Placa de captura HDMI/VGA Minicard
HD video capture with HDMI/ VGA input
H.264 HW encoding minicard with standard dimensions
Supports VESA video input up to 1080p60
Up to 60Mbps encoding capability
Supports simultaneous HW compression and raw data previewing
The DarkCrystal HD Capture Mini-PCIe is a PCI Express Mini video capture card based on H.264 hardware compression standard, allowing HD capture while providing a low CPU consumption solution. With one adaptor daughter board, it receives and captures HDMI and VGA input sources for monitoring, archiving or analyzing HD video content. Flexibility for increased possibilities.

The DarkCrystal HD Capture Mini-PCIe solution is a PCI Express mini video capture card based on H.264 hardware compression delivering high definition recording and low CPU consumption. With the addition of an adaptor daughter board, capturing and receiving of additional HDMI or VGA input sources provides greater flexibility and possibilities for monitoring, archiving or analyzing HD video content. The DarkCrystal HD Capture Mini-PCIe provides up to 60Mbps encoding capability and industry-leading HW encoding performance preserving crystal-like video quality while maintaining low CPU loading.

To expand the scope of its applicability, the DarkCrystal HD Capture Mini-PCIe supports mainstream programming languages and is shipped with a Software Development Kit that includes frequently used functions such as de-interlacing, video cropping, image/video overlay, etc. It is endowed with a full array of functions that are required to perform HD video capture for industrial and commercial purposes such as PC gaming, event data recording, medical imaging, machine vision imaging, and other types of industrial imaging. The DarkCrystal HD Capture Mini-PCIe is committed to shortening the development schedule and providing integrators with complete solutions for building their own applications.

Module Type PCI Express Minicard
Input: HDMI / VGA (D-Sub) / DVI (HDMI Adaptor, optional)
Video Resolution Max. Input Resolution -1080p60
Max. Resolution Captured – 1080p30
VESA Resolution Supported
Captured Video Output H.264 Transport Stream
RAW Video (YV12 4:2:0)
Color Adjustment VGA: Brightness, Contrast, Hue (NTSC only), Saturation
HDMI: not supported
Operating Environment Temperature: 0 to +55 ℃
Humidity: 0 to 80% RHNC
Storage Environment Temperature: -30 to +65 ℃
Humidity: 0 to 90% RHNC
Power Requirement 2.5W
Dimensions (mm) 50.8 x 29.85
System Requirements
CPU Intel® Core™2 Duo 2.4GHz
AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 Dual Core 2.8GHz
Intel® Core™ i5-2500(4 cores/3.3GHz) or above is required for WMV format recording
Memory 2GB RAM
AVI Format Recording Requirement SSD is required for AVI format recording:
- Read: 200MB/s (or above)
- Write: 200MB/s (or above)
- System AHCI function needs to be activated
- SATA III interface on motherboard is required
VGA VGA card with support for DirectX9.0c or above
Standalone graphics card is recommended for HD video capturing
Sound Card Yes
Operating System Windows® 8/7 (32/64-Bit)