>>Insors uses a config file to make it (Winnov Videum 4400) >>work in AG1 and a plug in to make it work in AG2.
Would Insors be willing to share their plug-in or technical expertise in maintaining video mapping in VIC? Andy Quay -----Original Message----- From: Cindy Sievers [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2004 5:38 PM To: A Quay; [email protected] Subject: RE: [AG-TECH] Multi-channel video capture This is certainly becoming an issue, many of the newer mother boards just don't have the amount of PCI slots available. (read Dell here). I can get the Winnov Videum 4400 card to work in AG2, but it's a huge pain......basically you need to map the source to the instance of vic each time you enter a venue. If I can figure out how to make it always maintain this mapping, it would be great.... Insors uses a config file to make it work in AG1 and a plug in to make it work in AG2. I am interested in hearing if anyone else has been successful with this card, too. At 02:26 PM 3/30/2004, A Quay wrote: >Did anybody every resolve this topic for the perfect quad-input video >capture card? I am about to build another three CPU ag node and would >really like to use a card such as the winnov videum 4400 quad input >video card or Ituner Spectra 8 video capture card due to my lack of PCI >slots. > >I really need a card that performs seamlessly with AG 2.x and ideally >would like one that still works with AG 1.x. > >Any suggestions would be great. > >-andy > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: "Osland, CD (Chris) " <[email protected]> > > To: AG Tech <[email protected]> > > Date: Thu, 4 Mar 2004 13:56:52 -0000 > > Subject: [AG-TECH] Multi-channel video capture > > > > My quest for efficient video capture of multiple channels via a > > single card continues. > > > > I was originally looking at the iTuner Spectra card (with 4 > > channels) but have found that the UK supplier has given up > > 'because of problems with support'. Many thanks for those > > who replied, especially Bob Riddle; from him I understand > > that use of the Spectra card increases the amount of > > hand-knitting that has to be done whne switching venues. > > > > My next candidate is the Winnov Videum 4400 VO (or non-VO if > > I reckon I can use the audio interfaces to save on a sound > > card). Can the list tell me whether this would suffer in the > > same way (having to do extra work whenever you change venue)? > > I really want to increase automation, not add extra operator tasks. > > > > Many thanks in advance for any views. > > > > Cheers > > > > Chris Osland > > > > ____________________________________________________________________ > > Chris Osland > > Office tel: +44 > > (0) 1235 446565 > > Digital Media and Access Grid > > Medialab tel: +44 (0) > > 1235 446459 > > BIT Department Access > > Grid room tel: +44 > > (0) 1235 445666 > > e-mail: [email protected] > > Fax: +44 > > (0) 1235 445597 > > CLRC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (Bldg. R18) > > Chilton, DIDCOT, Oxon OX11 0QX, UK > > [The contents of this email are confidential and are for the > > use of the > > intended recipient only. > > If you are not the intended recipient do not take any action > > on it or show > > it to anyone else, > > but return this email to the sender and delete your copy of it.] > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Bob Riddle [mailto:[email protected]] > > > Sent: 12 February 2004 17:45 > > > To: Osland, CD (Chris) > > > Cc: AG Tech > > > Subject: Re: [AG-TECH] hauppauge video problems > > > > > > > > > yes - but as Mike said, every time I switch venues and vic(s) > > > restart, I > > > get the little window (for each instance of vic) that asks me > > > to choose > > > my video source. That doesn't annoy me, so I'm a happy > > > Spectra8 card > > > user (and I opened up a couple more PCI slots!) > > > > > > Osland, CD (Chris) wrote: > > > > > > >Just to check, Bob... > > > > > > > >You say you're using the Spectra8 card - do I assume that you're > > > >using it successfully!? Under XP? If so, that's the way I'm > > > >going to go as well. > > > > > > > >Cheers > > > > > > > >Chris > > > > > > > > > >____________________________________________________________________ > > > >Chris Osland > > > Office tel: +44 > > > >(0) 1235 446565 > > > >Digital Media and Access Grid > > > Medialab tel: +44 (0) > > > >1235 446459 > > > >BIT Department Access > > > Grid room tel: +44 > > > >(0) 1235 445666 > > > >e-mail: [email protected] > > > Fax: +44 > > > >(0) 1235 445597 > > > >CLRC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (Bldg. R18) > > > >Chilton, DIDCOT, Oxon OX11 0QX, UK > > > >[The contents of this email are confidential and are for the > > > use of the > > > >intended recipient only. > > > >If you are not the intended recipient do not take any action > > > on it or show > > > >it to anyone else, > > > >but return this email to the sender and delete your copy of it.] