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Page 2: ...nformation about DVI2PCIe Duo Warranty All Epiphan Systems products are provided with a 100 return to depot warranty for one year from the date of purchase Technical Support Epiphan is staffed by a professional support team If after checking the FAQs for your product on the Epiphan website and re installing the Epiphan driver software where applicable you continue to have outstanding issues email ...

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Page 5: ...ure Workstation Installation 22 6 1 To Install the Mac Drivers and Epiphan Capture Tool 22 6 2 To Start the Mac OS Capture Application 23 6 3 Upgrading to the Latest Mac OS X Software Version 23 6 4 Finding Software Updates 24 7 Linux Video Capture Workstation Software 24 7 1 The Epiphan USB Device Driver 25 7 2 Video4Linux 25 7 3 The Epiphan Capture API 25 7 4 V4L Custom Video Capture Application...

Page 6: ...l 61 11 Mac OS X Video Capture Application 62 11 1 Starting the Mac OS X Video Capture Application 62 11 2 Menus 64 11 2 1 File Menu 64 11 2 2 Edit Menu 65 11 2 3 View Menu 65 11 2 4 Tools Menu 65 11 2 5 Window Menu 66 11 2 6 Help Menu 66 11 3 Toolbar 66 11 3 1 Save 67 11 3 2 Copy 67 11 3 3 Print 67 11 3 4 Record 67 11 3 5 Adjust 67 11 3 6 Info 67 11 3 7 Devices 68 12 Setting Apple QuickTime Optio...

Page 7: ...ID 75 14 1 1 About EDID 75 14 1 2 Changing the EDID on your Frame Grabber 76 14 1 3 An EDID example 77 14 2 Windows command line options 77 14 2 1 Creating a Windows Shortcut that Uses Command Line Options 78 15 Table of Figures 79 16 Software and Documentation License 81 3 DVI2PCIe Duo User Guide ...

Page 8: ...2048 2048 when connected to a DVI I dual link connector The DVI2PCIe Duo capture card driver is fully compatible with DirectShow in Windows Video4Linux in Linux and QuickTime in Mac OS X and can be used with third party software In addition to capturing video from SDI DVI HDMI VGA and S Video composite video sources DVI2PCIe Duo supports DisplayPort Mini DisplayPort and Thunderbolt sources using a...

Page 9: ...DVI2PCIe Duo Introduction 4 One DVI VGA cable 5 One HDMI to DVI adapter 6 One Low profile bracket Figure 1 What s in the box 5 DVI2PCIe Duo User Guide ...

Page 10: ...s a minimum of PCIe x4 Consult your motherboard manufacturer s support to ensure your motherboard supports PCIe x4 Note PCIe card performance is determined by the length of the card and slot x1 x4 x8 or x16 and the generation of the PCIe card and the motherboard slot The DVI2PCIe Duo card is a generation 2 card and is fully backward compatible with first generation slots the card will perform at f...

Page 11: ...e DVI IN port using a standard DVI cable You can connect an SDI source 3G SDI HD SDI and SD SDI directly to the SDI IN port using an SDI cable with a BNC connector To connect a VGA source use a VGA to DVI cable To connect an HDMI source use an HDMI to DVI adapter Table 1 LED Descriptions Interface Description LEDs Red LED During operation the red LED blinks each time the DVI2PCIe Duo captures an i...

Page 12: ...DVI2PCIe Duo Specifications on the Epiphan web site for information about the video inputs supported by the DVI2PCIe Duo card 2 2 Cables Connectors and Adapters The DVI2PCIe Duo can be connected to a number of different types of equipment using a variety of cables and adapters This section describes a subset of connectors cables and adapters that are known to be compatible with the DVI2PCIe Duo 2 ...

Page 13: ...VI 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 4 HDMI to DVI Adapter 9 DVI2PCIe Duo User Guide ...

Page 14: ... 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 Figure 9 Mini DisplayPort Cable 10 DVI2PCIe Duo User Guide ...

