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1 Table of Contents 1 1. 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Table of Contents ........................................................................................ 1 DVI2PCIe Duo Introduction .......................................................................... 4 1.1 What’s in the box ................................................................................... 4 Physical Attributes ...................................................................................... 6 2.1 System Hardware Features ........
Table of Contents 9.2.5 To invert or reverse the colors of the image: ...................................... 30 9.3 Recording Captured Images ................................................................. 30 9.3.1 To record captured images as a series of image files .......................... 30 9.3.2 To record captured images as a video file: .......................................... 31 9.4 Menus................................................................................................... 32 9.4.
Table of Contents 13.1 To set the display format for web streaming ....................................... 72 13.2 To start a web streaming session ......................................................... 72 13.3 Viewing a web broadcasting session .................................................... 73 13.4 Changing web streaming compression and performance .................... 74 13.5 Troubleshooting web streaming performance .................................... 74 14 Advanced Topics .....................
DVI2PCIe Duo Introduction 1. DVI2PCIe Duo Introduction DVI2PCIe Duo™ is Epiphan's newest internal frame grabber with a DVI-I dual link and an SDI input . It is installed in a video capture workstation’s PCI Express (PCIe) slot and transmits captured data to the video capture workstation over the PCIe bus. DVI2PCIe Duo captures video from any dual or single link DVI, unencrypted HDMI, VGA, or 3G-SDI, HD-SDI and SD-SDI source.
DVI2PCIe Duo Introduction 4. One DVI-VGA cable 5. One HDMI to DVI adapter 6.
Physical Attributes 2 Physical Attributes 2.1 System Hardware Features The Epiphan DVI2PCIe Duo frame grabber is a PCIe x4 card that includes a DVI-I type connector, SDI connector and three activity LEDs. The DVI2PCIe card can be installed in a 4x, 8x or 16x PCIe slot on the motherboard of the video capture workstation. Note: To maintain high performance levels, the DVI2PCIe Duo card requires a minimum of PCIe x4. Consult your motherboard manufacturer’s support to ensure your motherboard supports PCIe x4.
Physical Attributes Figure 4 shows an example of different PCIe slots on a single PC motherboard. DVI2PCIe can be installed on any of the following PCIe slots. Figure 3: PCIe slots (from top to bottom: 4x, 16x, 1x and 16x), compared to a traditional 32bit PCI slot (bottom) When installed, the DVI2PCIe Duo card adds a DVI IN and an SDI IN port and an LED indicator. You can connect a DVI-I (single link/dual link) source directly to the DVI IN port using a standard DVI cable.
Physical Attributes lights up. After about another 20 seconds the blue LED turns off, leaving the green LED on indicating that the device has started up and can start capturing images. During operation the blue LED blinks during the signal test operation and when the system tunes the parameters. DVI In Connect a DVI, VGA, or HDMI source to the DVI2PCIe Duo card. See the DVI2PCIe Duo Specifications on the Epiphan web site for information about the video inputs supported by the DVI2PCIe Duo card. 2.
Physical Attributes 2.2.2 DVI to DVI Cable Connects a DVI source to the DVI2PCIe Duo DVI port. This cable is included with the DVI2PCIe Duo. Figure 5: DVI to DVI Cable 2.2.3 SDI to SDI Cable Connects an SDI (3G, HD or SD) source to the DVI2PCIe Duo SDI port. This cable is included with the DVI2PCIe Duo. Figure 6: SDI to SDI Cable 2.2.
Physical Attributes Connects an HDMI source to the DVI2PCIe Duo DVI port. This adapter is included with the DVI2PCIe Duo. Figure 7: HDMI to DVI Adapter 2.2.5 DisplayPort Cable Connects a source’s DisplayPort to the DVI2PCIe Duo DVI port (cable sold separately). Figure 8: DisplayPort Cable 2.2.6 Mini DisplayPort Cable Connects a source’s Mini DisplayPort to the DVI2PCIe Duo DVI port (cable sold separately).
System Requirements 2.2.7 Thunderbolt Port Cable Connects a source’s Thunderbolt port to the DVI2PCIe Duo DVI port (cable sold separately).
