Magewell USB Fusion Video Capture and Streaming Switcher
Key Features:
- Supports two HDMI inputs and one USB webcam
- Supports input up to 1080p at 60fps
- Switches between sources
- Can combine two simultaneously into one output
- Companion tablet app for more advanced features
Note: Pre-Order. Estimated to ship in May 2022
Details
Enhance the impact of your online lectures and virtual events with the Magewell USB Fusion Video Capture and Streaming Switcher. This innovative hardware enables you to merge various live video sources, including camera and wired screen share inputs, to create visually appealing presentations. The Magewell USB Fusion switcher is perfect for remote education, webinars, live streaming, video conferencing, and other similar applications.
Capture and Combine
USB Fusion is a multi-input USB video capture device with integrated source switching and layout control. Offering two HDMI inputs and one USB webcam input, USB Fusion can switch between sources or combine two inputs simultaneously into one output (picture-in-picture or side-by-side) for capturing into popular software via its USB 3.0 interface.
Easy Setup and Flexible Features
As a standard UVC/UAC device with automatic, driver-free installation, USB Fusion is immediately compatible with a wide range of operating systems and software applications. Users or administrators can configure and manage the hardware through its built-in web GUI, while the free USB Fusion companion tablet app provides additional features to augment your presentations.
Engaging Presentations
Using the USB Fusion companion app, teachers and event hosts can create presentation playlists in advance and incorporate pre-recorded audio and other media files into their sessions. The app’s annotation tools can be used to mark up presentation materials, and the annotations can be exported to a file for sharing after the class or event. Sessions can also be recorded through the app to the USB Fusion hardware’s built-in storage for subsequent playback.
Configure Through Web GUI
Users or administrators can configure and manage the hardware through its built-in web GUI.
Features Overview:
2 x HDMI inputs and 1 x USB webcam input, allowing users to switch between 1080p60 HD sources or combine two inputs (picture-in-picture or side-by-side)
USB output to bring into your favourite VC or streaming software
Has a presentation mode that users can even add pictures, video clips, background music and handwritten notes to their presentations and annotations can also be exported to files for archiving or subsequent sharing.
Audio I/O with mixing, recording and playback from storage
Intuitive app providing expanded layout controls for combining any two of the three input sources.
o Play music from the device
o Do annotations or writing through the apps
o Take screenshots
Also has Web GUI, API or Button control.
Specifications
Video Input
- HDMI input
- Port: 2x HDMI 1.4 Type-A port (HDMI 1 / HDMI 2)
- Resolution/frame rate: up to 1920x1080p, 60fps
- Color depth: 8-bit
- Color sampling: RGB 4:4:4, YCbCr 4:4:4, YCbCr 4:2:2
- USB input
- Port: 1x USB 3.0 Type-A port (WEB CAMERA 3)
- Resolution/frame rate: up to 1920x1080p, 60fps
- Codec: YUYV, H.264, MJPEG, YU12, UYUV, NV12
- Video/image file input
- Resolution: up to 4K resolution
- Codec: H.264, HEVC (H.265)
- Format: MOV/MP4/MKV video files, JPEG/PNG/BMP image files
Audio Input
- 1x 3.5mm jack: line in port
- Format: 2-channel, 48 KHz, 16-bit
- 1x 3.5mm jack: headset port
- Format: 2-channel, 48 KHz, 16-bit
- Standard: CTIA
Audio from HDMI 1 port: 2-channel, 48 KHz, 16-bit
Audio from HDMI 2 port: 2-channel, 48 KHz, 16-bit
Audio from WEB CAMERA 3 port: 2-channel (The audio is disabled by default, and can be enabled on Web UI.)
Audio embedded in video files
Audio file: MP3, M4A, WAV
Video Output
- USB OUT
- Port: 1x USB 3.0 Type-C port
- Resolution: 1920x1080, 1280x720, 640x480
- Frame rate: 60fps, 30fps, 15fps
- Color sampling: 8-bit YUYV 4:2:2 / NV12 4:2:0 / ARGB
- HDMI OUT
- Port: 1x HDMI 1.4 Type-A port
- Output image: HDMI 1, HDMI 2, or PROGRAM image
- Output resolution: configurable
Audio Output
- 1x 3.5mm jack: headset port
- Format: 2-channel, 48 KHz, 16-bit
- Standard: CTIA
Audio output via WEB CAMERA 3 port: 2-channel (The audio is disabled by default, and can be enabled on Web UI.)
Audio output via USB OUT port: 2-channel, 48 KHz, 16-bit
Audio output via HDMI OUT port: 2-channel, 48 KHz, 16-bit
Video Processing & Production
- HDMI input
- Video/audio signal data: auto extracted
- Color space/quantization range: calibration supported
- De-interlacing: Bob, motion adaptive, motion compensated
- EDID: changeable
- USB input
- Codec: configurable
- Resolution/frame rate: configurable
- Frame rate/color space conversion: auto
- Source switching: auto, manual
- Scene compositing: picture in picture, side by side
- Scene editing: crop, mirror, scale, rotate, and more
- Annotation: pens, shapes, text, and more
- Presentation: creation and management supported
Audio Processing & Production
- Resampling: auto
- Audio de-embedding and embedding: auto
- Volume control: supported for audio output and each audio input
- Gain: supported
Recording and Screenshot
- Recording format: H.264 + MP4
- Encoding format for recording: up to 1080p60, configurable
- Screenshot format: JPEG
- Storage space: 32 GB
Network
- Ethernet: 1x RJ45 port, 10/100/1000 Mbps Base-T
- Wi-Fi network: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax, Station mode and AP mode supported
- USB network
- Port: USB OUT
- OS version: Windows 10 19H1 and later, macOS 10.12 and later, Linux
- IP address: DHCP-assigned, static
- DNS server: Auto or manual
Provided Software
- USB Fusion App: create, edit and control presentations
- OS version: iOS 12 and later, Android 7.0 and later
- Web UI: configure and manage the device and presentations
Compatible Software
- Skype, Zoom, Microsoft Teams
- Other UVC/UAC compliant, DirectShow/V4L2/AVFoundation compatible software
Compatible OS
- Windows: Windows 7 and later, Server 2008 and later (x86 & x64)
- Linux: Linux system with kernel 2.6.35 or later (x86, x64 & ARM)
- Mac: OS X 10.9 and later, macOS 10.12 and later
Buttons
- Switch and composite sources
LED Indicators
- Power/Wi-Fi/HDMI 1/HDMI 2/Web Camera 3 indicators
- On: connected/signal locked
- Off: not connected/signal not locked
- Line-in/headset indicators
- On: connected
- Pulsing: not connected
Power
- Power port: 2.1mm x 5.5mm jack
- Power input: 12V/3A
- Max. power usage: 21.3W
Dimensions
- 186mm x 101.2mm x 30mm
Accessories
- 1x Power adapter (international)
- 1x USB 3.0 cable
Working Environment
- Operating temperature: 0 to 40 deg C
- Storage temperature: –20 to 70 deg C
- Relative Humidity: 5% to 90% non-condensing
What's In The Box
Magewell USB Fusion Video Capture Device and Switcher
Power Adapter
USB 3.0 cable