Page 15: ...bolt Port Cable 3 System Requirements Epiphan s DVI2PCIe Duo internal frame grabber has the following hardware and software requirements Video source any VESA compatible VGA DVI or HDMI source Video capture workstation 4x PCIe slot 4x 8x or 16x are supported Processor frequency 2 GHz or faster 32 bit x86 or 64 bit x64 processor 11 DVI2PCIe Duo User Guide ...

Page 16: ...ect a DVI VGA HDMI or 3G SDI HD SDI SD SDI source to it Note It is recommended that you download and install the latest drivers for the video capture workstation motherboard from the motherboard manufacturer s website after installing the DVI2PCIe Duo internal frame grabber into the video capture workstation To connect the DVI2PCIe Duo card in addition to the frame grabber itself you need A video ...

Page 17: ...d by the edges align the card edge connector with the PCIe slot 7 Slide the card mounting bracket into the small slot at the end of the PCIe opening 8 Applying even pressure at both corners of the card push the card down until it is firmly seated in the slot Caution Do not use excessive force when installing the card into the PCIe slot You may damage the card s PCIe connector If the card does not ...

Page 18: ...d 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 frame grabbers dvi2pcieduo downloads 2 Scroll to the Windows section of the download page 3 Download the latest version of the drivers and capture tool that will run on the...

Page 19: ...s Video Capture Workstation Figure 11 Setup Wizard 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 15 DVI2PCIe Duo User Guide ...

Page 20: ...e the frame grabber software 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 16 DVI2PCIe Duo User Guide ...

Page 21: ...e of the following a If the setup operation detects a mismatch between the driver software and the FPGA image go to Firmware Upgrade Figure 16 Grabbers upgrade request window b If the installation is successful and no mismatches are detected the Installation Complete window opens 17 DVI2PCIe Duo User Guide ...

Page 22: ... 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 This will happen if the latest version contains significant bug fixes or enhancements If a new Epiphan Capture Tool software version on...

Page 23: ...e for your DVI2PCIe Duo product To do so browse to http www epiphan com and select Products DVI Frame Grabbers DVI2PCIe Duo On these pages you will find the most recent versions of Epiphan DVI2PCIe Duo User Guide Epiphan USB device driver and video capture tool for Windows 2000 Windows XP and Windows Vista 5 2 2 Firmware Upgrade When you upgrade your driver you may be prompted to upgrade your FPGA...

Page 24: ...equest window opens indicating the number of grabbers that require an upgrade If there is no available upgrade the menu option is greyed out 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 20 DVI2...

Page 25: ...p 5 A Grabbers upgrade status window opens and provides a progress of the upgrade Figure 21 Grabbers upgrade status 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 21 DVI2PCIe Duo User Guide ...

Page 26: ...r LED indicators If after following the installation steps you are still having problems close all applications and restart the video capture workstation When the video capture workstation has started up open the Windows Device Manager to confirm that the frame grabber is detected 6 Mac OS X Video Capture Workstation Installation Follow the step by step procedures in this section if you are going ...

Page 27: ... and install drivers for it To install the DVI2PCIe Duo in the video capture workstation refer to the section Connecting DVI2PCIe Duo 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 ...

Page 28: ...s download page you will find the most recent release of the Epiphan device driver QuickTime component and DVI2PCIeDuo application compatible with Mac OS X 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...

Page 29: ...iphan does not provide source code for the Epiphan USB device driver But you can contact Epiphan if you need an Epiphan USB device driver compiled for a specific Linux kernel version or kernel setting Using the Epiphan software development kit SDK you can also create custom USB device drivers that incorporate the functions you need 7 2 Video4Linux Video4Linux V4L is a Linux video capture API The E...

Page 30: ...xample applications is available from the downloads page of the Epiphan Web Site To download the latest version browse to http www epiphan com products and locate the downloads page for your product 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 Insta...

Page 31: ...ication 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 If the application successfully connects to and synchronizes with the DVI2PCIe Duo device it begins displaying captured images Note When 2 sources are connected to the DVI2PCI...

Page 32: ... 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 Tuning capture parameters as the application synchronizes and tunes capture settings and image adjustments No signal detec...

