In the box |
Magewell Pro Capture Dual SDI 4K Capture Card 8x HD-BNC to BNC Cable Magewell 2 Year Limited Warranty |
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 12.04/14.04/16.04/17.04/17.10/18.04/18.04 (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/10.14 |
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 10.12/10.13.2/10.13.3/10.14.3/10.14.3 |
Supported APIs |
Windows DirectShow DirectKS Wave API/DirectSound/WASAPI Linux V4L2 ALSA |
Supported Software |
Adobe Flash Media Encoder Livestream Microsoft Media Encoder OBS Skype Vahana VirtualDub VidBlaster Video Stitch VLC vMix Wirecast XSplit Any other DirectShow/V4L2 encoding/streaming software |
Input Features |
HD-BNC x8 Four connectors are compatible with SD/HD/3G SDI Two connecter is compatible with SD/HD/3G/6G SDI Two connecter is compatible with SD/HD/3G/6G/12G SDI Support for input of Single Link, Dual Link, Quad Link |
Input Features |
HD-BNC x8 Four connectors are compatible with SD/HD/3G SDI Two connecter is compatible with SD/HD/3G/6G SDI Two connecter is compatible with SD/HD/3G/6G/12G SDI Support for input of Single Link, Dual Link, Quad Link |
Host Interfaces |
PCIe Gen2 x8 |
SDI Specific Features |
Integrated cable equalizer supporting cable lengths up to 230M for HD signals Support for SD/HD/3Ga/3Gb/3Gb-DL/3Gb-DS/6G/12G Support for 2K (2048x1080) & 4K (4096x2160) 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 |
SDI Specific (Contd.) |
Support for up to 8 (mono) audio channels at 48KHz Support for extraction of audio formation information & channel status data Support for Closed Caption |
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 |
Video Capture Formats (Contd.) |
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 -720 Mpixels/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 frame rate conversion Video OSD composition: Support for PNG OSD image (up to 4096x2160) Support for dynamic loading of RGBA OSD image via SDK |
Video Processing Features (Contd.) |
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 Processing Features (Contd..) |
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 |
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 SDI 4K+" 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, color adjustment and OSD 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 chipset |
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. |
Firmware Upgrade (Contd.) |
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 x8 Add-on Card 127.89mm x 102.92mm (without PCI bracket) |
Power Consumption |
Max current at 12V: 4 x 3G SDI: - 1.42 A 2 x 6G SDI: - 1.41 A 1 x 12G SDI: - 1.42 A Max current at 3.3V: 4 x 3G SDI: - 1.84 A 2 x 6G SDI: - 1.73 A 1 x 12G SDI: - 1.66 A Max power consumption: 4 x 3G SDI: - 23.05 W 2 x 6G SDI: - 22.62 W 1 x 12G SDI: - 22.52 W |
Working Environment |
Operating temperature: 32 to 104 Degree F (0 to 45 Degree C) Storage temperature: -4 to 158 Degree F (-20 to 70 Degree C) Relative Humidity: 5% to 90% non-condensing |