The Pro Capture HDMI 4K Capture Card from Magewell is a low-profile PCI Express x 4 capture card, that is compatible with 4K and UHD video formats up to 4096 x 2160 at 60fps, and features a single HDMI input and HDMI Loop Through. The loop-through connections does not require external HDMI splitters by enabling each source signal to be sent concurrently to additional displays or equipment.
Capture 4K resolution video using the professional Magewell Pro Capture HDMI 4K Plus LT Capture Card. Capture uncompressed video from a camera or switcher’s HDMI output on your computer for recording, editing, or streaming.
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
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 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
Magewell boasts support for multiple cards plugged to one system. The on-board rotary switch is designed to set the card number, with 16 positions from 0 to F. The system hardware device tree will display “01: Pro Capture HDMI 4K+ LT” when the 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).Magewell Pro Capture HDMI 4K Plus LT 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 aboveMac:
OS X 10.9/10.10/10.11
macOS 10.12/10.13
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
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 Features
Support for input video resolutions up to 4096x2160 pixels
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
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 keysFirmware 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 x4 Add-on Card
140mm x 68.88mm (without PCI bracket)
Power Consumption
Max current at 12V: ~ 0.48 A
Max current at 3.3V: ~ 0.82 A
Max power consumption: ~ 8.08 W
Working Environment
Operating temperature: 0 to 40 deg C
Storage temperature: –20 to 70 deg C
Relative Humidity: 5% to 90% non-condensing
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