Page 33: ...lick again You can use the following procedure to copy the image currently displayed to the video capture workstation clipboard 9 2 2 To copy a snapshot of the current image 1 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 ...

Page 34: ...age on any printer connected to the video capture workstation You can optionally pause the image capture before printing an image 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 pri...

Page 35: ...e grabber they are recorded as a series of image files according to the image file settings on 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 from the toolbar 2 Stop recording by selecting Stop Recording from the Capture menu or from the toolbar When...

Page 36: ...e settings you selected o stops recording o starts a new video file and continues recording Configuring Recording Options section describes how to specify the file name or 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 too...

Page 37: ...n change the file 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 ...

Page 38: ...as a bitmap image 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 ...

Page 39: ...aptured images when you have more than one source connected to your DVI2PCIe Duo or other Epiphan frame grabbers 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...

Page 40: ...en enabled captured audio is played on the video 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 device From the dropdown menu select the audio source device For example when you capture audio from a built in microphone choose mi...

Page 41: ...n configure image adjustments from the Web Admin Interface or from the Network Discovery Utility You can also select and configure VGA modes for the selected device See the Configure Device section for more information regarding this function 9 4 5 Configure Device This window allows you to perform various image adjustments and select a required VGA mode The following section illustrates and descr...

Page 42: ... to offset the captured image position For example a captured image shifted slightly to the right horizontally can be corrected with minor 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 38 DVI2PCIe Duo User Guide ...

Page 43: ... connected to the input port Sampling phase This setting adjusts the vertical synchronization properties of the image You may need to change it when there is a repetitive distortion or blurriness on the horizontal axis of the image Adjust the setting in small steps until a sharper image is displayed This option is available when a VGA source is connected to the input port PLL adjustment This setti...

Page 44: ...nected to the input port YCrCb capture Select this checkbox when you need to capture analog component video with YCrCb encoding Swap interlaced fields Select this checkbox to swap odd and even fields of the video frame Use this feature when fields are reversed from the state in which they were originally captured DirectShow tab Figure 25 DirectShow tab 40 DVI2PCIe Duo User Guide ...

Page 45: ...e video capture workstation Scale image to match stream resolution Use the slider to scale the image Flip image vertically Select the checkbox to flip the image Limit frame rate to Specify the frame rate limit Fix frame rate Select the checkbox to fix frame rate VGA Modes tab VGA Modes tab is applicable when a source is connected to the DVI input port Figure 26 VGA Modes tab 41 DVI2PCIe Duo User G...

Page 46: ...ollowing parameters are displayed for each mode Refresh Rate Interlaced Horizontal active area Horizontal front porch Horizontal sync time the time the beams needs to get from the far right edge back to the far left Horizontal back porch left border Hsync polarity Vertical active area Vertical front porch bottom border Vertical sync time the time the beam needs to get from the far bottom edge back...

Page 47: ...he cable 8 Select the Show horrible technical details checkbox to see more details about the custom mode To edit a custom VGA mode 1 Select a mode from the Custom VGA modes list 2 Click on the blue pencil icon in the upper right corner of the tab The Custom VGA Mode window opens 3 Edit the mode 4 Click OK the Custom VGA Mode window closes To delete a custom VGA mode 1 Select a mode from the Custom...

Page 48: ... Dual Link Note This menu option is not displayed when an SDI input is chosen from the Select Device menu On board compression Select his checkbox to enable on board compression of the incoming signal Note This menu option is not displayed when an SDI input is chosen from the Select Device menu Sync level Adjust sync level HSync and VSync 44 DVI2PCIe Duo User Guide ...

Page 49: ...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 Note This menu option is not available when an SDI input is chosen from the Select Device menu Read EDID from device Use this command to read an extended display identi...

Page 50: ...e If there is no available upgrade the menu option is greyed out Options Configure video recording and display settings See the section Capture Recording and Display Options for more information 9 4 7 Help Menu Use the Help menu to check for updates and to display information about the version of the DVI2PCIe Duo user interface that you are running Note Check for Updates function will only recomme...

