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Input SDI video to your computer with this Pro Capture SDI from Magewell. The Pro Capture SDI is a low-profile PCIe 2.0 card that allows for capturing one channel of SD/HD/3G-SDI input via a BNC connector, while also offering an SDI loop output on a second connector. The card supports numerous SDI formats and color sampling modes, a 2K mode, 10- and 12-bit color depths, up to 8 audio channels at 48 kHz, and output resolutions up to 2048 x 2048 with frame rates up to 120 fps. Pro Capture SDI is also capable of numerous video processing features, including cropping, scaling, deinterlacing, aspect ratio conversion, color format conversion, video frame rate conversion, and video OSD composition.
The Pro Capture SDI supports multiple cards per system and unlimited output streams with independently adjustable parameters per stream. Additional features include ultra-low latency, timestamp and A/V synchronization, and LED status indicators. The card supports Windows, Linux, and macOS operating systems, multiple APIs for Windows and Linux, and provides Windows SDKs for easier integration.
SDI Input
Integrated cable equalizer supports cable lengths of up to 755' for HD signals
Supports SD/HD/3Ga/3Gb/3Ga-DL/3Gb-DS standards
Supports 2K (2048 x 1080) mode
Supports RGB 4:4:4, YCbCr 4:4:4, YCbCr 4:2:2 color sampling
Supports 10/12-bit color depth
Supports extraction of SMPTE 352 payload identifier
Supports up to 8 audio channels at 48KHz
Supports extraction of audio formation information & channel status data
Limited support for 3Gb-DS, only the first stream can be captured
Limited support for 3Gb-DL:
2K YCbCr 4:2:2 10-bit 1080p 50/59.94/60 stream is captured as 1080i 50/59.94/60
Other modes fully supported
Limited support for the first link of dual-link interfaces:
YCbCr 4:2:2 10-bit 1080p 50/59.94/60 is captured as 1080i
YCbCr 4:4:4 10-bit is captured as 4:2:2
RGB 4:4:4 is captured as R/B sub-sampled
FEATURES
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Full Range of Interface Choices
Magewell provides support to most of the popular signals as well as signal from retro and legacy equipment.
Superb Software and OS Compatibility
Users can use the OS and software they are familiar with to ensure high efficiency.
Automatic Input Signal Detection
Users don’t need to select the input signal format to have it correctly recognized.
Magewell Video Engine
FPGA-based video processing, effectively reducing CPU usage.
Low Latency
Super-low processing and transmission latency down to 64 video lines. For example, the capture latency of 1080p 60Hz and YUY2 can be lower than 1 ms.
Low-latency mode doesn't require SDK integration. To further reduce the total latency, users can integrate Magewell SDK to enable partial notification function. Click here for more information.
Total Latency Capture Latency
Multiple Capture Streams
One video source can be delivered as any number of normal streams or two real-time streams to different software for processing. The resolution, frame rate, deinterlacing mode, image control, etc of each stream can be different.
Each stream can reach the set frame rate with no frame drops. For example, users can live broadcast, record and preview a skiing contest simultaneously using Flash Media Live Encoder, Capture Express and Windows Media Encoder. This function causes 0 CPU usage.
Multiple Cards on One Computer
Multiple cards can be installed on the same host and work at the same time. Mark the card by setting the number on the rotary switch.
There are hexadecimal numbers on the rotary switch. Users can set the number on the rotary switch on each card. The number will appear together with the name of the cards in device manager and video capture software. When multiple same cards are mounted, the user can locate a certain card quickly by the number.
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
BNC
SD/HD/3G SDI
Host Interfaces
PCIe Gen2 x1
Loop-through Interfaces
Input Features
Support for input video resolutions up to 2048x1080 pixels
SDI Specific Features
Integrated cable equalizer extending the cable length as follows:
up to 330m for SD-SDI signals
up to 190m for HD-SDI signals
up to 150m for 3G-SDI signals
Support for SD/HD/3Ga/3Gb/3Gb-DL/3Gb-DS standards
Support for 2K (2048x1080) 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
Support for up to 8 (mono) audio channels at 48KHz (channels 18 from the 16 available in the SDI spec)
Support for extraction of audio formation information & channel status data
Limited support of 3Gb-DS: only the first stream can be captured
Limited support for capture of the first link of dual link interfaces:
YCbCr 4:2:2 10-bit 1080p 50/59.94/60: captured as 1080i 50/59.94/60
YCbCr 4:4:4 10-bit: captured as 4:2:2
RGB 4:4:4: R/B sub-sampled
Support for Closed Caption via SDK
Video Capture Formats
Support for capture image resolutions up to 2048x2160 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 1280x1024 - by the pixel clock of the on-board video processing hardware. eg. Max frame rate at 1920x1080 = ~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 2048x2160)
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 SDI 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)
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
Form Factor
Low profile PCIe x1 Add-on Card
87.68mm x 68.88mm (without PCI bracket)
Accessories
Low Profile bracket.
Power Consumption
Max current at 12V: ~ 0.32 A
Max current at 3.3V: ~ 0.17 A
Max power consumption: ~ 4.45 W
Working Environment
Operating temperature: 0 to 40 deg C
Storage temperature: 20 to 70 deg C
Relative Humidity: 5% to 90% non-condensing
Supported OS
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 and above
Recommended OS (tested)
Windows 7 Ultimate/8.1 Enterprise/10 Enterprise/Server 2008 R2 DataCenter/Server 2012 R2 DataCenter/Server 2016 R2 DataCenter (x86 & x64)
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)
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
