JCapture
Multi-Channel Capture & Encoding
for SD/HD/3D SDI, Composite, Component, HDMI, NDI & IP
Live Automatic Error Detection During Capture
JCapture is an excellent SD/HD SDI and IP Capture & Encoding solution. It accepts SDI, HDMI, Component, Composite, IP – UDP, RTP and HLS (HTTP Live Streaming), and NDI inputs. AVC/H.264, HEVC/H.265 and MPEG-2 video encoding, PCM, AAC and MPEG audio encoding, MPEG Transport and Program Stream, MP4, MXF, HLS (HTTP Live Streaming) and MPEG-DASH (Dynamic Adaptive Streaming over HTTP) multiplex are supported.
Our Capture & Encoding solution is a professional product wrapped in easy-to-use graphical user interface. It enables multi-channel audio volume monitoring and control. The product is suitable for automation through the scheduler module. The CPU monitor provides a system processing load overview.
The Capture & Encoding solution is multi-threaded / multi-processor optimized. Multiple instances can run at the same time, with different inputs, encoding settings, destination files and schedules. Additionally the solution can produce multiple outputs with different containers, audio and video compressions from a single source. This makes the solution suitable for multi-channel workflows.
Audio, video and signal quality monitoring functionality is also available. The monitoring option supports automatic detection of black frames, freeze frames, audio noise and audio silence. It also provides logging and error notifications. All the log files are available for later preview and analysis or third party integration.
JCapture Input/Output scheme
Main Features
- Vast variety of output format resolutions and frame rates, from SD up to Full HD, including 3D
- Input interfaces: SD-SDI, HD-SDI, 6G-SDI, HDMI, Composite, Component, NDI, UDP, RTP, RTMP, RTSP, HLS, DASH
- Containers: MPEG Transport Stream, MPEG Program Stream, MP4, MXF, HLS (HTTP Live Streaming) and MPEG-DASH (Dynamic Adaptive Streaming over HTTP)
- Automation: single daily and weekly capturing through a schedule module
- Automatic black/freeze frames detection during ingest
- Automatic audio noise/silence detection during ingest
- Error logging
- Video compressions supported: MPEG-1/2, AVC/H.264, HEVC/H.265
- Built-in Intel QSV AVC/H.264 Video Encoder Acceleration
- Graphics Overlay built-in with manual graphic presets control
- MPEG Transport Stream file splitting – split to custom file size or at specified time
- Audio compressions supported: PCM, MPEG Audio Layer I/II, AAC
- Audio volume metering and control
- Multi-format, multi-channel capture allowing to output multiple files from a single input
- Multi-layer and multi-format ingest from NDI source
- Bitrate preview module
- CPU load preview module
- Video encoding PSNR preview module
- Real-time video scaling and fps conversion
- Manual capture mode
- Clock
- REST API for external monitoring and control as well as for integration with third party systems
Capture automation features
Along with the manual capturing, the solution allows time-automated capturing through its Scheduler module. This can be used in any automated workflow. Each schedule item can be of a “Single”, “Daily” or “Weekly” type, with a start date, start time and end time or clip duration.
The Capture & Encoding solution has easy to build, edit, export and import schedule lists. The schedule lists are exchangeable with the lists created by the scheduler of JIPEncoder.
JCapture is multi-channel audio enabled. Our Capture & Encoding solution supports from 1 to 16 input mono audio streams. The audio streams can be embedded SDI, AES/EBU or can be output through balanced analog audio. The Audio Volume module provides audio volume monitoring and control.
The audio levels are represented in “dB” scale from +20 dB to -120 dB. The volume level can be altered precisely in the preview mode, before and during the capturing process.
Graphics overlay built-in
Our Capture & Encoding solution has now full integration with JGraphics. The graphics overlay can be applied on the input video stream and then encoded and multiplexed into the captured media file.
Supported graphics elements are Text, Image, Image Sequence, Crawl and Roll. Font, color, outline, transparency can be controled of each element. Live graphics editing mode available. Video pass-through with graphical overlay mode is supported.
JGraphics is also built-in in JPlayout and JIPEncoder solutions as well as provided as a stand alone solution.
System requirements
Minimum system requirements
- Pentium 3 class CPU
- 512 MB RAM
- 800×600 screen resolution
- 500 MB hard drive space
- BlackMagic DeckLink card (optional for SDI, HDMI, Composite and Component inputs)
Supported operating systems
- Windows 11
- Windows 10
- Windows 8.1
- Windows 8
- Windows 7
- Windows Vista
Installation instructions
1. Make sure the system and operating system requirements are fulfilled.
2. Uninstall all previous product versions you may have installed on your computer.
3. Download the latest release version and install it by double clicking the installation package.