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VideoGhost 

 

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Page 1: ...VideoGhost Copyright www keelog com 1 User s Guide VideoGhost Check http www keelog com for the latest version of this document...

Page 2: ...options 11 Clock configuration 14 Using KL Tools 16 Specifications 17 Troubleshooting 19 Legal disclaimer 21 Getting started Already familiar with the VideoGhost frame grabber Start video logging in 2...

Page 3: ...essary works out of the box Features Compatible with all DVI VGA and HDMI devices Supports resolutions up to Full HD 1920 x 1080 and WUXGA 1920 x 1200 Works with computers and external laptop monitors...

Page 4: ...computer usage statistics Parents Monitor your family s computer activity Protect your child from on line hazards and predators Observe WWW E mail and chat usage Save snapshots of viewed documents we...

Page 5: ...ing screenshots and Viewing recorded data To record snapshots connect the VideoGhost to graphics card output or the digital TV output DVI version HDMI version VGA version Then connect the output devic...

Page 6: ...ct the USB cable of the VideoGhost to a free USB port then press and hold the push button The video logger will pop up as a removable disk containing the captured screenshots as JPEG files just like a...

Page 7: ...nds The screenshots will be stored as JPEG files on the internal flash drive Installation of the video logger in record mode is quick and easy no software or drivers are required Connect the VideoGhos...

Page 8: ...the USB connector to a free USB port Recording will start automatically on power up DVI version HDMI version VGA version Note The USB connection is used for powering the device only If no USB port is...

Page 9: ...ll automatically get detected as a Mass Storage Device The operating system will use the standard built in mass storage driver MS Windows in the following examples Note During the first switch to flas...

Page 10: ...isk Use the systems standard disk removal procedure For MS Windows left click on the Safe Removal icon in the system tray and select the appropriate drive Then reconnect the VideoGhost to the USB port...

Page 11: ...aving an image takes several seconds depending on the image size and quality so this may become the limiting factor for low values of Interval Default value is 300 Resize sets the resizing factor for...

Page 12: ...st including the configuration file An example configuration file contents is shown below Interval 200 Resize 25 Timestamping Yes Quality 5 A full list of available parameters with descriptions is ava...

Page 13: ...lt 0 or table value LeftMargin 5 If this parameter is present it will cut out the left part of the captured image It is used primarily in the VGA version for filtering out the useful part of the signa...

Page 14: ...nute 34 Second 56 Format PM The fields should contain the current time and date The field Format allows distinguishing between A M P M and 24 hour time use the value AM PM or 24 After the file has bee...

Page 15: ...ck hour value Valid range is from 1 to 12 for 12 hour time A M P M and 0 to 23 for 24 hour time Minute sets the clock minute value Valid range is from 0 to 59 Second sets the clock second value Valid...

Page 16: ...evice but may speed up usage by its intuitive user interface KL Tools is available on the CD ROM attached with the device Installing KL Tools is straightforward Simply follow the installation wizard a...

Page 17: ...support Max video bandwidth 160 MHz 160 MHz 160 MHz Max video resolution 1920 x 1200 1920 x 1200 1920 x 12001 Typical JPEG encoding time in seconds2 Frame size Quality 3 Quality 5 Quality 7 50 Resize...

Page 18: ...ons 50 Hz 56 Hz 60 Hz 70 Hz 72 Hz 75 Hz 85 Hz 100 Hz 120 Hz 640x480 X X X X X 800x600 X X X X X X 1024x768 X X X X X X 1152x864 X X X X X 1280x720 X X X 1280x768 X X 1280x800 X 1280x960 X X X X 1280x1...

Page 19: ...es the operating system support removable USB flash disks 3 Have you checked the drive list 4 Have you tried on a different USB port 5 Have you checked on a different computer I can t find any screens...

Page 20: ...he limiting factor Reduce the image size by reducing the Quality parameter in CONFIG TXT Finally change the Resize parameter to 50 33 or 25 I ve checked everything nothing helps If you are still exper...

Page 21: ...of this product The user should follow the guidelines contained in this document otherwise no liability will be assumed It is the user s responsibility to obey all effective laws in his her country w...

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