The Magewell USB Capture SDI Gen 2 is a high-quality SDI to USB capture dongle and supports one SDI video signal with a resolution up to 2048x1080 (Processing output up to SDI 1080P60). This single-channel USB Capture device automatically detects the input signal format and enables users to easily bring one SDI signal into any computer or laptop through the standard USB 3.0 interface.

The Magewell USB Capture SDI Gen 2 offers an ideal solution for recording or streaming video with embedded audio. The Magewell USB Capture Utility enables users to set their own desired capture-related parameters such as, capture resolution, color space, frame rate (and much more).

Captures SD/HD/3G/2K SDI + embedded audio 
One-channel HD capture device

Magewell USB Capture SDI Gen 2 - Capture and Stream video Easily
The plug-and-play simplicity of the Magewell USB Capture SDI Gen 2 allows any user to capture and stream video very easily. The Magewell capture dongles automatically detect inputs and feature driver-free installation. As a result, users can quickly bring video and audio signals into systems such as Windows, Mac, Linux and Chrome. This dongle is also instantly recognized by your streaming software and offers professional video and audio outputs.

Versatile
The Magewell USB Capture SDI Gen 2 is used across many different industries and serves each in its own way. This dongle is able to capture SDI signals that are transmitted from a distance up to 150 meters (3G-SDI). Its versatility and compatibility with a wide variety of software makes the dongle suitable for streaming, web conferencing, lecture capture, live broadcast production, medical imaging and more.

Web Conferencing & Lecture Capture
Compatible with Zoom Rooms, Microsoft Teams Rooms, Skype for Business, Google Hangouts, GoToMeeting, VLC, OBS Studio, XSplit, etc.

Low-Latency Streaming & Broadcasting
The Magewell USB Capture SDI Gen 2 is able to capture SDI signals that are transmitted from a distance up to 150 meters (3G-SDI). All Magewell dongles support low-latency and high frame Rate Capture.

Medical Imaging
Remote telemedicine with incorporated live video streaming can be facilitated and improves remote surgical education signficantly.

FPGA-based Video Processing
Magewell has implemented FPGA-based video processing into all USB capture devices for high-quality up/down conversion and image adjustments. The dongles do not require additional power sources and have a zero-CPU-usage to maximize CPU availability for third-party software.

Advanced settings - USB Capture Utility
The Magewell USB Capture Utility enables users to set their own desired capture-related parameters such as, capture resolution, color space, frame rate (and much more).

Supported OS
Windows
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
Chrome OS

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
Wave API/DirectSound/WASAPI 
Linux
V4L2
ALSA 
macOS
AVCaptureSession AudioUnit

Compatible Software
Zoom
Skype
Mircosoft Teams GoToMeeting Gstreamer
VLC
OBS Studio XSplit
QuickTime Player
Any other DirectShow/V4L2/AVCaptureSession based encoding or streaming software

Input Interfaces
MCX
SD/HD/3G SDI

Host Interface
USB 3.0
compatible with USB 2.0 compatible with USB 3.1 Gen 1

Input features
Support for up to 2048x1080 input resolution

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 2 (mono) audio channels at 48KHz
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 format
Support for capture resolutions up to 2048x1080
Support for capture frame rates up to 120fps (Actual capture frame rate can be limited by the USB bandwidth and internal working frequency. Typical capture frame rates on the Intel USB 3.0 controller are as follows.)
1920x1080 YUY2 (up to 70fps)
1920x1080 RGB24 (up to 60fps)
Support for YUY2 & UYVY 4:2:2 8-bit
Support for RGB24 & RGB32 4:4:4 8-bit
The default capture format is YUY2. More capture formats can be set using USB Capture Utility.

Video Processing Features
Video processing pipelines with 160 Mpixels/s processing bandwidth 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 color formats
Support for Limited or Full quantization range
Support for Limited, Full & ‘Extended gamut’ saturation range Video frame rate conversion
Vertical flip and mirror

Multiple devices on one computer
Support for connecting multiple USB devices to one system
Support for setting the device serial number as the device name shown in the system using USB Capture Utility

SDK
The USB Capture SDK provide functions including signal status extraction, capture configuration and real-time audio & video capture, etc.

Firmware Upgrade
Multiple devices in one system can be upgraded simultaneously

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 corrupted

Form Factor
92.2mm (L) x 40.2mm (W) x 12.3mm (H)

Accessories
USB 3.0 cable
MCX to SDI cable

Power Consumption
5V max current: ~0.5 A
max power consumption: ~2.5 W

Working Environment
Operating temperature: 0 to 50 deg C
Storage temperature: -20 to 70 deg C
Relative Humidity: 5% to 90% non-condensing