Blackmagic Design Desktop Video firmware v10.8.1

Blackmagic Design · Released Oct 7, 2016 · First seen Jul 5, 2026

v10.8.1 is not the latest firmware for the Blackmagic Design Desktop Video: the current version is v16.4 (August 24, 2026). Go to v16.4

What's in this update

This software update adds support for Ultr​aStudio 4K Extreme 3, which features high speed Thunderbolt 3 for transfer speeds of up to 40 Gb/s over a single cable and H.265 encoding.

The Blackmagic PCIe Cable Kit, which includes a high speed PCI Express Generation 3 plug-in card​ and cable, is recommended for connection to computers without Thunderbolt 3.

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