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All Pro Capture PCIe cards — channel count, input type, resolution and SDI loop-through.
Spec Pro Capture HDMI
Pro Capture HDMI
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Pro Capture Dual HDMI
Pro Capture Dual HDMI
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Pro Capture Quad HDMI
Pro Capture Quad HDMI
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Pro Capture SDI
Pro Capture SDI
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Pro Capture Dual SDI
Pro Capture Dual SDI
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Pro Capture Quad SDI
Pro Capture Quad SDI
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Pro Capture AIO
Pro Capture AIO
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Pro Capture Hexa CVBS
Pro Capture Hexa CVBS
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Pro Capture DVI
Pro Capture DVI
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Pro Capture Dual DVI
Pro Capture Dual DVI
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Pro Capture Mini HDMI
Pro Capture Mini HDMI
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Pro Capture Mini SDI
Pro Capture Mini SDI
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Pro Capture HDMI 4K
Pro Capture HDMI 4K
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Pro Capture HDMI 4K Plus
Pro Capture HDMI 4K Plus
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Pro Capture HDMI 4K Plus LT
Pro Capture HDMI 4K Plus LT
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Pro Capture AIO 4K Plus
Pro Capture AIO 4K Plus
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Pro Capture SDI 4K Plus
Pro Capture SDI 4K Plus
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Pro Capture Dual HDMI 4K Plus LT
Pro Capture Dual HDMI 4K Plus LT
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Pro Capture Dual SDI 4K Plus
Pro Capture Dual SDI 4K Plus
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Pro Capture AIO 4K
Pro Capture AIO 4K
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Pro Capture DVI 4K
Pro Capture DVI 4K
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What makes it unique Give almost any PC an HDMI input for recording or streaming, with a low-profile PCIe x1 card. Bring two HDMI cameras, or a camera and a laptop, into one PC through a single low-profile slot. Bring four HDMI cameras into your production PC through a single card. Add an SDI camera input to almost any PC, and pass the signal on to your monitor. Put two SDI cameras into one low-profile slot and pass each signal on to a monitor through its own loop-through. Feed four SDI cameras into one switching or recording PC, using one slot. Capture whatever source turns up, digital or analogue, with one card: SDI, HDMI, DVI, VGA, component, S-Video or composite. Capture six composite cameras or tape decks, sound included, through a single low-profile slot. Capture whatever a presenter or older machine plugs in, DVI, HDMI, VGA or component, with one slim card and the adapters in the box. Bring two sources into one PC slot, whether they are DVI, HDMI, VGA or component, and capture both at once. Give a compact or embedded PC an HDMI input, using only its Mini PCIe slot. Capture an SDI feed inside a compact PC and still pass it on to the next device. Add 4K HDMI capture to a PC with a short, low-profile card. Capture a 4K HDMI camera, player or computer at its full 60 frames per second, with HDR10, in a slim PC slot. Capture a 4K HDMI source while the screen it feeds carries on working, with no splitter to buy. Capture a 4K source into your PC whether it arrives on HDMI or 6G-SDI, with one card that carries both inputs. Capture a 4K SDI source in your PC, whether it arrives on one cable, two or four. Capture two 4K HDMI sources at once and keep each one on its own screen, with no splitter in the chain. Capture two 4K SDI sources in one slot, whether each arrives on one 12G cable, two 6G cables or four 3G cables. Take 4K from an HDMI source or an SDI camera with the same card: one capture channel, two connectors, your choice per job. Capture the high-resolution screen of a computer or workstation over single or dual link DVI, up to 4096×2160.