Page 51: ...this image into a document or another application as a bitmap image Start or stop recording the images that are captured by the DVI2PCIe Duo user interface When you start recording the status bar displays RECORDING and also displays information about the image or video file being recorded When you stop recording the status bar displays information about the saved image files or video file Pause or...

Page 52: ...tured images The data rate is the rate in MB s KB s Mbps and Kbps of data transfer to the DVI2PCIe Duo user interface when it is capturing images The frame rate at which the DVI2PCIe Duo is operating The number of frames or images that the DVI2PCIe Duo has displayed since the DVI2PCIe Duo was last started The number of frames is only visible if you select Number of captured frames The number of fr...

Page 53: ...he DVI2PCIe Duo user interface records images when you start recording from the Toolbar or the capture menu depends on how you set the recording options From this tab select the codec used to encode the captured video stream Codecs are not included in the software package provided by Epiphan You must download them before using the frame grabber For example you can download an x264 codec pack a fre...

Page 54: ...ether 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 The options are BMP PNG JPEG This option is available when Image is selected 50 DVI2PCIe Duo User Guide ...

Page 55: ...t This option is available when Video is selected for the Record as value Create a new file every time recording is restarted After the video file size limit is reached start a new video file Use the append suffix setting to create a unique name for the new file or files This option is available when Video is selected for the Record as value Folder Enter the file name or click the browse button to...

Page 56: ...s for example 01 02 03 10 11 and so on The suffix 04X means the saved file names end with 4 digit hexadecimal numbers for example 0001 0002 0003 000A 000B and so on Starting with Enter the starting number used in the file name suffixes in decimal format If the suffixes include hexadecimal numbering this decimal number is automatically converted to hexadecimal For example if you name the video file...

Page 57: ... save each frame as an image This option is available when Image is selected for the Record as value Skip Specify a number of frames to skip between saves Wait Specify a length of time to skip between saved Automatically turn recording off Specify under which conditions recording turns off automatically After frames have been saved Specify the number of saved frames before recording is automatical...

Page 58: ...caling 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 light colors to dark colors 54 DVI2PCIe Duo User Guide ...

Page 59: ... bar Frame rate Displays frame rate Crop rectangle Displays crop status Audio format Displays audio format Number of captured frames Displays number of captured frames Data rate network grabbers only The data rate is the rate in MB s KB s Mbps and Kbps that the DVI2PCIe Duo user interface receives data from the device capturing images 55 DVI2PCIe Duo User Guide ...

Page 60: ...heckbox to enable cropping functionality Left Top Width Height Enter values to crop the image Force video mode check every seconds Specify how often the application indicates the type of the video signal that is received Note that although frequent video mode detection decreases reaction time when changing video mode it may also reduce 56 DVI2PCIe Duo User Guide ...

Page 61: ...ith 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 Limit frame rate to fps Set the maximum frame rate for the video signal 57 DVI2PCIe Duo User Guide ...

Page 62: ... 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 Use an outline to highlight the timestamp when the text color is similar to the display background color Font Click the button to set the font and the font size 58 DVI2PCIe Duo User Guide ...

Page 63: ...e to the static text Use an outline to highlight the text when the text color is similar to the display background color Font Click the button to set the font and the font size Position Set the location on the screen where the static text is displayed 9 7 5 Configure Startup Use this tab to specify actions the application should perform during startup Figure 33 Startup tab Start in full screen mod...

Page 64: ...ur 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 Figure 34 Sharing tab Lossless compression Lossless compression compresses the streamed video or images without reducing image quality Increasing lossless 60 DVI2PCIe Duo User Guide ...

Page 65: ...ss 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 Here you can verify the device s serial number type and status as well as setup configuration parameters Figure 35 Frame Grabber Configuration Window To edit the default configuration of the device 1 Select the frame grab...

Page 66: ...gs Then click Close 11 Mac OS X Video Capture Application This chapter describes the functions and features of the Epiphan Capture Tool for Mac OS X You can use the Mac OS X version of the video capture tool to configure your DVI2PCIe Duo and to record video captured by the DVI2PCIe Duo This chapter assumes that DVI2PCIe Duo is properly installed To start using this chapter you should have video c...

