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Magewell Eco Capture QL-SDI 4K M.2
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- Live streamingAnything going out live — switcher, encoder, capture card, PTZ and monitoring.
- Gaming streamingDesk streaming for Twitch and YouTube: USB mic, capture card, stream deck, key light and cam.
- Broadcast and newsStation and OB workflows: SDI infrastructure, intercom, encoders, reference and timecode.
Power
current at 3.3V: ~ 2.5 A; Max power consumption: ~ 8.1 W
Type
M.2 2280 standard size
Accessories
4 X MMCX to BNC cables (32cm)
Host interfaces
M.2 2280 Type M (PCIe Gen2 x4)
Overview
Product description from Magewell
Single channel 4K capture card
Highlights
- Capture 1-channel 4K video via quad-link 3G-SDI + embedded audio
More about this product
- Capture 1-channel 4K video via quad-link 3G-SDI + embedded audio
Specifications and features
- Interface — Input Interface: 1-channel SD/HD/3G SDI; 1 dual-link HD/3G, supporting 2SI mode only; 1 quad-link 3G, supporting 2SI mode only
- Interface — Host Interface: M.2 2280 Type M (PCIe Gen2 x4)
- Video Engine: 10-bit video processing; Deinterlace; Color Adjustment; Hardware Timestamp; Color Space Conversion; Up/down Conversion; Aspect Ratio Conversion; SG-DMA Transmission mode
- Signal Detection & Support: Auto Detection of Input Signal Format; Closed Caption
- Software Environment — OS: Windows, Linux
- Software Environment — Driver and Firmware: Universal Driver, Updatable Firmware
- Software Environment — Included Software: Capture Express; Magewell Bridge for NDI ®
- Software Environment — Compatible Software: 50+
- Others: Low Power Consumption; Multiple Replicated Capture Streams; Low Latency Mode; Multiple Devices on One Host; Mounting Hole; Continuously Work for 24hx7; Windows & Linux SDK; 2-year Warranty; Dip Switch; LED Status Indicator
Key specs
- Power
- current at 3.3V: ~ 2.5 A; Max power consumption: ~ 8.1 W
- Type
- M.2 2280 standard size
- Accessories
- 4 X MMCX to BNC cables (32cm)
- Host interfaces
- M.2 2280 Type M (PCIe Gen2 x4)
Full specifications
| Recommended OS | Windows 10/11/Server 2016/Server 2019/Server 2022/Server 2025 (x86 & x64) and above; Linux x86, x64 & ARM architecture, with 2.6.35 and above |
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| 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 | 1-channel SD/HD/3G SDI; 1 dual-link HD/3G, supporting 2SI mode only; 1 quad-link 3G, supporting 2SI mode only |
| Host Interfaces | M.2 2280 Type M (PCIe Gen2 x4) |
| Input features | 1 Single-link SD/HD/3G SDI mode:; Support for input video resolutions up to 2048x1080 pixels, only one stream can be captured; 1 Dual-link HD/3G SDI Mode:; Support for input video resolutions up to 4096x2160 pixels; 1 Quad-link 3G SDI Mode:; Support for input video resolutions up to 4096x2160 pixels |
| SDI Specific Features | Integrated cable equalizer extending the cable length as follows:; up to 330m for SD-SDI signals; up to 190m for HD-SDI signals; up to 150m for 3G-SDI signals; Support for SD/HD/3Ga/3Gb/3Gb-DL/3Gb-DS/3Ga-QL/3Gb-QL standards; Support for 2K (2048x1080) and 4K (4096x2160) mode; Support for RGB 4:4:4, YCbCr 4:4:4, YCbCr 4:2:2 color sampling; Support for 10/12-bit color depth; Support for extraction o |
| Video Capture Formats | Support for capture image resolutions up to 2048x1080 pixels in single link mode; Support for capture image resolutions up to 4096x2160 pixels in dual and quad link mode; Support for capture frame rates up to 144fps (Actual capture frame rate may be limited by PCIe bandwidth. ); Support for 4:2:0 8-bit capture formats: NV12, I420, YV12; Support for 4:2:2 8-bit capture formats: YUY2, YUYV, UYVY; Su |
| Video Processing Features | Video processing pipelines with ~720M pixels/s processing bandwidth; 10-bit 4:4:4 video processing; Video scaling; Video de-interlacing; Weave; Blend top & bottom field; 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, YC |
| Multiple Cards per System | Support for multiple cards plugged into one system; On-board 16 positions DIP switch to set card number; System hardware device tree will display “01: Eco Capture QL-SDI 4K M.2” when DIP 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 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. |
| Timestamp & A/V Synchronization | Hardware based 100ns high resolution clock; Audio frames (192 audio samples) & video frames are stamped with the hardware clock; Hardware clock can be synchronized across cards (via the SDK) |
| Video Capture SG-DMA | ~1600MB/s DMA bandwidth in PCIe 2.x system; ~800MB/s 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 (Windows) or V4L2 (Linux) for easy integration; Magewell Capture SDK for DirectKS (Windows) or ioctl (Linux) for maximum flexibility & performance |
| Windows Driver Tweaks | All options can be controlled by three levels of registry key: global level, product level and device level; Video, Audio and 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 a power-off or system breakdown occurs when the firmware is being upgraded, it will automatically revert to the initial version. |
| LED Indicator | Status LEDs indicate the working state of each channel:; Pulsing slowly: input signal unlocked; On: input signal locked; Double blinks: memory failed or FPGA configuration failed; Off: firmware or power supply abnormal |
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| Form Factor | M.2 2280 standard size |
| Accessories | 4 X MMCX to BNC cables (32cm) |
| Power Consumption | Max current at 3.3V: ~ 2.5 A; Max power consumption: ~ 8.1 W |
| Working Environment | Operating temperature: 0 to 40deg C; Storage temperature: –20 to 70 deg C; Relative Humidity: 5% to 90% non-condensing |
| Interface — Input Interface | 1-channel SD/HD/3G SDI; 1 dual-link HD/3G, supporting 2SI mode only; 1 quad-link 3G, supporting 2SI mode only |
| Interface — Host Interface | M.2 2280 Type M (PCIe Gen2 x4) |
| Video Engine | 10-bit video processing; Deinterlace; Color Adjustment; Hardware Timestamp; Color Space Conversion; Up/down Conversion; Aspect Ratio Conversion; SG-DMA Transmission mode |
| Signal Detection & Support | Auto Detection of Input Signal Format; Closed Caption |
| Software Environment — OS | Windows, Linux |
| Software Environment — Driver and Firmware | Universal Driver, Updatable Firmware |
| Software Environment — Included Software | Capture Express; Magewell Bridge for NDI ® |
| Software Environment — Compatible Software | 50+ |
| Others | Low Power Consumption; Multiple Replicated Capture Streams; Low Latency Mode; Multiple Devices on One Host; Mounting Hole; Continuously Work for 24hx7; Windows & Linux SDK; 2-year Warranty; Dip Switch; LED Status Indicator |
| SKU | 115500000 |
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