Input Signal HDMI, Component/S-Video/Composite (DB9) HDMI HDMI SD/HD/3G-SDI SD/HD/3G-SDI SD/HD/3G-SDI 3G-SDI, HDMI, DVI, VGA, Component, S-Video, Composite 6x Composite (CVBS) + stereo audio HDMI, DVI/VGA/Component HDMI, DVI/VGA/Component HDMI SD/HD/3G-SDI (MMCX) HDMI HDMI HDMI HDMI 2.0 + SD/HD/3G/6G-SDI (one at a time) SD/HD/3G/6G/12G-SDI (4x HD-BNC, one channel) HDMI SD/HD/3G/6G/12G-SDI (8x HD-BNC, two channels) HDMI 1.4 + SD/HD/3G/6G-SDI (one at a time) DVI-D (single or dual link); also accepts HDMI signals up to 165 MHz pixel rate
Max Resolution Up to 2K / 1080p Up to 2K / 1080p Up to 2K / 1080p Up to 2K / 1080p Up to 2K / 1080p Up to 2K / 1080p Up to 2K / 1080p Up to 2K / 1080p Up to 2K / 1080p Up to 2K / 1080p Up to 2K / 1080p Up to 2K / 1080p 4K 4K, 60 fps 4K 4K 4K 4K 4K 4K 4K
Loop-Through Output No No No Yes Yes No No No No No No Yes No No Yes No No Yes No No No
Input Channels 1 Ch 2 Ch 4 Ch 1 Ch 2 Ch 4 Ch 1 Ch (one input at a time) 6 Ch CVBS 1 Ch 2 Ch 1 Ch 1 Ch 1 Ch 1 Ch 1 Ch 1 Ch 1 Ch 2 Ch 2 Ch 1 Ch 1 Ch
PCIe Interface PCIe Gen2 x1 PCIe Gen2 x4 PCIe Gen2 x4 PCIe Gen2 x1 PCIe Gen2 x4 PCIe Gen2 x4 PCIe Gen2 x1 PCIe Gen2 x1 PCIe Gen2 x1 PCIe Gen2 x4 Mini PCIe Mini PCIe PCIe Gen2 x4 PCIe Gen2 x4 PCIe Gen2 x4 PCIe Gen2 x4 PCIe Gen2 x4 PCIe Gen2 x8 PCIe Gen2 x8 PCIe Gen2 x4 PCIe Gen2 x4
PCIe Lanes PCIe x1 PCIe x4 PCIe x4 PCIe x1 PCIe x4 PCIe x4 PCIe x1 PCIe Gen2 x1 PCIe Gen2 x1 PCIe Gen2 x4 PCIe Gen2 x1 (Mini PCIe) PCIe Gen2 x1 (Mini PCIe) PCIe Gen2 x4 PCIe Gen2 x4 PCIe x4 PCIe x4 PCIe x4 PCIe x8 PCIe x8 PCIe x4 PCIe x4
Driver / API DirectShow, DirectKS, WASAPI, V4L2, ALSA, AVCaptureSession, MWCapture SDK DirectShow, DirectKS, WASAPI, V4L2, ALSA, AVCaptureSession, MWCapture SDK DirectShow, DirectKS, WASAPI, V4L2, ALSA, AVCaptureSession, MWCapture SDK DirectShow, DirectKS, WASAPI, V4L2, ALSA, AVCaptureSession, MWCapture SDK DirectShow, DirectKS, WASAPI, V4L2, ALSA, AVCaptureSession, MWCapture SDK DirectShow, DirectKS, WASAPI, V4L2, ALSA, AVCaptureSession, MWCapture SDK DirectShow, DirectKS, WASAPI, V4L2, ALSA, AVCaptureSession, MWCapture SDK DirectShow, DirectKS, WASAPI, V4L2, ALSA DirectShow, DirectKS, WASAPI, V4L2, ALSA, AVCaptureSession DirectShow, DirectKS, WASAPI, V4L2, ALSA, AVCaptureSession DirectShow, DirectKS, WASAPI, V4L2, ALSA, AVCaptureSession DirectShow, DirectKS, WASAPI, V4L2, ALSA, AVCaptureSession DirectShow, DirectKS, WASAPI, V4L2, ALSA, AVCaptureSession DirectShow, DirectKS, WASAPI, V4L2, ALSA, AVCaptureSession DirectShow, DirectKS, WASAPI, V4L2, ALSA, AVCaptureSession DirectShow, DirectKS, WASAPI, V4L2, ALSA, AVCaptureSession DirectShow, DirectKS, V4L2, AVCaptureSession DirectShow, DirectKS, V4L2, AVCaptureSession DirectShow, DirectKS, V4L2, AVCaptureSession DirectShow, DirectKS, V4L2, AVCaptureSession DirectShow, DirectKS, V4L2, AVCaptureSession
