diff --git a/gui/QT/option/settings.cpp b/gui/QT/option/settings.cpp
index 88f903681..c9cf0f783 100644
--- a/gui/QT/option/settings.cpp
+++ b/gui/QT/option/settings.cpp
@@ -214,7 +214,14 @@ const static struct{
 	{"preview", Option::BoolOpt, "", "t", true, "", ""},
 	{"vuMeter", Option::BoolOpt, "", "t", true, "", ""},
 	{"errors_fatal", Option::BoolOpt, " --param errors-fatal", "t", true, "", ""},
+	{"aja.device", Option::StringOpt, ":device=", "", false, "video.source", "aja"},
+	{"bluefish444.device", Option::StringOpt, ":device=", "", false, "video.source", "bluefish444"},
+	{"deltacast.device", Option::StringOpt, ":device=", "", false, "video.source", "deltacast"},
+	{"deltacast-dv.device", Option::StringOpt, ":device=", "", false, "video.source", "deltacast-dv"},
+	{"dvs.device", Option::StringOpt, ":", "", false, "video.source", "dvs"},
 	{"ndi.device", Option::StringOpt, ":url=", "", false, "video.source", "ndi"},
+	{"syphon.device", Option::StringOpt, ":app=", "", false, "video.source", "syphon"},
+	{"ximea.device", Option::StringOpt, ":device=", "", false, "video.source", "ximea"},
 };
 
 const struct {
diff --git a/src/video_capture/aja.cpp b/src/video_capture/aja.cpp
index ac6bff5e0..c1bbd9515 100644
--- a/src/video_capture/aja.cpp
+++ b/src/video_capture/aja.cpp
@@ -1131,7 +1131,7 @@ LINK_SPEC struct vidcap_type *vidcap_aja_probe(bool verbose, void (**deleter)(vo
                         realloc(vt->cards, vt->card_count * sizeof(struct device_info));
                 memset(&vt->cards[vt->card_count - 1], 0, sizeof(struct device_info));
                 snprintf(vt->cards[vt->card_count - 1].id, sizeof vt->cards[vt->card_count - 1].id,
-                                "device=%d", i);
+                                "%d", i);
                 snprintf(vt->cards[vt->card_count - 1].name, sizeof vt->cards[vt->card_count - 1].name,
                                 "AJA %s", info.deviceIdentifier.c_str());
         }
diff --git a/src/video_capture/deltacast.cpp b/src/video_capture/deltacast.cpp
index fb38f3f09..5f0428830 100644
--- a/src/video_capture/deltacast.cpp
+++ b/src/video_capture/deltacast.cpp
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ vidcap_deltacast_probe(bool verbose, void (**deleter)(void *))
                                 vt->cards = (struct device_info *) calloc(NbBoards, sizeof(struct device_info));
                                 vt->card_count = NbBoards;
                                 for (ULONG i = 0; i < NbBoards; ++i) {
-                                        snprintf(vt->cards[i].id, sizeof vt->cards[i].id, "device=%" PRIu32, i);
+                                        snprintf(vt->cards[i].id, sizeof vt->cards[i].id, "%" PRIu32, i);
                                         snprintf(vt->cards[i].name, sizeof vt->cards[i].name, "DELTACAST SDI board %" PRIu32, i);
                                 }
                         }
diff --git a/src/video_capture/screen_win.c b/src/video_capture/screen_win.c
index f0e1c3e02..af9c7e0ee 100644
--- a/src/video_capture/screen_win.c
+++ b/src/video_capture/screen_win.c
@@ -99,7 +99,6 @@ static struct vidcap_type * vidcap_screen_win_probe(bool verbose, void (**delete
         vt->card_count = 1;
         vt->cards = calloc(vt->card_count, sizeof(struct device_info));
         // vt->cards[0].id can be "" since screen cap. doesn't require parameters
-        snprintf(vt->cards[0].id, sizeof vt->cards[0].id, "screen");
         snprintf(vt->cards[0].name, sizeof vt->cards[0].name, "Screen capture");
 
         return vt;
diff --git a/src/video_capture/syphon.mm b/src/video_capture/syphon.mm
index a840f0180..fd7d75c7d 100644
--- a/src/video_capture/syphon.mm
+++ b/src/video_capture/syphon.mm
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ static void probe_devices_callback(state_vidcap_syphon *s)
                 s->probed_devices = (struct device_info *) realloc(s->probed_devices, s->probed_devices_count * sizeof(struct device_info));
                 memset(&s->probed_devices[s->probed_devices_count - 1], 0, sizeof(struct device_info));
                 snprintf(s->probed_devices[s->probed_devices_count - 1].id, sizeof s->probed_devices[s->probed_devices_count - 1].id,
-                                "app=%s", [[item objectForKey:@"SyphonServerDescriptionAppNameKey"] UTF8String]);
+                                "%s", [[item objectForKey:@"SyphonServerDescriptionAppNameKey"] UTF8String]);
                 snprintf(s->probed_devices[s->probed_devices_count - 1].name, sizeof s->probed_devices[s->probed_devices_count - 1].name,
                                 "Syphon %s", [[item objectForKey:@"SyphonServerDescriptionAppNameKey"] UTF8String]);
         }
diff --git a/src/video_capture/ximea.c b/src/video_capture/ximea.c
index 061e9ee25..108d2ad47 100644
--- a/src/video_capture/ximea.c
+++ b/src/video_capture/ximea.c
@@ -351,9 +351,8 @@ static struct vidcap_type *vidcap_ximea_probe(bool verbose, void (**deleter)(voi
 
         vt->cards = calloc(count, sizeof(struct device_info));
         for (DWORD i = 0; i < count; ++i) {
-                snprintf(vt->cards[i].id, sizeof vt->cards[i].id, "ximea:device=%d", (int) i);
+                snprintf(vt->cards[i].id, sizeof vt->cards[i].id, "%d", (int) i);
                 char name[256];
-                color_out(COLOR_OUT_BOLD, "%d) ", (int) i);
                 if (funcs.xiGetDeviceInfoString(i, XI_PRM_DEVICE_NAME, name, sizeof name) == XI_OK) {
                         strncpy(vt->cards[i].name, name, sizeof vt->cards[i].name);
                 }