Supported OS
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- Windows 7/8/8.1/10/2008/2008 R2/2012 (x86 & x64)
- Linux (based on V4L2,support x86,x64 & ARM architecture)
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Supported APIs
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- Windows
- DirectShow
- DirectKS
- Wave API/DirectSound/WASAPI
- Linux
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Supported Software
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- VLC
- VirtualDub
- OBS
- xSplit
- vMix
- VidBlaster
- Wirecast
- Microsoft Media Encoder
- Adobe Flash Media Encoder
- Any other DirectShow/V4L2 encoding/streaming software
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Input Interfaces
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Host Interface
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- M.2 2280 Type M (PCIe Gen2 x4)
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Input Features
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- Support for input video resolutions up to 2048×1080 pixels
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SDI Specific Features
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- Integrated cable equalizer supporting cable lengths up to 230M for HD signals
- Support for SD/HD/3Ga/3Gb/3Ga-DL/3Gb-DS standards
- Support for 2K (2048×1080) 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 8 (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
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Video Capture Formats
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- Support for output image resolutions up to 2048×1080 pixels
- Support for capture frame rates up to 144fps (Actual capture frame rate can be limited by PCIe bandwidth. For the resolution of 1280×1024 and higher, the actual frame rate may be limited by the onboard video processing hardware pixel clock. For example, the maximum frame rate of 1920×1080 resolution can up to 80fps.)
- Support for 4:2:0 8-bit output formats: NV12, I420, YV12
- Support for 4:2:2 8-bit output formats: YUY2, YUYV, UYVY
- Support for 4:4:4 8-bit output formats: V308, IYU2, V408, BGR24, BGR32
- More capture formats are supported via Magewell Capture SDK for DirectKS
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Video Processing Features
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- Video processing pipelines with ~180Mpixels/s processing bandwidth
- 8-bit 4:4:4 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
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Multiple Cards per System
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- 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 Quad 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)
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Multiple Replicated Capture Streams
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- Unlimited capture streams for any one input channel, but the capture streams should be in the same capture format.
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Timestamp & A/V Synchronization
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- 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)
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Video Capture SG-DMA
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- ~400MB/s per channel DMA bandwidth in PCIe 2.x system
- ~200MB/s per channel DMA bandwidth in PCIe 1.x 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
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SDK
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- Magewell Capture SDK for DirectShow for easy integration (Windows)
- Magewell Capture SDK for DirectKS for maximum flexibility & performance (Windows)
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Windows Driver Tweaks
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- All options can be controled by three levels of registry key: global level, product level and device level
- Video, Audio, Crossbar filter names can be customized via registry keys
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Firmware Upgrade
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- 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.
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LED Indicator
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- Status LEDs indicate the working state of each channel: idle, input signal locked, memory failed or FPGA configuration failed.
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Form Factor
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Accessories
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Power Consumption
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- Max current at 3.3V: ~ 2.17 A
- Max power consumption: ~ 7.16 W
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Working Environment
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- Operating temperature: 0 to 40 deg C
- Storage temperature: –20 to 70 deg C
- Relative Humidity: 5% to 90% non-condensing
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