Magewell XI006AE User Manual

XI006AE 6-channel Audio and Video Capture Adapter

User’s Guide

Rev 1.0

2011/7/27

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Content

1 Preface .......................................................................................................................................... 1

2 Minimum Hardware Configuration .............................................................................................. 1

3 Recommended Hardware Configuration ...................................................................................... 1

4 System Requirements ................................................................................................................... 1

5 Hardware and Driver Installation ................................................................................................. 2

6 Connection of Input ...................................................................................................................... 2

6.1 SD Video Signal(CVBS) ....................................................................................................... 2

6.2 Audio Signal .......................................................................................................................... 3

7 Video Capture Device Instruction ................................................................................................ 3

7.1 Display "Filter Properties Dialog Window" In Common Software ....................................... 4

7.2 “Device” Instruction .............................................................................................................. 4

7.3 Capture Device "Advanced Settings" Instruction .................................................................. 6

7.3.1 Capture ............................................................................................................................... 7

7.3.2 Image Processing ................................................................................................................ 7

7.3.3 Image Output ...................................................................................................................... 7

8 Video Formats Setting .................................................................................................................. 8

8.1 Display "Filter Output Pin" In Common Software ................................................................ 8

8.2 “Out Format” Instruction ....................................................................................................... 8

9 Audio Capture Device Instruction ................................................................................................ 9

9.1 Windows XP, Windows 2003 ................................................................................................ 9

9.2 Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 2008, Windows 2008 R2 ...................................... 10

10 Compatible Software Instruction ................................................................................................ 11

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1 Preface

Thank you for purchasing XI006AE 6-channel audio and video capture adapter! XI006AE is featured with small and exquisite bulk, superior performance. The XI006AE can simultaneously capture six Standard-Definition video signals, and six stereo analog audio signals. The user’s guide will provide with necessary instruction for proper use of XI006AE capture adapter.

2 Minimum Hardware Configuration

 Intel Core Solo  1G of RAM  Available PCI-Express x1 expansion slot on motherboard

3 Recommended Hardware Configuration

 Intel Core i5  2G of RAM  Available PCI-Express x1 expansion slot on motherboard

4 System Requirements

System should be one of the following systems (x 86 version or x64 version):

 Microsoft Windows XP  Microsoft Windows Server 2003

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 Microsoft Windows Vista  Microsoft Windows Server 2008  Microsoft Windows 7  Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2

5 Hardware and Driver Installation

Please refer to " XI006AE Installation Guide" to install the hardware and the driver.

6 Connection of Input

6.1 SD Video Signal(CVBS)

Figure 1, SD video signal connection sketch map

6.2 Audio Signal

Figure 2, audio signal connection sketch map

Notes: The audio signal input is up to" Line in" level standard, if you need to connect to microphone, must connect microphone with microphone input of "microphone amplifier" or "mixer", and then "microphone amplifier" or "mixer" output is connected to the interface.

7 Video Capture Device Instruction

XI006AE is based on Microsoft DirectShow interface, six video capture devices will be increased in operating system after installation:

 Video 1 (XI006AE Adapter x)  Video 2 (XI006AE Adapter x)  Video 3 (XI006AE Adapter x)  Video 4 (XI006AE Adapter x)  Video 5 (XI006AE Adapter x)  Video 6 (XI006AE Adapter x)

The Video 1 to 6(XI006AE Adapter x) is corresponding to yellow video BNC interface with the same number in breakout cable. XI006AE not only offers basic options, such as image brightness, contrast, hue, saturation, Gamma and so on, but also provides additional options for setting function.

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You can use "Filter Properties dialog window" in DirectShow to set options.

7.1 Display "Filter Properties Dialog Window" In Common Software

Double click "AmCap.exe", choose SD video device "Video 1 (XI006AE Adapter1)" in "Devices" menu, then click "Video Capture Filter ..." in "Settings" menu, pop-up " Filter Properties dialog window".

7.2 “Device” Instruction

Figure 3, Device Properties tab

Device Number: display serial of card, the number should be accorded with the barcode on the card. Version: display related version number, versions include hardware version, firmware version, driver version, and device serial. You may request user to provide

relevant version number when you solve problems. Firmware: if new features need to upgrade the firmware, we should first backup it and then upgrade the firmware. Notes: The different versions of the firmware and hardware cannot be mixed together, or else it will get error when upgrade. Additionally, do not power outage in the process of firmware upgrade, otherwise it will lead to upgrade firmware fail, then the capture card will not work. You have to return the capture card back to factory for being repaired.

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7.3 Capture Device "Advanced Settings" Instruction

Figure 4, "Advanced Settings" page

7.3.1 Capture

Square Pixel Mode: image is not deformation, XY pixel and aspect ratio are both 4:3,

PAL input is 768x576, NTSC input is 640x480, square pixel mode is default. Non Square Pixel Mode: image is a little deformation, PAL input is 720x576,NTSC input is 720x480.

