Keydemon VideoGhost DVI User Manual Download Page 3

VideoGhost 

 

Copyright © 2018 Keydemon 

 

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Introduction 

 
About the product 
 

The 

VideoGhost

 is an intelligent 

hardware frame-grabber

, compatible with 

DVI

HDMI

, and 

VGA

  signal  sources  such  as 

computers

  and 

laptops

.  It  features  a  built-in 

JPEG 

compressor

, and a huge 

4 GB internal flash disk

. Frames captured from the DVI, HDMI, or 

VGA bus will be compressed and stored to the built-in Flash Drive. The 

VideoGhost

 may be 

switched to 

Flash Drive mode

 at any time, and will pop-up as a 

removable disk

, containing 

captured screenshots as JPEG files. The device is 

100% stealthy

 and does not influence the 

operation of the computer, laptop, etc.  No drivers or software are required, no configuration 
necessary, 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

 

 

No power supply necessary (power is drawn from the USB port) 

 

Built-in 

JPEG encoder

 

 

4 Gigabytes

 of internal memory in all versions 

 

Built-in 

time-stamping module

 with battery (7 years lifetime guaranteed!) 

 

No software or drivers required, 

Windows

Linux

, and 

Mac

 compatible 

 

Ultra compact

 and discrete, looks like a mini-extension cable 

 

Transparent to computer operation, undetectable for security scanners 

 

Several color options available: white, black, gray, blue 

 

Requirements 
 

 

Compatible DVI / HDMI / VGA video signal source (no HDCP encryption) 

 

Standard resolution up to 1920 x 1200 and bandwidth up to 160MHz 

 

Computer with standard USB 1.1 or 2.0 port 

 

Operating system with USB Mass-Storage device support 

 

Optionally 

MS Windows XP/Vista/7/8

 (only for running 

KL Tools

)

 

 

 

 

 

Summary of Contents for VideoGhost DVI

Page 1: ...VideoGhost Copyright 2018 Keydemon 1 User s Guide VideoGhost DVI HDMI VGA Check http www keydemon com for the latest version of this document...

Page 2: ...e of contents Table of contents 2 Introduction 3 About the product 3 Features 3 Requirements 3 Quick Start 4 Recording screenshots 5 Viewing recorded data 7 Configuration options 9 Clock configuration...

Page 3: ...ompatible 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 No power supply necessary power is dr...

Page 4: ...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 device TV or monitor...

Page 5: ...ewing software Recording screenshots Recording mode is the default mode of operation for the VideoGhost In record mode the device will silently monitor the DVI HDMI or VGA video signal and record a sc...

Page 6: ...VGA version Then connect the output device TV or monitor to the other end of the VideoGhost DVI version HDMI version VGA version Finally connect the USB connector to a free USB port Do not use the su...

Page 7: ...y computer laptop or TV with USB Mass Storage support The procedure is very similar to restoring images from a digital camera Use the supplied USB Key to connect the VideoGhost s USB output to a free...

Page 8: ...n time and date stamps Use any image viewing software to browse the JPEG files such as the default Windows Photo Viewer Switching back to record mode can be achieved by a safe software removal of the...

Page 9: ...ving 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 s...

Page 10: ...t 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 avai...

Page 11: ...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 signal RightFrame Right frame in pixels default 0 or table value Right...

Page 12: ...ng between A M P M and 24 hour time use the value AM PM or 24 After the file has been prepared switch to Flash Drive mode and copy the file TIME TXT to the root folder of the flash disk The supplied U...

Page 13: ...Minute sets the clock minute value Valid range is from 0 to 59 Second sets the clock second value Valid range is from 0 to 59 Format sets the time format Valid values are AM PM and 24 If AM is chosen...

Page 14: ...or 2 0 with MSD 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 Qual...

Page 15: ...68 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 1280x1024 X X X X 1360x768 X X X 1440x900 X X 1600x900 X X X 1600x1200 X X X X 1680x1050 X X X 1920x1080 X X 1...

Page 16: ...on Keystroke Monitoring and Login Banners according to which a clear notice should be displayed warning that user keystrokes may be logged Please check with your legal representative for logging requi...

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