| 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
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
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| Host Interface |
PCIe Gen2 x4 |
| Loop-through Interface |
HDMI
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| Input Features |
Support for input video resolutions up to 4096x2160 pixels |
| 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 4096x2160 pixels
- Support for capture frame rates up to 144fps (Actual capture frame rate can be limited by PCIebandwidth & 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 4096x2160)
- 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 |
| 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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| Accessories |
- DB9 to YC + Composite + Analog Audio + Component breakout
- Low Profile 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
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