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grahams95002727
Inspiring
October 4, 2022
Answered

Premiere Pro doesn't output video to BMD Utra Studio on M1 Mac Studio

  • October 4, 2022
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I am having issues with Premiere Pro 2022 outputting video through my Black Magic Ultra Studio.  I am on a new MacStudio running Montery OS. My BMD software and firmware are up to date and the I/O works fine with AVID and Resolve. Audio does come out through the device just not picture.

Correct answer Bruce Bullis

no, I see

 

 


If you don't see "Blackmagic Playback" in that list, BMD's drivers are not successfully installed.

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Sebastian Harnack iMac
Participating Frequently
April 22, 2025

I know, it's been a while but I can't find a real solution for this? I do have the exact same thing today with a MacStudio M3Ultra with newest Premiere (25.1.1) and BMD 14.5 running, found those new ridiculous hidden switches in the security page and my UltraStudio Monitor 3G works fine in Resolve but in Premiere, it's only recognisable as an output device and in the list of possible video outputs are only my two Displays and AdobeSRT. So as it doesn't even appears in that list, the timeline size isn't the problem... 

any solutions in that? Thank u

my 

Bruce Bullis
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Bruce BullisCommunity Manager
Community Manager
April 22, 2025

>  I can't find a real solution for this?

This, from above, solved the issue for other users: "Premiere needs to be installed first and then BMD software second or it won't see the Application and install the appropriate drivers."

From your description, it sounds like you don't have BMD's Transmit plugin for PPro installed.

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Sebastian Harnack iMac
Participating Frequently
April 22, 2025

Oh, that sounds interesting... thank u very much, will search for that plug-in later... or will it be re-installed, when doing it in the right order? Because I tried to re-install BMD several times, even with going back to 12.something...

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    StevieMichelsen
    Participant
    September 25, 2024

    I got mine working. The sequence must match the BMUS output - Framerate and size (1920x1080 for me).

     

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      JamesValis
      Known Participant
      September 25, 2024
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      I got mine working. The sequence must match the BMUS output - Framerate and size (1920x1080 for me).

       

       

       


      By @StevieMichelsen

       

      Yes, that is the only way I've been able to get it to work - to have the sequence match (exactly) the output the BMD is doing.  In Resolve, you have a sequence setting and a display option so you can view your sequence scaled on the output.

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      tpop
      Participating Frequently
      February 16, 2024

      Same problem but no luck with install order. Works great with Resolve not Premiere. 

       

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        Michael Grenadier
        Legend
        February 16, 2024

        tpot, Never easy to troubleshoot premiere problems from a distance so please tell us your system specs: OS version, Premiere version, amount of RAM, Hardware specs including graphics card and if you have any 3rd party plugins installed for Premiere...   

        R Neil Haugen
        R Neil Haugen
        Legend
        October 4, 2022

        That I've seen before and it had to do with matching the refresh rate of the monitor to the sequence and capabilities of the card. So for that user, it took running down the correct settings in the BM controls, the right sequence frame-rates in Premiere or something.

         

        Neil

        Everyone's mileage always varies ...
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        grahams95002727Author
        Inspiring
        October 4, 2022
        Thanks. BMD doesn’t even show up as an available video interface in Premiere, only an audio interface.
        Works fine on my Intel iMac running Premiere 2020.
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        grahams95002727Author
        Inspiring
        October 12, 2022

        fwiw, I've found blackmagic drivers and instructions sometimes problematic...  On the mac, I often find a uninstall and reinstall and sometimes multiple computer restarts will solve the problem.    And check the blackmagic control panel in system preferences to make sure it's recognizing the device and you may need to tweak those controls to match Premiere's settings...    


        After several hours, 3 to be exact,on the phone with Adobe it was the BMD support person who solved the problem. Premiere needs to be installed first and then BMD software second or it won't see the Application and install the appropriate drivers. I would have though Adobe would know about this. 

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