Supported OS

Windows 7/8/8.1/10/2008/2008 R2/2012 (x86 & x64)
Linux (based on V4L2，support x86，x64 & ARM architecture)

Supported APIs

Windows

• DirectShow
• DirectKS
• Wave API/DirectSound/WASAPI

Linux

• V4L2
• ALSA

Supported Software

VLC
VirtualDub
OBS
xSplit
vMix
VidBlaster
Wirecast
Microsoft Media Encoder
Adobe Flash Media Encoder
Any other DirectShow/V4L2 encoding/streaming software

Input Interfaces

JST SHD 20-Pin socket

• DVI-D 1.0
• HDMI 1.4

Host Interface

M.2 2280 Type M (PCIe Gen2 x4)

Input Features

Support for input video resolutions up to 4096×2160 pixels

HDMI Specific Features

297MHz HDMI receiver
Adaptive HDMI equalizer
Support for customized EDID
Support for extraction of AVI/Audio/SPD/MS/VS/ACP/IRSC1/ISRC2/Gamut InfoFrames
Full colorimetry support
Support for RGB/YUV 4: 4: 4 8-bit format signals with a pixel frequency of no more than 297MHz
Support for YUV 4:2:2 12-bit format signals with a pixel frequency of no more than 297MHz
Support for RGB/YUV 4:4:4 10/12-bit format signals with a pixel frequency of no more than 170MHz
Support for up to 8-channel IEC60958/IEC61937 audio streams
Support for extraction of audio formation information & channel status data
Support for extraction of video timing information
Support for extraction of 3D format information
Support for extraction of Sony/Canon DSLR time code
Support for Side-by-Side Half, Top-and-Bottom, Frame Packing 3D mode.

Video Capture Formats

Support for capture image resolutions up to 4096×2160 pixels
Support for capture frame rates up to 144fps (Actual capture frame rate can be limited by PCIe bandwidth & image resolution)
Support for 4:2:0 8-bit capture formats: NV12, I420, YV12
Support for 4:2:2 8-bit capture formats: YUY2, YUYV, UYVY
Support for 4:4:4 8-bit capture formats: V308, IYU2, V408, BGR24, BGR32
More capture formats are supported via Magewell Capture SDK for DirectKS

Video Processing Features

Video processing pipeline with ~360Mpixels/s processing bandwidth
8-bit 4:4:4 video processing
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, YCbCr 2020 color formats
• Support for Limited or Full quantization range
• Support for Limited, Full & ‘Extended gamut’ saturation range

Video frame rate conversion

Multiple Cards per System

Support for multiple cards plugged to one system
On-board dip switch to set card number with 16 positions
System hardware device tree will display “01: Eco Capture HDMI 4K M.2” when dip switch is set to 0001, and so on
The video and audio device names displayed in your software will include the card number (set by the dip switch)

Multiple Replicated Capture Streams

Unlimited capture streams for any one input channel, but the capture streams should be in the same capture format.

Multiple Replicated Capture Streams

Unlimited capture streams for any one input channel, but the capture streams should be in the same capture format.

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

~1200MB/s per channel DMA bandwidth in PCIe 2.x system
~800MB/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 controled 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. This function is only available for firmware version 1.21 and above.

LED Indicator

Status LEDs indicate the working state of each channel: idle, input signal locked, memory failed or FPGA configuration failed.

Form Factor

M.2 2280 standard size

Accessories

1 X SHD to HDMI type A breakout

Power Consumption

Max current at 3.3V: ~ 1.12 A
Max power consumption: ~ 3.75 W

Working Environment

Operating temperature: 0 to 40 deg C
Storage temperature: –20 to 70 deg C
Relative Humidity: 5% to 90% non-condensing