Pro Capture Quad HDMI Video Capture Card

Magewell

Supports full standard development interface (SDK) with high software compatibility

Product Features

Captures 2K2K

Multiple color space output options

HDMI input

PCI-e X4 interface

Supported systems

Product Introduction

Specification Table

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Brand Introduction

Magewell was founded in 2011. Since its establishment, the company has been dedicated to core audio-video processing technology, adhering to the philosophy of "technological innovation in products and technical service to customers." With strong R&D capabilities, Magewell focuses on the audio-video application field and has successively launched a series of video processing software and capture cards.

Magewell's multi-screen video capture software is widely used in education, medical, and conference settings. Its multi-functional broadcasting system can replace traditional hardware-based video switchers, offering flexible applications and cost-effective solutions. The large-screen display system software enables seamless splicing of multiple video sources, making it ideal for monitoring, command dispatch, exhibitions, and more.

Magewell's video capture devices are known for high image quality, superior audio performance, and excellent processing capabilities. They have been sold globally and are widely used in streaming media, medical imaging, industrial vision, machine vision, security inspection, large-screen displays, high-resolution surveillance, and other applications, providing users with an enhanced visual experience and earning widespread industry acclaim.

PCI-Express X4 High-Speed Interface
Supports 4-channel HDMI 1.4a input
Captures signals up to 2K x 2K @ 60Hz
Auto-detects input signals
Compatible with Windows / Linux / Mac OS
Supports full standard development interface (SDK) with high software compatibility
Ideal for medical equipment planning, video conferencing, production line testing, lecture recording, and streaming applications

Rich Functionality

Includes video capture software and broadcasting software

Supports multiple resolutions and encoding settings

Enables RTMP real-time streaming

Cross-Platform Compatibility

Compatible with Windows, Linux, and Mac OS

Multi-Stream Output

Can output multiple video streams simultaneously

Supports Flash Media Live Encoder, Capture Express, and Windows Media Encoder for live streaming, recording, and previewing

Professional Video Processing Engine

Offers advanced video processing features, including scaling, cropping, color adjustment (hue, brightness, contrast, saturation), deinterlacing, and color space conversion

All processing is handled by hardware, reducing CPU load

Hardware Timestamp

Synchronizes audio and video capture with 100ns precision

Enables cross-system synchronization of captured audio and video

Timecode Support

Can analyze time information (hours, minutes, seconds, frames) from HDMI signals output by Sony or Canon DSLRs for input synchronization

On-Screen Display (OSD) Support

Allows overlay of images, logos, titles, and subtitles using Magewell SDK

Hardware-based overlay processing without CPU usage

High Performance

High-speed PCI-E data transmission reduces CPU workload and improves efficiency

Achieves higher data transfer rates and quality effortlessly

DMA Transfer Mode

Supports NVIDIA GPUDirect for Video and AMD DirectGMA

Captured data can be transferred directly to the GPU without CPU involvement

Low-Latency Mode

Ultra-low latency processing, with capture latency under 1ms

Automatic Input Signal Detection

Analyzes signal format, eliminating the need for manual selection of video/audio input resolution and frame rate

Multi-Card Support

Multiple Magewell capture cards can be installed and operated simultaneously

DIP switches allow users to label each capture card

Unified Driver System

Uses a single driver and firmware update program

No need to download specific drivers or firmware—installation and updates are automatic

High Software Compatibility

Uses standard AV Stream driver architecture

Compatible with various applications using DirectShow

Stable and Reliable

6-layer PCB design with high-quality chips and capacitors

Undergoes 7-day, 24-hour continuous load testing for stability

Product Application

Provides 4 HDMI inputs

Supports different HDMI signals and simultaneous capture of 4 HD 2K signals

Each channel supports up to 2K x 2K @ 60Hz

System Requirements

Windows 7/8/8.1/2008/2008 R2/2012 (x86 & x64)
Linux (Based on V4L2, supports x86, x64, and ARM architectures)