Installing DVI2PCIe Duo RAM memory 2 GB RAM (32-bit and 64-bit) Available hard disk space 16 GB available hard disk space (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit) Video capture workstation OS Windows XP SP2 or newer; Mac OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion) or newer; A list of precompiled drivers is available on the Software Download page. To download the latest versions of the DVI2PCIe Duo drivers and Epiphan Capture Tool, browse to http://www.epiphan.com/products/dvi2pcie-duo/downloads/.
Installation Steps for the Windows Video Capture Workstation 1. Shut down and power off the video capture workstation. 2. Disconnect all cables from the video capture workstation. 3. Open the system unit to expose the PCIe slots (usually located at the back of the PC). 4. Attach the antistatic wrist strap to the metal casing of the PC power supply and to your wrist according to the instructions supplied with the wrist strap. 5.
Installation Steps for the Windows Video Capture Workstation Note: Install the drivers and Epiphan Capture Tool after installing the DVI2PCIe duo in a PCIe slot on the Windows video capture workstation. 5.1 Install the Windows Drivers and Epiphan Capture Tool The drivers and application software includes the Epiphan device drivers and the Epiphan Capture Tool. 1. Find the latest Windows drivers and Epiphan Capture software. Browse to http://www.epiphan.com/products/dvi2pcie-duo/downloads/. 2.
Installation Steps for the Windows Video Capture Workstation 7. Click Next. The License Agreement window opens. Figure 12: License Agreement window 8. Select I Agree. 9. Click Next; the Select Installation Folder window opens. Figure 13: Select Installation Folder 10. Enter a path or file name, or browse to a location to save the frame grabber software.
Installation Steps for the Windows Video Capture Workstation 11. Click Next; a Confirm Installation window opens. 12. Click Next; a progress bar appears. When the installation is complete, the progress bar closes and a Windows Security window opens. Figure 14: Windows Security window 13. Click Install. A Grabbers setup window opens. Indicating board detection is in progress. Figure 15: Grabbers setup window 13. Perform one of the following: a.
Installation Steps for the Windows Video Capture Workstation Figure 16: Grabbers upgrade request window b. If the installation is successful and no mismatches are detected, the Installation Complete window opens. Figure 17: Installation Complete window 14. Click Close. The Windows drivers and capture tool are now installed. If you installed the drivers and capture tool software, the video capture workstation after powering up should automatically recognize the frame grabber and install drivers for it.
Installation Steps for the Windows Video Capture Workstation 5.2 Upgrading to the Latest Windows Software Version From time to time Epiphan makes new versions of all Epiphan Frame Grabber software available from the Epiphan web site. To confirm that you have the latest Epiphan Capture Tool software, select the Check for Updates command from the Help menu. Note: Check for Updates will only recommend an update if Epiphan recommends that you install a new version.
Installation Steps for the Windows Video Capture Workstation When you upgrade your driver, you may be prompted to upgrade your FPGA image. Follow the steps below when DVI2PCIe Duo detects a mismatch between the driver software and the FPGA image. To update firmware: 1. Open the Epiphan Capture Tool from the video capture workstation; the following window opens indicating a mismatch was detected. Figure 18: Firmware version mismatch detected 2. Click on the Tools menu option; a dropdown menu opens. 3.
Installation Steps for the Windows Video Capture Workstation Figure 19: Grabbers upgrade request 4. Perform one of the following: a. Click None when you do not want to upgrade the firmware for any of the frame grabbers detected on the network. The window closes; minimal firmware saved from on-board storage is applied. b. Click All to upgrade the firmware for all frame grabbers detected on the network; go to the next step. 5.
Installation Steps for the Windows Video Capture Workstation 6. When the upgrade is complete, a dialog box appears requesting a soft reboot. Figure 22: Important action required 7. Perform one of the following: a. Click Reboot; the reboot cycle begins. The Frame Grabber software is updated. b. Click Cancel; the video capture workstation loads minimal firmware saved from on-board storage. 5.
Mac OS X Video Capture Workstation Installation 6 Mac OS X Video Capture Workstation Installation Follow the step-by step procedures in this section if you are going to use a Mac as a video capture workstation to view and record images captured by the frame grabber. 6.
