Magewell Pro Capture HDMI 4K Plus LT

About: Magewell Pro Capture HDMI 4K Plus LT

Pro Capture HDMI 4K Plus LT - One-channel 4K capture card

• Capture HDMI + embedded audio
• Loop-through HDMI + embedded audio

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 10.12/10.13

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 17.04/17.10/18.04 (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

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

HDMI

• DVI-D 1.0
• HDMI 2.0

Host Interface

• PCIe Gen2 x4

Loop-through Interface

• 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
• 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 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

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