Input: dimension, model. Dim: when image is not clipped, capture dimension is the same as input, if image is

clipped, it will display dimension of image clipping. Image Cutting: Through adjust up and down around the boundary to cut off image, such as, the bottom has black edging, click bottom”+” to clip. The step size of 2 pixels, if you want recovery, click top“-” .

Notes: when you clip image, please set scale “Fill output image” to watch clipping

effect conveniently.

7.3.2 Image Processing

Generically, default value need not adjust, but in different environments if image brightness, color, noise cannot reach best, you can fine-tune to achieve best. Luma Gain: Default value is 1600, increasing or decreasing brightness according to requirement. If you choose "Auto", image brightness will be dynamically auto according to input signal. Chroma Gain: Default value is 910, adjust image to black and white, raise image color to be more and more bright. If check "Auto", image color will be dynamically auto according to input signal. Denoise: 4 is default, if image noise is more, you can raise denosie, image noise will be significantly less, but image definition is slightly worse.

7.3.3 Image Output

Display output format of current image, set image zoom scale, de-interlace and

image flipping.

 Format: display output image size, frame rate, color format.

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 Scale: if image size is not unified with user setting, we provide three ways,

full output image and keep aspect ratio, fill border to black and keep aspect ratio, clip border. Full output image and keep aspect ratio is default.

 De-interlace: vertical blend, motion adaptive. Motion adaptive is better,

but it takes up high CPU usage, also you can choose “disabled”.

8 Video Formats Setting

Driver is redefined "Filter Output Pin" interface. Output resolution can be any size, even special resolution which is cut.

8.1 Display "Filter Output Pin" In

Common Software

 AMCAP: Double click "AmCap.exe", choose HD video device "HD Video

(XI006AE Adapter1)" in "Devices" menu, then click “Video Capture Pin ...”in "Settings" menu, pop-up " Filter Output Pin ".

8.2 “Out Format” Instruction

Figure 5,””properties page

Color Space: offer five color formats, YUYV, UYVY, I420, RGB 24 Bits, and RGB 32 Bits. Image Size: set image size of output, it can be written manually, or select output resolution from “Presets”, the bold font resolution at the top is the same as capture image, it is the best resolution. Frame Rate: set output frame rate, you can writer manually, or select from “Presets”. If application software is set output frame rate, now setting is no effect, when you open again, it will return frame rate in application software.

9 Audio Capture Device Instruction

XI006AE is based on the Microsoft DirectShow interface. After installation in operating system, the relevant audio devices will be added on. Any software which is compatible with DirectSound, DirectShow can use the recording device for capturing sound.

9.1 Windows XP, Windows 2003

The name of audio capture device under Windows XP, Windows 2003:

 Audio 1 (XI006AE Adapter x)  Audio 2 (XI006AE Adapter x)  Audio 3 (XI006AE Adapter x)  Audio 4 (XI006AE Adapter x)  Audio 5 (XI006AE Adapter x)  Audio 6 (XI006AE Adapter x)

Through system "Volume Control" to adjust recording volume, detailed steps as follows:

1. In system notification icon area on right corner double-click " " button to

pop-up " Open Volume Control" window.

2. Open "Options" menu, select "Properties" menu item.

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3. In "Mixer", select "Audio 1 (XI006AE Adapter x)", click "OK" button.

4. Corresponding volume control project will be displayed, this time you can

operate volume and "quiet" according to your requirement.

Figure 6，Windows XP/2003“VolumeControl”-“Properties” dialogue

9.2 Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 2008, Windows 2008 R2

Under such operating systems, each capture card will show two audio capture devices:

 Audio 1 XI006AE Adapter x  Audio 2 XI006AE Adapter x  Audio 3XI006AE Adapter x  Audio 4 XI006AE Adapter x  Audio 5 XI006AE Adapter x

 Audio 6 XI006AE Adapter x Through system "Volume Control" to adjust the recording volume, specific steps as follows:

1. In system notification icon area on right corner right-click " "button, select

"Recording devices" in pop-up menu.

2. In pop-up list which displays recording device, select " Audio 1 XI006AE

Adapter x ", click "Properties" button, system will pop up device properties dialog window.

3. In Properties dialog box, select "Levels" property page, then you can operate

volume control and "Quiet" according to your requirement.

Figure 7, Windows Vista/7 recording device properties dialog windows

10 Compatible Software Instruction

XI006AE can be compatible with variety of audio and video capture software which

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is based DirectShow interface, and audio capture software which is based DirectSound interface, such as:

 Windows Media Encoder  Adobe Flash Media Live Encoder  Real Producer Plus  Video LAN for Windows

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