Mac OS X Video Capture Workstation Installation 6.2 To Start the Mac OS Capture Application On the video capture workstation, run the capture tool, from the Applications folder, select DVI2USB.app. The capture application starts up. If the DVI2PCIe Duo frame grabber is connected and powered on, the capture application should automatically find the frame grabber and begin displaying captured images.
Linux Video Capture Workstation Software 7 Linux Video Capture Workstation Software Epiphan provides the Epiphan USB device driver and the Epiphan capture API for Linux. Epiphan does not provide a video capture tool for Linux. However, the USB device driver is compatible with Video4Linux so you can use Video4Linux compatible applications to receive and process captured images.
Linux Video Capture Workstation Software 7.2 Video4Linux Video4Linux (V4L) is a Linux video capture API. The Epiphan USB device driver can send captured images directly to Video4Linux. This means that any Video4Linuxcompatible application can receive captured images. You can use a Video4Linuxcompatible application to record a series of captured images as a video in the video format supported by the Video4Linux application.
Connecting DVI2PCIe Duo to a Video Source 8 Connecting DVI2PCIe Duo to a Video Source This section describes how to connect a DVI/VGA/HDMI or SDI (3G, HD or SD) source to the DVI2PCIe Duo. Complete the following before making the connections: Install the frame grabber and Epiphan Capture Tool on the video capture workstation; and Power up the video capture workstation. 1. Connect the DVI2PCIe Duo to the video source using the provided cables.
Windows Video Capture Application 9.1 Start the Windows Video Capture Application 1. From the video capture workstation, click Start > Epiphan Capture Tool; a User Account Control dialog box opens. 2. Click Yes. The application starts up and searches for the DVI2PCIe Duo frame grabber connected to your PC.
Windows Video Capture Application 4. When a video signal source is not connected, or the DVI2PCIe Duo device is not capturing images, the application displays No signal detected. As the Epiphan Capture Tool starts, the following messages may appear: Capture device not found - as the application attempts to connect with DVI2PCIe Duo device. Detecting video mode - as the application connects to a device and then determines the video mode of the device.
9.2.2 1. Windows Video Capture Application To copy a snapshot of the current image: Select Copy from the Edit menu or select from the toolbar. You can also use the key combination CTRL+C. The current image is copied to the clipboard. 2. Paste the image into a document or other application as a bitmap image. The image is pasted as an independent bitmap image. 9.2.3 To save a snapshot of the current image as an image file: Use the following procedure to save the current image as a .bmp, .png, or .
Windows Video Capture Application 1. Select Print from the File menu, or select from the toolbar or use the key combination CTRL+P. The current image is sent to the default printer set in your computer. 2. Select Print Setup from the file menu or use the key combination CTRL+Shift+P to select a different printer and set printer options. 9.2.5 To invert or reverse the colors of the image: Use the following procedure to invert colors for printing.
Windows Video Capture Application the Recording tab (Tools – Options). The Status bar displays the name and location of the last saved file. Pause recording by using the key combination CTRL+U, by selecting Pause from the Capture menu or 2. from the toolbar. Stop recording by selecting Stop Recording from the Capture menu or from the toolbar. When you stop recording images, the status bar displays the number of image files saved. 9.3.
Windows Video Capture Application o overwrites the original video file and continues recording. Pause a recording by selecting Pause Capture from the Capture menu or from the toolbar. Stop recording by selecting Stop Recording from the Capture menu or from the toolbar. When you stop recording, the Status bar displays the name and location of the saved video file, the elapsed time the video file was recording, and the number of frames or images that were recorded. For example: Wrote c:\temp\example.
Windows Video Capture Application location and format. After saving the first file, every time you select Save, the video capture software saves a snapshot using the same file name in the same location replacing the previously saved file. When you select Save, the status bar shows the location and name of the saved file. Save As Save a snapshot of the current image to a file on the video capture workstation. Using Save As you can enter a file name and select a file location and format.
