Epiphan AVIO-SDI User's Guide

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Epiphan AV.io SDI™

January 24, 2018

Release 4.0.0

UG109-06

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Specifications

Go to the EpiphanVideo website to get the most recent product specifications and additional information about this product.

Warranty

AllEpiphanVideo products are provided with a 100% return to depot warranty for one yearfrom the date of purchase.

Technical support

Epiphan’s products are backed by our professionalsupport team. If you arehaving issues with your product, pleasegather details about your systemand contact our team by:

l E-mailing support@epiphan.com

l Live chat via the link on our support site

l Phone toll free at 1-877-599-6581 or call +1 613-599-6581

Be sure to include as much information about your problem as possible,including:

l Problem description

l Details of the video or audio source (type, resolution, refresh rate,etc.)

l Product serial number

l Youroperating system and version number

Firmware 4.0.0 release notes

Firmware 4.0.0 is a maintenance releasethat fixes some minor issues and improves the memory allocation performanceof the AV.io SDI.

Overview

AV.io SDI is the easiest SDI capture card you’ll ever use. It doesn’t need any special drivers installed on your computer – plug it in to your USB port and start using it right away. It’s as simpleas using a webcam! Windows, Mac and Linux operatingsystems automatically detect AV.io SDI, ensuring compatibility with your favorite software, including Skype, Wirecast and QuickTime.

What's fixed

Corrected display of 1920×1080p 30 fps images from SDI

Images captured at 1920×1080p 30 fps using AV.io SDI display properly now when viewed on Windows10 in VLC player 2.2.6 and in Pearl-2.

Registering your AV.io SDI

Why should I register my AV.io SDI?

It willallow you to activate your product warranty, give you notifications of firmwareand software updates and get you our freepersonalized customersupport.

How to register

1. Go to epiphan.com/register

2. Provide the required information. Your six digit serial number is found on your device. A valid e-mail address is required for product registration.

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Table of contents

Registering your AV.io SDI iii

Getting started 1

About AV.io SDI 1 What's in the box? 1 Hardware 2

Hardware diagrams 2

Indicator LED details 4

Quickstart 5 Technical specifications 6

System requirements 7

Capture 8

How AV.io SDI works 9 Set up your AV.io SDI for capture 10 Resolutions, capture rates and aspect ratios 11 Automatic image scaling & audio resampling 12 Third-party applications 13

Configuration 14

Install the AV.io Config tool 15

Windows 15

Mac 16

Linux 17

Update firmware using the AV.io Config tool 19 Identifying the input resolution on your AV.io SDI 23 Configure settings using AV.io Config tool 24 Advanced configuration options 26

Use input signal resolution (disabled by default) 26

Preserve aspect ratio (enabled by default) 27

Performance mode (enabled by default) 27

Audio selector for multichannel inputs (disabled by default) 27

Set custom resolution user modes 28

Appendices 31

Troubleshooting 32 Limitations and known issues 35 Software license 36

AV.io SDI User Guide Getting started

Getting started

Welcome and thank you for buying Epiphan Video’s AV.io SDI!

This guide contains all the information necessary to successfully use AV.io SDI to quickly and easily capture live video content without any configuration – simply connect the cables and you’re ready to go!

This guide starts off by jumping right into it by showing you how to start capturing video, then we’ll take you through how AV.io SDI works, followed with some technicalreferencematerial,and we’ll concludewith a walkthrough of some optional video capture configuration.

Let’s get started!

About AV.io SDI

To use AV.io SDI, there's no software to install; simply connect the cables and go. It works on Windows, Mac and Linux and integrates seamlessly with your favorite third-party applications such as Skype, Adobe FMLE, Wirecast, VLC media playerand Quicktime.

What's in the box?

YourAV.io SDI product contains everything you need to easily capture live video content with minimal setup. Yourpurchase includes the following:

Table 1 Description of included purchase contents (for identification only, color and appearance of individual

cables/adapters may vary).

AV.io SDI video grabber Yourvideo capture device!

AV.io SDI User Guide Hardware

SDI cable (0.5 m)

USB 3.0 cable (1 m / 3 ft)

Connects an SDI source to your AV.io SDI.

The USB 3.0 cableconnects your AV.io SDI video grabber with your computer’s USB 3.0 or 2.0 port.

Hardware

This section describes the physicalfeatures of your AV.io SDI, including diagrams and hardware feature descriptions.

Topics covered include:

l Hardware diagrams

l Indicator LED details

Hardware diagrams

YourAV.io SDI deviceincludes an input, an output and an indicator light.

Input/output ports and indicator lights are identified and explained in the top and bottom cap view AV.io SDI images below. Indicator light details are explained in the proceedingsection.

AV.io SDI User Guide Hardware diagrams

Top cap view:

Bottom cap view:

AV.io SDI User Guide Indicator LED details

Indicator LED details

The color and action of the indicator LED depends on whether you are connected by USB 3.0 or USB 2.0. For maximumperformance, always use a USB 3.0 port and the included USB 3.0 cable. Note that frame capture rate will be reduced when connected via USB 2.0.

