Name: Magewell USB Capture SDI Gen 2
SKU: 320700000
Availability: InStock

Description

Magewell USB Capture SDI Gen 2 Plug & Play simply connect and capture, no drivers required, capture up to 1080p @60fps. The SDI to USB capture device is easy to carry, has a superior performance, superior compatibility, simple installation and many other features. The device can capture one SDI 1080p60 input and output signal; compatible with Windows, Linux, Mac OS X and USB 2.0 interface. The Magewell SDI video capture device meets UVC and UAC standard, without having to install drivers and settings, the real PnP, easy to use. The Magewell USB Capture SDI Gen 2 uses the USB 3.0 interface and no external power is needed.

With a ruggedized metal housing, the sdi to usb capture device is suitable for all kinds of mobile video capturing settings and even for outdoors. The metal housing is quite appealing to the eye, and also helps to cool the device effectively.

Magewell USB Capture SDI Gen 2 – SDI capture solution for, viewing, recording or streaming

The Magewell USB Capture SDI is based on UVC (USB video class), UAC ( USB audio class ) STANDARD, without having to install drivers and settings. The Magewell SDI to USB capture device provides screen brightness, contrast, hue, saturation, and other options set by DirectShow “filters” dialogue box to set these options.

USB Capture SDI Gen 2 – Flexible & Friendly Features

- - Connect multiple Magewell USB Capture SDI or HDMI dongles to one machine
  - Enable the up/down conversion of video resolution, frame rate and audio sampling rate
  - Support brightness, contrast, hue, saturation, and other screen adjustment functions
  - The HDMI video capture meets UVC standard, support YUV 4:2:2 (YUY2) or RGB 4:4:4 (RGB24) video output
  - The HDMI video capture meets UAC standard and 48KHz PCM stereo audio output
  - The video processing engine can be updated via firmware without changing the hardware.
  - Automatically detect and de-interlace signals (sdi to usb capture device)

Short FAQs about USB Capture (Plus)

1. Which software can record 4K videos that are captured by USB Capture HDMI 4K Plus?
Magewell Capture Express, VMix, OBS, XSplit Broadcaster, Meridix Broadcast Producer, etc., support 4K video recording.

2. My computer does not have a USB 3.0 port. How can I use the USB Capture (Plus) device?
It is recommended that you purchase a USB type C to USB 3.0 adapter.

3. Is USB Capture (Plus) compatible with USB 2.0?
Yes. But the limited transmission bandwidth of USB 2.0 cannot guarantee the transmission of
high frame rate or high resolution signal.

4. Can multiple USB Capture (Plus) devices be connected on one computer?
Yes. To ensure that the bandwidth won’t be affected, make sure each USB capture device can be
connected to an independent USB 3.0 Extensible Host Controller. You can check whether your
computer has multiple independent USB 3.0 Host Controllers in Device Management.

5. Do USB Capture (Plus) devices support using a phone or tablet as a source?
Yes. Apple devices can use Lightning to HDMI cables to output screen signals. Android devices
can use MHL adapters to output screen signals.

USB Capture SDI Downloads
USB SDI Capture FaQs
Compatible Software

Interface	Video Engine	Signal Detection & Support	Software Environment
Input Interface • SD/HD/3G/2K SDI x1 • Support input resolution up to 2048×1080 pixels Host Interface • USB 3.0	8-bit video processing Deinterlace Cropping Color Adjustment Color Space Conversion Up/down Conversion Aspect Ratio Conversion Mirror and Flip	Auto Detection of Input Signal Format	OS • Windows, Linux, Mac, Chrome OS Driver and Firmware • Driver Free, Updatable Firmware Included Software • USB Capture Utility, Capture Express Compatible Software 50+

USB Capture Utility V3

USB Capture Utility V3

Utility V3 is a free software for USB Capture and USB Capture Plus devices. Users can easily check and set the capture-related parameters, upgrade the firmware by themselves and export info needed for technical support with the help of the Utility.

Download the Utility for USB Capture Family and for USB Capture Plus Family.

Features Include;

• Capture Format Setting

• Audio Volumn Control

• Mirror and Flip

• EDID Editing and Importing

• Firmware Update

• Export Diagnose Report

For full description, visit the full page; USB Capture Utility V3 Utility V3 also provide functions such as cropping, deinterlacing, device name setting, aspect ratio conversion, timing adjustment, status image setting, etc. For detailed introduction of the settings and functions, please check the Utility V3 User Manual.

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 Chrome OS
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 • Wave API/DirectSound/WASAPI Linux • V4L2 • ALSA OS X/macOS • QuickTime • AV Foundation
Supported Software	VLC VirtualDub OBS XSplit vMix VidBlaster Wirecast Microsoft Media Encoder Adobe Flash Media Encoder Any other DirectShow, V4L2, QuickTime, AV Foundation based encoding or streaming software
Input Interfaces	MCX • SD/HD/3G SDI
Host Interface	USB 3.0 • compatible with USB 2.0 • compatible with USB 3.1 Gen 1
Input features	Support for up to 2048x1080 input resolution
SDI Specific Features	Integrated cable equalizer supporting cable lengths up to 140M for 3G-SDI 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 2 (mono) audio channels at 48KHz 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
Video Capture format	Support for capture resolutions up to 2048x1080 Support for capture frame rates up to 120fps (Actual capture frame rate can be limited by the USB bandwidth and internal working frequency. Typical capture frame rates on the Intel USB 3.0 controller are as follows.) • 1920x1080 YUY2 (up to 70fps) • 1920x1080 RGB24 (up to 60fps) Support for YUY2 & UYVY 4:2:2 8-bit Support for RGB24 & RGB32 4:4:4 8-bit The default capture format is YUY2. More capture formats can be set using USB Capture Utility.
Video Processing Features	Video processing pipelines with 160 Mpixels/s processing bandwidth 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 color formats • Support for Limited or Full quantization range • Support for Limited, Full & ‘Extended gamut’ saturation range Video frame rate conversion Vertical flip and mirror
Multiple devices on one computer	Support for connecting multiple USB devices to one system Support for setting the device serial number as the device name shown in the system using USB Capture Utility
SDK	The USB Capture SDK provide functions including signal status extraction, capture configuration, etc.
Firmware Upgrade	Multiple devices in one system can be upgraded simultaneously
LED Indicator	Status LEDs indicate the working state of each channel: idle, input signal locked, memory failed or FPGA configuration failed.
Form Factor	92.2mm (L) x 40.2mm (W) x 12.3mm (H)
Accessories	USB 3.0 cable MCX to SDI cable
Power Consumption	5V max current: ~0.5 A max power consumption： ~2.5 W
Working Environment	Operating temperature: 0 to 50 deg C Storage temperature: –20 to 70 deg C Relative Humidity: 5% to 90% non-condensing