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Use USB Capture Utility V3 to set color format

Set the color format of the signal source In the INPUT section of the Video tab page, select the Color Format property and select an option. Set the color format of the capture device In the CAPTURE section of the Video tab page, select the Color Format property and select an option. If you don't find the color format you need, you can add and remove color formats by following the steps below: In the Advanced tab page, click the Color Format tab. Remove and add color space. Remove color space: click the color space in the left column, and then click the right arrow between the left and right columns. Add color space: click the color space in the right column, and then click the left arrow between the left and right columns. The right column displays items to be added; the left column displays added items. Click Save to Device, and then reconnect the capture device. Relevant Video: How to Use USB Capture Utility to Set the Capture Format

Minimum bandwidth requirements for multi-channel video capture

Bandwidth Requirements When multiple channels of video are being captured with Magewell capture device, it is necessary to ensure that the transmission bandwidths of the capture devices and the computer's bus (PCIe or USB bus) are sufficient for the total data of multi-channel video streams; otherwise, frame drop will occur. The maximum transmission bandwidths of PCIe interface and USB interface are: PCIe x1 Gen 2: ~400MB/s PCIe x4 Gen 2: ~1600MB/s Note: Although Pro Capture HDMI 4K, Pro Capture AIO 4K, and Pro Capture DVI 4K Capture cards use the PCIe x4 Gen 2 interfaces, their actual transmission bandwidths are only ~1200MB/s. USB 3.2 bus: ~1600MB/s USB 3.1 bus: ~800MB/s USB 3.0 bus: ~400MB/s USB 2.0 bus: ~50MB/s Capture Format Reference Table When capturing multi-channel video streams, you can refer to the following table to select the video capture format. Color Format: RGB 24 Resolution 15.00 fps 25.00 fps 30.00 fps 50.00 fps 60.00 fps 144.00 fps 720x480 ~16 MB/s ~26 MB/s ~32 MB/s ~52 MB/s ~63 MB/s — 720x576 ~19 MB/s ~32 MB/s ~38 MB/s ~63 MB/s ~75 MB/s — 800x600 ~22 MB/s ~36 MB/s ~44 MB/s ~72 MB/s ~87 MB/s — 1024x768 ~36 MB/s ~60 MB/s ~70 MB/s ~118 MB/s ~142 MB/s — 1280x720 ~42 MB/s ~70 MB/s ~83 MB/s ~139 MB/s ~166 MB/s — 1280x1024 ~60 MB/s ~99 MB/s ~118 MB/s ~197 MB/s ~236 MB/s — 1440x900 ~59 MB/s ~98 MB/s ~117 MB/s ~195 MB/s ~234 MB/s — 1920x1080 ~94 MB/s ~156 MB/s ~187 MB/s ~312 MB/s ~374 MB/s ~896 MB/s 2560x1440 ~166 MB/s ~277 MB/s ~332 MB/s ~553 MB/s ~664 MB/s ~1593 MB/s 3840x2160 ~374 MB/s ~623 MB/s ~747 MB/s ~1245 MB/s ~1493 MB/s — 4096x2160 ~399 MB/s ~664 MB/s ~797 MB/s ~1328 MB/s ~1593 MB/s —   Color Format: YUY2, UYVY, YVYU Resolution 15.00 fps 25.00 fps 30.00 fps 50.00 fps 60.00 fps 144.00 fps 720x480 ~11 MB/s ~18 MB/s ~22 MB/s ~35 MB/s ~42 MB/s — 720x576 ~13 MB/s ~22 MB/s ~26 MB/s ~42 MB/s ~50 MB/s — 800x600 ~15 MB/s ~24 MB/s ~30 MB/s ~48 MB/s ~58 MB/s — 1024x768 ~24 MB/s ~40 MB/s ~47 MB/s ~79 MB/s ~95 MB/s — 1280x720 ~28 MB/s ~47 MB/s ~56 MB/s ~93 MB/s ~111 MB/s — 1280x1024 ~40 MB/s ~66 MB/s ~79 MB/s ~132 MB/s ~158 MB/s — 1440x900 ~40 MB/s ~66 MB/s ~78 MB/s ~130 MB/s ~156 MB/s — 1920x1080 ~63 MB/s ~104 MB/s ~125 MB/s ~208 MB/s ~250 MB/s ~598 MB/s 2560x1440 ~110 MB/s ~185 MB/s ~221 MB/s ~368 MB/s ~443 MB/s ~1063 MB/s 3840x2160 ~250 MB/s ~416 MB/s ~498 MB/s ~830 MB/s ~996 MB/s — 4096x2160 ~266 MB/s ~442 MB/s ~531 MB/s ~886 MB/s ~1062 MB/s —   Color Format: NV12, I420 Resolution 15.00 fps 25.00 fps 30.00 fps 50.00 fps 60.00 fps 144.00 fps 720x480 ~8 MB/s ~13 MB/s ~16 MB/s ~26 MB/s ~32 MB/s — 720x576 ~10 MB/s ~16 MB/s ~19 MB/s ~32 MB/s ~36 MB/s — 800x600 ~11 MB/s ~18 MB/s ~22 MB/s ~36 MB/s ~44 MB/s — 1024x768 ~18 MB/s ~30 MB/s ~35 MB/s ~59 MB/s ~71 MB/s — 1280x720 ~21 MB/s ~35 MB/s ~42 MB/s ~70 MB/s ~83 MB/s — 1280x1024 ~30 MB/s ~50 MB/s ~59 MB/s ~99 MB/s ~118 MB/s — 1440x900 ~30 MB/s ~49 MB/s ~59 MB/s ~98 MB/s ~117 MB/s — 1920x1080 ~47 MB/s ~78 MB/s ~94 MB/s ~156 MB/s ~187 MB/s ~448 MB/s 2560x1440 ~83 MB/s ~139 MB/s ~166 MB/s ~277 MB/s ~332 MB/s ~797 MB/s 3840x2160 ~187 MB/s ~312 MB/s ~374 MB/s ~623 MB/s ~747 MB/s — 4096x2160 ~200 MB/s ~332 MB/s ~399 MB/s ~664 MB/s ~797 MB/s —   Color Format: P010 Resolution 15.00 fps 25.00 fps 30.00 fps 50.00 fps 60.00 fps 144.00 fps 720x480 ~16 MB/s ~26 MB/s ~32 MB/s ~52 MB/s ~63 MB/s — 720x576 ~19 MB/s ~32 MB/s ~38 MB/s ~63 MB/s ~75 MB/s — 800x600 ~22 MB/s ~36 MB/s ~44 MB/s ~72 MB/s ~87 MB/s — 1024x768 ~36 MB/s ~60 MB/s ~70 MB/s ~118 MB/s ~142 MB/s — 1280x720 ~42 MB/s ~70 MB/s ~83 MB/s ~139 MB/s ~166 MB/s — 1280x1024 ~60 MB/s ~99 MB/s ~118 MB/s ~197 MB/s ~236 MB/s — 1440x900 ~59 MB/s ~98 MB/s ~117 MB/s ~195 MB/s ~234 MB/s — 1920x1080 ~94 MB/s ~156 MB/s ~187 MB/s ~312 MB/s ~374 MB/s ~896 MB/s 2560x1440 ~166 MB/s ~277 MB/s ~332 MB/s ~553 MB/s ~664 MB/s ~1593 MB/s 3840x2160 ~374 MB/s ~623 MB/s ~747 MB/s ~1245 MB/s ~1493 MB/s — 4096x2160 ~399 MB/s ~664 MB/s ~797 MB/s ~1328 MB/s ~1593 MB/s —   Color Format: Y210 Resolution 15.00 fps 25.00 fps 30.00 fps 50.00 fps 60.00 fps 144.00 fps 720x480 ~21 MB/s ~35 MB/s ~42 MB/s ~70 MB/s ~83 MB/s — 720x576 ~25 MB/s ~42 MB/s ~50 MB/s ~83 MB/s ~100 MB/s — 800x600 ~29 MB/s ~48 MB/s ~58 MB/s ~96 MB/s ~116 MB/s — 1024x768 ~48 MB/s ~79 MB/s ~95 MB/s ~158 MB/s ~189 MB/s — 1280x720 ~56 MB/s ~93 MB/s ~111 MB/s ~185 MB/s ~222 MB/s — 1280x1024 ~79 MB/s ~132 MB/s ~158 MB/s ~263 MB/s ~315 MB/s — 1440x900 ~78 MB/s ~130 MB/s ~156 MB/s ~260 MB/s ~312 MB/s — 1920x1080 ~125 MB/s ~208 MB/s ~249 MB/s ~415 MB/s ~498 MB/s ~1195 MB/s 2560x1440 ~222 MB/s ~369 MB/s ~443 MB/s ~738 MB/s ~885 MB/s ~2124 MB/s 3840x2160 ~498 MB/s ~830 MB/s ~996 MB/s ~1659 MB/s ~1991 MB/s — 4096x2160 ~531 MB/s ~885 MB/s ~1062 MB/s ~1770 MB/s ~2124 MB/s —

