Supported OS

Windows Windows 7/8/8.1/10/11/Server 2008/Server 2008 R2/Server 2012/Server 2016 (x86 & x64) and above Linux (support x86, x64 & ARM architecture) Ubuntu 12.04/14.04/16.04/17.04/17.10/18.04 (x86 & x64) and above CentOS 6.5/7 (x86 & x64) and above Fedora 25/26/27 (x86 & x64) and above Red hat 6.5 (x86 & x64) and above Other Linux OS with kernel version 2.6.35 and above Mac OS X 10.9/10.10/10.11 and above macOS* 10.12/10.13/10.14/10.15/11/12/13 (It does not support macOS 14 yet.) * More on the way with the upcoming support for macOS 14.x.

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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 10.12/10.13.2/10.13.3/10.14.3/10.15/11/12/13

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Supported APIs

Windows DirectShow DirectKS Wave API/DirectSound/WASAPI Linux V4L2 ALSA macOS AVCaptureSession AudioUnit

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Supported Software

VLC VirtualDub OBS XSplit vMix VidBlaster Wirecast Microsoft Media Encoder Adobe Flash Media Encoder Any other DirectShow/V4L2/AVCaptureSession encoding/streaming software

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Input Interfaces

HDMI DVI-D 1.0 HDMI 2.0

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Host Interface

PCIe Gen2 x4

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Loop-through Interface

HDMI DVI-D 1.0 HDMI 2.0

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Input Features

Support for input video resolutions up to 4096×2160 pixels

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HDMI Specific Features

594MHz 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 8/10/12-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 via SDK 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. Support for HDR10

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Video Capture Formats

Support for capture image resolutions up to 4096×2160 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

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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 4096×2160) Support for dynamic loading of RGBA OSD image via SDK

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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+ LT” 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)

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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

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Ultra Low Latency Support

Latency of 64 video lines Partial notification mode in SDK

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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)

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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 chipsets

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SDK	Magewell Capture SDK for easy integration, maximum flexibility and performance

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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

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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.

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LED Indicator

Status LEDs indicate the working state of each channel: Pulsing slowly: input signal unlocked On: input signal locked Double blinks: memory failed or FPGA configuration failed Off: firmware or power supply abnormal

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Form Factor

Low profile PCIe x4 Add-on Card 140mm x 68.88mm (without PCI bracket)

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Power Consumption

Max current at 12V: ~ 0.48 A Max current at 3.3V: ~ 0.82 A Max power consumption: ~ 8.08 W

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Working Environment

Operating temperature: 0 to 60 deg C Storage temperature: –20 to 70 deg C Relative Humidity: 5% to 90% non-condensing