Pro Capture Dual HDMI 4K Plus LT Specifications

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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.

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

Supported APIs

  • Windows
    • DirectShow
    • DirectKS
    • Wave API/DirectSound/WASAPI
  • Linux
    • V4L2
    • ALSA
  • macOS
    • AVCaptureSession
    • AudioUnit

Supported Software

  • VLC
  • VirtualDub
  • OBS
  • XSplit
  • vMix
  • VidBlaster
  • Wirecast
  • Microsoft Media Encoder
  • Adobe Flash Media Encoder
  • Any other DirectShow/V4L2/AVCaptureSession 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

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 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.

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

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 60 deg C
  • Storage temperature: –20 to 70 deg C
  • Relative Humidity: 5% to 90% non-condensing