thanks, Derek. but what i don't understand is this. if the Spectra8 currently uses WDM drivers in Windows... VIC relies on VFW type drivers. that's what the problem is/was with the newer WDM driver Winnov Videum cards and VIC. i'm missing something.
--fred On Tue, Jul 12, 2005 at 04:38PM, Derek Piper said: > > Hi, > > Having installed a Spectra8 after using a WinTV 150PVR, I can tell > you it's *very easy* to get going. Yes, each input installs a driver > individually (4 goes round the 'found new hardware' wizard - yawn, but > once it's done it's done). After that it just works like 4 individual > capture cards. As mentioned before, the inherent problem with VIC not > being able to differentiate between the sources and 'colliding' over > what input to use still remains, but that's Windows thing and happens > any time there is more than one capture device. You just have to select > the 'other' source(s), whatever they may be, when the window prompts you > and all sources will come up nicely. > Spectra8 cards, being 4 BT878 chips, would work nicely under Linux > and not suffer from that problem (they'd just be /dev/video0, > /dev/video1 > etc.), although I have not personally tested it. > > Derek > > Fred Dech wrote: > >this has been covered in various ways at various times. but i've got > >a new question on this subject. > > > >we had a problem with the last Winnov Videum card we spec'd for another > >institution because before they purchased the card the Videum been upgraded > >to WDM drivers. while the VFW drivers would make it work right for AG, > >this > >other institution needed to use the software that came with the capture > >card. > > > >i've noticed quite a few posts by people successfully using the Spectra8 > >4 input card. so i've now come to the point of replacing that Winnov > >Videum with something that will cover all the needs of our collaborators; > >proprietary capture software and AG. > > > >i'm looking at a web page with Spectra8 specifications. i'm very, very > >surprised to see, "... each frame grabber channel has it's own WDM driver, > >allowing you to capture from 4 individual video channels." > >now i'm really confused. is the WDM driver relatively recent for the > >Spectra8? it must be... or how have people made it work well with AG... > > > >any insights would be greatly appreciated. > > > >--fred > > > > > > -- > Derek Piper - [email protected] - (812) 856 0111 > IRI 323, School of Informatics > Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana
