Overview
SDK Version 3 is Magewell's latest SDK release, supporting Magewell Pro capture and USB Family capture devices. Hereinafter, "all devices" refers to the aforesaid devices.
SDK Version 3 provides both private interfaces and general interfaces based on AVFoundation, balancing performance, flexibility, and versatility. For scenarios with high performance requirements that need flexible audio and video data capture (such as capturing only the upper-left quarter of a frame, capturing data at a custom frame rate, or capturing audio data in non-LPCM format), private interfaces are recommended. For scenarios using multiple family of Magewell capture devices, applications developed with general interfaces will be compatible across all supported devices.
The interfaces provided by SDK Version 3 can be categorized into two main types: audio/video data capture interfaces and control interfaces. Data capture interfaces are further divided into private and general interfaces:
- Private capture interfaces: Pro Capture cards
- General capture interfaces: Pro Capture cards, and USB Capture devices
- Control interfaces: All are private interfaces with consistent functionality across different device family. For example, the MWGetVideoStatus interface for retrieving input video signal status works with all capture devices.
To help developers quickly integrate the Magewell SDK into their applications and shorten the development cycle, SDK v3 includes numerous sample projects covering various common usage scenarios. Developers can select appropriate samples for reference based on their specific requirements.
Supported Products
- Pro Capture Family
- USB Capture Family
Supported Operating Systems
- macOS Monterey 12.7.4 and later
- Compatible with driver v1.4.64 and later
- Compatible with both Intel and Apple Silicon chips
- Note: For macOS versions prior to Monterey 12.7.4, please contact us through Tickets system for additional information.