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Compiling and installing ffmpeg with Decklink support on Ubuntu 18.04 Server

• Download Desktop Video (driver) & Desktop Video SDK from https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/support/family/capture-and-playback
• Install Desktop Video (driver)

  tar -xf Blackmagic_Desktop_Video_Linux_*.tar
  cd Blackmagic_Desktop_Video_Linux_*/deb/x86_64/
  sudo dpkg -i desktopvideo_*.deb
  sudo apt-get install -f
  BlackmagicFirmwareUpdater status
  # if prompted to update, perform an update:

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TAR

tar -zcvf archive-name.tar.gz directory-name

-z : Compress archive using gzip program
-c: Create archive
-v: Verbose i.e display progress while creating archive
-f: Archive File name