The Magewell Eco Capture Dual SDI M.2 Card supports two SDI input sources simultaneously and allows you to capture up to 2048 x 1080 resolution (via 2K/3G/HD/SD-SDI) with embedded audio from each source to your computer. Featuring an M.2 (PCIe 2.0) computer interface, this card provides the flexibility to be used in compact/thin tablet computers and other small form factor PCs where PCIe slots may be at a minimum. It's compatible with Windows and Linux operating systems and is capable of operating 24 hours a day, 7 days a week while an LED indicator confirms the working state of the input the entire time (idle, input signal locked, memory failed, or FPGA configuration).

Eco Capture Dual SDI M.2 Card also offers many processing and other features, including resolution scaling and a high-fidelity pipeline. The card features two native MMCX input connectors and comes with MMCX-to-BNC adapter cables for connecting your SDI signals.

2-Ch SDI 2K Capture Card for PC/Linux    Up to 2048 x 2160 Resolution Per Input    2K/3G/HD/SD-SDI Signal Support    Small Form Factor M.2/PCIe 2.0 Interface    Capable of 24/7 Operation    MMCX Connectors / MMCX-to-BNC Cables    Resolution Scaling, Time Stamp    High-Fidelity Processing Pipeline    Various Output Color Spaces    LED Status Indicator

• Two MMCX connectors supporting included MMCX to SDI adapter cables

• Capture 2K/3G/HD/SD-SDI signals (up to 2048 x 1080)

• M.2 Interface (PCIe 2.0)

• Compatible with Windows and Linux

• Resolution scaling

• High-fidelity video processing pipeline

• Image control

• Various output color spaces

• SG-DMA transmission mode

• Multiple devices on one host

• Multiple replicated capture streams

• Hardware time stamp

• Mounting hole

• LED indicator

• Firmware upgradeable

• Common driver

• 24/7 continuous operation

• Integrated cable equalizer supporting cable lengths up to 755' for HD signals

• SD/HD/3Ga/3Gb/3Ga-DL/3Gb-DS standards

• 2K (2048 x 1080) mode

• RGB 4:4:4, YCbCr 4:4:4, YCbCr 4:2:2 color sampling

• 10/12-bit color depth

• Extraction of SMPTE 352 payload identifier

• Up to 8 (mono) audio channels at 48 kHz

• 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: 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

• Image resolutions up to 2048 x 2160

• Frame rates up to 144 fps (actual capture frame rate can be limited by PCIe bandwidth; for 1280 x 1024 and higher, the actual frame rate may be limited by the onboard video processing hardware pixel clock - for example, the maximum frame rate of 1920 x 1080 resolution can up to 80 fps)

• 4:2:0 8-bit capture formats: NV12, I420, YV12

• 4:2:2 8-bit capture formats: YUY2, YUYV, UYVY

• 4:4:4 8-bit capture formats: V308, IYU2, V408, BGR24, BGR32

• More capture formats are supported via Magewell Capture SDK for DirectKS

• Video processing pipelines with 180 megapixels processing bandwidth

• 8-bit 4:4:4 video processing

• Cropping

• Scaling

• Deinterlacing

• Video aspect ratio conversion

• Color format conversion

• Frame rate conversion

• Weave

• Blend top and bottom field

• Top field only

• Bottom field only

• 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)

• Auto or manual selection of input color format and quantization range

• Auto or manual selection of capture color format, quantization range, and saturation range

• Support for RGB, YCbCr 601, YCbCr 709, YCbCr 2020 color formats

• Support for limited or full quantization range

• Support for limited, full, and extended gamut saturation range

• Support for multiple cards plugged to one system

• On-board rotary switch to set card number with 16 positions

• System hardware device tree will display "01: Eco Capture Dual SDI M.2" when rotary switch is set to 0001, 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 (but in the same format)

• Hardware based 100ns high resolution clock

• Audio frames (192 audio samples) and video frames are stamped with hardware clock

• Hardware clock can be synchronized across cards (via SDK)

• 400 MB/s per channel DMA bandwidth in PCIe 2.x system

• 200 MB/s per channel DMA bandwidth in PCIe 1.x system

• Auto detection of Intel tiled GPU surface

• DirectGMA for AMD video adapter chipsets

• GPUDirect for NVIDIA video adapter chipsets

• Magewell Capture SDK for DirectShow for easy integration (Windows)

• Magewell Capture SDK for DirectKS for maximum flexibility and 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

Related Questions and Answers

Q: 1. 1) What is the radiator height of this item?2) What is the input-output latency with different input resolutions?

A: This card has an M.2 2280 standard size, which means it is 22mm Wide and 80mm Long. However this product is for capture only. It has 2 SDI Inputs, it does not have an input and output. For additional help feel free to email us directly at ask@bandh.com.

Q: 2. is this hardware or software compression?

A: The Magewell Eco Capture is supposed to be used for capturing raw video/audio data without compression.

Q: 3. Will this card input both HDMI channels at the same time?

A: I have the Quad, which is essentially the same thing, and we use it to live-stream 4 simultaneous cameras. So, using that assumption, it'll do so very very well. Very happy with ours.

Q: 4. How do you cable manage the input cable/s? Is there a breakout interface or something to harness the SDI or HDMI cable that have to connect externally?

A: The needed adapters are included. The SDI model of this Capture Card includes two MMCX to BNC Adapter Cables. While the Dual HDMI Mode, B&H # MA11510, will come with a pair of JST SHD to HDMI Type A Adapter Cables.

Q: 5. 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: 6. Will this card bring in 4 simultaneous streams of 1080 video for live switching in VMix? Thanks!

A: Yes it will. It will take in four HD signal and work with vMix as well.

Q: 7. Is the BNC connector the standard size for SDI or is this the mini bnc connectors?

A: As per manufacturer, it has standard size BNC connectors.

Q: 8. THe Magewell Pro Capture Dual HDMI Card (2 Channel) is clearly a low profile PCIe card. However, does it come with a low profile bracket or a full height bracket?

A: this card comes with a full height bracket

Q: 9. 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: 10. If I am using this card to capture video from a PTZ camera that has video only on it's SDI output, how do I capture the analog audio (microphone system) that I already have installed? Is there a better card to use for that? Also, does this come with capturing software?

A: Software is not included:Supported Software:VLC, VirtualDub, OBS, xSplit, vMix, VidBlaster, Wirecast, Microsoft Media Encoder, Adobe Flash Media Encoder, Any other DirectShow/V4L2 encoding/streaming softwareYou can sync the video with your audio in post with most editing software:Additional features include ultra-low latency, timestamp and A/V synchronization