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Design Magewell into your system

Building Magewell into your own product, application or control system? There are two routes: the MWCapture SDK for capture cards and USB Capture, and a published API for each range of network devices. Everything below links to Magewell’s own developer pages, so you always get the current version.

Capture SDKNetwork APIsDesign-in enquiry
Route 1 · In your software

MWCapture SDK

Puts Magewell capture straight into your own application. Magewell lists Windows, Linux and Mac versions, and support for Visual C++, C#, Java and (on Windows) Visual Basic. Applications can also use the standard capture interfaces: DirectShow, V4L2 and AVCaptureSession.

  • Low-latency capture: down to 64 lines, with partial notification
  • Hardware timestamps: keep multiple streams in sync, for example on video walls
  • Closed captions: CEA-608 / 708 ancillary data on Magewell SDI models
  • Multi-channel audio: up to 8 channels, including compressed formats
  • Raw HDMI InfoFrames, up to 41 colour spaces including 10-bit, and on-screen overlay

SDK versions can differ between capture series. Magewell asks developers to check compatibility with them for a specific model. Licensing and redistribution terms are set by Magewell.

MWCapture SDK on magewell.com →
Magewell Pro Capture HDMI 4K Plus capture card
Pro Capture · Eco Capture · USB Capture
Route 2 · Over the network

Device APIs

Each range of network devices has a published API, so your own software or control system can set up, start, stop and monitor them. Each link opens Magewell’s developer page, where the API documents are listed by range.

RangeModelsDocument
Pro Convert encodersHDMI 4K Plus, HDMI Plus, HDMI TX, 12G SDI 4K Plus, SDI 4K Plus, SDI Plus, SDI TXPro Convert Encoder API →
Pro Convert decodersNDI to HDMI, NDI to HDMI 4K, NDI to SDI, NDI to AIOPro Convert Decoder API →
Pro Convert IP decodersIP to HDMI, IP to AIO 4KPro Convert IP Decoder API →
Pro Convert IP to USBIP to USBPro Convert IP to USB API →
Pro Convert audioAES67, Audio DXPro Convert AES67 API · Audio DX API →
Ultra EncodeHDMI, SDI, HDMI Plus, SDI Plus, AIOUltra Encode API · Plus API · AIO API →
Ultra StreamHDMI, SDIUltra Stream API →
DirectorMini, One, PlusDirector API · Director OSC →
USB FusionUSB FusionUSB Fusion API →
Modator 2UModator 2UModator 2U API →
Control HubControl HubControl Hub API →

Model lists as published on Magewell’s developer page; check there for the latest.

Control systems

Crestron, Q-SYS and others

Control systems can drive Magewell network devices through their published APIs. Ask us about a specific model and control platform before you design it in.

OSC

Director over OSC

Director Mini, One and Plus can also be controlled over OSC, from OSC apps such as TouchOSC.

Fleet management

Control Hub API

Control Hub has its own API, so your system can manage a whole fleet of Magewell devices through it. About Control Hub.

Crestron, Q-SYS and TouchOSC are trademarks of their respective owners.

Planning a design-in or volume project?

Tell us what you’re building. We’ll help with the technical side, check the right model and SDK or API, and introduce one of our UK reseller partners for supply. Orders are placed through a reseller.

Using Magewell as it comes?

See which apps each range works with, plan a complete system, or find a reseller.

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