Magewell Pro Capture Quad HDMI is an ideal solution for applications that require the capture of quad HDMI sources plus embedded audio (x4) in real time. Typical applications include: Viewing HDMI sources from PCs, MACs, Industrial/medical equipment, cameras, game consoles and other video equipment. Also includes Streaming video or Broadcasting applications.
Magewell Pro Capture Quad HDMI Card is a normal-profile PCIe x4 card. Allowing for capturing 4 channels of HDMI input. The card supports multiple color sampling modes, 10- and 12-bit color depths. Up to 8 audio channels at 48 kHz. Output resolutions up to 2048×2048. Frame rates up to 120 fps. The card is also capable of numerous video processing features, including cropping, scaling, de-interleaving, aspect ratio conversion, color format conversion, video frame rate conversion, and video OSD composition
Magewell Pro Capture HDMI Card supports multiple cards per system. Unlimited output streams, independently adjustable parameters per stream. Additional features include ultra-low latency, timestamp and A/V synchronization LED status indicators. The card supports both Windows, Linux, and Mac operating systems. Multiple APIs for Windows and Linux. Provided with Windows SDKs for easier integration.
Interface
Video Engine
Signal Detection & Support
Software Environment
Input Interface
• HDMI x4
• Support input resolution up to 2048×2160 pixels
Host Interface
• PCIe Gen2 x4
10-bit video processing
Deinterlace
Cropping
Color Adjustment
Hardware Timestamp
Color Space Conversion
Up/down Conversion
Aspect Ratio Conversion
OSD
SG-DMA Transmission mode
Auto Detection of Input Signal Format
3D HDMI
Time Code
OS
• Windows, Linux, Mac
Driver and Firmware
• Universal Driver, Updatable Firmware
Included Software
• Pro Capture Utility, Capture Express
Compatible Software
50+
SPECIFICATIONS
Supported OS
Windows
Windows 7/8/8.1/10/Server 2008/Server 2008 R2/Server 2012/Server 2016 (x86 & x64)
Any other DirectShow/V4L2/AVCaptureSession encoding/streaming software
Input Interfaces
4x HDMI type A
DVI 1.0
HDMI 1.4a
Host Interface
PCIe Gen2 x4
Input Features
Support for input video resolutions up to 2048×2160 pixels
HDMI Specific Features
225MHz HDMI receiver
Adaptive HDMI equalizer support for cables lengths up to 30M
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.
Video Capture Formats
Support for capture image resolutions up to 2048×2160 pixels
Support for capture frame rates up to 144fps (Actual capture frame rate can be limited by PCIe bandwidth, and at higher image resolutions – above 1280×1024 – by the pixel clock of the on-board video processing hardware. eg. Max frame rate at 1920×1080 = ~80fps. )
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
Video Processing Features
Two video processing pipelines with ~180Mpixels/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 2048×2160)
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 Quad HDMI” 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
~400MB/s per channel DMA bandwidth in PCIe 2.0 system
~200MB/s per channel DMA bandwidth in PCIe 1.0 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 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
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. This function is only available for firmware version 1.21 and above.
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