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Blackmagic Ultrastudio Mini Recorder

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December 27, 2021
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Hello all:

I am new to the Community. Thanks in advance for any help.

I have been using a Blackmagic Ultrastudio Mini Recorder to connect a Nikon D750 successfully with Zoom on a 2019 Intel MacBook Pro for over a year. Current software is Monterey 12.1. All was fine. However, after updating to Zoom 5.9 and 5.9.1 I no longer have connectivity. Blackmagic Ultrastudio Mini Recorder still shows in the available cameras, but no longer has available video. Only show a black screen.

Has anyone had a similar issue and found a fix?

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fredfred27

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I am using a Blackmagic Recorder 3G for video input. It works great under 5.8.6, but gives me green static under 5.9.1 and 5.9.3. I am running Catalina 10.15.7 on a 2019 16” MacBook Pro. My Blackmagic drivers are up to date (12.2.2). Hopefully this can be solved on Zoom's end.

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fredfred27

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I found a workaround that works for me on MacOS:

OBS to Zoom via NDI for MacOS

Download OBS: https://cdn-fastly.obsproject.com/downloads/obs-mac-27.1.3.dmg

Install OBS: obs-mac-27.1.3.dmg

Instead of watching the video below, you can just read my shorter instructions after the video link.

Video guide found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuwJ84f6E4I

My shorter instructions:

Download two installers found here (direct links to both below for the versions available on 2/1/2022): https://github.com/Palakis/obs-ndi/releases

Install this runtime: https://ndi.palakis.fr/runtime/ndi-runtime-4.5.1-macOS.pkg

Then install this plugin: obs-ndi-4.9.0-macOS.pkg

Download NDI Tools for Mac (found at bottom of this page): https://ndi.tv/tools/

(NDI/HX Driver for Mac is included now in the above installer and not separate as stated in the video guide.)

Install: NDIToolsInstaller.pkg

Open OBS

Under Sources below click the + and add your input device

Tools > NDI Output Settings > Check mark Main Output > Main Output name: OBS > Click OK

Start NDI Virtual Input

NDI (on top tool bar at right) > YourMac.LAN (OBS)

Start NDI Video Monitor (You only need to do this to set up and check if all is working. Don’t need to open it in the future.)

NDI (at top LEFT by NDI Video Monitor menu) > YourMac.LAN > NDI Virtual Input

Check that video and audio are coming through as you want.

Install Zoom: https://zoom.us/download

Open Zoom

zoom.us > Preferences > Video > NDI Video

zoom.us > Preferences > Audio > NDI Audio

Hopefully all is working well.

Now that we are set up. Close NDI Video Monitor, NDI Virtual Input, OBS and Zoom.

To start up a new meeting:

Open OBS and make sure your device is the source

Open NDI Virtual Input and at the top RIGHT of the tool bar: NDI > Select YourMac.LAN (OBS)

Open Zoom and make sure the video and audio preferences are for NDI and are working.

Join a meeting and enjoy.

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revgirrl

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Thanks. I tried OBS and it didn't work for me, but ManyCam is super easy and is working great. No instructions needed for ManyCam. You download it, click the + in the source frame, then webcam and the camera shows up. Easy peasy! Then in zoom just choose ManyCam broadcasting the BMD camera. It was also easy to adjust the resolution to get a sharper picture. <https://manycam.com/> ManyCam has a free version, but you can also buy an inexpensive lifetime subscription to remove their logo from the video. Best to everyone!

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MightyBS

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Still reporting the same issue. Something I have found is that some signals work. For instance my Sony camera and my MacBook Pro output produce this green garbled image, but the output from my Raspberry Pi works just fine.

Additionally OBS, BM Media Express, etc show the picture fine where Zoom does not. At this point I've downloaded an older copy of Zoom where it works to get by for now.

In this thread seeing ManyCam as a suggestion makes me want to check that out. I've also used the OBS Virtual Cam successfully, but I don't always want to be using OBS when I want to use this camera with Zoom.

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MikeStarkov

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Same issue on macOS Monterey 12.2.1 M1 Max, Zoom 5.9.1

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PabloF

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Same issue here, please fix it ASAP.

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krlancaster

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I'm experiencing this as well. Very frustrating

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bayej746

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I am facing some very serious meeting recording issues as you can see here on the page kindly guide me about it I recently bought some new recorder and theproduct is very amazing just issue in the recording.

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jmoretti

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The latest release of Zoom, version: 5.9.6 (4993), on MacOS 12.2.1 on an Intel MBP is successfully working with my UltraStudio Recorder 3G driver version 12.2.2 using HDMI. 🎉

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fredfred27

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Still using a Blackmagic Recorder 3G for video SDI input at 23.976fps. It still works great under 5.8.6. I have tried it with Zoom 5.9.6 and I now get video, but the options to choose format and frame rate are still missing, and the video seems to come into zoom at 12 frames per second. I am running Catalina 10.15.7 on a 2019 16” MacBook Pro. My Blackmagic drivers are up to date (12.2.2). Are you getting the correct frame rate in zoom?

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jmoretti

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Unfortunately, I don't have an option to select the format for framerate either, but that is at least consistent with the other VC applications we use regularly.

My experience after upgrading was that initially, the frame rate was very low, but at some point, Zoom appeared to adjust to a faster framerate automatically.

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krlancaster

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I can confirm as well, with Zoom 5.9.6 (4993) I have clear feed from a Blackmagic UltraStudio Recorder 3G (SDI in) on a 2021 MacBook Pro 16" M1Max

Hooray!

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fredfred27

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Are you getting the correct frame rate in Zoom? My SDI input of 1080psf @ 23.976 fps looks good in Blackmagic Studio Express, but it appears to be around 12 fps in Zoom. The options for choosing frame rate of the input are still missing since Zoom 5.8.6.