| Supported OS | Windows
• Windows 7/8/8.1/10/Server 2008/Server 2008 R2/Server 2012/Server 2016 (x86 & x64)
Linux (support x86, x64 & ARM architecture)
• Ubuntu 12.04/14.04/16.04/17.04/17.10/18.04 (x86 & x64)
• CentOS 6.5/7 (x86 & x64)
• Fedora 25/26/27 (x86 & x64)
• Red hat 6.5 and above (x86 & x64)
Other Linux OS with kernel version 2.6.35 and above
Mac
• OS X 10.9/10.10/10.11
• macOS 10.12 and above |
| Recommended OS (tested) | Windows
• Windows 7 Ultimate/8.1 Enterprise/10 Enterprise/Server 2008 R2 DataCenter/Server 2012 R2 DataCenter/Server 2016 R2 DataCenter (x86 & x64)
Linux
• Ubuntu 12.04/14.04/16.04 (x86 & x64)
• Ubuntu 17.04/17.10/18.04 (x64)
• CentOS 6.5/7.2 (x86 & x64)
• Fedora 25/26 (x64)
• Red hat 6.5 (x86 & x64)
Mac
• OS X 10.9.5/10.10/10.11.2/10.11.3/10.11.4
• macOS 10.12/10.13.2/10.13.3/10.14.3 |
| Supported APIs | Windows
• DirectShow
• DirectKS
• Wave API/DirectSound/WASAPI
Linux
• V4L2
• ALSA |
| Supported Software | VLC
VirtualDub
OBS
XSplit
vMix
VidBlaster
Wirecast
Microsoft Media Encoder
Adobe Flash Media Encoder
Any other DirectShow/V4L2 encoding/streaming software |
| Input Interfaces | HDMI
• DVI-D 1.0
• HDMI 1.4
BNC
• SD/HD/3G/6G SDI |
| Host Interface | PCIe Gen2 x2 |
| Input features | Support for input video resolutions up to 4096x2160 pixels |
| HDMI Specific Features | 297MHz HDMI receiver
Adaptive HDMI equalizer
Support for customized EDID
Support for extraction of AVI/Audio/SPD/MS/VS/ACP/ISRC1/ISRC2/Gamut InfoFrames
Full colorimetry support
Support for 8-bit signals that use RGB/YUV 4:4:4 color sampling at pixel rate no more than 297MHz
Support for 12-bit signals that use YUV 4:2:2 color sampling at pixel rate no more than 297MHz
Support for 10/12-bit signals that use RGB/YUV 4:4:4 color sampling at pixel rate no more than 170MHz
Support for extraction of audio formation information & channel status data
Support for extraction of video timing information
Support for extraction of 3D format information
Support for extraction of Sony/Canon DSLR time code
Support for Side-by-Side Half, Top-and-Bottom, Frame Packing 3D mode. |
| SDI Specific Features | Integrated cable equalizer supporting cable lengths up to 230M for HD signals
Support for SD/HD/3Ga/3Gb/3Ga-DL/3Gb-DS/6G (SMPTE 2081) standards
Support for 2K (2048x1080) & 4K (4096x2160) mode
Support for RGB 4:4:4, YCbCr 4:4:4, YCbCr 4:2:2 color sampling
Support for 10/12-bit color depth
Support for extraction of SMPTE 352 payload identifier
Support for up to 8 (mono) audio channels at 48KHz (channels 1–8 from the 16 available in the SDI spec)
Support for extraction of audio formation information & channel status data
Limited support of 3Gb-DS: only the first stream can be captured
Limited support for capture of the first link of dual link interfaces:
• YCbCr 4:2:2 10-bit 1080p 50/59.94/60: captured as 1080i 50/59.94/60
• YCbCr 4:4:4 10-bit: captured as 4:2:2
• RGB 4:4:4: R/B sub-sampled
Support for Closed Caption |
| Video Capture format | Support for capture image resolutions up to 4096x2160 pixels
Support for capture frame rates up to 144fps (Actual capture frame rate can be limited by PCIe bandwidth & image resolution)
Support for 4:2:0 8-bit capture formats: NV12, I420, YV12
Support for 4:2:2 8-bit capture formats: YUY2, YUYV, UYVY
Support for 4:4:4 8-bit capture formats: V308, IYU2, V408, BGR24, BGR32
Support for 4:4:4 10-bit capture formats: V410, Y410
More capture formats are supported via Magewell Capture SDK for DirectKS |
| Video Processing Features | Two video processing pipelines with ~360Mpixels/s processing bandwidth for each one
Full 10-bit video processing
Video cropping
Video scaling
Video de-interlacing
• Weave
• Blend top & bottom field
• Top field only
• Bottom field only
Video aspect ratio conversion
• Auto or manual selection of input aspect ratio
• Auto or manual selection of capture aspect ratio
• Three aspect ratio conversion modes: Ignore (Anamorphic), Cropping or Padding (Letterbox or Pillarbox)
Video color format conversion
• Auto or manual selection of input color format & quantization range
• Auto or manual selection of capture color format, quantization range & saturation range
• Support for RGB, YCbCr 601, YCbCr 709, YCbCr 2020 color formats
• Support for Limited or Full quantization range
• Support for Limited, Full & ‘Extended gamut’ saturation range
Video frame rate conversion
Video OSD composition
• Support for PNG OSD image (up to 4096x2160)
• Support for dynamic loading of RGBA OSD image via SDK |
Multiple Cards per System
| Support for multiple cards plugged to one system
On-board rotary switch to set card number, with 16 positions from 0 to F
System hardware device tree will display “01: Pro Capture HDMI 4K” when rotary switch is set to 1, and so on
The video and audio device names displayed in your software will include the card number (set by the rotary switch) |
| Multiple Capture Streams | Unlimited capture streams for any one input channel
Independent cropping, aspect ratio, color format, resolution, frame rate, de-interlacing and color adjustment settings for each individual stream |
| Ultra Low Latency Support | Latency of 64 video lines
Partial notification mode in SDK |
| Timestamp & A/V Synchronization | Hardware based 100ns high resolution clock
Audio frames (192 audio samples) & video frames are stamped with hardware clock
Hardware clock can be synchronized across cards (via SDK) |
| Video Capture SG-DMA | ~1200MB/s per channel DMA bandwidth in PCIe 2.x system
~800MB/s per channel DMA bandwidth in PCIe 1.x system
Support for auto detection of Intel tiled GPU surface
Support for DirectGMA for AMD video adapter chipsets
Support for GPUDirect for Nvidia video adapter chipsets |
SDK
| Magewell Capture SDK for DirectShow for easy integration (Windows)
Magewell Capture SDK for DirectKS for maximum flexibility & performance (Windows) |
Windows Driver Tweaks
| All options can be controlled by three levels of registry key: global level, product level and device level
Video, Audio, Crossbar filter names can be customized via registry keys |
| Firmware Upgrade | Multiple cards in one system can be upgraded simultaneously
Cards can be upgraded without a system power shutdown (In most cases, even a reboot is not needed)
Safe upgrade. If power off or system break down occur when the firmware is being upgraded, it will automatically restore to the initial version. This function is only available for firmware version 1.21 and above. |
LED Indicator
| Status LEDs indicate the working state of each channel:
• Pulsing slowly: idle
• On: input signal locked
• Off: input signal unlocked
• Double blinks: memory failed or FPGA configuration failed |
Form Factor
| Low profile PCIe x4 Add-on Card
92.79mm x 68.43mm (without PCI bracket) |
Power Consumption
| Max current at 12V: ~ 0.39 A
Max current at 3.3V: ~ 0.2 A
Max power consumption: ~ 5.29 W |
Working Environment
| Operating temperature: 0 to 40 deg C
Storage temperature: –20 to 70 deg C
Relative Humidity: 5% to 90% non-condensing |