Page 67: ...gs and image adjustments No Signal Detected when the video capture tool cannot connect to the frame grabber or if the frame grabber is not connected to an active video source Figure 36 Capture application window Mac OS X When the video capture tool successfully connects to and synchronizes with the frame grabber the video capture application window begins displaying captured images Title Bar Displ...

Page 68: ...rkstation Open Network Grabber Connect to a DVI2PCIe Duo device on the network Recent Network Grabbers Select from the list of recently opened frame grabber devices Disconnect Network Grabber Disconnect the DVI2PCIe Duo device on the network The device serial number will be shown next to the Disconnect menu item If you have multiple capture windows open make sure you select the capture window cont...

Page 69: ...tion View the information about hardware type location serial number video mode and frame rate Hide Device Information Hide information about hardware type location serial number video mode and frame rate Adjustment Controls Display the Adjustments tab refer to Configure Device for details Enter Full Screen Enter full screen mode 11 2 4 Tools Menu Use the Tools menu to customize basic DVI2PCIe Duo...

Page 70: ...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 5 Window Menu Minimize Minimize the window Zoom Zoom in on your screen Bring all to Front Brings all windows in the current application to the front 11 2 6 Help Menu Search Search DVI2PCIe Duo Help 11 3Toolbar Use the toolbar to save cop...

Page 71: ...py Use this button to copy the snapshot of the image to the video capture workstation s clipboard 11 3 3 Print Use this button to specify print settings and print the image 11 3 4 Record Click this button to start recording a captured video 11 3 5 Adjust Click this button to allow horizontal vertical shift configuration to offset the captured image position Select the checkboxes to adjust shifting...

Page 72: ...nfigure the Epiphan QuickTime integration options by opening System Preferences selecting Epiphan under Other and configuring the QuickTime settings Select About to view information about the current software and driver versions 12 1To add or remove a network device 1 To add a device select the plus sign located at the bottom left of the window 2 Enter the IP address of the device you want to add ...

Page 73: ...performed If at any point during a recording session no signal is detected an error will occur that could interrupt the recording session Default If a video signal is not detected the default resolution is reported and the video remains blank until a signal is detected If the default resolution does not match the actual resolution images are resized to the default resolution Fixed The same resolut...

Page 74: ...s that range from Lowest quality and Best speed to Best quality and Lowest speed Choose from Nearest pixel Fast bilinear Weighted average Bilinear Luma bicubic chromabilinear Bicubic Lanczos Natural bicubic spline Sinc Default Image Format Select a Default Image Format The Default Image Format will only be used if the QuickTime compatible application doesn t specifically request an image format De...

Page 75: ...g is available on video capture workstations running Windows To stream captured images over the Internet the Epiphan capture tool sends captured images to an Epiphan web streaming portal Each web streaming session is labelled with the serial number of the DVI2PCIe Duo that is capturing the images The card s serial number appears on the video capture application title bar Web streaming sends the cu...

Page 76: ... for all available display settings 6 Select OK to save your changes 13 2To start a web streaming session No special setup is required for web streaming except the video capture workstation must be able to connect to the Internet The video capture workstation can be connected directly to the Internet or to a LAN that is connected to the Internet Before streaming captured images over the Internet y...

Page 77: ...e also supported if the mobile device is compatible with Java SE The video capture workstation and web browser should be running the most recent version of the Java plug in Download the plug in s latest version from http www java com To view a web broadcast 1 Open a web browser and browse to the required URL for example http www vga2web com D2P00000 This URL is supplied by the vga2web application ...

Page 78: ...duce the amount of Internet bandwidth used for web streaming by applying a combination of lossless and lossy compression to the images being broadcasted To change the web streaming compression from the Tools menu of the DVI2PCIe Duo capture tool select Options and then select Sharing Select Override default compression settings and adjust the Lossless and Lossy settings 13 5Troubleshooting web str...

