The Magewell Pro Capture HDMI, is a High-performance, low-latency PCIe capture card. This card allows you to capture either a HDMI (with embedded audio) or DB9 signal and supports input resolution up to 2048×2160 pixels.

These models automatically detect the input signal format, delivering reliable, high-quality video and audio capture for video professionals, systems integrators and OEM developers. Moreover, All Pro Capture models feature Magewell’s FPGA-based, zero-CPU-usage video processing, providing high-quality up/down conversion and image adjustments without consuming valuable host system processing power.

Pro Capture devices support Windows, Linux and macOS operating systems – including x86, x64 & ARM architectures – and offer extensive compatibility with popular streaming, live production, web conferencing, lecture capture, collaboration and medical imaging software. The Magewell MWCapture SDK provides both generic interfaces and custom APIs across OS platforms, helping developers leverage the full capabilities of Magewell capture hardware and achieve lower-latency, multi-stream capture and AV synchronization across multi-channel or even multiple capture cards.

Captures one of the followings:
- Component + audio
- Composite + audio
- S-video + audio
- HDMI + embedded audio

Supported OS
Windows
Windows 7/8/8.1/10/11/Server 2008/Server 2008 R2/Server 2012/Server 2016 (x86 & x64) and above
Linux (support x86, x64 & ARM architecture)
Ubuntu 12.04/14.04/16.04/17.04/17.10/18.04 (x86 & x64) and above CentOS 6.5/7 (x86 & x64) and above
Fedora 25/26/27 (x86 & x64) and above
Red hat 6.5 (x86 & x64) and above
Other Linux OS with kernel version 2.6.35 and above
Mac
OS X 10.9/10.10/10.11 and above 
macOS 10.12 and above

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 10.12/10.13.2/10.13.3/10.14.3/10.15

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 type A
DVI 1.0
HDMI 1.4a
DB9
YC (S-Video)
Composite video
Analog audio (L+R)
Component video

Host Interface
PCIe Gen2 x1

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 2048x2160 pixels

Component Specific Features
12-bit ADC
Support for RGB & YCbCr (YUV) color formats
Support for ‘Sync-on-green’ (SOG), ‘Sync-on-luminance’ (SOY)
Support for DMT, CEA, CVT, GTF video timings
Input signals up to 165MHz pixel rate are digitized with 1:1 sampling
Input signals over 165MHz pixel rate can be digitized with horizontal sub-sampling (resulting in some image quality loss - NOT officially supported)
Auto detection of RGB & YCbCr color formats
Auto or manual sampling phase adjustment
Auto horizontal alignment
Support for customized video timings
Support for customized video resolutions for CVT/GTF timings

HDMI Specific Features
225MHz HDMI receiver
Adaptive HDMI equalizer support for cables lengths up to 30M
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 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.

YC & Composite Specific Features
12-bit ADC
Support for NTSC, PAL and SECAM standards
Auto detection of video input standard

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 HDMI” 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
~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
92.76mm x 68.88mm (without PCI bracket)

Accessories
DB9 to YC + Composite + Analog Audio + Componentbreakout
Low Profile bracket

Power Consumption
Max current at 12V: ~ 0.34 A
Max current at 3.3V: ~ 0.16 A
Max power consumption: ~ 4.59 W

Working Environment
Operating temperature: 0 to 40 deg C
Storage temperature: –20 to 70 deg CRelative Humidity: 5% to 90% non-condensing