Product Highlights
- HDMI capture up to 4K
- USB 3.0 interface
- Driver-free operation
- Broad software compatibility
Overview
Magewell’s USB Capture HDMI 4k Plus is a full quality, uncompressed HDMI 2.0 ingest device, compatible with software including Adobe’s suite, meeting and conferencing applications Google Hangouts, Microsoft Teams, Gotmeeting, Cisco Webex, Skype, and Zoom; Livestream, OBS Studio, vMix, and more. Audio input and output can be handled through line-level 3.5mm jacks or with embedded audio over HDMI, giving you options. Support for full HDMI 4k60 4:4:4 as well as EDID management are included.
Specifications
| Supported Operating Systems | Windows 7/8/8.1/10/2008/2008 R2/2012 (x86 and x64) OS X 10.9 – 10.11 macOS 10.12 Linux x (Ubuntu 12.04 – 16.10, CentOS 7) Chrome OS |
| Input Resolution | Up to 4096 x 2160, 4:4:4, 60 fps input signals |
| Supported Sampling Rate | RGB 4:4:4, YCbCr 4:4:4, YCbCr 4:2:2 |
| Input | 1 x HDMI 2.0 1 x 3.5 mm audio jack |
| Output | 1 x HDMI loop-output 1 x 3.5 mm audio jack |
| Host Interface | 1 x USB 3.0 (compatible with USB 3.1 Gen 1, USB 2.0) |
| Video Capture Formats | Up to 4096 x 2160 Frame rates up to 120 fps (actual capture frame rate can be limited by USB bandwidth and internal working frequency; typical capture frame rates on the Intel USB 3.0 controller are: 1920 x 1080 YUY2 at up to 90 fps, and 3840 x 2160 NV12 at up to 30 fps) NV12 and I420 4:2:0 8-bit (up to 4096 x 2160) YUY2 and UYVY 4:2:2 8-bit (up to 4096 x 2160) RGB24 and RGB32 4:4:4 8-bit (up to 2048 x 2160) Default capture formats are YUY2 and NV12 |
| Supported APIs | Windows: DirectShow Wave API/DirectSound/WASAPILinux: V4L2 ALSAOS X/macOS QuickTime AV Foundation |
| Supported Software | VLC VirtualDub OBS XSplit vMix VidBlaster Wirecast Microsoft Media Encoder Adobe Flash Media Encoder Any other DirectShow, V4L2, QuickTime, AV Foundation based encoding or streaming software |
| Power Consumption | 5 V Max Current: 1.4 A Max Power Consumption: 7 W |
| Operating Temperature | 32 to 104°F (0 to 40°C) |
| Storage Temperature | -4 to 158°F (-20 to 70°C) |
| Relative Humidity | 5 to 90% non-condensing |
| Dimensions | 3.9 x 2.2 x 0.7″ (9.8 x 5.7 x 1.7 cm) |