Windows Video Capture Application 9.4.3 View Menu Use the options on the View menu to control the layout of the DVI2PCIe Duo user interface window. Toolbar Change the size of the toolbar icons or hide the toolbar. You can select small, large, or huge icons and hide the toolbar. When the toolbar is hidden, select an icon size to display the toolbar. Status Bar Hide or unhide the status bar. Full Screen Enable full screen mode, Ctrl+F. Click the Esc button to go back to normal screen mode.
Windows Video Capture Application connected to the network. You can also view image adjustment settings and VGA mode settings for the selected device. The record option on the Capture menu allows you to record the current image as a video or as a series of consecutive image files. Select Options from the Tools menu and use the settings on the Recording tab to configure what the DVI2PCIe Duo user interface records.
Windows Video Capture Application audio capture workstation and can be recorded. The toolbar icon indicates enabled. When disabled, captured audio is not played on the video capture workstation and is not recorded. The toolbar icon indicates disabled. Audio input From the dropdown menu select the audio source device. For device example when you capture audio from a built-in microphone, choose microphone.
Windows Video Capture Application This window allows you to perform various image adjustments and select a required VGA mode. The following section illustrates and describes what can be configured using each tab. Adjustments tab: Figure 24: Adjustments tab Horizontal shift Configure horizontal shift to offset the captured image position.
Windows Video Capture Application adjustments to the horizontal shift settings. Increasing or decreasing the value entered in the Horizontal Shift field shifts the image to the right or left. Vertical shift Configure vertical shift to offset the captured image position. For example, a captured image shifted slightly downward (vertically) can be corrected with minor adjustments to the vertical shift settings. Increasing or decreasing the value entered in the Vertical Shift field shifts the image up or down.
Windows Video Capture Application VGA modes to be displayed by the capture tool window. The Epiphan USB device driver may not be able to determine whether the video source is sending a wide video mode signal. Select this option when your video source uses a wide video mode to ensure the Epiphan USB device driver selects a wide video mode. This option is available when a VGA source is connected to the input port.
Windows Video Capture Application DirectShow tab: Figure 25: DirectShow tab Fix resolution Resolution that is sent to DirectShow Default image Image sent to DirectShow if there is no signal. Click the checkbox to browse to a .bmp image saved on the video capture workstation.
Windows Video Capture Application VGA Modes tab VGA Modes tab is applicable when a source is connected to the DVI input port.
Windows Video Capture Application To add a standard VGA mode 1. Click on the Capture menu option from the toolbar; a dropdown menu opens. 2. Select Configure Device from the dropdown menu. 3. Click on the VGA Modes tab. 4. Select the standard VGA modes that are used during image capture. The Standard VGA modes checkbox allows you to select all standard modes. To apply several modes select the checkboxes near the mode resolution value.
Windows Video Capture Application 2. Enter number of horizontal pixels 3. Enter number of vertical lines. 4. Enter refresh rate. 5. Select the Standard VESA timings checkbox to use these timings. 6. Select the Interlace checkbox to apply the interlacing technique. 7. Select the Reduced blanking checkbox if necessary. Reducing the DVI pixel clock makes it much easier to transmit the digital image through the cable. 8.
Windows Video Capture Application Advanced tab: Figure 28: Advanced tab Auto-adjustment Specify the interval value interval Digital mode Automatic detection Single Link Dual Link Note: This menu option is not displayed when an SDI input is chosen from the Select Device menu. On-board Select his checkbox to enable on-board compression of compression the incoming signal Note: This menu option is not displayed when an SDI input is chosen from the Select Device menu.
Windows Video Capture Application adjustment Note: This menu option is not displayed when an SDI input is chosen from the Select Device menu. 9.4.6 Tools Menu Use the Tools menu to customize basic DVI2PCIe Duo user interface operating settings. Web Broadcasting Use this command to broadcast the captured signal, refer to Chapter 5, Web Broadcasting, for more details. Upload EDID to device Use this command to upload an extended display identification data (EDID) file to your device.
Windows Video Capture Application support. Upgrade EDIDs for all Select the option to upgrade the EDID for all frame Devices grabber devices Note: This menu option is not available when an SDI input is chosen from the Select Device menu. Upgrade Grabber Select this option to download the latest firmware version. Firmware When DVI2PCIe Duo detects that a firmware upgrade is required, a message appears on the capture screen notifying the user to upgrade their firmware.
