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This software update adds improved audio playback when using UltraStudio Mini Monitor with Premiere Pro, better reliability when capturing 4 separate SDI signals with DeckLink 8K Pro and improved video playback when synchronizing to an external reference on DeckLink SDI 4K.

What's new in Desktop Video 12.1

New features and fixes in DeckLink 8K Pro:
Ensure payload ID is correct for 1080p95.90 output.
Fix image shift issue when capturing some modes.
Fix infrequent audio drop when capturing from multiple sources.

New features and fixes in DeckLink SDI 4K:
Improve support for capture and playback of ancillary data in 4K and Ultra HD modes.
Reduce time taken to lock to external reference.

New features and fixes in DeckLink Quad HDMI Recorder:
Fix image shift issue when capturing some modes.
Improve compatibility with 1920x1200 DVI signals.

New features and fixes in other models:
Add support for Linux kernel 5.9.
General performance and stability improvements for all models.

Datavideo is introducing the 4K50/60p PTZ camera lineup which includes the PTC-280 Professional PTZ Camera that can be easily controlled via traditional RS-422 serial port or IP remote control via DVIP (Datavideo proprietary protocol) or Sony VISCA over IP. This brand new 4K camera series supports dual streaming output for A/V market applications, so you can easily stream to Facebook (RTMPS), YouTube simultaneously. It also works well with dvCloud. Advanced 2D/3D noise reduction technology is also used to further reduce the noise while ensuring image sharpness.

The camera control app PTZ View Assist is tailored for the Datavideo PTZ camera series, and can control up to four cameras. It can monitor the live streaming video from PTC-140, PTC-280 and PTC-300 series. The app can control up to 4 cameras simultaneously via DVIP, you can intuitively set up and recall the presets, and adjust white balance, focus and IRIS. The app is able to decode the live streaming via RTSP, SRT, HLS and NDI (only RTSP is available now), Easily monitor the live streaming video and set up the parameters promptly in one application. Datavideo provides iOS and Android versions, which you can download on Google Play and App Store for free!

Dozens of stock SmallRig products

(including accessories for BMPCC 4K or GH5) at special prices until the end of the month!

Grass Valley has just released version 10.20 of EDIUS X. A number of really useful functions have been added to the software. As always, EDIUS X users receive the update to version 10.20 free of charge.

Here you can download the new EDIUS X version 10.20 directly. This version includes the following new features:

Background file conversion in Bin
EDIUS X allows to comfortably perform file conversions into various formats as background processes while continuing editing and working on a project.

ProRes RAW color space selection function
EDIUS X automatically detects the correct color space when importing ProRes RAW material.

Job Monitor Tab
EDIUS X now offers an extended GV Job Monitor with more features including an additional “Job” Tab to review background jobs.

H.264 file export leveraging NVIDIA GPU
In addition to Intel QuickSync EDIUS X now also benefits from compatible NVIDIA GPUs when encoding H.264/AVC.

Faster processing
EDIUS X speeds up H.265 decoding, waveform generation, operations in complex projects and the rendering of nested sequences. EDIUS X speeds up the initialization of plug-ins and loads projects containing a multitude of QuickTitler titles faster.

Extended Format Support
EDIUS X supports Sony α1 8K XAVC HS files, Canon EOS-1D X Mark III, EOS R5 RAW and IPB files as well as Apple ProRes RAW files recorded with Panasonic DC-S1H/ATOMOS NINJA V.

Extended Color Space Support
EDIUS X preserves sRGB, DCI-P3 and P3-D65 color spaces when importing and exporting MOV/MP4 files and keeps the original clip’s color space when bin converting into different file formats.

Extended Metadata Support
EDIUS X now shows metadata of MOV/MP4 files in the bin while the on-screen display can show timeline timecode, source timecode and user bit simultaneously.

Extended Export Support
EDIUS X is capable of exporting MP3 audio files. An option is now available to automatically import exported files into the bin. The EDIUS X Workgroup version also offers extended MXF file profile selection in the MXF exporter settings.

Mync Update
Mync has also been updated with all new EDIUS X formats and features additional import settings as well as enhanced export options. In addition to H.264 and H.265 the user may now also export files as Grass Valley HQX and Apple ProRes.

Anew video (including CZ subtitles) dedicated to the new EDIUS describes the new features of the 10.20 update.