[FFmpeg-user] Resolve (was Re: key frame)

[Paul B Mahol]

On Sat, Jun 29, 2024 at 8:58 PM Carl Zwanzig <cpz at tuunq.com> wrote:

> On 6/28/2024 4:07 PM, Mark Filipak wrote:
> > I have to consider Blackmagic DaVinci Resolve to be a virus hub that is
> > probably selling access to my system through those ports to outside
> clients.
>
> You're welcome to consider it such, but that doesn't make it so.
>
>
> BMD is a rather old and respected company, if you're concerned about the
> open ports in their _free_ software you're welcome not to use it. Or
> welcome to block those ports, or to even ask BMD why they're open?
>
> Right in some BMD notes for v19--
> Setting up Remote Monitoring over IP connections on the Resolve Clients
> [...]
> Firewall exceptions and appropriate port forwarding will need to be
> manually configured in order to use this mode. The procedure to initiate
> a session and accept connections remains the same. This mode uses TCP
> server port 16410 and TCP/UDP port 16411, 16412, etc. for each client.
>
> (Took me a only a few minutes to find that.)
>
> They also use some ports for collaboration and probably for license
> management; can't blame them for that, can we?
>
>
> Before quickly trashing some well-respected software, please do a little
> research.
>

I have no respect to anything called 'Blackmagic'.


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