Low-profile PCI-X compatible audio/video capture card: ...
for Windows 2003, XP, Vista, Windows 7 & Linux.

Introduction

Designed specially to be compatible with the 64-bit, 3.3 volt PCI-X bus, the Osprey-230 includes balanced XLR stereo inputs to achieve the highest quality audio capture when used woth professional analogue sources. The Osprey-230 has a low-profile configuration that allows greater usuability in small form factor computers, making it the ideal solution for rack-mounted or other form factor constrained environments. The Osprey-230 ships with a Breakout Cable that features all the audio and video inputs and includes both standard and low-profile card-edge brackets. Suitable for PC-based video conferencing applications such as Emblaze-VCON vPoint HD desktop client or HD4000 group system.

Product Highlights

• Professional analogue audio video capture card
• 64 bit/66MHz PCI-X interface, 32 bit/33MHz compatible
• 3.3 volt, PCI Rev2.3 compliant
• Advanced DMA for ultra-high performance (full 30fps)
• Breakout Cable for audio and video inputs
• Multiple Osprey-230 cards per PC chassis
• Low-profile design, includes both standard and low-profile brackets
• Hardware Cropping & Bitmap Overlay
• Hardware audio gain
• Closed captioning support
• WDM compliant drivers use Direct-X for performance
• Capture AVI files that exceed 2 GB
• Buy with vPoint HD Video Conferencing software
• Supports PVX Video Conferencing software

The Osprey-230 is available to buy online and sold separately, with SimulStream or as a Rack Kit:

System Requirements:

• Post Processing Mode: 2.0 GHz Pentium IV, 3.0 GHz recommended
  Direct Mode: 600 MHz Pentium III
• 256MB RAM, 1024 MB recommended
• Windows 2003/XP latest drivers 4.4.0.59. Windows 7 and Vista beta drivers 4.5.0.68
• Linux drivers available
• 16-bit 4MB graphics card supporting DirectDraw
• Latest Microsoft Direct-X for WDM drivers
• 7.5 MB free HDD
• Free PCI slot

Video Inputs and Connectors:

• One BNC composite and one S-Video via breakout cable

Video Input Formats:

• NTSC-M, NTSC-J
• PAL-BDGHI, PAL-M
• SECAM

Video Formats:

• Packed: RGB32, RGB24, RGB16, RGB15
• Grey8, YUV2 (4:2:2), YUV (4:1:1)
• Planar: YUV12, YUV9

Audio Inputs, Outputs and Connectors:

• Left & Right line-level XLR balanced stereo inputs via breakout cable
• Left & Right line-level RCA unbalanced stereo inputs via breakout cable
• Card edge 3.5mm stereo output jack for preview

Audio Formats:

• 16 and 8 bit sample sizes
• 48 KHz, 44.1 KHz, 32 KHz, 22.05 KHz, 16 KHz, 11.025 KHz & 8 KHz sample rates
• stereo or mono