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Pro Capture Quad HDMI ×1

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Specification

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Specifications

Supported APIs

Supported Software

Input Interface

Output Interface

Input Features

HDMI Signal Related Features

Output Formats

Video Processing Functions

Multi-Card Support

Multi-Stream Output

Supports Ultra-Low Latency

Timestamp and A/V Synchronization

Video Output SG-DMA

SDK

Windows Driver Customization

Firmware Upgrade

LED Indicators

Dimensions

Power Consumption

Operating Environment

Specifications

Content

Supported APIs

●Windows：DirectShow/DirectKS/Wave API/DirectSound/WASAPI
●Linux：V4L2 / ALSA

Supported Software

● VLC
● VirtualDub
● OBS
● xSplit
● vMix
● VidBlaster
● Wirecast
● Microsoft Media Encoder
● Adobe Flash Media Encoder
● Any other encoding or streaming media software developed using DirectShow or V4L2

Input Interface

●4x HDMI type A
DVI 1.0
HDMI 1.4a

Output Interface

PCIe Gen2 x4

Input Features

● Maximum supported input video resolution: 2048x2160

HDMI Signal Related Features

● 225MHz HDMI receiver
● Automatic HDMI equalizer adjustment, maximum HDMI transmission distance up to 30 meters
● Supports custom EDID
● Supports extraction of InfoFrame data including AVI/Audio/SPD/MS/VS/ACP/ISRC1/ISRC2/Gamut
● Supports full chroma subsampling
● Supports color sampling formats: RGB 4:4:4 8-bit, YCbCr 4:4:4, YCbCr 4:2:2
● Supports 8-channel IES60958/IEC61937 standard audio streams
● Supports extraction of audio format information and channel status data
● Supports extraction of video timing information
● Supports extraction of 3D format information
● Supports extraction of Sony/Canon DSLR timecode
● Supports 3D modes: Side-by-Side Half, Top-and-Bottom, Frame Packing

Output Formats

● Maximum supported output resolution: 2048x2160 pixels
● Maximum supported frame rate: 144fps (actual output frame rate may be limited by PCIe bandwidth and resolution)
● Supports 4:2:0 8-bit output formats: NV12, I420, YV12
● Supports 4:2:2 8-bit output formats: YUY2, YUYV, UYVY
● Supports 4:4:4 8-bit output formats: V308, IYU2, V408, BGR24, BGR32
● Supports 4:4:4 10-bit output formats: V410, Y410
● Additional output formats available through Pro Capture SDK (DirectKS-based version)

Video Processing Functions

● Utilizes two video processing pipelines, each with a processing bandwidth of up to 180M pixels/s
● Full 10-bit video processing
● Video cropping
● Video scaling
● Video deinterlacing: Weave, Blend, Top Field Only, Bottom Field Only
● Video aspect ratio conversion:

Automatic or manual selection of input video aspect ratio
Automatic or manual selection of output video aspect ratio
Three aspect ratio conversion modes: Ignore (Anisotropic), Crop, Fill (adds black bars)
● Video color space conversion:
Automatic or manual selection of input color space and quantization range
Automatic or manual selection of output color space, quantization range, and saturation range
Supports color spaces: RGB, YCbCr 601, YCbCr 709, YCbCr 2020
Supports limited or full quantization range
Supports limited, full, and extended saturation range
● Video frame rate conversion
● Video OSD composition:
Supports PNG format OSD (maximum resolution: 2048x2160)
Supports dynamic loading of RGBA OSD through SDK

Multi-Card Support

● Supports installation of multiple cards in the same system
● Built-in DIP switch for identification, with 16 settings (0 to F) for card numbering
● When the DIP switch is set to "1," the system hardware device tree displays: "01: Pro Capture HDMI"
● Video and audio devices in user software also display the card number

Multi-Stream Output

● Any input signal can be output as multiple streams
● Each output stream can have individual settings for cropping, aspect ratio, color space, resolution, frame rate, deinterlacing, color adjustment, OSD, etc.

