The Magewell Pro Capture AIO 4K Plus card is a one channel UHD capture card which captures one of the following @ 60fps: HDMI + embedded audio, SDI + embedded audio.
The Magewell Pro Capture AIO 4K Plus is an ideal solution for applications that require the capture of UHD sources in real time. Typical applications include: Viewing HDMI or DVI sources from PCs, MACs, Industrial/medical equipment, cameras, game consoles and other video equipment. Also includes Streaming video or Broadcasting applications.
Supported OS | Windows: 7/8/8.1/10/2008/2008 R2/2012 (x86 & x64) Linux (V4L2 kernel driver source code under NDA, supports x86, x64 & arm architecture) OS X 10.9–10.11 MacOS 10.12 Chrome OS |
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 BNC: SD/HD/3G/ 6G SDI |
Host Interfaces | PCIe Gen2 x4 |
Input Features | Auto scan of video input sources when there is no signal input to the currently selected input source Manual selection of video input source Auto selection of linked (embedded) audio input source when the video input source changes Manual selection of audio input source Support for standard crossbar based on video input source selection Support for input video resolutions up to 4096×2160 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 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 |
SDI Specific Features | Integrated cable equalizer supporting cable lengths up to 230M for HD signals Support for SD/HD/3Ga/3Gb/3Ga-DL/3Gb-DS/6G (SMPTE 2081) standards Support for 2K (2048×1080) & 4K (4096×2160) 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 1–8 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 |
Video Capture Formats | Support for capture image resolutions up to 4096×2160 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 Pro Capture SDK for DirectKS |
Video Processing Features | Two video processing pipelines with ~720Mpixels/s processing bandwidth 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 4069×2160) 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 AIO 4K+” 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) |
SDK | Pro Capture SDK for DirectShow for easy integration (Windows) Pro Capture SDK for DirectKS for maximum flexibility & performance (Windows) |
Windows Driver Tweaks | All options can be controled 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) |
LED Indicator |
Status LEDs indicate the working state of each channel: idle, input signal locked, 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: ~ 0.59 A Max current at 3.3V: ~ 0.97 A Max power consumption: ~ 8.4 W |
Working Environment |
Operating temperature: 0 to 40 deg C Storage temperature: –20 to 70 deg C Relative Humidity: 5% to 90% non-condensing |