The Magewell USB Capture HDMI Gen 2: its specifications and how we use it to record the screens of Rigol scopes running NovaOS for the videos on this site.
| Input | 165M HDMI receiver, max input 2048x1080 60fps 4:4:4; HDMI 1.4aProduct page |
| Capture | Capture videos up to 2048x2160Product page |
| Formats | YUY2/UYVY/RGB24/RGB32Product page |
| Audio | Up to 8-channel 24-bit HDMI-embedded audio at 192kHzProduct page |
| Output interface | USB 3.0, compatible with USB 2.0, compatible with USB 3.1 Gen 1Product page |
| APIs | Windows DirectShow/Wave API/DirectSound/WASAPI; Linux V4L2/ALSA; macOS AVCaptureSession/AudioUnitProduct page |
| Power consumption | 5V max current: ~0.5 A; max power consumption: ~2.5 WProduct page |
| Form factor | 92.2mm (L) x 40.2mm (W) x 12.3mm (H)Product page |
Magewell's own figures, as its documents state them; each links to the page it is on.
Turns an HDMI video output into a video feed that a computer can record, like a webcam.
Records the scopes' HDMI output for the videos on this site, so they show the scope's own screen rather than a camera pointed at it.
The scopes' HDMI output goes into it, and the PC records it like a webcam: the videos on this site are the scope's own screen, recorded while the scope is worked by touch, with each step checked over the network.
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