You have to know the exact resolution, frame rate, and color depth of your input device (camcorder), and choose that from the list: Google Hangouts resolution list In Google Hangouts, for example, when I go to choose a camcorder, Blackmagic is listed as one of the input sources.
If you don’t do this, the Mini Recorder just outputs a black video stream. I know, right? Go into Apple, System Preferences, Blackmagic Design, and change the input to HDMI video: Changing the default to HDMI input Go into the Canon’s onscreen menus where it says “Output Onscreen Displays” and turn that off: Canon Menus Step 3 – Set the UltraStudio Mini Recorder defaults to HD.Īfter installing the Mini Recorder’s drivers, it defaults to standard definition video. Step 2 – Turn Off the Canon’s Output Displays. By default, the camcorder’s HDMI output shows things like the time and the recording status onscreen. Step 1 – Plug everything in. The UltraStudio is powered by Thunderbolt, but you’ll want to plug your camcorder into an electric outlet if it’ll be running for hours on end. The Mini Recorder does not make your camcorder a USB webcam – life is not quite that easy.
