Two-channel 4K capture card
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 (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
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
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
- 2x HDMI
- DVI-D 1.0
- HDMI 2.0
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
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/HDR/VBI 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
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 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)
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
- ~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
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
- Normal profile PCIe x8 Add-on Card
- 127.89mm x 102.92mm (without PCI bracket)
Power Consumption
- Max current at 12V: ~ 1.32 A
- Max current at 3.3V: ~ 1.94 A
- Max power consumption: ~ 22 W
Working Environment
- Operating temperature: 0 to 40 deg C
- Storage temperature: –20 to 70 deg C
- Relative Humidity: 5% to 90% non-condensing