

I also tried this on a 2012 Macbook Pro and all the findings were exactly the same. Driver 10.4.3 is the only version that plays video in synch with ProTools 12.4 in El Capitan even though it isn't supported for El Capitan. The cropping was fixed when I switched the tv to "Screen Fit". Also, all versions of 1080 video, no matter which codec (certainly didn't try them all but tried a few) show up on my monitor cropped when the tv is set to its default 16:9. In a quick summation, no Blackmagic driver from 10.5 - 10.6.3 played back video in synch with audio. "I just thought I'd post this since I just went through a lengthy testing process. I had posted this in the ProTools 12 forum but it directly pertains to this thread. I go back to 10.4.1 again stable and stayed in sync for ours (i did the same test) never tried the 10.4.3.

I can state that too the newest drivers have those symptoms the high need of video offset and that weird drift that it does. I'm curious: What machine and video hardware do you use? Installed it, and tested for 2 hours with no issues. That is, I don't expect to receive any help anyway. I'm not filing any reports to Blackmagic or Avid as my system doesn't qualify for Pro Tools 12. (checked every 5-10 minutes)Ĭonclusion: I'll stay with the 10.4.3 driver. The video stayed in sync for an hour of playback. The video drifts in sync got to about 100ms earlier after 30 seconds of playback. Needs 240ms of video offset to stay in sync for the first few seconds of playback. These are the details of my results using BM Intensity Pro: Sadly found out that I got unacceptable results with my system from all of the newer drivers. Tried to find a newer needle in the haystack than my kind of trusty old 10.4.3. Got myself to between two projects, so, I tried the latest video drivers available from BlackMagic as of posting this.

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