Windows Video Capture Application 9.5 Toolbar The toolbar can be used to save, print, or copy the current captured image; to start, pause, and stop the recording of the currently captured image. Use the Toolbar command on the View menu to change the size of the toolbar icons or to hide the toolbar. You can select small, large, or huge icons. If the toolbar is hidden, you can select an icon size to unhide the toolbar.
Windows Video Capture Application 9.6 Status Bar The status bar displays information about the DVI2PCIe Duo user interface. You can choose which information is displayed on the status bar. To choose which information is displayed on the status bar: 1. From the Capture tool menu, choose Tools; a drop down menu opens. 2. Select Options from the dropdown menu. 3. Click the Display tab. 4. From the Optional status bar indicators panel, check which options to display in the status bar.
Windows Video Capture Application Note: The functionalities located on the KVM tab do not apply to DVI2PCIe Duo. 9.7.1 Configuring Recording Options To control how the DVI2PCIe Duo user interface records captured images, select Options from the Tools menu and then select the Recording tab. You can record captured images as a series of consecutively saved graphic files or as a video file.
Windows Video Capture Application Figure 29: Recording tab with Video selected Select the following options: Record as Specify whether video or images are recorded. Select Codec Select the codec that is applied for compressing the signal. This option is available when Video is selected for the Record as value. Format Specify the file format for the image.
Windows Video Capture Application for the Record as value. AVI file size limit Specify the size limit of the .AVI file to where data is recorded. This option is available when Video is selected for the Record as value. Automatically restart recording Select the checkbox to restart recording automatically. This checkbox enables the five fields below.
Windows Video Capture Application file name appended with a sequential numeric suffix. Use the append suffix options to specify the format of this suffix. Each suffix starts with a % sign and can include the following characters: 02, 04, 06, or 08 indicates the number of digits to use in numbering the suffix. You can specify 2, 4, 6, or 8 digits. “d” means decimal numbers are used in the suffix. “X” means hexadecimal numbers are used in the suffix.
Windows Video Capture Application If you do not select overwrite existing files, the file number in the suffix of the file name is incremented until a file can be saved without overwriting an already saved file. Ignore write failures This option is available when you select Image for the Record as value. Select this feature to ignore failures. This option is available when Image is selected for the Record as value. Save all frames Click on the radio button to save each frame as an image.
Windows Video Capture Application Figure 30: Display tab The following display options are available: Display format Specify in which format video or image are displayed Image scaling Specify whether the image should be scaled and how Image rotation Specify whether the image should be rotated and how Resize window on resolution change Select the checkbox to resize window when the image resolution is changed Invert colors for printing Select the checkbox to change dark colors to light colors and li
Windows Video Capture Application Flip image vertically Flip the image at its vertical axis Select the check boxes below to add optional indicators to the status bar… Frame rate Displays frame rate Crop rectangle Displays crop status Audio format Displays audio format..
Windows Video Capture Application 9.7.3 Configuring Capture Options Use this tab to encode the stream. Figure 31: Capture tab Enable hardware cropping Select this checkbox to enable cropping functionality Left, Top, Width, Height Enter values to crop the image Force video mode check every … Specify how often the application indicates seconds the type of the video signal that is received.
Windows Video Capture Application the frame rate. Automatically reconnect network Select this checkbox to restore connection grabbers with the remote frame grabbers in case the connection has been lost. Otherwise the system connects to the local frame grabber, if one exists or displays a warning “No frame grabbers found”. In this case you need to restore connection manually.
Windows Video Capture Application 9.7.4 Setting On-Screen Text Parameters Use this tab to timestamp the captured video and add static text. Figure 32: On-Screen Text tab Timestamp Select this checkbox to set timestamp parameters Format Specify the timestamp format Color Set the color for the timestamp Outline Add an outline to the timestamp.
Windows Video Capture Application Position Set the location on the screen where the timestamp is displayed Static text Select this checkbox to set static text parameters Format Specify the static text format Color Set the color for the static text Outline Add an outline to the static text.
