MAGEWELL
USB Capture AIO Technical Specifications
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Specifications are based on current hardware, firmware and software revisions, and are subject to change without notice.
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Revised 10/06/2022
Input Interface
DVI-I: DVI 1.0
HDMI 1.4a (via breakout cable)
VGA (via DVI-to-VGA connector)
Component (via breakout cable)
DB9
YC (S-Video)
Composite video
Analog audio (L+R)
Component video
BNC SD/HD/3G SDI
HDMI Input Features
225MHz HDMI receiver, max input 2048x1080 60fps 4:4:4
Custom EDID
Input RGB/YUV 4:4:4 8/10/12-bit, YUY 4:2:2 12-bit
Up to 8-channel 24-bit HDMI-embedded audio at 192kHz
HDMI interfaces: HDMI 1.4a
SDI Input Features
BNC SD/HD/3G SDI
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
Max input 2048x1080 60fps 4:2:2 10bit
Up to 8-channel SDI-embedded audio
VGA & Component Input Features
12-bit ADC
Support for RGB & YCbCr (YUV) color formats
Support for ‘Separated sync’, ‘Composite sync’, ‘Sync-on-green’ (SOG), ‘Sync-on-luminance’ (SOY)
Support for DMT, CEA, CVT, GTF, and custom CVT/GTF video timings
Input signals up to 165MHz pixel rate are digitized with 1:1 sampling
Input 3.5mm line in
S-video & CVBS Input Features
Support for NTSC, PAL, SECAM standards
Auto detection of the standard of input signal
Process and Capture Features
Video processing pipeline up to 160M pixels/s. Capture resolutions up to 2048x2160, frame rates up to 120fps.
Outputs include (actual capture frame rate can be limited by the USB bandwidth and internal working frequency.):
1920x1080p 23.98/24/25/29.97/30/50/59.94/60/75
1280x720p 23.98/24/25/29.97/30/50/59.94/60/100/119.88/120
720x576p25
720x480p30
Support for YUY2/UYVY/RGB24/RGB32
Custom video resolutions for CVT/GTF timings
Support video cropping, up/down scaling, de-interlacing, aspect ratio conversion, color format conversion, frame rate
conversion, flip and mirror
Up to 2-channel IEC60958 audio streams for HDMI signal
Up to 2 audio channels at 48KHz for SDI signal
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
116mm (L) x 116mm (W) x 32mm (H)
Accessories
1 × USB 3.0 cable
1 × DVI to VGA connector
1 × DVI-I to HDMI + Component breakout
1 × DB9 to YC + Composite + Analog Audio + Component breakout
Power Consumption
5V max current: ~1A
Max power consumption: ~5W
Working Environment
Operating temperature: 0 to 45 deg C
Storage temperature: -20 to 70 deg C
Relative Humidity: 5% to 90% non-condensing