From the operating system's UVC drivers, the application will receive the AV.io SDI supported colorspace, resolution and frame rates. If you’re not sureif your controller is USB 3.0 or USB 2.0, plug AV.io SDI into the capture computer and look at the indicator LED. After initial boot up(red LED), blue is used for USB 3.0 and green is used for USB2.0:

Blue LED means USB 3.0 Green LED means USB 2.0

Connection type/LED color USB 3.0 connection USB 2.0 connection

Firmware update in progress

Solid red

AV.io SDI initializing

Solid green N/A USB 2.0 connection active

Blinking green N/A

Solid blue USB 3.0 connection active N/A

Blinking blue

Video and/or audio

transferring successfully

Firmware update in progress

AV.io SDI initializing

Video and/or audio

transferring successfully

N/A

AV.io SDI User Guide Quickstart

Quickstart

Setting up your AV.io SDI deviceto capture live video and audio content couldn’t be easier!

Before you begin the connection process, you will require:

l A 3G-SDI, HD-SDI orSD-SDI video source (with or without audio)

l YourAV.io SDI device

l A capturedesktop computer, laptop or notebook

l A USB 3.0 cable(included with purchase) to connect to your AV.io SDI to your capture computer

l An SDIcable (included with purchase)to connect your video sourceto your AV.io SDI

Once you have these things ready to go, you can now begin the simpleprocess of hooking up your AV.io SDI so you can start capturing!

To connect your AV.io SDI for capture:

1. Connect your AV.io SDI deviceto your video source

2. Connect your AV.io SDI deviceto your computer

3. Open your favorite third-party application, select AV.io SDI from the list of availablecamerasand start capturing!

And that’s it! No drivers to install and no extensive set-up! Just connect the cables and you’re ready to go!

AV.io SDI User Guide Technicalspecifications

Technical specifications

Technicalspecifications for AV.io SDI are included in the tablebelow.

Connectors

Input SDI (3G-SDI, HD-SDI, SD-SDI) with BNC-style connector

Audio (SDI) Input 16-bit and 24-bit PCM encoded audio at 48 kHz

Audio (UAC) output

Capture latency

HDCP Compliance

LED LED indicates the status of AV.io SDI

OS support

(32-bit and 64-

bit)

USB support USB 3.0 and 2.0

BNC style SDIconnector USB standard B type

16-bit 48 kHz stereo audio

Near-zero latency, although certain third-party applicationsmay contribute delay

High-bandwidth digital content protection (HDCP) protected content cannot be captured

Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 Mac OS X 10.10 and up Linux distribution with kernel 3.5.0 or higher

Input Resolution Standard and non-standard resolution from 640x360 up to 1920×1080

Supported output resolutions

(at 15, 23.97, 24,

25, 29.97, 30, 50,

59.94 or 60 fps)

Dimensions 3.54″ × 2.36″ × 0.91″ (90 mm × 60 mm × 23 mm)

640×360 640×480 960×540 1280×720

1920×1080

AV.io SDI User Guide System requirements

System requirements

System requirements are the barebonestechnical essentialsyour computer needs to work with AV.io SDI. System requirements to useAV.io SDI include:

Video source A 3G-SDI, HD-SDI or SD-SDI video source.

Any computer(laptop/desktop/other format) with:

l a compatible USB 3.0 host controllerfor

Video capture workstation

SuperSpeed operation; or,

l a USB 2.0 host controller (will limit maximum frame

rate and resolution support)

Video capture workstation operating system

Processor frequency Minimum recommended value: 2.4 GHz

RAM Minimum recommended value: 4 GB

Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 Mac OS X 10.10 and up Linux distribution with kernel 3.5.0 or higher

AV.io SDI User Guide Capture

Capture

Setting up your AV.io SDI deviceto capture live video content couldn’t be easier!

Before you begin the connection process, you will require:

l A 3G-SDI, HD-SDI or SD-SDI video source

l YourAV.io SDI device

l A capturecomputer, laptop or notebook

l A USB 3.0 cable(included with purchase) to connect to your AV.io SDI to your capture computer

l An SDI cable (included with purchase)to connect your video source to your AV.io SDI

Once you have these things ready to go, you can now begin the simpleprocess of hooking up your AV.io SDI so you can start capturing!

AV.io SDI User Guide How AV.io SDI works

How AV.io SDI works

Once you’re ready to start capturing, you’ll need either a built-in or third-party application to capture video and audio content with AV.io SDI.

The application communicates with AV.io SDI and negotiates a frame rate (frequency at which frames in a video sequence aredisplayed) and frame resolution (sizeof a single video frame in pixels). Higher framerate means smoother video capture whileresolution determines the aspect ratio of the video output as wellas its resolution and degree of definition.

With the help of AV.io SDI, the content from your video source is automatically configured and captured on your computerthrough your selected application. If the application requests a framesize that is smaller or larger than your video source, AV.io SDI automatically scales the video for you. For consistent and widely compatible output, audio is automatically resampled to 16-bit 48 kHz stereo audio.

No configuration required!

AV.io SDI User Guide Set up your AV.io SDI for capture

Set up your AV.io SDI for capture

Connecting your AV.io SDI to your capture computer is simple and is accomplished in three easy steps.