Magewell Pro Capture DVI

One-channel HD capture card

FEATURES

One-channel HD capture card
Input Interface: DVI x1 | 3.5 mm audio jack x1
Supports input resolution up to 2048×2160 pixels
Host Interface: PCIe Gen2 x1

Video Engine

10-bit video processing
Deinterlace
Cropping
Colour Adjustment
Hardware Timestamp
Colour Space Conversion
Up/down Conversion
Aspect Ratio Conversion
OSD
SG-DMA Transmission mode

Signal Detection & Support

Auto Detection of Input Signal Format
3D HDMI
Time Code

Software Environment

OS: Windows, Linux, Mac
Driver and Firmware: Universal Driver, Updatable Firmware
Included Software: Capture Express
Compatible Software: 50+

Other Features

Multiple Capture Streams
Low Latency Mode
Multiple Devices on One Host
Mounting Hole
Continuously Work for 24hx7
High-speed Memory
LED Status Indicator
Rotary Switch
Windows, Linux and Mac SDK
2-year Warranty

WHAT'S IN THE BOX

Pro Capture DVI
Low Profile Bracket
DVI to VGA connector
DVI-I to HDMI + Component breakout

Pro Capture DVI Specifications

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^* 10.12/10.13/10.14/10.15/11/12/13 (It does not support macOS 14 yet.)
  
  ^* More on the way with the upcoming support for macOS 14.x.

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 10.12/10.13.2/10.13.3/10.14.3/10.15/11/12/13

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

DVI-I
- DVI 1.0
- HDMI 1.4a (via breakout cable)
- VGA (via DVI2VGA connector)
- Component (via breakout cable)
3.5mm Phone Jack
- Line in

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

VGA & Component Specific Features

12-bit ADC
Support for RGB & YCbCr (YUV) color formats
Support for ‘Separated sync’, ‘Composite sync’, ‘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.

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 DVI” 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: 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 x1 Add-on Card
92.76mm x 68.88mm (without PCI bracket)

Accessories

DVI to VGA connector
DVI-I to HDMI + Component breakout
Low Profile bracket

Power Consumption

Max current at 12V: ~ 0.35 A
Max current at 3.3V: ~ 0.17 A
Max power consumption: ~ 4.68 W

Working Environment

Operating temperature: 0 to 60 deg C
Storage temperature: –20 to 70 deg C
Relative Humidity: 5% to 90% non-condensing