Datavideo CAP-1 SDI to USB 3.0 Capture Box
The Datavideo SDI to USB 3.0 Capture Box is professionally designed allowing you for capturing an uncompressed video that comes along with audio from your camera or deck's SDI output on your computer for recording, editing, videoconferencing, and streaming applications. No driver installation is necessary (except with Windows 7). It is made featuring a 3G-SDI input and loop-through output, and a USB 3.0 output. Compact in size and powered directly from a USB 3.0 port, the converter is a practical and easy-to-use USB 3.0 capture solution.
The Capture Box is capable to outputs YUY2 and MJPG over USB 3.0 and MJPG by the time it is connected to a USB 2.0 host connection. It comes supporting an video formats up to 1080p60, as well as 720p in both US and European frame rates. The device is designed featuring a physical switch that is allowing you for selecting between audio embedded in the SDI signal or analog audio with the use of a built-in 3.5mm stereo input port. You power the device with the use of the USB port, and it is compatible along with select Windows, macOS, and Linux operating systems.
- 3G-SDI capture to USB 3.0 (backward compatible with USB 2.0)
- Loop-through SDI output
- Supports up to 1080p60, as well as 720p
- Supports audio embedded in the SDI signal
- A physical switch on the device allows you to select from embedded audio to external input audio
- Supports two channels of analog audio input via 3.5mm port
- Bus-powered from the USB port
- Compatible with Windows, macOS, and Linux Ubuntu
- Please note that the device connects to a computer using a USB Type-A connector; you will need an adapter, not included, to connect to a computer with a USB Type-C port
Software Compatibility
Windows:
Amcap, Google Plus Hangouts, OBS (Open Broadcast Software), Skype, VLC, Xsplit Broadcaster, Zoom
macOS:
OBS, Quicktime player, VLC, Facetime
Linux:
VLC, OBS
Hardware Requirements
PC: Intel CoreTM i5-4440 3.10 GHz + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 or higher
Laptop: Intel Core i7-4810MQ + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 870M or higher
4GB of RAM or higher