XI400DE-SDI Quad HD SDI Capture Card User's Guide
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1. MACGEWELL XI400DE SDI Ouad HD SDI Capture Card User s Guide Rev 1 0 2013 10 29 MACGEWELL http www magewell com Fix Me ie PO R O O O O VE NE AN Ma 3 2 Minimum Hardware Configuration ccceccececssesesseseseeseseeeeseeecseseeseseeseseeecseeecseeeeaeeeaeeeeeaeeseeeesees 3 3 Recommended Hardware Configuration ana 3 A SOME ath SPR SUIT SIMU OR RO on O O O O 3 5 Hardware and Driver Installation ccccceccsseseeseseeseeeeseeseseeseeecsecsesecseeeeecseeeeseeseeeeseeeeeeeseeeesees 3 C COMMS CTI OT NU OR O O oa ores an 4 o SDr 0 a Ne ne O O O O 4 7 Video Capture Device INSUCU OM anni ogro ee oje ea DERES oi 4 7 1 Display Filter Properties Dialog Window In Common Software 4 PZ DGGE TST OM cer ne ae o apo kanona 5 7 3 Capture Device Advanced Settings Instruction eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeenn 6 TDM TNO kilo n1 CHM 0 MJ oe E 7 ZDT E a E E a EM EI NE MM NEM 7 DA NA a E O en OL oa 7 Dao MNOGE AJ E S R R O E E a a ea nena 7 koo MNA JO OU ARON K a a E A ener ene eee TT 8 O Video FORMATS Setting aa aaa o as RA an PTE TEO a Nea 9 8 1 Display Filter Output Pin In Common Software eee 10 62 Out omor ISO ana aa one korena 10 9 Audio Capture Device INStruction ccsscccssssrsscsssscescecsssessssnsssessessesssensscssstsssssasesesenceesscesnees 10 10 Compatible Software INStructiOn nn cc cccccccesessessssssesseseseeeesenecseeecseseesesessesenecseeecseeeesete2. er output pin properties page e Color Space offer five color formats YUYV UYVY 1420 RGB 24 Bits and RGB 32 Bits Image Size set image size of output it can be written manually or select output resolution from Presets the bold font resolution at the top is the same as capture image it is the best resolution e Frame Rate set output frame rate you can writer manually or select from Presets If application software is set output frame rate now setting is no effect when you open again it will return frame rate in application software 9 Audio Capture Device Instruction XI400DE SDI is based on the Microsoft DirectShow interface After installation in operating system the relevant audio devices will be added on Any software which is compatible with DirectSound DirectShow can use the recording device for capturing sound 10 12 Copyright 2008 2011 PARSER RIB TP EHSEIRONI RBATEIIA MACEWELL http www magewell com Under such operating systems each capture card will show two audio capture devices SDI In 1 XI400DE SDI Card 1 SDI In 2 XI400DE SDI Card 1 SDI In 3 XI400DE SDI Card 1 SDI In 4 XI400DE SDI Card 1 Through system Volume Control to adjust the recording volume specific steps as follows 1 In system notification icon area on right corner right click button select Recording devices in pop up menu In pop up list which displays recording device select SDI In click P
3. esenees 12 2 12 Copyright 2008 2011 BR RRASEIVAIRA al REA AMA MACGEWELL http www magewell com 1 Preface Thank you for purchasing XI400DE SDI 4 channel SDI Capture adapter XI400DE SDI is featured with small and exquisite bulk superior performance The XI400DE SDI can simultaneously capture 4 channels of SDI signals The user s guide will provide with necessary instruction for proper use of XI400DE SDI capture adapter 2 Minimum Hardware Configuration e Intel Core Solo e 1G RAM e Available PCI Express x4 expansion slot on motherboard 3 Recommended Hardware Configuration Intel Core 17 2G RAM e Available PCI Express x4 expansion slot on motherboard 4 Software Requirement System should be one of the following systems x 86 version or x64 version Microsoft Windows XP Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Microsoft Windows Vista Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Microsoft Windows 7 Microsoft Windows 8 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 5 Hardware and Driver Installation Please refer to XI400DE SDI Installation Guide to install the hardware and the driver Copyright 2008 2011 PaRSSRRBFEIZAIRAS PREPARA 3 12 MACGEUELU http www magewell com 6 Connection of Input 6 1 SDI Signal i m s PM hi i gt um a e z dii a ure _ A k k i i P a i T J KOZ A K Y 4 i zau ve SDI Signal Capture card Figure 1 SDI signal connecti
4. nterlace and image flipping o Output Format Display output image size frame rate color format o Scale Method If image size is not unified with user setting we provide three ways full output image and keep aspect ratio fill border to black and keep aspect ratio clip border Full output image and keep aspect ratio is default De interlacing Vertical blend motion adaptive Motion adaptive is better but it takes up high CPU usage also you can select disabled Image Flip Provides two kinds of flip methods vertical and horizontal 7 3 4 Instruction of Color Adjustment 8 12 Copyright 2008 2011 Fri RRASEIVAIRA al RESET MACGEUELU http www magewell com Brightness Contrast Green Brightness Contrast Blue Brightness Contrast Figure 4 Color Adjustment of capture device page 8 Video Formats Setting Driver is redefined Filter Output Pin interface Output resolution can be any size even special resolution which is cut Copyright 2008 2011 FBR5ERRFETRHXRPRAF RESPITE 9 12 MACGEUELU http www magewell com 8 1 Display Filter Output Pin In Common Software AMCAP Double click AmCap exe choose HD video device HD Video XI400DE SDI Card 1 in Devices menu then click Video Capture Pin Output Pin in Option menu pop up Filter 8 2 Out Format Instruction Output Format Output Color Space YUYV F Figure 5 Filt
