Magewell Pro Capture Dual SDI 4K Plus ¦ Two Channel 4K Capture Card

Description

..Magewell Pro Capture Dual SDI 4K Plus captures 4K video at full 60 frames per second. This over single-link 12G-SDI, dual-link 6G-SDI or quad-link 3G-SDI connections. Single-link, 12Gb/s SDI provides an elegant solution for professional 4K transport using just one cable per source. But many 4K products still offer only quad-link or dual-link connectivity. With support for all three methods, the Pro Capture Dual SDI 4K Plus card provides compatibility with both the latest and earlier 4K architectures and equipment.

The Pro Capture Dual SDI 4K Plus also captures two channels of video at resolutions up to the 4096×2160 4K digital cinema specification, including the 3840×2160 Ultra HD (UHD) TV standard. Both inputs can be used simultaneously with independent resolutions, frame rates, processing settings and SDI connectivity standards. Each input source including video and SDI-embedded audio can be routed to multiple software applications in parallel. Again with varying capture parameters for each program.

The Magewell Pro Capture Dual SDI 4K Plus solution performs high-quality, 10-bit video processing. Including up/down/cross-conversion, image adjustments and graphic overlay in the card’s on-board FPGA with zero impact on the host system’s CPU. This maximising the CPU availability for third-party software. The company’s universal Pro Capture drivers support Windows, Mac and Linux operating systems. While offering broad compatibility with popular encoding, streaming, live production, collaboration, web conferencing, lecture capture, medical imaging and virtual reality (VR) creation software.

Multiple 4K Pro Capture cards can be used simultaneously in the same system to further increase multi-channel capture density, while Magewell’s comprehensive SDK enables third-party developers to directly leverage the full advanced feature set of the devices in custom software applications and turnkey solutions.

Interface	Video Engine	Signal Detection & Support	Software Environment	Others
Input Interface • SD/HD/3G/2K/6G/12G SDI x1 • SD/HD/3G/2K/6G SDI x1 • SD/HD/3G/2K/SDI x2 • Support input resolution up to 4096×2160 pixels Host Interface • PCIe Gen2 x8	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 Time Code Closed Caption	OS • Windows, Linux, Mac Driver and Firmware • Universal Driver, Updatable Firmware Included Software • Capture Express Compatible Software 50+	Multiple Capture Streams Low Latency Mode Multiple Devices on One Host Mounting Hole Continuously Work for 24hx7 High-speed Memory LED Status Indicator Rotary Switch Windows&Linux SDK 2-year Warranty

Pro Capture Documentation

Pro Capture Driver Download
Compatible Software

Accessories

HD-BNC to BNC Cable x8

Part number: 90053

DownLoads

Download: User Manual Pro Capture Family

Download: Product Catalogue

Download: Tech Specs Pro Capture Family

Download Software: Drivers & Firmware

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 12.04/14.04/16.04/17.04/17.10/18.04/18.04 (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/10.14
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 10.12/10.13.2/10.13.3/10.14.3/10.14.3
Supported APIs	Windows • DirectShow • DirectKS • Wave API/DirectSound/WASAPI Linux • V4L2 • ALSA
Supported Software	Adobe Flash Media Encoder Livestream Microsoft Media Encoder OBS Skype Vahana VirtualDub VidBlaster Video Stitch VLC vMix Wirecast XSplit Any other DirectShow/V4L2 encoding/streaming software
Input Interfaces	HD-BNC x8 • Four connectors are compatible with SD/HD/3G SDI • Two connecter is compatible with SD/HD/3G/6G SDI • Two connecter is compatible with SD/HD/3G/6G/12G SDI • Support for input of Single Link, Dual Link, Quad Link
Host Interface	PCIe Gen2 x8
Loop-through Interface	2x HDMI • DVI-D 1.0 • HDMI 2.0
Input features	Support for input video resolutions up to 4096x2160 pixels Auto detection of Single Link, Dual Link, Quad Link
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/12G 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 Support for extraction of audio formation information & channel status data Support for Closed Caption
Video Capture Formats	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 ~720Mpixels/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 Dual SDI 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, color adjustment and OSD 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	~1600MB/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 chipset
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.
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 x8 Add-on Card 127.89mm x 102.92mm (without PCI bracket)
Power Consumption	Max current at 12V: • 4 x 3G SDI: ~ 1.42 A • 2 x 6G SDI: ~ 1.41 A • 1 x 12G SDI: ~ 1.42 A Max current at 3.3V: • 4 x 3G SDI: ~ 1.84 A • 2 x 6G SDI: ~ 1.73 A • 1 x 12G SDI: ~ 1.66 A Max power consumption: • 4 x 3G SDI: ~ 23.05 W • 2 x 6G SDI: ~ 22.62 W • 1 x 12G SDI: ~ 22.52 W
Working Environment	Operating temperature: 0 to 40 deg C Storage temperature: –20 to 70 deg C Relative Humidity: 5% to 90% non-condensing