Audio Capture Embedded HDMI + analogue stereo via DB9 breakout Embedded HDMI Embedded HDMI Embedded SDI Embedded SDI Embedded SDI Embedded SDI + HDMI, analogue stereo via DB9 breakout 6x analogue stereo (L+R) Embedded HDMI + 3.5mm line in Embedded HDMI Embedded HDMI Embedded SDI Embedded HDMI Embedded HDMI Embedded HDMI Embedded SDI + HDMI Embedded SDI Embedded HDMI Embedded SDI Embedded SDI + HDMI Audio format info and channel status extraction
Colour Space YUV 4:2:2 / RGB 4:4:4 YUV 4:2:2 / RGB 4:4:4 YUV 4:2:2 / RGB 4:4:4 YUV 4:2:2 / RGB 4:4:4 YUV 4:2:2 / RGB 4:4:4 YUV 4:2:2 / RGB 4:4:4 YUV 4:2:2 / RGB 4:4:4 YUV 4:2:2 / RGB 4:4:4 YUV 4:2:2 / RGB 4:4:4 YUV 4:2:2 / RGB 4:4:4 YUV 4:2:2 / RGB 4:4:4 YUV 4:2:2 / RGB 4:4:4 YUV 4:2:2 / RGB 4:4:4 YUV 4:2:2 / RGB 4:4:4 YUV 4:2:2 / RGB 4:4:4 YUV 4:2:2 / RGB 4:4:4 YUV 4:2:2 / RGB 4:4:4 YUV 4:2:2 / RGB 4:4:4 YUV 4:2:2 / RGB 4:4:4 YUV 4:2:2 / RGB 4:4:4 YUV 4:2:2 / RGB 4:4:4
Power Source Max 4.59W Max 9.09W Max 15.39W Max 4.45W Max 9.15W Max 17.1W Max 5.03W Host PCIe slot, max ~6.12W Host PCIe slot, max ~4.68W Host PCIe slot, max ~11.4W Max ~3.24W Max ~3.62W Max ~5.44W Max ~8.08W Max approx. 8.08W Max approx. 8.4W Max approx. 10.9W Max approx. 22W Max approx. 23W Max approx. 5.29W Max approx. 7.28W
OS Support Windows 10/11/Server 2016-2025, Linux 2.6.35+, macOS 10.9+ Windows 10/11/Server 2016-2025, Linux 2.6.35+, macOS 10.9+ Windows 10/11/Server 2016-2025, Linux 2.6.35+, macOS 10.9+ Windows 10/11/Server 2016-2025, Linux 2.6.35+, macOS 10.9+ Windows 10/11/Server 2016-2025, Linux 2.6.35+, macOS 10.9+ Windows 10/11/Server 2016-2025, Linux 2.6.35+, macOS 10.9+ Windows 10/11/Server 2016-2025, Linux 2.6.35+, macOS 10.9+ Windows, Linux, Mac OS X 10.9+ (ask us before a Mac install) Windows, Linux, macOS Windows, Linux, macOS Windows 10/11/Server 2016-2025, Linux 2.6.35+, macOS 10.9+ Windows 10/11/Server 2016-2025, Linux 2.6.35+, macOS 10.9+ Windows 10/11/Server 2016-2025, Linux 2.6.35+, macOS 10.9+ Windows 10/11/Server 2016-2025, Linux 2.6.35+, macOS 10.9+ Windows 10/11/Server 2016-2025, Linux 2.6.35+, macOS 10.9+ Windows 10/11/Server 2016-2025, Linux 2.6.35+, macOS 10.9+ Windows 10/11/Server 2016-2025, Linux 2.6.35+, macOS 10.9+ Windows 10/11/Server 2016-2025, Linux 2.6.35+, macOS 10.9+ Windows 10/11/Server 2016-2025, Linux 2.6.35+, macOS 10.9+ Windows 10/11/Server 2016-2025, Linux, macOS 10.9+ Windows 10/11/Server 2016-2025, Linux 2.6.35+, macOS 10.9+
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