Supports Ultra-Low Latency

● 64-line video delay
● Supports partial completion notification mode via SDK

Timestamp and A/V Synchronization

● Hardware-based 100ns high-precision clock
● Audio frames (192 audio samples) and video frames are timestamped by the hardware clock upon arrival at the capture card
● Hardware clock synchronization across multiple cards (supported via SDK)

Video Output SG-DMA

● Maximum DMA bandwidth per channel:
PCIe 2.x system: ~400MB/s
PCIe 1.x system: ~200MB/s
● Supports automatic detection of Intel GPU tiled surface
● Supports AMD GPU DirectGMA
● Supports Nvidia GPU GPUDirect

SDK

● Pro Capture SDK for DirectShow provides developers with a fast way to integrate capture card extension features (Windows)
● Pro Capture SDK for DirectKS offers maximum flexibility and highest performance for developers (Windows)

Windows Driver Customization

● All options can be managed at three levels via registry: all devices, specific model, and specific device
● Customizable video, audio, and crossbar filter names via registry

Firmware Upgrade

● Multiple cards in the same system can be upgraded simultaneously
● Firmware upgrades can be performed without shutting down the system when the capture card is not in use
● Safe upgrade mechanism: If power failure or system crash occurs during upgrade, the firmware automatically reverts to factory version (applicable to firmware version 1.21 and above)

LED Indicators

LED indicators display the status of each channel: idle, input signal locked, memory error, or FPGA configuration error

Dimensions

● Full-height PCIe x4 expansion card
● Dimensions: 140mm x 68.88mm (excluding PCIe bracket)

Power Consumption

● Maximum power consumption:
12V rail: 1.1A
3.3V rail: 0.9A
Total: 15.9W

Operating Environment

● Operating temperature: 0 ~ 40°C
● Storage temperature: -20 ~ 70°C
● Relative humidity: 5% ~ 90% (non-condensing)

File Download

Date

Type

Operating System

Description

File Download

2016.11.21

Product Catalog

Details

1.2MB

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Pro Capture Quad HDMI Video Capture Card Product

2016.12.21

Driver

Details

Win Server 2008 R2 32-bit

Win Server 2008 R2 64-bit

Win Server 2008 32-bit

Win Server 2008 64-bit

Win Server 2012 32-bit

Win Server 2012 64-bit

Win 7 32-bit

Win 7 64-bit

Win 8 32-bit

Win 8 64-bit

Win 8.1 32-bit

Win 8.1 64-bit

Win 10 32-bit

Win 10 64-bit

21.1MB

ZIP

Capture Express
Version：2.1.0.2201，2016-02-03

2016.12.21

Driver

Details

Win Server 2008 R2 32-bit

Win Server 2008 R2 64-bit

Win Server 2008 32-bit

Win Server 2008 64-bit

Win Server 2012 32-bit

Win Server 2012 64-bit

Win 7 32-bit

Win 7 64-bit

Win 8 32-bit

Win 8 64-bit

Win 8.1 32-bit

Win 8.1 64-bit

Win 10 32-bit

Win 10 64-bit

27.5MB

ZIP

Capture Studio
Version：2.1.0.2209，2016-02-03

2016.12.21

Driver

Details

Win Server 2008 R2 32-bit

Win Server 2008 R2 64-bit

Win Server 2008 32-bit

Win Server 2008 64-bit

Win Server 2012 32-bit

Win Server 2012 64-bit

Win 7 32-bit

Win 7 64-bit

Win 8 32-bit

Win 8 64-bit

Win 8.1 32-bit

Win 8.1 64-bit

Win 10 32-bit

Win 10 64-bit

1.0MB

ZIP

Pro Capture Series Driver (Windows)
Version: V1.3.0.3214, 2016/10/31

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Brand Introduction

Rich Functionality

Cross-Platform Compatibility

Multi-Stream Output

Professional Video Processing Engine

Hardware Timestamp

Timecode Support

On-Screen Display (OSD) Support

High Performance

DMA Transfer Mode

Low-Latency Mode

Automatic Input Signal Detection

Multi-Card Support

Unified Driver System

High Software Compatibility

Stable and Reliable

Product Application

System Requirements

Product List