Page 79: ... visible to viewers of the web stream Changing these settings does not change how the video capture application displays records or prints captured images 14 Advanced Topics 14 1EDID Extended display identification data EDID is data provided by a video display device usually a monitor to describe its capabilities to a video source The video source uses the EDID to determine the capabilities of the...

Page 80: ...urce reads the EDID from the DVI2PCIe Duo the video source will reset to operate at 1024x768 as set in the EDID You can obtain custom EDID files from Epiphan Support You can also download custom EDID files for DVI2PCIe Duo frame grabber from the frame grabber product page of the Epiphan web site This page contains custom EDIDs for single video resolutions for example 640x480 only 800x600 only and ...

Page 81: ...een resolution of 720x400 It turned out that the video source preferred to output 720x400 but because the original monitor did not support 720x400 the video source was forced to operate at 640x480 The DVI2PCIe Duo supported 720x400 so the system changed to this resolution when the DVI2PCIe Duo was connected to it The user wanted to return the video source to operating at 640x480 but could not manu...

Page 82: ...ng image only mode by Pressing the Esc key Press Alt F4 to exit from the video capture application topmost To keep the video capture application window on top Refer to the Configure device section for more details 14 2 1 Creating a Windows Shortcut that Uses Command Line Options Use video capture application command line options by creating a Windows shortcut to the video capture application execu...

Page 83: ...ommand line options 15 Table of Figures Figure 1 DVI2PCIe Duo Capture card 6 Figure 2 DVI2PCIe Duo connectors and LEDs 6 Figure 3 PCIe slots from top to bottom 4x 16x 1x and 16x compared to a traditional 32 bit PCI slot bottom 7 Figure 4 VGA to DVI Cable 8 Figure 5 DVI to DVI Cable 9 Figure 6 HDMI to DVI Adapter 10 Figure 7 DisplayPort Cable 10 Figure 8 Mini DisplayPort Cable 10 Figure 9 Thunderbo...

Page 84: ...Table of Figures Figure 21 QuickTime Options for Recording Videos 69 Figure 22 Start Web Broadcasting Dialog 73 80 DVI2PCIe Duo User Guide ...

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Page 86: ...security interest in assign or otherwise transfer the Software except as expressly provided in this Agreement You shall not modify or create any derivatives works of the Software or merge all or any part of the Software with another program You shall not use the Software or make the Software available to any third parties as part of any service bureau time sharing service application service provi...

Page 87: ...provided in this Section 7 You may terminate this Agreement by destroying all copies of the Software and Documentation under Your control and providing certification of such destruction to Licensor or by returning the Software to Licensor Licensor may terminate this Agreement immediately by providing You with written notice if a You are in material breach of any provision of this Agreement which b...

Page 88: ...rohibited by the laws and or regulations of Canada or the United States You shall comply with the export laws and regulations of Canada and the United States that are applicable to the Software Documentation and related information and You shall also comply with any local laws and or regulations in Your jurisdiction that may impact Your right to export import or use the Software Documentation or r...

Page 89: ...es provided in respect to the Software and or Documentation in a court in Ottawa Ontario Canada and You consent to the jurisdiction of such courts for any such action or proceeding You waive all rights that You may have or that may hereafter arise to contest the jurisdiction of such courts for any action or proceeding brought by You You hereby waive any right You may have to request a jury trial w...

Page 90: ...ou need more information about collection reuse and recycling systems please contact your local or regional waste administration You can contact us for more information on the environmental performance of our products FCC CE Compliance Statement This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference 2...

Page 91: ...user acknowledges the originality of any submission communicated to Epiphan and accepts responsibility for its accuracy appropriateness and legality Third Parties and Links to Third Party Web Sites Mention of non Epiphan Systems Inc products or services on their website or this document site is for informational purposes and does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation This document may co...

Page 92: ...n the province of Ontario The parties shall bear equally the cost of the arbitration except that the prevailing party shall be entitled to an award of reasonable attorneys fees incurred in connection with the arbitration in such an amount as may be determined by the arbitrator All decisions of the arbitrator shall be final and binding on both parties and enforceable in any court of competent juris...

Page 93: ...Software and Documentation License 89 DVI2PCIe Duo User Guide ...

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