Windows Video Capture Application the current resolution of the screen Search for network grabber at startup When enabled the application will search for a network frame grabber on your subnet if it doesn’t find local frame gabbers. 9.7.6 Sharing Use this tab to change web broadcasting compression. Select Override default compression settings and adjust the Lossless and Lossy settings.
Configuring DVI2PCIe Duo from the Windows Control Panel compression takes some processing power, so it’s always best to keep this value low. Lossy compression Lossy compression compresses the streamed video or images by reducing image quality. Lossy compression is not as CPU intensive as lossless compression. 10 Configuring DVI2PCIe Duo from the Windows Control Panel Your DVI2PCIe Duo can be configured from the Windows Control Panel using the Epiphan Frame Grabbers icon - .
Mac OS X Video Capture Application It is similar to the Tools > Options > Configure command in the Epiphan Capture Tool. 3. Edit parameters. 4. After editing click OK and select the Use default configuration parameter radio button to activate settings. Then click Close. To maintain device-specific configuration: 1. Select the Maintain device-specific configuration radio button. 2. Click the Configure Device… button. It is similar to the Tools > Options > Configure command in the Epiphan Capture Tool.
Mac OS X Video Capture Application 1. Select Open Network Grabber from the File menu. 2. Select the arrow next to the Network Address box to open a list of networked devices. 3. Select a frame grabber and select connect. The following messages may appear in the capture tool window. Detecting Video Mode as the video capture tool starts up and attempts to connect with the frame grabber.
Mac OS X Video Capture Application 11.2 Menus This section describes the commands available from the capture tool menus for Mac OS X. 11.2.1 File Menu Use the File menu commands to save the current image, print the current image, open new capture windows and start a recording. Also included are the commands to connect to other frame grabbers on the network and disconnect any available frame grabber. New Capture Window Opens another capture window.
Mac OS X Video Capture Application Print Print a snapshot of the current image to the configured printer. 11.2.2 Edit Menu From the Edit menu you can copy a snapshot of the current image. Copy Copy a snapshot of the current image to the video capture workstation clipboard. 11.2.3 View Menu Use the commands on the View menu to control what information is displayed in the DVI2PCIe Duo user interface window.
Mac OS X Video Capture Application your device. Extended display identification data (EDID) is a data structure provided by a digital display to describe its capabilities to a video source. It is what enables a modern personal computer to know what type of monitors are connected to it. EDID is defined by a standard published by the Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA). Read EDID from Device Use this command to read an extended display identification data (EDID) file from the device. 11.2.
Mac OS X Video Capture Application 11.3.1 Save Use this button ( ) to save a copy of the current image. You will be prompted to provide the following information. Save As Enter the file name for saving data Where Enter the path where the file is saved Format Select the format for the recorded file 11.3.2 Copy Use this button ( ) to copy the snapshot of the image to the video capture workstation’s clipboard. 11.3.3 Print Use this button ( 11.3.4 Record Click this button ( 11.3.
Setting Apple QuickTime Options for Recording Videos Click this button ( ) to display information about the frame grabber, its location, serial number and image characteristics. 11.3.7 Devices Click this button ( ) to display all frame grabber devices that are currently available on the network.
Setting Apple QuickTime Options for Recording Videos Figure 37: QuickTime Options for Recording Videos Configure the following QuickTime recording options: Video resolution Select a video resolution option: Actual: The actual resolution of the video source as reported to QuickTime. No scaling is performed. If, at any point during a recording session, no signal is detected an error will occur that could interrupt the recording session.
Setting Apple QuickTime Options for Recording Videos the image and whether or not a video signal is present. All images are scaled to the fixed resolution. For Default or Fixed resolution, you can select the resolution to use. Scaling Select a Scaling Algorithm. When Video Resolution is set to Default or Fixed, you can move the slider to select a scaling algorithm from a set of algorithms that range from Lowest quality and Best speed to Best quality and Lowest speed.
Web Broadcasting set the default frame rate that the Epiphan device driver sends to QuickTime. This default frame rate is only used if the application does not explicitly set the frame rate. Network Devices Add or remove Epiphan devices connected to the network. The Display shows the serial number, IP address and status (screen resolution and refresh rate of the video source) of each device. To add devices select the plus sign. To delete devices, select the minus sign.
