
Magewell Pro Capture Mini HDMI with Small Heatsink
Magewell Pro Capture Mini HDMI with Small Heatsink, 1920x1080 Video, Embedded Audio, PCIe Gen2 x1
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Magewell - 'Pro Capture mini HDMI Capture Card'

Compact 1 Channel HD Capture CardThe Magewell Pro Capture Mini HDMI is an ideal solution for real-time HD video capture applications in a low form factor equipment with its mini sized PCIe card. Available with multiple options for size of heat sink you can choose the best option for your application. Typical applications include: Viewing HDMI or analog sources from PCs, Macs, industrial/medical equipment, cameras, games consoles and other video equipment.
Featuring support for a single HDMI input for Windows and Linux Computers with the HDMI 1.4 standard and up to 1080p60 resolution and embedded audio. Instead of an integrated HDMI input, the card flexibly features a JST 20-pin input interface and includes an HDMI adapter that connects into the interface.
Up to 2048x2160Input Resolution
Up to 12-bitColour Depth
YCbCr 4:4:4/4:2:2Colour Sampling Support

The Tech Spec
Features | Specification | Supported OS | Windows Windows 7/8/8.1/10/11/Server 2008/Server 2008 R2/Server 2012/Server 2016 (x86 & x64) and above Linux (support x86, x64 & ARM architecture) Ubuntu 12.04/14.04/16.04/17.04/17.10/18.04 (x86 & x64) and above CentOS 6.5/7 (x86 & x64) and above Fedora 25/26/27 (x86 & x64) and above Red hat 6.5 (x86 & x64) and above Other Linux OS with kernel version 2.6.35 and above Mac OS X 10.9/10.10/10.11 and above macOS 10.12 and above |
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Recommended OS (tested) | Windows Windows 7 Ultimate/8.1 Enterprise/10 Enterprise/Server 2008 R2 DataCenter/Server 2012 R2 DataCenter/Server 2016 R2 DataCenter (x86 & x64) Linux Ubuntu 12.04/14.04/16.04 (x86 & x64) Ubuntu 17.04/17.10/18.04 (x64) CentOS 6.5/7.2 (x86 & x64) Fedora 25/26 (x64) Red hat 6.5 (x86 & x64) Mac OS X 10.9.5/10.10/10.11.2/10.11.3/10.11.4 macOS 10.12/10.13.2/10.13.3/10.14.3/10.15 |
Supported APIs | Windows DirectShow DirectKS Wave API/DirectSound/WASAPI Linux V4L2 ALSA macOS AVCaptureSession AudioUnit |
Supported Software | VLC VirtualDub OBS XSplit vMix VidBlaster Wirecast Microsoft Media Encoder Adobe Flash Media Encoder Any other DirectShow/V4L2/AVCaptureSession encoding/streaming software |
Input Interfaces | JST SHD 20-pin connector DVI 1.0 HDMI 1.4a |
Host Interfaces | PCIe Gen2 x1 |
Loop-Through Interfaces | 2x SMA SD/HD/3G SDI |
Input Features | Support for input video resolutions up to 2048x2160 pixels |
HDMI Specific Features | 225MHz HDMI receiver Adaptive HDMI equalizer support for cables lengths up to 30M Support for customized EDID Support for extraction of AVI/Audio/SPD/MS/VS/ACP/ISRC1/ISRC2/Gamut InfoFrames Full colorimetry support Support for 8/10/12-bit color depths Support for RGB 4:4:4, YCbCr 4:4:4, YCbCr 4:2:2 color sampling Support for up to 8-channel IEC60958/IEC61937 audio streams via SDK 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 2048x2160 pixels Support for capture frame rates up to 144fps (Actual capture frame rate can be limited by PCIe bandwidth, and at higher image resolutions - above 1280x1024 - by the pixel clock of the on-board video processing hardware. eg. Max frame rate at 1920x1080 = ~80fps. ) 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 Support for 4:4:4 10-bit capture formats: V410, Y410 More capture formats are supported via Magewell Capture SDK |
Video Processing Features | Two video processing pipelines with ~180Mpixels/s processing bandwidth for each one Full 10-bit 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 Video OSD composition • Support for PNG OSD image (up to 2048x2160) • Support for dynamic loading of RGBA OSD image via SDK |
Multiple Cards per System | Support for multiple cards plugged to one system |
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 2.0 system ~200MB/s per channel DMA bandwidth in PCIe 1.0 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 easy integration, maximum flexibility and performance |
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. This function is only available for firmware version 1.21 and above. |
LED Indicator (equiped with REV-C2 and above versions of hardware) |
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 |
Form Factor | Mini PCIe Add-on Card 30mm x 51mm |
Accessories | SHD to HDMI Type A breakout |
Power Consumption | High Performance Firmware • Max current at 3.3V: ~ 0.99 A • Max power consumption: ~ 3.24 W Low Power Consumption Firmware • Max current at 3.3V: ~ 0.83 A • Max power consumption: ~ 2.7 W |
Working Environment | Operating temperature: 0 to 40 deg C Storage temperature: –20 to 70 deg C Relative Humidity: 5% to 90% non-condensing |