@@InterfacingLinux Yes. For whatever reason, on Linux the only options for the resolution are default or 1080p. Doesn't tell me whatever "default" is. On windows same cables, capture card and USB port, for some reason I can change resolution from 4k, to 1080p etc. Drives me nuts but it works
I'm going to try this out. For the money, I think the AVerMedia BU113 Live Streamer Cap 4K is a WAY better deal and you don't have to buy it USED. Goes for $80-$100 new. The AVermedia capture card also supports up 4k resolution and uses USB C instead of USB A. This Magewell maxes out at 2048x2160p? What the hell kind of resultion is that? I don't think they advertise it but, the AVerMedia is Linux compatible. Mine works with Fedora, Mac and PC. Yes, the software is only available for windows but, I haven't needed any software to get it to capture my camera's HDMI in OBS on Windows, Linux or Mac. They do provide a list of compatible cameras and even my unlisted Canon works. Only little idiosyncracy on in OBS on Linux is when you try and select a resultion 4k isn't listed but, it still captures if you set it to default. It will let you select 4k in windows. Case is plastic and I've def stepped on mine but didn't hear it crack so we're looking good.
Does the AVer support hardware video cropping, up/down scaling, de-interlacing, aspect ratio conversion, color format conversion, frame rate conversion, flip/mirror, custom resolutions and custom EDIDs? Can you program that to the deivce and move it between PCs? Because you can with the Magewell and that is beyond handy in my studio. The AVer seems like a nice card for home use.
@@InterfacingLinux Did some testing and here's what I found. Cropping is supported. They just call it zoom. It's kinda nice bc there's a slider you can adjust then click and drag to pan around. Their software is called AVerMedia CamEngine 4. You can do the basics like crop, transform (mirror/flip/etc). It also has very basic options filters for skin tone, smoothing, virtual backgrounds and even some character effects. There's even an option to record using Vulkan or OpenGl. Supported resolutions are up to 4k 30p all the way down to 720p. There's also some basic layouts for where you want the capture to be displayed on your monitor. Do you want 1/2 the screen to display the capture of just a small portion in the bottom left/right. Very basic. As for colorspace OBS allows me to adjust between REC 709, 601, 2100 PQ, 2100 HLG. No options to deinterlance with the included software. There was another program you could download to update the firmware and update the other bundled software. It sounds like our needs are different. For me, I just needed something that could capture the 4k output from my camera. It looks really good. I connect a Sony ZV-E10 via USB and use the stream function to capture via OBS and it does not look nearly as good as it does from the HDMI+Capture card. What kind of footage are you capturing that needs to be de-interlaced? What sources are you capturing that need their aspect ratio converted? Are you going from 4:3 to 16:9 or the other way around? 2048x1080 is such an odd resolution imo. If you capture 1080p or less then I guess that's reasonable. It'd be nice if there was a firmware update that let you capture up 4k 30p/24p. I apologize if I sounded salty earlier. I watched this video again bc I noticed the aforementioned quality difference when capturing over USB directly to a computer in OBS vs a capture card. I put in an offer for 1 on ebay. Before I noticed it didn't capture 4k it had already shipped. I'll still give it a try and maybe I won't even need if I can play around with the USB Streaming settings on the ZV-E10 and improve the quality. All this and I'm realizing I commented on this video 5 months ago talking up the AVermedia BU113 hah ha! Keep up the good work. All the best!
Great review that hits all the important points. I'm looking to use this to play console games inside a window in my Linux machine so I'm glad the latency is so low. Do you happen to have an opinion on the best software to display a video capture with audio for this purpose?
My Magewell Gen 2 is overheating and causing 3 second freezes for my gameplay footage. Just a heads up for anyone wanting to speedrun, it’s a bad capture for that.
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Very cool. Will have to check out. I currently use AVermedia Live Streamer Cap 4k with my Canon EOS M200. Been working well on Linux, Mac and Windows.
Sounds like it gets the job done.