5. on sketch map 7 Video Capture Device Instruction XI400DE SDI is based on Microsoft DirectShow interface 4 HD capture devices will be increased in operating system after installation SDI Video 1 XI400DE SDI Card 1 SDI Video 2 XI400DE SDI Card 1 SDI Video 3 XI400DE SDI Card 1 SDI Video 4 XI400DE SDI Card 1 XI400DE SDI not only offers basic options such as image brightness contrast hue saturation Gamma and so on but also provides additional options for setting function You can use Filter Properties dialog window in DirectShow to set options 7 1 Display Filter Properties Dialog Window In Common Software AMCAP Double click AmCap exe choose HD Video XI400DE SDI Card 1 in Devices menu then click Video Capture Filter in Option menu pop up Filter Properties dialog window 4 12 Copyright 2008 2011 BR RAF FRHREI ROA RAMENA MACEWELL http www magewell com 7 2 Device Instruction Device Video Decoder Video Proc Amp Device Number Serial A0231310 16007 Version Hardware Version REV A Firmware Version 1 0 Driver Version 1 1 0 585 Serial 0 Firmware I NOTE This is a high risk operation You should update firmware under the direction of professional technicians Figure 2 Device Properties tab e Device Number display serial of card the number should be accorded with the barcode on the card Version display related version numbe
6. r versions include hardware version firmware version driver version and device serial You may reguest user to provide relevant version number when you solve problems e Firmware if new features need to upgrade the firmware we should first backup it and Copyright 2008 2011 FBER5ERHFITFHXR RZOAI RESET 5 12 MACEWELL http www magewell com then upgrade the firmware Notes The different versions of the firmware and hardware cannot be mixed together or else it will get error when upgrade Additionally do not power outage in the process of firmware upgrade otherwise it will lead to upgrade firmware fail then the capture card will not work You have to return the capture card back to factory for being repaired 7 3 Capture Device Advanced Settings Instruction Input Signal Interface SDI Input SD HD 3G Auto select input interface No input signals Image Adjustment Resolution Pixels Per Left Width Output Format Scale Deinterlace Image 6 12 N A Prefered Modes N A i Phase MA NJA 2 Upper MA N A Height MA Save Preset Del Preset Apply Preset Not connected Vertial Blend F C Vertial Flip Horizontal Mirror Copyright 2008 2011 aR RRATRIRAIRA GE RAMANA MACGEWELL http www magewell com Figure 3 Advanced Settings page 7 3 1 Input Signals 7 3 1 1 Input Interface You must select SDI because there is only one kind of interface on the ca
7. rd 7 3 1 2 Signal Status The relevant parameters of signal are shown such as total number of rows frame rate p is progressive scan is interlaced mode audio frequency 7 3 2 Image Adjustment By default image is auto but it cannot achieve desired effect such as black border unclear image picture which needs clipping you must adjust manually After adjustment you can save the preset Then you can apply preset values without adjustment when the same signal accesses Image Clipping by adjusting image width height left margin and top margin to achieve desired requirement Increasing reducing width of image starts from right increasing reducing height of image starts from bottom Skills of image clipping as follows 1 Set scale fill output image to confirm whether clipping adjustment is appropriate 2 Cut off image left firstly increase left margin then reduce image width 3 Cut off image right reduce image width 4 Cut off image top firstly reduce image height and then increase top margin 5 Cut off image bottom reduce image height After image adjustment completes click Save Preset to save current adjustment click Del preset to delete preset you saved click Apply Preset to apply the saved preset to current settings Copyright 2008 2011 MaRS RMAF AIRAS PREPARA 7 12 MACGEWELL http www magewell com 7 3 3 Image Output Display output format of current image set image zoom scale de i
8. roperties button system will pop up device properties dialog window In Properties dialog box select Levels property page then you can operate volume control and Quiet according to your requirement Playback Recording Line In Realtek High Definition Audio a Not plugged in SDI In 1 KIAOODE SDI CS Card 1 Ready SDI In 2 MI400DE SDI DS Card 1 Ready SLI In 3 MI00DE SD1 DS Card 1 Ready SDI In 4 KTAOODE SDI DS Card 1 Default Device Configure Set Default ri Properties Figure 6 Windows 7 recording device properties dialog windows Copyright 2008 2011 MaRS RH fRHRAPMA PREPARA 11 12 MACGEWELL http www magewell com 10 Compatible Software Instruction XI400DE SDI can be compatible with variety of audio and video capture software which is based Direct Show interface and audio capture software which is based Direct Sound interface such as e Windows Media Encoder Adobe Flash Media Live Encoder Real Producer Plus Video LAN for Windows 12 12 Copyright 2008 2011 PaRSERRIBT EHSEIRONI REATEIIA
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