Video Processing Functions
Two video processing pipelines with Approx. 180Mpixels/s processing bandwidth for each one
Video cropping
Video scaling
Video de-interlacing: Weave, Blend top & bottom field, Top field only, Bottom field only
Video aspect ratio conversion: Auto or manual selection of input aspect ratio, Auto or manual selection of capture aspect ratio, Three aspect ratio conversion modes: Ignore (Anamorphic), Cropping or Padding (Letterbox or Pillarbox)
Video color format conversion: Auto or manual selection of input color format & quantization range, Auto or manual selection of capture color format, quantization range & saturation range, Support for RGB, YCbCr 601, YCbCr 709 color formats, Support for Limited or Full quantization range, Support for Limited, Full & 'Extended gamut' saturation range
Video frame rate conversion
Video OSD composition: Support for PNG OSD image (up to 720x576), Support for dynamic loading of RGBA OSD image via SDK
Multiple Cards per System
Support for multiple cards plugged to one system
On-board rotary switch to set card number, with 16 positions from 0 to F
System hardware device tree will display "01: Pro Capture Hexa CVBS when rotary switch is set to 1 and so on
The video and audio device names displayed in your software will include the card number (set by the rotary switch)
Multiple Capture Streams
Unlimited capture streams for any one input channel
Independent cropping, aspect ratio, color format, resolution, frame rate, de-interlacing and color adjustment settings for each individual stream
Ultra Low Latency Support
Latency of 64 video lines
Partial notification mode in SDK
Timestamp & A/V Synchronization
Hardware based 100ns high resolution clock
Audio frames (192 audio samples) & video frames are stamped with hardware clock
Hardware clock can be synchronized across cards (via SDK)
Video Capture SG-DMA
~400MB/s per channel DMA bandwidth in PCIe 2.x system
200MB/s per channel DMA bandwidth in PCIe 1.x system
Support for auto detection of Intel tiled GPU surface
Support for DirectGMA for AMD video adapter chipsets
Support for GPUDirect for NVIDIA video adapter chipsets
SDK
Magewell Capture SDK for DirectShow for easy integration (Windows)
Magewell Capture SDK for DirectKS for maximum flexibility & performance (Windows)
Windows Driver Tweaks
All options can be controlled by three levels of registry key: global level, product level and device level
Video, Audio, Crossbar filter names can be customized via registry keys
Firmware Upgrade
Multiple cards in one system can be upgraded simultaneously
Cards can be upgraded without a system power shutdown (In most cases, even a reboot is not needed)
Safe upgrade. If power off or system break down occur when the firmware is being upgraded, it will automatically restore to the initial version.
LED Indicator
Status LEDs indicate the working state of each channel: Pulsing slowly: idle, On: input signal locked, Off: input signal unlocked, Double blinks: memory failed or FPGA configuration failed
Interface
Input Interface: DB25 x1, Support input resolution up to 720x576 pixels
Host Interface: PCIe Gen2 x1
Software Environment
OS: Windows, Linux, Mac
Driver and Firmware: Universal Driver, Updatable Firmware
Included Software: Pro Capture Utility, Capture Express
Compatible Software: 50+
Video Engine
Deinterlace
Cropping
Color Adjustment
Hardware Timestamp
Color Space Conversion
Up/down Conversion
Aspect Ratio Conversion
OSD
SG-DMA Transmission mode