@@InterfacingLinux Yes. For whatever reason, on Linux the only options for the resolution are default or 1080p. Doesn't tell me whatever "default" is. On windows same cables, capture card and USB port, for some reason I can change resolution from 4k, to 1080p etc. Drives me nuts but it works
Thx for mentioning price at time of recording.
It's a good capture device for $60.
I'm going to try this out. For the money, I think the AVerMedia BU113 Live Streamer Cap 4K is a WAY better deal and you don't have to buy it USED. Goes for $80-$100 new. The AVermedia capture card also supports up 4k resolution and uses USB C instead of USB A. This Magewell maxes out at 2048x2160p? What the hell kind of resultion is that? I don't think they advertise it but, the AVerMedia is Linux compatible. Mine works with Fedora, Mac and PC. Yes, the software is only available for windows but, I haven't needed any software to get it to capture my camera's HDMI in OBS on Windows, Linux or Mac. They do provide a list of compatible cameras and even my unlisted Canon works. Only little idiosyncracy on in OBS on Linux is when you try and select a resultion 4k isn't listed but, it still captures if you set it to default. It will let you select 4k in windows. Case is plastic and I've def stepped on mine but didn't hear it crack so we're looking good.
Does the AVer support hardware video cropping, up/down scaling, de-interlacing, aspect ratio conversion, color format conversion, frame rate conversion, flip/mirror, custom resolutions and custom EDIDs? Can you program that to the deivce and move it between PCs?
Because you can with the Magewell and that is beyond handy in my studio.
The AVer seems like a nice card for home use.
@@InterfacingLinux Did some testing and here's what I found. Cropping is supported. They just call it zoom. It's kinda nice bc there's a slider you can adjust then click and drag to pan around. Their software is called AVerMedia CamEngine 4. You can do the basics like crop, transform (mirror/flip/etc). It also has very basic options filters for skin tone, smoothing, virtual backgrounds and even some character effects. There's even an option to record using Vulkan or OpenGl. Supported resolutions are up to 4k 30p all the way down to 720p. There's also some basic layouts for where you want the capture to be displayed on your monitor. Do you want 1/2 the screen to display the capture of just a small portion in the bottom left/right. Very basic. As for colorspace OBS allows me to adjust between REC 709, 601, 2100 PQ, 2100 HLG. No options to deinterlance with the included software. There was another program you could download to update the firmware and update the other bundled software.
It sounds like our needs are different. For me, I just needed something that could capture the 4k output from my camera. It looks really good. I connect a Sony ZV-E10 via USB and use the stream function to capture via OBS and it does not look nearly as good as it does from the HDMI+Capture card.
What kind of footage are you capturing that needs to be de-interlaced? What sources are you capturing that need their aspect ratio converted? Are you going from 4:3 to 16:9 or the other way around? 2048x1080 is such an odd resolution imo. If you capture 1080p or less then I guess that's reasonable. It'd be nice if there was a firmware update that let you capture up 4k 30p/24p.
I apologize if I sounded salty earlier. I watched this video again bc I noticed the aforementioned quality difference when capturing over USB directly to a computer in OBS vs a capture card. I put in an offer for 1 on ebay. Before I noticed it didn't capture 4k it had already shipped. I'll still give it a try and maybe I won't even need if I can play around with the USB Streaming settings on the ZV-E10 and improve the quality. All this and I'm realizing I commented on this video 5 months ago talking up the AVermedia BU113 hah ha!
Keep up the good work. All the best!
Great review that hits all the important points. I'm looking to use this to play console games inside a window in my Linux machine so I'm glad the latency is so low. Do you happen to have an opinion on the best software to display a video capture with audio for this purpose?
VLC or OBS.
My Magewell Gen 2 is overheating and causing 3 second freezes for my gameplay footage. Just a heads up for anyone wanting to speedrun, it’s a bad capture for that.
Max operating temperature for the Magewell Gen 2 is 50C. What is your ambient, 30C?
@@VennStone no idea all I know it’s it runs hot and it freezes regularly and I’ve had many 4 of them
@@mr_tomahawk I have two of them in my studio that run for hours at a time multiple times a week. Never had a problem with overheating or freezing.