Magewell Pro Capture SDI - PCIe Capture Card / 1× 3G-SDI + Loop / 2K

Key features

• SD/HD/3G/2K-SDI input with embedded audio
• SDI loop-through output to pass the signal on
• Up to 2048×1080 at 60 fps
• Supports timecode and closed captions
• Hardware deinterlacing, scaling and colour adjustment
• Low-profile PCIe Gen2 card

How it works

The card fits in a free PCIe slot and registers in the operating system as a standard capture device. The on-board FPGA handles deinterlacing, scaling, colour space and frame rate conversion in hardware, leaving the computer's processor free for encoding, streaming or recording. Each channel can deliver several streams at once, for example in different resolutions for recording and streaming. Multiple cards can be used in one system.

Applications

Streaming and recording workstations, production systems for events and houses of worship, broadcast ingest, medical and industrial imaging, and servers that must run 24/7.

Limitations

Single channel and no 4K; 12G-SDI requires the Pro Capture SDI 4K Plus.