3.2 Description of Adding Device (Windows OS) ............4 4 Typical Solutions for USB Capture Devices ..............5 4.1 Typical solutions for USB Capture HDMI Plus ............5 Capture signal from camera / game console / video player / another computer . 5 Capture the signal of PC itself ...................
1 / 18 1 Function of the Interfaces 1.1 USB Capture HDMI Plus INPUT: The input interface of HDMI signal. Support up to “4096x2160 4:4:4/4:2:2 30fps” or “4096x2160 4:2:0 60fps” LOOP THRU: The loop through interface. The received HDMI signal will be sent to the other device without being processed.
2 / 18 1.3 USB Capture DVI Plus INPUT: The input interface of HDMI, VGA, component (YPbPr), composite (CVBS) and YC(S-video) signal. Line Out : Output the HDMI audio to other devices. Line In : Connect to external audio device to add an audio input. USB: The USB interface, by which the capture device can be connected to the USB 3.0 interface on the computer.
Select Sound, Video and Game controllers to view the audio device name. Linux Enter the lshw command in the terminal interface. Find USB in the displayed information, then you can see a USB device with the vendor attribute being “Magewell” as below.
Click System to open the System Preferences interface. configuration: driver=usbhid maxpower=800mA speed=5000Mbit/s Click Sound to view the audio device name as below. 3.2 Description of Adding Device (Windows OS) USB Capture HDMI Plus: Imaging devices: USB Capture HDMI+【HDMI Plus video device name】...
Capturing: Connect the HDMI connector of the game console / video player to the “INPUT” interface of the USB Capture HDMI Plus via a HDMI cable. Loop Through: Connect the LOOP THRU output interface to the display device (e.g. monitor, TV) via a HDMI cable. Please refer to the diagram below.
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6 / 18 Volume adjustment for playback device: Enter the system sound playback device interface (Start Menu>>Control Panel>>Hardware and Sound>>Sound>>Change system sounds>>Playback). Select “Headphones” and click the “Properties” button to enter the property interface. Enter the “Levels” tab to adjust volumes. “Headphones”...
7 / 18 The audio part can be easily set by using USB Capture Utility. Please refer to the document for details. Capture the signal of PC itself There are 4 solutions according to the computer type and the number of monitors. Solution A Required device: one laptop...
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/ game console / video player / another computer”. Capturing: Connect the HDMI output interface of the laptop to the “INPUT” interface of the USB Capture HDMI Plus via HDMI cable. Then the desktop of the laptop is captured by USB Capture HDMI Plus.
Required device: one laptop, one monitor Capturing: Connect the graphics output interface of the laptop to the “INPUT” interface of the USB Capture HDMI Plus via HDMI cable. Then the desktop of the laptop is captured by USB Capture HDMI Plus.
Solution C Required device: one desktop computer, one monitor Capturing: Connect the graphics output interface of the desktop computer to the “INPUT” interface of the USB Capture HDMI Plus via a HDMI cable.
Or users can connect the monitor to the graphic interface of the desktop instead of connecting it to the “LOOP THRU” interface Connect the USB Capture HDMI Plus to the computer via the included USB 3.0 cable. If users want to use the headphones connected to the capture device to play the audio, please select USB Capture HDMI Plus as the system default playback device.
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Loop Through: Connect Monitor 2 to the “LOOP THRU” interface of the capture device. Connect the USB Capture HDMI Plus to the computer via the included USB 3.0 cable. If users want to use the headphones connected to the capture device to play the audio, please select USB Capture HDMI Plus as the system default playback device.
13 / 18 console / video player / another computer” section to adjust the corresponding “Computer”and “Mic”volume. To avoid video feedback when previewing the screen, users can disable the software preview function, or minimize the software. 4.2 Typical solution for USB Capture SDI Plus Capture signal from camera / professional video equipment Connect the SDI output interface of the camera to the “INPUT”...
14 / 18 4.3 Typical solutions for USB Capture DVI Plus Capture signal from camera / professional equipment / another computer via DVI cable Capturing: Connect the DVI output interface of the camera / professional equipment / another computer to the “INPUT” interface of the USB Capture DVI Plus via DVI cable.
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A: Please use a new and high-quality HDMI cable, or the included cable of the TV / game console. 5. Q: When using a cable which is not the included Magewell USB 3.0 cable, signals cannot be captured. A: The USB 3.0 cable of USB Capture Plus is customized by Magewell, and cannot be replaced with any other similar cables in the market.