NANJING, China—Magewell has announced the sixth model in its Eco Capture line of M.2 video capture cards, the QL-SDI 4K M.2.

The Eco Capture QL-SDI 4K M.2 captures one channel of video—with embedded audio—up to 4096x2160 at 60 fps over quad-link, 3G-SDI connectivity. This allows for the capture card to provide input signal compatibility with older 4K source equipment, per Magewell.

Like other Magewell Eco Capture cards, the QL-SDI 4K M.2 features a high-speed PCIe 2.0 bus interface with an M.2 connector. It also supports up to eight channels of embedded audio per input.

Eco Capture cards are compatible with Windows and Linux operating systems and support OS-native APIs. Stream replication enables each input channel to be used by multiple software applications simultaneously with identical capture parameters, while FPGA-based video processing provides high-quality up/down/cross-scaling, picture controls and color space conversion. A SDK is also available that lets developers to directly access the full feature set of the cards.

The Eco Capture QL-SDI 4K M.2 is now available from Magewell. For more information, visit www.magewell.com.  

NANJING, CHINA—The Pro Capture DVI 4K video capture card is the fifth model released by Magewell Electronics in its line of 4K, PCIe cards. Designed for A/V and broadcast applications, the Pro Capture DVI 4K is aimed to be a complement to Magewell’s previous four models: the Pro Capture HDMI 4K, Pro Capture HDMI 4K Plus, Pro Capture AIO 4K, and Pro Capture AIO 4K Plus.

Pro Capture DVI 4K

The new card supports single- and dual-link DVI inputs, capturing video up to 1080p HD over single-link or 4K 2160p30 over dual-link. It also offers support for HDMI 1.4 signals up to 1080p with embedded audio via an HDMI-to-DVI adapter. Like all of Magewell’s Pro Capture cards, the Pro Capture DVI features hardware-based video processing for deinterlacing, scaling, color space conversion and video enhancements. Input video can also be fed to multiple software applications simultaneously, with independent control of the resolution, frame rate and video processing for each output.

The Pro Capture cards support Windows, Mac and Linux operating systems, as well as compatibility with encoding, streaming, live production, collaboration, video conferencing and VR creation software. The Magewell Pro Capture SDK allows users to create custom software applications and turnkey solutions that utilize all of the cards’ capabilities.

Magewell is planning on showcasing the new Pro Capture DVI 4K card at the 2016 NAB Show New York at booth 753.