Magewell USB Capture SDI Gen 2

Interface

Specifications and Features

Interface

Input Interface

One SD/HD/3G SDI input + embedded audio
Support input resolution up to 2048×1080 pixels

Host Interface

USB 3.0, compatible with USB 2.0

OS

Windows, Linux, Mac, Chrome OS

Capture format

Support capture resolutions up to 2048×1080
Support capture frame rates up to 120fps
Support 2-channel audio streams
Capture SDI signals transmitted a long distance away: up to 150m for 3G-SDI signals

Included Software

USB Capture Utility, Capture Express, etc.

Compatible Software

Zoom Rooms, Microsoft Teams Rooms, Skype for Business, Google Hangouts, GoToMeeting, VLC, OBS Studio, XSplit, etc.

Input Features

Max input: 2048×1080 60fps 4:2:2 10bit
Up to 8-channel embedded audio
SD/HD/3G-SDI BNC input
SD (ST 259)/HD (ST 292)/3Ga (ST 425)/3Gb-DL (ST 425)/3Gb-DS (ST 425) standard
Input RGB/YUV 4:4:4 10/12-bit, YUV 4:2:2 8/10/12-bit, RGBA/YUVA 4:4:4:4 10-bit
Input SDI signals transmitted up to 150m for 3G-SDI signals

Process and Capture Features

Video processing pipeline up to 160M pixels/s. Capture videos up to 2048×1080, frame rates up to 120fps. Outputs include (actual capture frame rate can be limited by the USB bandwidth and internal working frequency.):

1920x1080p/1280x720p 23.98/24/25/29.97/30/50/59.94/60
720x576p25
720x480p30

Support for YUY2/UYVY/RGB24/RGB32
Support video cropping, up/down scaling, de-interlacing, aspect ratio conversion, color format conversion, frame rate conversion, flip and mirror
Up to 2 audio channels at 48KHz

Included Software

USB Capture Utility enables users to easily check and set the capture-related parameters, upgrade firmware of the capture device and export info needed for troubleshooting

SDK & APIs

The MWCapture SDK provides functions including signal status extraction, capture configuration and real-time audio & video capture, etc.
Windows DirectShow/Wave API/DirectSound/WASAPI
Linux V4L2/ALSA
macOS AVCaptureSession/AudioUnit

Output Interface

USB 3.0

compatible with USB 2.0
compatible with USB 3.1 Gen 1

Compatible Software

Zoom Rooms
Microsoft Teams
Skype for Business
Google Hangouts
GoToMeeting
Gstreamer
VLC
OBS Studio
XSplit
QuickTime Player
Any other DirectShow/V4L2/AVCaptureSession based encoding or streaming software

Recommended OS

Windows 7/8/8.1/10/11/Server 2008/Server 2008 R2/Server 2012/Server 2016 (x86 & x64) and above
Linux x86, x64 & ARM architecture, with 2.6.35 and above
Mac OS X 10.9/macOS 10.12 and above
Chrome OS

LED Indicator

Status LEDs indicate the working state of each channel:

Pulsing slowly: input signal unlocked
On: input signal locked
Double blinks: memory failed or FPGA configuration failed
Off: firmware or power supply abnormal

Form Factor

92.2mm (L) x 40.2mm (W) x 12.3mm (H)

Accessories

1 × USB 3.0 cable
1 × MCX to BNC cable

Power Consumption

5V max current: ~0.5A
Max power consumption: ~2.5W

Working Environment

Operating temperature: 0 to 50 deg C
Storage temperature: -20 to 70 deg C
Relative Humidity: 5% to 90% non-condensing