Installation
Hardware requirements, capture card setup, and installing packages.
Hardware Requirements
| Component | Minimum | Recommended |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Linux (Debian 12+) or Windows 10+ | Debian 13 |
| GPU | Vulkan 1.1 capable | NVIDIA RTX or AMD RDNA2+ with recent drivers |
| CPU | x86_64, 4 cores | 8+ cores for headroom with HDR metering |
| RAM | 4 GB | 8 GB+ |
| Capture | Supported Blackmagic DeckLink or Magewell card | Choose a card that supports your source format |
A Vulkan-capable GPU is required. The rendering pipeline uses Vulkan for all scaling, tone mapping, and shader processing.
1. Set up your capture card
Follow one guide for your capture card. Each covers Windows and Linux, with screenshots showing which downloads to choose.
| Capture card | Setup guide |
|---|---|
| Blackmagic DeckLink | DeckLink Setup — Desktop Video drivers and input verification |
| Magewell Pro Capture / Eco Capture | Magewell Setup — card drivers and the Windows Capture Runtime |
Once the card prerequisites are installed, continue below.
2. Install Void Video
Windows
Download the Windows x86_64 ZIP package from the Downloads page. Extract the complete archive to a folder, then run VoidVideo.exe from that folder. Keep the included libraries and component folders beside the launcher.
Linux
For a new PC, follow Linux Installation for Debian setup, GPU drivers, capture prerequisites, and first-picture checks. After that, Linux Autostart covers X11 desktop and direct KMS startup.
For an already configured Linux system:
Download the Linux x86_64 .tar.gz package from the Downloads page. Extract the complete archive, then launch VoidVideo from the extracted directory:
mkdir VoidVideo
tar -xzf "VoidVideo-RELEASE-linux-x86_64.tar.gz" -C VoidVideo
cd VoidVideo
./VoidVideoReplace RELEASE with the version shown in the downloaded filename.
3. Get your first picture
Continue with First Run to connect a source, select the capture input, and configure the output and screen.