Magewell PRO Capture User Manual

Pro Capture

Video Capture Card Driver

User Manual

Content

1. Safety information .................................................................................................................. 3

2. Video Capture Card Hardware Installation ......................................................................... 4

3. Video Capture Card driver installation ................................................................................... 6

3.1 System requirement ......................................................................................................... 6

3.2 Driver installation and uninstallation .............................................................................. 6

4. Settings ....................................................................................................................................... 8

4.1 Info ...................................................................................................................................... 8

4. 2 “Timing” tab ....................................................................................................................... 9

4. 3 “OSD” tab ........................................................................................................................ 13

4. 4 “HDMI” tab ...................................................................................................................... 13

4. 5 The “Video” tab .............................................................................................................. 15

4. 6 “Input” tab........................................................................................................................ 17

4. 7 “Output” Settings............................................................................................................ 26

4. 8 “Video crossbar” ............................................................................................................ 26

5. Copyright and End User Agreement ................................................................................. 27

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1. Safety information

1.1 Electrical safety

1.1.1 When devices are added to or removed from the system, ensure that the computer is turned off before the signal cables are connected. If possible, disconnect all power cables from the computer before you add a device.

1.1.2 Make sure that your power supply is set to the correct voltage for the supply in your area.

1.1.3 If you are not sure about the voltage of the electrical outlet you are using, contact your local power company.

1.1.4 If the power supply is broken, do not try to fix it by yourself. Contact a qualified service technician or your retailer.

1.2 Operation safety

1.2.1 Before installing devices on your motherboard, carefully read all the manuals that came with the package.

1.2.2 Before using the product, make sure all cables are correctly connected and the power cables are not damaged. If you detect any damage, contact your dealer immediately.

1.2.3 To avoid short circuits, keep paper clips, screws, and staples away from connectors, slots, sockets and circuitry.

1.2.4 Avoid dust, humidity, and extreme temperature. Do not place the product in any area where it may be exposed to moisture.

1.2.5 Place the product on a stable surface.

1.2.6 If you encounter technical problems with the product, contact a qualified service technician or your retailer.

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2. Video Capture Card Hardware Installation

Steps：

1． Please turn off the computer power and unplug the power cable. 2． Remove the chassis cover and locate the PCI Express slot(s).

(Sample Motherboard inside the chassis：)

3． Move the retaining clip to the “open” position (usually by pushing down on it) on the

PCIe slot into which you are going to insert the card.

4． Plug the Video Capture Card into the slot and make sure it is firmly seated.

(Motherboard inside the chassis with capture cards installed)

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5． Use a screw to attach the card to the rear panel of the chassis. 6． If multiple cards are to be installed, it is advisable to set the ID number of each card

before installation. There is a rotary switch on each card marked in hexadecimal from 0 to F. Users should set a different number for each card according to their needs. After the ID numbers are set, users can install the cards according to Steps 3-5.

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7． Replace the chassis cover. 8． For DVI cards and others with analogue inputs, use the included breakout cable to go

between the video source and the connector on the Capture Card itself.

9． Reconnect all the power cables.

3. Video Capture Card driver installation

3.1 System requirement

a. Minimum requirements： CPU - Intel Core 2 Duo E7200; RAM - 1GB; integrated

graphics card; integrated sound card.

b. Recommended： CPU - Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600; RAM - 2GB; Graphics Card - Intel

HD Graphics 3000.

c. Supported Operating Systems：Windows 7 / Windows 8 / Windows 8.1 / Windows

2008 / Windows 10

3.2 Driver installation and uninstallation

Driver installation guide：

1． Open the driver installations source folder. Based on the current operating system,

choose the applicable program. (MWCaptureInstaller.exe for 32bit systems or MWCaptureInstaller_x64.exe for 64bit systems)

2． Double click on the selected installer to run it and the window below will appear.

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3． After the installation has finished, a notification will appear to show if the installation

was successful.

4． Click “OK” to finish the installation. 5． To confirm whether the installation was successful, right click “My Computer” and

select Management -> Device Manager -> Sound, video and game controllers -> and then check that your capture card model(s) are shown in the list of installed devices

In the device list above, you can see all the capture cards that are installed in this

computer. The number before the Pro Capture card name is the ID number of the card. (Eg. 00 or 04 in the example above.) This is the number set via the rotary switch on the card. For multi-channel cards, the channel number will be added after the ID number of

the card. (Eg. 04-0，04-1，04-2，04-3 for a Quad card)

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d. Choose a capture device and right click Properties ->Driver. Check the version of the

current driver. If it is the same as the installed driver, the installation has been successful.

Driver uninstallation：

1． Right click “My Computer” and select Management->Device Manager->Sound, video

and game controllers -> {capture card model}

2． Right click on the card name and choose Uninstall 3． Click Delete driver and Confirm to finish the uninstall process.

4. Settings

4.1 Info

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Item

Item Description

Family name

Name of the product family (Pro Capture)

Product name

Name of this specific product

Firmware name

Name of the firmware

Serial number

Hardware version

Hardware version of this product

Firmware version

Firmware version currently installed

Driver version

Driver version currently in use

Board index

Board ID number, a hexadecimal value from 0 to F. Set via a rotary switch on the card, as described in section 2.6 .

Channel index

The zero-based channel number. It will be 0 for a single channel card. The number can be 1 or 2 for a dual channel card; 1, 2, 3 or 4 for a quad channel card.

Device instance ID

Device instance ID. The key value can be found in the registry at location：Registry\Computer\HKEY LOCAL MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\Procapture

PCIe address

Shows Bus number and Device number

PCIe speed

Bus speed (eg Gen1, Gen 2)

PCIe width

Bus bandwidth (options are x1, x2, x4, x8, x16)

PCIe max payload size

Max length of valid bus data

PCIe max read request size

Max size of read request Total memory size

Current onboard memory size (eg 256MB)

Free memory size

Max input dimension

Max video input resolution

Max output dimension

Max video output resolution Core temperature

Current temperature of FPGA chip core

4. 2 “Timing” tab

Note: When the capture card in use has a YUV component or VGA capture interface, this

Timing tab will be shown. See the picture below.

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