Blackmagic to start shipping DeckLink IP 100G capture and playback card

Blackmagic Design's DeckLink IP 100G PCIe Gen 4 card is open for pre-orders, bringing up to 8 channels of simultaneous Ultra HD capture and playback to SMPTE 2110 IP broadcast environments.

As indicated by the recent v16.0 update to Blackmagic Design's Desktop Video Software, the DeckLink IP 100G PCIe Gen 4 capture and playback card, first announced at last year's NAB, is now shipping. It was originally scheduled for July 2025.

The card is built for professional broadcast environments running SMPTE 2110 IP infrastructure. It supports up to 8 channels of simultaneous Ultra HD capture and playback via dual 100 G Ethernet QSFP28 optical fiber ports, which can be used for full redundancy or connection to two separate 100 G switches.

Channel count is platform-dependent: Windows and Linux get the full 8 channels at Ultra HD p60, while macOS is currently limited to 4 (though Blackmagic is working on expanding that). Built-in active cooling manages thermal load under sustained use, and the card draws 50 W via a 6-pin auxiliary power connector.

Blackmagic says that GPUDirect RDMA support enables direct memory transfers between the card and installed GPUs, reducing PCIe bandwidth consumption — useful in real-time compositing, AI inference pipelines, and live graphics workflows where latency matters.

Detailed specs

Supported video standards run from SD (PAL and NTSC) through 720p, 1080p, DCI 2K, Ultra HD up to 2160p60, and DCI 4K up to 4Kp60. Color precision is 10-bit YUV 4:2:2 across all modes, with Rec. 601, Rec. 709, and Rec. 2020 color space support and HDR static metadata with HLG and PQ transfer characteristics.

Audio runs at 48 kHz/24-bit. Codec support covers Apple ProRes (all variants), DNxHD/DNxHR, DPX, XDCAM, DVCPROHD, and uncompressed 8-bit and 10-bit 4:2:2. IP compliance covers SMPTE 2110-20 (video), 2110-21 (traffic shaping), 2110-30 (audio at Level C), and 2110-40 (ancillary data including closed captions and HDR metadata), alongside SMPTE 2022-7 for redundant streams.

NMOS IS-04 v1.3.2 and IS-05 v1.1.2 are supported for discovery and connection management, along with NMOS BCP-002-01 and BCP-004-01. IEEE 1588-2008 PTP v2 (ST 2059-1/2) handles frame-accurate synchronization.

Supported software includes DaVinci Resolve, Final Cut Pro, Adobe Premiere Pro, Avid Media Composer, After Effects, Autodesk Flame, Avid Pro Tools, and Steinberg Cubase, plus "a broad range of broadcast and production applications." Bundled software on Mac and Windows covers DaVinci Resolve, Media Express, Disk Speed Test, LiveKey, and Blackmagic Desktop Video Utility. Linux also gets Media Express and the Desktop Video Utility. Supported operating systems are macOS 15 Sequoia and macOS 26 Tahoe or later, Windows 10/11 (64-bit), and Linux.

Pricing and availability

We're currently seeing some shift between what Blackmagic says and what resellers are offering. The DeckLink IP 100G was announced at $1795, is listed at $1645 on the Blackmagic website, but resellers in the US have bumped that up to $1975. Either way, pre-orders are open now.