Magewell PCIe x8 Two-Channel 4K Capture Card

The PCIe x8 Two-Channel 4K Capture Card from Magewell supports a resolution up to 4096 x 2160. It features two HDMI inputs and two HDMI loop-through outputs with embedded audio. It also features a PCIe Gen2 x8 host interface, a mounting hole, an LED status indicator, and a rotary switch. It has Windows and Linux SDK and includes Capture Express software.

Supported OS

• Windows 7/8/8.1/10/Server 2008/Server 2008 R2/Server 2012/Server 2016 (x86 and x64)

Linux (support x86, x64, and ARM architecture):

• Ubuntu 12.04/14.04/16.04/17.04/17.10/18.04 (x86 and x64)
• CentOS 6.5/7 (x86 and x64)
• Fedora 25/26/27 (x86 and x64)
• Red hat 6.5 and above (x86 and 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 and x64)

Linux:

• Ubuntu 12.04/14.04/16.04 (x86 and x64)
• Ubuntu 17.04/17.10/18.04 (x64)
• CentOS 6.5/7.2 (x86 and x64)
• Fedora 25/26 (x64)
• Red hat 6.5 (x86 and 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

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

HDMI Specific Features

• 594 MHz 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, and 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 and channel status data
• Support for extraction of video timing information
• Support for extraction of 3D format information
• Support for extraction of Sony/Canon DSLR timecode
• Support for Side-by-Side Half, Top-and-Bottom, and Frame Packing 3D mode
• Support for HDR10

Video Capture Formats

• Support for capture image resolutions up to 4096 x 2160
• Support for capture frame rates up to 144 fps (Actual capture frame rate can be limited by PCIe bandwidth and 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 720MP processing bandwidth for each one
• Full 10-bit video processing
• Video cropping
• Video scaling
• Video deinterlacing
• Weave
• Blend top and 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 and quantization range
• Auto or manual selection of capture color format, quantization range, and saturation range
• Support for RGB, YCbCr 601, YCbCr 709, and YCbCr 2020 color formats
• Support for Limited or Full quantization range
• Support for Limited, Full, and 'Extended Gamut' saturation range
• Video frame rate conversion
• Video OSD composition
• Support for PNG OSD image (up to 4096 x 2160)
• Support for dynamic loading of RGBA OSD image via SDK

Multiple Cards per System

• Support for multiple cards plugged into one system
• Onboard 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, deinterlacing, and color adjustment settings for each stream

Ultra Low Latency Support

• Latency of 64 video lines
• Partial notification mode in SDK

Timestamp and A/V Synchronization

• Hardware-based 100 ns high-resolution clock
• Audio frames (192 audio samples) and video frames are stamped with hardware clock
• Hardware clock can be synchronized across cards (via SDK)

Video Capture SG-DMA

• ~1600 MB/s per channel DMA bandwidth in PCIe 2.x system
• ~800 MB/s per channel DMA bandwidth in PCIe 1.x system
• Support for autodetection 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 and performance (Windows)

Windows Driver Tweaks

• All options can be controlled by three levels of registry key: global , product, and device
• Video, Audio, and 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 breakdown occur when the firmware is being upgraded, it will automatically restore to the initial version

LED Indicator

• Pulsing slowly: Idle
• On: Input signal locked
• Off: Input signal unlocked
• Double blinks: Memory failed or FPGA configuration failed

In The Box

• 1 x Magewell PCIe x8 Two-Channel 4K Capture Card
• 1 x Limited 2-Year Warranty