XtremeAV-SDI

3-Channel SDI/DVI + Composite Capture Card, PCIe

SKU XAV-SDI · Mixed-Signal Capture Cards · EMS Imaging, Leicester UK

Board Format	PCIe x4 half-size plug-in card, 110mm x 170mm
Connectors	DVI-I, RCA, 2x BNC (loop-through)
HDMI Capture	Up to HDMI 1.3, 225MHz, deep colour, HDCP with EMS graphics cards
DVI Capture	DVI 1.0 RGB 24-bit up to 165MHz
SDI Capture	SD-SDI, HD-SDI to 1080i, 3G-SDI up to 1080p, 2K Digital Cinema

£2,401.20 inc VAT

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The XtremeAV-SDI is a PCIe x4 capture card with three channels that capture at the same time: one HD channel on a DVI-I input, one 3G-SDI channel with loop-through, and one SD composite channel. It also captures audio.

The SDI input takes SD, HD and 3G-SDI, including 2K digital cinema modes, and passes the signal on through a loop-through output. HDMI and SDI embedded audio can be captured and synchronised with any channel.

Inputs

HD channel: HDMI up to 225MHz including deep colour, DVI up to 165MHz, and analogue RGB or component up to 170 Msamples/s, on a DVI-I input. Up to 1920 × 1200 at 60fps, and resolutions up to 4096 × 4096.
SDI channel: SD-SDI (480i/576i), HD-SDI up to 1080i, 3G-SDI up to 1080p, and 2K digital cinema, on a BNC input with a loop-through output.
SD channel: Composite video on an RCA input, PAL, NTSC or SECAM, detected automatically.
Audio: HDMI and SDI embedded audio, plus balanced (XLR) and unbalanced (RCA) analogue inputs through the optional AM2 audio module, 16-bit at 44.1 to 96 kHz.

Outputs

To the computer: Up to 800 MB/s of DMA, as up to 16 independent streams with their own size, colour format and cropping.
Scaling: 7 × 5 polyphase scaling on the card, up and down.
Formats: RGB 16, 24 or 32-bit, YUV 4:2:2 and 8-bit mono.
To graphics cards: Direct transfer to EMS and other graphics cards, including AMD DirectGMA and Nvidia GPUDirect.

Applications

Medical and lecture capture: An SDI camera, a computer and an older SD feed recorded together with synchronised audio.
Broadcast monitoring: An SDI feed captured and passed on through the loop-through output.
Webcasting and conferencing: Works with DirectShow software such as VLC and VirtualDub.
Video walls: In a VSN wall controller every channel appears as a source in VigiControl.

Installation and software

The card: PCIe x4, half length and full height, 110 × 170mm. 15.5W typical.
Drivers: EMS unified Windows and Linux driver, DirectShow and the Xtreme SDK; Linux audio support is limited, so ask us first. Custom EDID can be set on the HD input.
Adapters: DVI-to-HDMI, DVI-to-VGA and DVI-to-component adapters are available separately.

Range and alternatives

XtremeAV-HD2+ has two HD channels instead of HD and SDI. XtremeRGB-SDI2 has two SDI channels.

For four 3G-SDI inputs on one card, see XtremeDV-SDI4.

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Board Format	PCIe x4 half-size plug-in card, 110mm x 170mm
Connectors	DVI-I, RCA, 2x BNC (loop-through)
HDMI Capture	Up to HDMI 1.3, 225MHz, deep colour, HDCP with EMS graphics cards
DVI Capture	DVI 1.0 RGB 24-bit up to 165MHz
SDI Capture	SD-SDI, HD-SDI to 1080i, 3G-SDI up to 1080p, 2K Digital Cinema
Video Capture Memory	256MB high-bandwidth frame buffer, triple buffered
DMA Bandwidth	Up to 800 MB/s, 16 independent DMA streams
OS Support	Up to Windows 10, Linux
Warranty	3 years

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Which SDI formats does it capture?

SD-SDI (480i/576i), HD-SDI up to 1080i, 3G-SDI up to 1080p and 2K digital cinema modes.

Does the SDI input have a loop-through?

Yes. A second BNC passes the SDI signal on to another device.

Does it capture audio?

Yes. HDMI and SDI embedded audio, and balanced or unbalanced analogue audio through the optional AM2 audio module.

Do all three channels capture at the same time?

Yes. The HD, SDI and SD channels are independent and capture simultaneously.

What warranty does it have?

A standard 3-year warranty.