The Magewell USB Capture SDI 4K Plus connects to your computer over a USB interface and lets you capture up to a 4K DCI resolution signal (4096 x 2160) with embedded audio via a 6G-SDI input. It also features a 6G-SDI loop-through for local monitoring, and 3.5mm audio input and output for capturing external audio and extracting embedded audio. It's compatible with Windows, Mac, Linux, and Chrome operating systems.

The card offers a variety of processing and other features, including resolution scaling and deinterlacing. It's capable of operating 24 hours a day, 7 days a week while displaying the status of the input via an LED indicator (idle, input signal locked, memory failed, or FPGA configuration).

Note:

Please use the included Magewell USB 3.0 cable, which is a custom accessory. Using any other similar cable might cause capture problems and even damage the capture device.

Key Features

• SDI input and loop-through, audio in/out, USB 3.0 computer interface
• Capture 6G/2K/3G/HD/SD-SDI signals (up to 4096 x 2160)
• Compatible with Windows, Mac, Linux, and Chrome OS
• Plug-and-play operation
• UVC protocol support
• Up/down scaling
• Deinterlacing
• Image control
• Various output color spaces
• Firmware upgradeable
• Multiple devices on one host
• 24/7 continuous operation

Included USB Capture Utility V3

• Capture format setting
• Audio volume control
• Mirror and flip
• EDID editing and importing
• Firmware update
• Export diagnose report
• Other functions, such as cropping, deinterlacing, and device name setting

SDI Specific Features

• Integrated cable equalizer supporting cable lengths up to 492 ft for HD signals
• SD/HD/3Ga/3Gb/3Ga-DL/3Gb-DS/6G (SMPTE 2081) standards
• 4K (4096 x 2160) and 2K (2048 x 1080) modes
• 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)

Analog Audio Features

• Extract the embedded SDI audio and output via a 3.5mm unbalanced Line out jack
• Capture analog audio via 3.5mm unbalanced Line in jack

Video Capture Formats

• Image resolutions up to 4096 x 2160
• Capture frame rates up to 120 fps (actual capture frame rate can be limited by USB bandwidth and internal working frequency; typical capture frame rates on the Intel USB 3.0 controller are as follows: 1920 x 1080 YUY2 at up to 90 fps, and 3840 x 2160 NV12 at up to 30 fps)
• NV12 and I420 4:2:0 8-bit (up to 4096 x 2160)
• YUY2 and UYVY 4:2:2 8-bit (up to 4096 x 2160)
• RGB24 and RGB32 4:4:4 8-bit (up to 2048 x 2160)
• Default capture formats are YUY2 and NV12; more capture formats can be set using the included USB Capture Utility software

Video Processing Features

• Video processing pipelines with 640 megapixels processing bandwidth
• Cropping
• Scaling
• Frame rate conversion
• Vertical flip and mirror

Video Deinterlacing

• Weave
• Blend top and bottom field
• Top field only
• Bottom field only

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)

Color Format Conversion

• 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, and YCbCr 709 color formats
• Support for limited or full quantization range
• Support for limited, full, and extended gamut saturation range

Multiple Devices On One Computer

• Connect multiple units to one system
• Set the device serial number as the device name shown in the system using the USB Capture Utility

SDK

• USB Capture SDK provide functions including signal status extraction, capture configuration, etc.