Supported Blackmagic External Input/Output Hardware

Streambox Spectra, Iris, and iMonitor take advantage of Blackmagic Capture and Playback hardware to accept input from external video sources, or output to external monitors or other video equipment.

Additionally, some of our legacy software products including the Hybrid and Cloud Encoders for OSX and the Streambox HD Media Player (32-bit) can utilize Blackmagic hardware as well.

Input Devices

Streambox Spectra (Windows, MacOS, CentOS Linux):

  • Blackmagic Ultrastudio Mini Recorder (Thunderbolt)
  • Blackmagic Ultrastudio Recorder 3G (Thunderbolt)
  • Blackmagic Ultrastudio Express (Thunderbolt)
  • Blackmagic Ultrastudio 3D (Thunderbolt)
  • Blackmagic UltraStudio HD Mini (Thunderbolt)
  • Blackmagic Ultrastudio SDI (USB 3.0)
  • Blackmagic Ultrastudio 4K (Thunderbolt)
  • Blackmagic Ultrastudio 4K Mini (Thunderbolt)
  • Blackmagic Ultrastudio 4K Extreme 3 (Thunderbolt)
  • Blackmagic Decklink Studio (Thunderbolt)
  • Blackmagic Decklink SDI (Thunderbolt)
  • Blackmagic Decklink Mini Recorder (Thunderbolt)
  • Blackmagic Decklink Mini Recorder 4K (Thunderbolt)
  • Blackmagic Decklink Duo 2 Mini (Thunderbolt)
  • Blackmagic Decklink Duo 2 (Thunderbolt)
  • Blackmagic Decklink Quad 2 (Thunderbolt)
  • Blackmagic Decklink SDI 4K (Thunderbolt)
  • Blackmagic Decklink Studio 4K (Thunderbolt)
  • Blackmagic Decklink 4K Extreme 12G (Thunderbolt)
  • Blackmagic Decklink 8K Pro (Thunderbolt)
  • Blackmagic Decklink Quad HDMI Recorder (Thunderbolt)

Streambox Hybrid HD/SD and Cloud Software Encoder for OSX (legacy):

The following products are supported for HD-SDI, SD-SDI, or HDMI input. This is 32-bit software which is limited to 32-bit drivers. 10.9.12 is the latest supported version.

  • Blackmagic Ultrastudio Mini Recorder (Thunderbolt)
  • Blackmagic Ultrastudio Express (Thunderbolt)
  • Blackmagic Ultrastudio 3D (Thunderbolt)
  • Blackmagic Ultrastudio 4K (Thunderbolt)
  • Blackmagic Ultrastudio 4K Extreme (Thunderbolt)
  • Blackmagic Decklink Studio (PCIe)
  • Blackmagic Decklink SDI (PCIe)
  • Blackmagic Decklink Mini Recorder (PCIe)
  • Matrox MXO2 (ExpressCard)
  • Matrox MXO2 LE (ExpressCard)

Streambox 4K Software Encoder for OSX (legacy):

The following products are supported for 3G-SDI, or HDMI-4K input. This is 32-bit software which is limited to 32-bit drivers. 10.9.12 is the latest supported version.

  • Blackmagic Ultrastudio 4K (Thunderbolt)
  • Blackmagic Ultrastudio 4K Extreme (Thunderbolt)

Streambox Hybrid HD/SD Software Encoder for Windows (legacy):

The following products are supported for HD-SDI or SD-SDI input. This is 32-bit software which is limited to 32-bit drivers. 10.9.12 is the latest supported version for the Blackmagic products.

  • Blackmagic Ultrastudio HD Mini (Thunderbolt 3) (SDI-input only)
  • Blackmagic Ultrastudio SDI (USB 3.0) (SDI-input only)
  • AJA Kona LHe+ (PCIe) (SDI-input only)
  • AJA Kona LHI (PCIe) (SDI-input only)


Streambox IFB Server (including Streambox Enterprise Server?s IFB Function):

  • Echo Audiofire 12 (FireWire)
  • Echo Audiofire 8 (FireWire)
  • Echo Audiofire 4 (FireWire)
  • Echo Audiofire 2 (FireWire)


StreamboxME Pro for Windows:

  • Blackmagic Ultrastudio SDI (USB 3.0)


Output Devices:

Streambox Iris and Streambox iMonitor for macOS:

    • Blackmagic Ultrastudio Mini Monitor (Thunderbolt)
    • Blackmagic Ultrastudio Monitor 3G (Thunderbolt)
    • Blackmagic Ultrastudio Express (Thunderbolt)
    • Blackmagic Ultrastudio 3D (Thunderbolt)
    • Blackmagic UltraStudio HD Mini (Thunderbolt)
    • Blackmagic Ultrastudio SDI (USB 3.0)
    • Blackmagic Ultrastudio 4K (Thunderbolt)
    • Blackmagic Ultrastudio 4K Mini (Thunderbolt)
    • Blackmagic Ultrastudio 4K Extreme 3 (Thunderbolt)
    • Blackmagic Decklink Studio (Thunderbolt)
    • Blackmagic Decklink SDI (Thunderbolt)
    • Blackmagic Decklink Mini Monitor (Thunderbolt)
    • Blackmagic Decklink Mini Monitor 4K (Thunderbolt)
    • Blackmagic Decklink Duo 2 Mini (Thunderbolt)
    • Blackmagic Decklink Duo 2 (Thunderbolt)
    • Blackmagic Decklink Quad 2 (Thunderbolt)
    • Blackmagic Decklink SDI 4K (Thunderbolt)
    • Blackmagic Decklink Studio 4K (Thunderbolt)
    • Blackmagic Decklink 4K Extreme 12G (Thunderbolt)
    • Blackmagic Decklink 8K Pro (Thunderbolt)
    • Blackmagic Decklink Quad HDMI Monitor (Thunderbolt)

Streambox HD Media Player for OSX (legacy):

  • Blackmagic Ultrastudio Mini Monitor (Thunderbolt)
  • Blackmagic Ultrastudio Express (Thunderbolt)
  • Blackmagic Ultrastudio 4K (Thunderbolt)
  • Blackmagic Ultrastudio 4K Extreme (Thunderbolt)


Streambox HD Media Player for Windows (legacy):

No devices are currently supported -- devices are being tested currently.