How to use USB Capture Devices with Zoom Rooms

All Magewell USB Capture external capture devices (including USB Capture, USB Capture Plus, and USB Capture Pro models) are now fully certified for Zoom Rooms. Please refer to the steps below to use them with Zoom Rooms: USB Capture device is connected to Zoom Rooms computer via USB and is automatically recognized by Zoom as a content device. After connecting your source to the USB Capture device, you can begin sharing video and audio content. Magewell USB Capture devices support plug-and-play. Once connected to the computer, they are ready for use without requiring any driver installation. Upon opening the Zoom Room Controller, the Magewell unit should appear in the camera device list. If it is not listed, please refer to Can't find Magewell capture device in Zoom Rooms. For USB Capture Plus and Pro models with additional analog audio ports, you can configure the audio input using the USB Capture Utility based on your application requirements. For detailed instructions, please refer to Configure Audio Inputs for Zoom Rooms on USB Capture Plus/Pro. Available USB Capture models vary in supported input interfaces, video resolutions, and feature sets. The configuration and supported functions described in this article may differ depending on your model.

Configure Audio Inputs for Zoom Rooms on USB Capture Plus/Pro

This article describes how to configure audio input selection for USB Capture Plus or USB Capture Pro devices to work with Zoom Rooms using the USB Capture Utility. These models feature 3.5mm audio input/output jacks in addition to HDMI/SDI embedded audio.   3.5mm audio jack for microphone/headphones        3.5mm audio jack for Line In/ Line Out                When a USB Capture Plus/Pro is connected, it exposes three independent audio input sources (Record Devices) to the system: Record Device Description Mic / Line In External analog audio signal from the 3.5mm input jack HDMI / SDI Embedded digital audio extracted from the video Computer Audio playback from the host computer   Starting from Zoom Rooms version 7.2.0, embedded audio that comes with the HDMI/SDI video data is prioritized as the primary input source. If no embedded audio is detected in the video source, the system automatically falls back to the Mic/Line In analog input. Computer playback audio is given the lowest priority. As audio requirements may vary per room, users can manually select a different input source using the USB Capture Utility tool. Once configured, Zoom Rooms will consistently use the selected audio input until new settings are applied.   Configuration Steps Launch USB Capture Utility and confirm that the device is detected. Navigate to Advanced→ Audio Control. The Record Device section lists the three audio sources, each with an independent checkbox. By default, all three are checked (Fig.1). Users may specify a preferred record device to avoid potential issues caused by incorrect audio source selection. Checked: The audio source is enabled and available as an input Unchecked: The audio source is disabled and will not appear in application audio input options Example (HDMI model): If analog audio input is desired during screen sharing, uncheck HDMI and Computer, leaving only Mic enabled (Fig.2).   Fig.1 Default selection (all three checked)   Fig.2 Customized selection (Mic only) After making the selection, click Save to Device, then click Confirm in the pop-up dialog. Once the settings are saved, disconnect and reconnect the device for the new audio configuration to take effect. Note: All configurations are written directly to the device hardware and persist across different computers — no reconfiguration is required when switching hosts.   If you need further assistance, please feel free to contact us.