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    Older Decklink Extreme and new Mac Pro

    Posted by Keith Roberts on July 10, 2008 at 5:41 am

    So I’ve been out of the capture card market for a couple of years, happily using my Decklink Extreme in my G5. I just got a new Mac Pro and realize that my DL Extreme does not fit in the slot. I see that there are some new cards available that look different than my old one. I guess I need to buy a new Decklink card? Is my old DL Extreme useless to me with the Mac Pro? Should I just give it to the guy that bought my G5?

    Might be a good time to upgrade to an HD card anyways.

    Let me know if my assumptions are wrong.

    Thanks,
    Keith

    Keith Roberts replied 17 years, 10 months ago 2 Members · 2 Replies
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  • Kristian Lam

    July 10, 2008 at 7:14 am

    Hi Keith,

    If you’re DeckLink Extreme card is the PCI version, it will not work in the new Mac Pros. The new Mac Pros use PCI-Express slots so you’ll need a PCI-e card. The HD Extreme will be a nice upgrade as it does both SD and HD.

    regards

    Kristian Lam
    Blackmagic Design

  • Keith Roberts

    July 10, 2008 at 5:03 pm

    Thanks, Kristian.

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