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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 Single HDMI + analogue input PCIe card; component, S-Video and composite via included DB9 breakout cable Two simultaneous HDMI capture channels on a single PCIe card Four simultaneous HDMI capture channels on one full-height PCIe x4 card Single 3G-SDI input with BNC loop-through on a low-profile PCIe x1 card Two 3G-SDI channels with loop-through on one card Four 3G-SDI channels on one PCIe card — go-to for multi-camera SDI ingest Accepts HDMI, 3G-SDI and analogue on one card — useful when input type is not fixed Six composite (CVBS) capture channels, each with stereo audio, on one low-profile PCIe x1 card Single DVI/VGA/Component + HDMI input — best for legacy AV and PC graphics capture Two DVI/VGA/Component channels — dual legacy analogue ingest on one card Mini PCIe HDMI capture card, 30 x 51 mm — for compact and embedded PCs with a Mini PCIe slot Mini PCIe SDI capture with loop-through — for compact and embedded PCs with a Mini PCIe slot 4K HDMI capture (HDMI 1.4, up to 4096x2160) on a short low-profile PCIe x4 card 4K HDMI 2.0 capture up to 4096x2160 at 60 fps with HDR10 on a low-profile PCIe x4 card 4K HDMI 2.0 capture with an HDMI loop-through output on a low profile PCIe x4 card One 4K capture channel fed from either an HDMI 2.0 or a 6G-SDI input on a low profile card One 4K SDI channel from single-link 12G, dual-link 6G or quad-link 3G-SDI on a low profile card Two 4K HDMI 2.0 channels, each with its own HDMI loop-through, on one PCIe x8 card Two 4K SDI channels, each single-link 12G, dual-link 6G or quad-link 3G, on one PCIe x8 card One 4K capture channel fed from either an HDMI 1.4 or a 6G-SDI input on a short low profile card 4K capture from single or dual link DVI and HDMI 1.4 sources, for high-resolution computer outputs
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/dual link), HDMI 1.4
Max Resolution 1080p60 1080p60 1080p60 1080p60 1080p60 1080p60 1080p60 SD only (NTSC/PAL/SECAM) 1080p60 1080p60 1080p60 1080p60 4K @ 30fps 4K @ 60fps 4K (up to 4096x2160) 4K (up to 4096x2160) Up to 4096×2160 Up to 4096×2160 Up to 4096×2160 Up to 4096×2160 Up to 4096×2160
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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