt 3 | ✓ | ✓ |
| Blackmagic UltraStudio 4K Mini | Thunderbolt 3 | ✓ | ✓ |
| Blackmagic UltraStudio 4K Extreme 3 | Thunderbolt 3 | ✓ | ✓ |
| Blackmagic Intensity Shuttle for Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 2 | ✗ | ✓ |
| AJA U-TAP HDMI | USB 3.0 | ✗ | ✓ |
| AJA U-TAP SDI | USB 3.0 | ✓ | ✗ |
| Magewell USB Capture HDMI Plus | USB 3.0 | ✗ | ✓ |
| Magewell USB Capture SDI Plus | USB 3.0 | ✓ | ✗ |
| Magewell USB Capture HDMI 4K Plus | USB 3.0 | ✗ | ✓ |
| Magewell USB Capture SDI 4K Plus | USB 3.0 | ✓ | ✗ |
| Blackmagic Intensity Shuttle for USB 3.0 | USB 3.0 | ✗ | ✓ |
| DeckLink 8K Pro | PCIe | ✓ | ✓ |
| DeckLink 4K Extreme 12G | PCIe | ✓ | ✓ |
| DeckLink Studio 4K | PCIe | ✓ | ✓ |
| DeckLink SDI 4K | PCIe | ✓ | ✓ |
| DeckLink Mini Recorder 4K | PCIe | ✓ | ✓ |
| DeckLink Mini Recorder | PCIe | ✓ | ✓ |
| Blackmagic DeckLink Duo 2 (4 x SDI inputs) | PCIe | ✓ | ✗ |
| Blackmagic DeckLink Quad HDMI (4 x HDMI inputs) | PCIe | ✗ | ✓ |
| Blackmagic Mini Recorder | PCIe | ✓ | ✓ |
| Magewell Pro Capture HDMI | PCIe | ✗ | ✓ |
| Magewell Pro Capture Dual HDMI | PCIe | ✗ | ✓ |
| Magewell Pro Capture Quad HDMI (4 x HDMI inputs) | PCIe | ✗ | ✓ |
| Magewell Pro Capture HDMI 4K | PCIe | ✗ | ✓ |
| Magewell Pro Capture HDMI 4K Plus | PCIe | ✗ | ✓ |
| Magewell Pro Capture HDMI 4K Plus LT | PCIe | ✗ | ✓ |
| Magewell Pro Capture Dual HDMI 4K Plus LT | PCIe | ✗ | ✓ |