Ituner Networks Corp. Spectra 8 SPECTRA8 – MULTI-INPUT VIDEO CAPTURE CARD USER’S MANUAL Version 1.4.
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Ituner Networks Corp. Spectra 8 Introducing Spectra8 - Multi-input video capture card. Thank you for your purchase of the Spectra8 video capture card. Spectra8 video capture card allows you to simultaneously capture video from 4 independent video sources at 30 fps, producing a total of 120 fps with the application of your choice and with resolutions up to 768x576 (full broadcast resolution) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ituner Networks Corp. Spectra 8 Caution! Static electricity discharge may permanently damage your system. In order to avoid possible static electricity discharge during installation procedures, please follow the guidelines below: 4 Discharge any static electricity build up in your body by touching a large grounded metal surface or the computers’ case (if plugged in) for few seconds. During installation procedures, avoid any contact with metal parts. Handle cards only by their edges.
Ituner Networks Corp. Spectra 8 2.1 Install the Spectra8 video capture card. Step 1. Power off your computer. Step 2. Open the casing. Step 3. Remove the slot bracket by unscrewing the holding screw and sliding it out (Fig 2.1.1) Fig. 2.1.1 – Removing the Slot Bracket Step 4. Insert the Spectra8 onto the available PCI slot and fasten the screws tightly (Fig 2.1.2) Fig.2.1.2 – Installing the Spectra8 video capture card Step 5. Close the casing Step 6. Turn on the main power.
Ituner Networks Corp. Spectra 8 2.2. Spectra8 Video Input Card Layout Fig.2.3 – Spectra8 video input card layout Four analog inputs can be simultaneously connected to the Spectra8. Capturing frame rate is 30 fps per each channel. With a properly installed device driver you will be able to see 4 video capture devices. (see Driver installation instructions).
Ituner Networks Corp. Spectra 8 Spectra8 Video Input Card Layout (cont) Fig. 2.4 – Spectra8 card with extension bracket In this mode, 8 multiplexed analog inputs can be simultaneously connected to the Spectra8. Capturing frame rate is 15fps per each channel. With a properly installed device driver you will be able to see 4 video capture devices, but each device has 2 ports. (see Driver installation instructions).
Ituner Networks Corp. Spectra 8 Note: Before installing Spectra8 driver, please check if you have the BT878 driver installed on your computer. If you do, please uninstall BT878 driver completely. Otherwise it could have a compatibility problem with the Spectra8 driver. 3.1 Install the Spectra8 driver under Microsoft™ Windows 98/ME/2000/XP. Spectra8 is a plug and play video capture card. Spectra8 card can be detected by Microsoft™ Windows 98/ME/2000/XP. Step 1.
Ituner Networks Corp. Spectra 8 Step3. Select your CDROM drive and click on NEXT. Step 4. Specify the D:\Windows\Driver\Win98_ME_2K_XP folder and click on OK.
Ituner Networks Corp. Spectra 8 Step 5. Select finish. You will notice that the installation will repeat itself 4 times for the video drivers. Don't panic, this is normal behavior. Spectra8 is equipped with 4 BT878 video capture devices. Repeat steps 1 to 5 until all video drivers are installed. After all four devices are installed, the system will try to install the audio devices as well, to be repeated 4 times as well. Repeat the same process another 4 times.
Ituner Networks Corp. Spectra 8 Virtually any video capture software will work with your Spectra 8 card. For most applications we recommend that you use the WindowsMedia Encoder or the RealNetworks RealProducer or HelixProducer. Other recommended video capture software packages are Webcam32 by Surveyor Corp and ActiveWebcam from Pysoft.Com.
Ituner Networks Corp. Spectra 8 NOTE: Always get the latest driver form the address listed below. Constant driver updates are being published making our driver distribution obsolete by the time the driver CD gets to you! Spectra8 uses the bttv driver available from http://bytesex.org. This card is already integrated in bttv driver with a version higher then 0.9.10 and should be correctly autodetected as type 98 For 2.6.x kernels, always use the latest 0.9.x bttv drivers.
Ituner Networks Corp. Spectra 8 patch -p1 < 01_videodev-2.4.x.diff Decompress the bttv kernel module: tar -xzvf bttv-0.9.3.tar.gz and compile the module doing: make and install it on your kernel dir by doing: make install The module will be installed in /lib/modules/`uname -r`/v4l2 Make sure that your kernel is compiled with: Video for Linux support and I2C support Note: Don't include BT848 Video For Linux in your kernel because the driver shipped with older 2.4.x linux kernels is version 0.7.
Ituner Networks Corp. Spectra 8 To start your module execute: modprobe bttv This will load bttv with default settings. In order to check if the driver has loaded, do a lsmod and you should see: ...bttv 77760 0 (unused) video-buf 9200 0 [bttv] ... You can alter the default setting by adding them to your /etc/modules.conf or directly on the command line. Modifying /etc/modules.conf You can add this line for you Spectra Card in your modules.conf.
Ituner Networks Corp. Spectra 8 Note: Software updates can be found at http://www.ituner.com/updates.htm If you have technical questions, please send email to support@ituner.com Note: Before installing Spectra8 driver, please check if you have the BT878 driver installed on your computer. If you do, please uninstall BT878 driver completely. Otherwise it could have a compatibility problem with the Spectra8 driver.
Ituner Networks Corp. Spectra 8 Problem: My video is "scrambled." What do I do? If your video display is scrambled or video is displayed in the Video Control Panel but not in the application window, try the following: -Verify that your NTSC/PAL setting is correct for the type of video source you have -Verify that your video capture format is compatible with the applications; see the documentation for the application.
