Magewell

Magewell

Magewell Pro Capture HDMI 4K Plus LT

Product code
PRO-CAPTURE-HDMI-4K-PLUS-LT
Category
Video
Power
8.08 W

Specifications

Recommended OS

Windows 10/11/Server 2016/Server 2019/Server 2022/Server 2025 (x86 & x64) and above
Linux x86, x64 & ARM architecture, with 2.6.35 and above
Mac OS X 10.9 and above
macOS 10.12 and above

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

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 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 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

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

Specification from Magewell