
Magewell USB Capture SDI Gen 2
Product Features | Technical Specs | Drivers and Software | Product PDF | User Guide Magewell USB Capture SDI Gen 2 Single channel HD capture dongle Captures SD/HD/3G/2K SDI + embedded audio Requires USB 3.0 Port (or USB 2.0 for reduced capabilities) The Magewell USB Capture SDI Gen 2 provides HD video capture from a single SDI source, via a standard USB connection. Interface: Features: Magewell - USB Capture SDI Gen 2 - Technical Specs: Supported OS Windows 7/8/8.1/10/2008/2008 R2/2012 (x86 & x64) Linux (Ubuntu 12.04–16.10, CentOS 7) OS X 10.9–10.11 macOS 10.12 Chrome OS Supported APIs Windows DirectShow Wave API/DirectSound/WASAPI Linux V4L2 ALSA OS X/macOS QuickTime AV Foundation Supported Software VLC VirtualDub OBS XSplit vMix VidBlaster Wirecast Microsoft Media Encoder Adobe Flash Media Encoder Any other DirectShow, V4L2, QuickTime,AV Foundation based encoding or streaming software Input Interfaces MCX SD/HD/3G SDI Host Interfaces USB 3.0 compatible with USB 2.0 compatible with USB 3.1 Gen 1 Input Features Support for up to 2048×1080 input resolution SDI Specific Features Integrated cable equalizer supporting cable lengths up to 140M for 3G-SDI 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 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 2048×1080 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.) 1920×1080 YUY2 (up to 70fps) 1920×1080 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 format 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, etc. Firmware Upgrade Multiple devices in one system can be upgraded simultaneously LED Indicator Status LEDs indicate the working state of each channel: idle, input signal locked, memory failed or FPGA configuration failed. 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 If you intend to use multiple Magewell USB Capture devices on a single system, please verify that your system will be able to support this!