The Pro Capture Mini SDI SH Capture Card with Large Heat Sink from Magewell is a mini PCIe add-on card that allows for capturing a single channel of SD/HD/3G-SDI and SD/HD/3G-SDI loopback. The card supports extraction of SMPTE 352 payload identifier and is capable of performing various video processing features, including cropping, scaling, de-interlacing, aspect ratio conversion, color format conversion, video frame rate conversion, and video OSD composition.

Single-Channel SDI Capture Card    2048 x 1080 Video & Embedded Audio    Compatible with Windows, Mac & Linux    PCIe Gen2 x1 Host Interface    10-Bit Video Processing    Cropping, Scaling, De-Interlacing    Frame Rate and Aspect Ratio Conversion

• Integrated cable equalizer supporting cable lengths up to 755' for HD signals
• Supports SD/HD/3Ga/3Gb/3Ga-DL/3Gb-DS standards
• Supports 2K (2048 x 1080) mode
• Supports RGB 4:4:4, YCbCr 4:4:4, YCbCr 4:2:2 color sampling
• Supports 10/12-bit color depth
• Support for up to 8 (mono) audio channels at 48 kHz (channels 1 to 8 from the 16 available in the SDI spec)
• Supports extraction of audio formation information and 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 is captured as 1080i 50/59.94/60; YCbCr 4:4:4 10-bit is captured as 4:2:2; RGB 4:4:4: R/B sub-sampled)

• Two video processing pipelines with 360 MP/s processing bandwidth for each one
• Full 10-bit video processing
• Wave, blend top and bottom field, top field only, and bottom field only de-interlacing modes
• Auto or manual selection of input and output aspect ratio
• Three aspect ratio conversion modes (ignore (anamorphic), cropping or padding (letterbox or pillarbox))
• Auto or manual selection of input color format and quantization range
• Auto or manual selection of output color format, quantization range, and saturation range
• Supports RGB, YCbCr 601, YCbCr 709, YCbCr 2020 color formats
• Supports limited or full quantization range
• Supports limited, full, and extended gamut saturation range
• Supports PNG OSD image (up to 2048 x 2048)
• Supports dynamic loading of RGBA OSD image via SDK

• Supports multiple cards in 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 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)

• 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

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

• 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)

• Supports auto detection of Intel tiled GPU surface
• Supports DirectGMA for AMD video adapter chipsets
• Supports GPUDirect for NVIDIA video adapter chipsets
• 400 MB/s per channel DMA bandwidth in PCIe 2.0 system and 200 MB/s per channel DMA bandwidth in PCIe 1.0 system

• Pro Capture SDK for DirectShow for easy integration (Windows)
• Pro Capture SDK for DirectKS for maximum flexibility & performance (Windows)

• 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

• Multiple cards in one system can be upgraded simultaneously
• Cards can be upgraded without a system power shutdown when it is not in use
• 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)

Related Questions and Answers

Q: 1. It says in the overview: Capture analog audio via 3.5mm unbalanced Line in jack. So if I have a PTZ Cam that has video only from it's SDI output that I can capture audio from an analog source simultaneously and this device will embed the audio with the captured video?

A: The answer is yes. you can capture video and audio from different source and it will combine during stream.

Q: 2. coming out of a mixing board line level,what kind of pad do I need to plug into the magewell? It says mic level going in

A: the input on this product is Line Level therefore you can go straight from your mixing board into the capture device. Magewell makes this a bit more clear on their website http://www.magewell.com/products/usb-capture-sdi-4k-plus

Q: 3. I am trying to use this with the ATEM studio switcher and connect it with the program out sdi of the switcher. But the sdi cable that the magwell comes with would not fit the ATEM switcher. Do you know what kind of cable I need?

A: You need to use a short sdi cable with bnc connectors. I use it with the same setup as yours and works fine.

Q: 4. Is this compatible with Blackmagic HDMI-to-SDI micro converter? I have a Panasonic GH5 which only has HDMI output. I'll connect the GH5 to the Blackmagic micro converter, then run a long SDI cable to the Magewell.My laptop will be very far away from the camera so I need the SDI version of the Magewell. Thanks! God bless!

A: While we have not used this equipment, we see no reason it will not work as you wish. Keep in mind he camera cannot output 4K over HDMI, only HD.

Q: 5. Could you connect a flash drive and have it directly record to it or does it need to go to a computer first?

A: That is not possible. This will first need to connect to a computer.

Q: 6. Can I use this with a Canon C200 to livestream to Zoom (C200 Magewell USB Capture SDI Gen 2 Zoom on a laptop)?

A: Yes, The Magewell SDI encoder will connect to the Canon C200 SDI output and allow you to stream live when connected to a computer. The Magewell encoder makes your C200 into a professional high quality webcam that would work with services like Zoom Meeting.

Q: 7. Will this work with BM TV Studio Pro HD at 1080p 59.94?

A: yes this will work with the ATEM TV studio HD at 1080p 59.94

Q: 8. Does this work with Wirecast? Magewell's website does not have Wirecast listed on the compatibility list on the spec sheet for this particular model. The other Magewell products on the site list Wirecast!

A: Yes it is compatible with Wirecast.

Q: 9. Could you conceivably stream multiple cameras using multiple Magewell dongles on the same laptop?

A: It is possible, but you would need a very powerful computer to be able to handle multiple of such a capture device. Not sure it would be optimal with a laptop.

Q: 10. Will the USB port be fast enough to transmit 4k to the computer? I thought only Thunderbolt 3 could handle that.

A: Yes, this supports 4K through USB 3.0.