Web Broadcasting supported by the Epiphan Capture Tool is a relatively limited feature. Epiphan’s streaming products provide a richer web streaming feature set. 13.1 To set the display format for web streaming 1. Open the capture tool on a video capture workstation running Windows. 2. From the Tools menu select Options. 3. Select the Display tab. 4. Set Display Format to RGB 24 bits per pixel. 5.
Web Broadcasting The Start web broadcasting dialog box appears. Figure 38: Start Web Broadcasting Dialog 13.3 Viewing a web broadcasting session View a web broadcasting session from a web browser running Windows 2000, XP, Vista and 7 versions. The following browsers are supported: Internet Explorer Firefox Opera Chrome Safari Mobile browsers are also supported if the mobile device is compatible with Java SE.
Web Broadcasting A second web browser window appears displaying the message Applet is loading. Please wait… The streamed image should appear within 10 to 20 seconds. The first web browser window in which the web stream URL address was entered, displays a message indicating that the web presentation has been opened in a new window. Use the first window to refresh the stream or reopen the stream window if it is accidentally closed. 13.
If the video capture workstation CPU usage is too high during web streaming or if viewers of the web stream notice delays and you have determined that the delays are not caused by low Internet bandwidth. The delays could be caused by high CPU usage on the video capture workstation resulting in the video capture workstation not being able to process all image data. Lossless compression increases CPU usage, so you can reduce CPU usage during web streaming by reducing lossless compression.
Advanced Topics When you connect a DVI2PCIe Duo to a video source, the video source sees the DVI2PCIe Duo as a monitor. Just like a monitor, the DVI2PCIe Duo contains EDID that is used by the video source to determine the video signal to send to the DVI2PCIe Duo. Usually you would operate a DVI2PCIe Duo using the factory installed default EDID. However, in some cases when you connect a DVI2PCIe Duo to a video source, the video source may operate using video settings at which you do not want to operate.
Advanced Topics 2. Disconnect any input cables from the DVI2PCIe Duo. Keep the DVI2PCIe Duo connected to the video capture workstation USB port. 3. From the video capture application Tools menu, select Upload EDID and select the EDID file. 4. Wait for the EDID update to complete. This can take several minutes. 5. Reconnect input cables to the DVI2PCIe Duo. 6. Set the required resolution on the video source. You may need to disable/reenable or reset the DVI or SDI input port. 14.1.
Advanced Topics --borderless Start the video capture application in image only mode. Press Esc to exit from image only mode. --sn To specify which Frame Grabber to use if more than one Frame Grabber is connected to the PC. Similar to the Capture menu Select Device command. is the serial number of the Frame Grabber. --hs <#> Set the horizontal shift*. The range is -100 to 100. --vs <#> Set the vertical shift*. The range is -80 to 80. --phase <#> Set the sampling Phase*.
Table of Figures to v2ugui2.exe.lnk”. The “.lnk” may not appear if Windows does not display file extensions. Change the name of this file and copy it to another location if required. Don’t change the file extension. 3. Right click on the shortcut file and select Properties. 4. Edit the Target field and add command line options after the closing quote. For example, to add the --topmost command line option: "C:\Program Files\Epiphan\v2ugui2.
Figure 21 QuickTime Options for Recording Videos Figure 22 Start Web Broadcasting Dialog 80 Table of Figures 69 73 DVI2PCIe Duo User Guide
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Software and Documentation License Environmental Information The equipment that you bought has required the extraction and use of natural resources for its production. It may contain hazardous substances that could impact health and the environment. In order to avoid the dissemination of those substances in our environment and to diminish the pressure on the natural resources, we encourage you to use the appropriate take-back systems.
Software and Documentation License Other Jurisdictional Issues Epiphan makes no representation that its products or information in this document or its web site is appropriate or available for use in your jurisdiction. Those who choose to access the Epiphan web site or use Epiphan products do so on their own initiative and are responsible for compliance with local laws, if and to the extent local laws are applicable.
Software and Documentation License product or service provided by a third party. Miscellaneous It is the user's responsibility to ascertain whether any information downloaded from the Epiphan web site or other websites is free of viruses, worms, trojan horses, or other items of a potentially destructive nature.
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