MAGEWELL USB Capture SDI Plus Technical Specifications

MAGEWELL

USB Capture SDI Plus Technical Specifications

Specifications are based on current hardware, firmware and software revisions, and are subject to change without notice.

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Revised 30/03/2021

Supported OS

Windows

Windows 7/8/8.1/10/Server 2008/Server 2008 R2/Server 2012/Server 2016 (x86 & x64)

Linux (support x86, x64 & ARM architecture)

Ubuntu 12.04/14.04/16.04/17.04/17.10/18.04 (x86 & x64) CentOS 6.5/7 (x86 & x64) Fedora 25/26/27 (x86 & x64) Red hat 6.5 and above (x86 & x64) Other Linux OS with kernel version 2.6.35 and above

Mac

OS X 10.9/10.10/10.11 macOS 10.12 and above

Chrome OS

Recommended OS (tested)

Windows

Windows 7 Ultimate/8.1 Enterprise/10 Enterprise/Server 2008 R2 DataCenter/Server 2012 R2 DataCenter/Server 2016 R2 DataCenter (x86 & x64)

Linux

Ubuntu 12.04/14.04/16.04 (x86 & x64) Ubuntu 17.04/17.10/18.04 (x64) CentOS 6.5/7.2 (x86 & x64) Fedora 25/26 (x64) Red hat 6.5 (x86 & x64)

Mac

OS X 10.9.5/10.10/10.11.2/10.11.3/10.11.4 macOS 10.12/10.13.2/10.13.3/10.14.3/10.15

Supported APIs

Windows

DirectShow Wave API/DirectSound/WASAPI

Linux

V4L2 ALSA

macOS

AVCaptureSession AudioUnit

Compatible Software

Zoom Skype Mircosoft Teams GoToMeeting Gstreamer VLC OBS Studio XSplit

QuickTime Player Any other DirectShow/V4L2/AVCaptureSession based encoding or streaming software

Input Interfaces

BNC

SD/HD/3G SDI

3.5mm audio jack unbalanced Line In interface

Host Interface

USB 3.0

compatible with USB 2.0 compatible with USB 3.1 Gen 1

Output Interface

3.5mm audio jack unbalanced Line Out interface

Loop-through Interface

BNC

SD/HD/3G SDI

Input features

Support for up to 2048x1080 input resolution

SDI Specific Features

Integrated cable equalizer extending the cable length as follows:

up to 330m for SD-SDI signals up to 190m for HD-SDI signals up to 150m for 3G-SDI signals

Support for SD/HD/3Ga/3Gb/3Gb-DL/3Gb-DS standards Support for 2K (2048x1080) 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

Analog Audio Features

Extract the embedded SDI audio and output via 3.5mm unbalanced Line out Capture analog audio via 3.5 mm unbalanced Line In interface

Video Capture format

Support for capture resolutions up to 2048x1080 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 USB3.0 controller are as follows.)

1920x1080 YUY2 (up to 70fps) 1920x1080 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 formats can be set using USB Capture Utility.

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