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>-----Original Message----- > > > >>From: Bob Riddle [mailto:[email protected]] > > > >>Sent: 11 February 2004 16:19 > > > >>To: Michael Miller > > > >>Cc: Ti Leggett; Harold Micheal Goldman; AG Tech > > > >>Subject: Re: [AG-TECH] hauppauge video problems > > > >> > > > >> > > > >>I actually use a Spectra8 card on our "loaner" AG - it has > > > four video > > > >>ports on it and works the way Michael describes. I've been > > > >>trying to do > > > >>the same thing with a 4-port Winnov card as well ... (you > > > know, there > > > >>are only so many PCI port in a one-box node!) > > > >> > > > >>Michael Miller wrote: > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >>>Just to add to what Ti said: > > > >>> > > > >>>My experience has been that, depending on the driver, you > > > >>> > > > >>> > > > >>can select > > > >> > > > >> > > > >>>the WDM device in the configuration of multiple > > > >>> > > > >>> > > > >>VideoProducers. When > > > >> > > > >> > > > >>>vic starts up, one of the WDM cameras is automatically > > > selected for > > > >>>the first VideoProducer. Then you are given a series of > > > dialogs to > > > >>>choose a camera for each remaining VideoProducer. Again, > > > >>> > > > >>> > > > >>whether you > > > >> > > > >> > > > >>>get to choose another camera will depend on how the driver > > > >>> > > > >>> > > > >>enumerates > > > >> > > > >> > > > >>>the cameras. The QuickCam Pro 4000 does show you multiple > > > cameras, > > > >>>but it gives them all the same name. So, it can be > > confusing when > > > >>>trying to choose a camera for the subsequent > > > >>> > > > >>> > > > >>VideoProducers. If you > > > >> > > > >> > > > >>>have two different cameras, the WDM drivers will assign names as > > > >>>appropriate and it's much easier to decide which camera to > > > >>> > > > >>> > > > >>choose. I > > > >> > > > >> > > > >>>have an iBot firewire camera and a QuickCam Pro 4000 so > > I can see > > > >>>which camera has become the default after the last > > > session. If you > > > >>>have two of the same camera and the driver doesn't assign each a > > > >>>unique name, that's when you run into trouble. > > > >>> > > > >>>HTH > > > >>> > > > >>>Michael Miller > > > >>>NCSA > > > >>> > > > >>> > > > >>>At 05:36 PM 2/10/2004, Ti Leggett wrote: > > > >>> > > > >>> > > > >>> > > > >>>>Actually the problem is this. Vic can only handle Video > > > >>>> > > > >>>> > > > >>for Windows (VfW > > > >> > > > >> > > > >>>>devices) which is an old driver style. vic can map the > > > >>>> > > > >>>> > > > >>newer WDM drivers > > > >> > > > >> > > > >>>>to a VfW device, but it can only do that for one device. > > > >>>> > > > >>>> > > > >>Basically, if > > > >> > > > >> > > > >>>>you have drivers that are VfW then all of them will be > > > >>>> > > > >>>> > > > >>seen and usable > > > >> > > > >> > > > >>>>in vic. If the drivers are WDM only, then vic will pick a > > > >>>> > > > >>>> > > > >>device and map > > > >> > > > >> > > > >>>>and that's it. Hauppage has stopped providing VfW drivers > > > for their > > > >>>>cards. Osprey, however, still provides VfW drivers for > > > their cards. > > > >>>> > > > >>>>This driver issue is also why you can only have one web > > > >>>> > > > >>>> > > > >>cam hooked up > > > >> > > > >> > > > >>>>since, I'd say, all web cams provide only WDM drivers. > > > >>>> > > > >>>>Make more sense? > > > >>>> > > > >>>>On Wed, 2004-02-11 at 08:35, Bob Riddle wrote: > > > >>>> > > > >>>> > > > >>>>>for what it's worth - I've been down this road and gave > > > >>>>> > > > >>>>> > > > >>up - while > > > >> > > > >> > > > >>>>this > > > >>>> > > > >>>> > > > >>>>>is no problem on Linux, the driver for WinXP assumes > > > >>>>> > > > >>>>> ============================================ Cindy Sievers Los Alamos National Laboratory [email protected] Group CCS-1 MS B287 tel:505.665.6602 Advanced Computing fax:505.665.4939 Los Alamos, NM 87544 ============================================
