Magewell Pro Capture AIO ¦ All in One HD One Channel Capture Card

Description

The Magewell Pro Capture AIO is an ideal solution for applications that require the capture of HD or sources in real time. Typical applications include: Viewing HDMI or Analog sources from PCs, MACs, Industrial/medical equipment, cameras, game consoles and other video equipment. Including Streaming video or Broadcasting applications

The Magewell Pro Capture AIO is an all-in-one PCIe 2.0 x1 card capable of capturing a single channel of; SDI + embedded audio, HDMI + embedded audio, DVI + audio, VGA + audio, Component + audio, Composite + audio, or S-video + audio. The Pro Capture AIO features a input video resolutions up to 2048×2048, both automatic and manual selection of video and audio input sources.

The Pro Capture AIO card supports Linux and Windows operating systems, with APIs for both; and includes Windows SDKs for easier integration. A DVI to VGA adapter, a DVI-I to HDMI + Component breakout cable; and a DB9 to YC + Composite + Analogue Audio + Component breakout cable are all included.

The Pro Capture AIO Card supports multiple cards per system and unlimited output streams with independently adjustable parameters per stream. Additional features include ultra-low latency, timestamp, and A/V synchronization, and LED status indicators. The card supports both Windows, Linux, and Mac operating systems, multiple APIs for Windows and Linux, and provides Windows SDKs for easier integration

Interface	Video Engine	Signal Detection & Support	Software Environment
Input Interface • SDI x1 • DB9 x1 • DVI x1 • Support input resolution up to 2048×2160 pixels Host Interface • PCIe Gen2 x1	10-bit video processing Deinterlace Cropping Color Adjustment Hardware Timestamp Color Space Conversion Up/down Conversion Aspect Ratio Conversion OSD SG-DMA Transmission mode	Auto Detection of Input Signal Format 3D HDMI Time Code	OS • Windows, Linux, Mac Driver and Firmware • Universal Driver, Updatable Firmware Included Software • Pro Capture Utility, Capture Express Compatible Software 50+

Pro Capture Documentation

Pro Capture Driver Download
Compatible Software

Specifications

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 (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 10.12/10.13
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 (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
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	DVI-I • DVI 1.0 • HDMI 1.4a (via breakout cable) • VGA (via DVI-to-VGA convertor) • Component (via breakout cable) DB9 • YC (S-Video) • Composite video • Analog audio (L+R) • Component video BNC • SD/HD/3G SDI
Host Interface	PCIe Gen2 x1
Input features	Auto scan of video input sources when there is no signal input to the currently selected input source Manual selection of video input source Auto selection of linked (embedded) audio input source when the video input source changes Manual selection of audio input source Support for standard crossbar based on video input source selection Support for input video resolutions up to 2048x2048 pixels
VGA & Component Specific Features	12-bit ADC Support for RGB & YCbCr (YUV) color formats Support for ‘Separated sync’, ‘Composite sync’, ‘Sync-on-green’ (SOG), ‘Sync-on-luminance’ (SOY) Support for DMT, CEA, CVT, GTF video timings Input signals up to 165MHz pixel rate are digitized with 1:1 sampling Input signals over 165MHz pixel rate can be digitized with horizontal sub-sampling (resulting in some image quality loss - NOT officially supported) Auto detection of RGB & YCbCr color formats Auto or manual sampling phase adjustment Auto horizontal alignment Support for customized video timings Support for customized video resolutions for CVT/GTF timings
HDMI Specific Features	225MHz HDMI receiver Adaptive HDMI equalizer support for cables lengths up to 30M Support for customized EDID Support for extraction of AVI/Audio/SPD/MS/VS/ACP/ISRC1/ISRC2/Gamut InfoFrames Full colorimetry support Support for 8/10/12-bit color depths Support for RGB 4:4:4, YCbCr 4:4:4, YCbCr 4:2:2 color sampling Support for up to 8-channel IEC60958/IEC61937 audio streams 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 standards Support for 2K (2048x1080) 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
YC & Composite Specific Features	12-bit ADC Support for NTSC, PAL and SECAM standards Auto detection of video input standard
Video Capture Formats	Support for capture image resolutions up to 2048x2048 pixels Support for capture frame rates up to 144fps (Actual capture frame rate can be limited by PCIe bandwidth, and at higher image resolutions - above 1280x1024 - by the pixel clock of the on-board video processing hardware. eg. Max frame rate at 1920x1080 = ~80fps. ) 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 ~180Mpixels/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 2048x2048) • 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 AIO” 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	~400MB/s per channel DMA bandwidth in PCIe 2.x system ~200MB/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: idle, input signal locked, memory failed or FPGA configuration failed.
Form Factor	Normal profile PCIe x1 Add-on Card 92.76mm x 96.24mm (without PCI bracket)
Accessories	DVI to VGA connector DVI-I to HDMI + Component breakout DB9 to YC + Composite + Analog Audio + Component breakout
Power Consumption	Max current at 12V: ~ 0.39 A Max current at 3.3V: ~ 0.2 A Max power consumption: ~ 5.03 W
Working Environment	Operating temperature: 0 to 40 deg C Storage temperature: –20 to 70 deg C Relative Humidity: 5% to 90% non-condensing