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Table of Contents

1. SDI2USB 3.0 Overview ..................................................................................... 4

1.1 Package Contents ......................................................................................... 5

2 Physical Attributes .......................................................................................... 5

2.1 System Hardware Features .......................................................................... 5

2.2 USB 2.0 Backwards Compatibility ................................................................ 8

2.3 Cables and Connectors ................................................................................. 8

2.3.1 USB AM-BM Cable ................................................................................ 9

2.3.2 SDI to SDI Cable .................................................................................... 9

3 System Requirements .................................................................................... 10

3.1 USB 3.0 controllers ..................................................................................... 11

4 Getting Started .............................................................................................. 11

5 Installing SDI2USB 3.0 on a video capture workstation running Windows ..... 12

5.1 To install the Windows drivers and capture software................................ 12

5.2 To upgrade to the latest Windows software version ................................. 13

5.3 Finding Software Updates .......................................................................... 13

5.4 Troubleshooting a Windows Installation ................................................... 14

6 Mac OS X Video Capture Workstation Installation ......................................... 14

6.1 To Install the Mac Drivers and Application ................................................ 14

6.2 To Start the Mac OS Capture Application .................................................. 15

6.3 Upgrading to the Latest Mac OS X Software Version ................................. 15

6.4 Finding Software Updates .......................................................................... 16

7 Linux Video Capture Workstation Software ................................................... 16

7.1 The Epiphan USB Device Driver .................................................................. 17

7.2 Video4Linux ................................................................................................ 17

7.3 The Epiphan Capture API ............................................................................ 18

7.4 V4L Custom Video Capture Applications .................................................... 18

8 Connecting SDI2USB 3.0 ................................................................................ 18

9 Windows Capture Application ....................................................................... 19

9.1 Start the Windows Capture Application ..................................................... 19

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9.2 Record captured images as image files ...................................................... 20

9.2.1 To start a recording ............................................................................ 20

9.2.2 To pause a recording .......................................................................... 21

9.2.3 To stop a recording ............................................................................ 21

9.3 Record captured images as video .............................................................. 21

9.3.1 To capture video and audio from an SDI source ................................ 21

9.3.2 To start a recording ............................................................................ 22

9.3.3 To pause a recording .......................................................................... 23

9.3.4 To stop a recording ............................................................................ 23

9.4 Pausing, Copying, Saving, and Printing Images ......................................... 23

9.4.1 To pause and resume the image capture .......................................... 23

9.4.2 To copy a snapshot of the current image .......................................... 24

9.4.3 To save a snapshot of the current image as an image file ................. 24

9.4.4 To print a snapshot of the current image .......................................... 24

9.5 Menus ........................................................................................................ 25

9.5.1 File Menu ........................................................................................... 25

9.5.2 Edit Menu ........................................................................................... 26

9.5.3 View Menu ......................................................................................... 26

9.5.4 Capture Menu .................................................................................... 27

9.5.5 Configure Device ................................................................................ 29

9.5.6 Tools Menu ........................................................................................ 34

9.5.7 Help Menu ......................................................................................... 35

9.6 Toolbar ....................................................................................................... 36

9.7 Status Bar ................................................................................................... 37

9.8 Capture, Record, and Display Options........................................................ 38

9.8.1 Configuring Recording Options .......................................................... 38

9.8.2 Configuring Display Options ............................................................... 43

9.8.3 Configuring Capture Options ............................................................. 46

9.8.4 Setting On-Screen Text Parameters ................................................... 48

9.8.5 Configure Startup ............................................................................... 49

9.8.6 Sharing ............................................................................................... 51

10 Configuring SDI2USB 3.0 from the Control Panel ....................................... 52

11 Mac OS X SDI2USB 3.0 Video Capture Application ..................................... 54

11.1 Starting the Mac OS X Video Capture Application ..................................... 54

11.2 Menus ........................................................................................................ 56

11.2.1 File Menu ........................................................................................... 56

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11.2.2 Edit Menu ........................................................................................... 57

11.2.3 View Menu ......................................................................................... 57

11.2.4 Tools Menu ........................................................................................ 57

11.2.5 Window Menu ................................................................................... 58

11.2.6 Help Menu ......................................................................................... 58

11.3 Toolbar ....................................................................................................... 58

11.3.1 Save .................................................................................................... 59

11.3.2 Copy ................................................................................................... 59

11.3.3 Print .................................................................................................... 59

11.3.4 Record ................................................................................................ 59

11.3.5 Adjust ................................................................................................. 59

11.3.6 Info ..................................................................................................... 60

11.3.7 Devices ............................................................................................... 60

12 Setting QuickTime Options for Recording Videos ....................................... 60

12.1 To add or remove a network device ........................................................... 60

13 Web Broadcasting ...................................................................................... 63

13.1 To set the display format for web broadcasting ........................................ 64

13.2 Start a web broadcast session ................................................................... 64

13.3 Viewing a web broadcasting session ......................................................... 65

13.4 Changing web broadcasting compression and performance ..................... 66

13.5 Troubleshooting web broadcasting performance ...................................... 66

14 Advanced Topics ........................................................................................ 67

14.1 Windows command line options ................................................................ 67

14.1.1 Creating a Windows Shortcut that Uses Command Line Options ...... 68

15 Table of Figures ......................................................................................... 70

16 Software and Documentation License ....................................................... 71

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SDI2USB 3.0 Overview

1. SDI2USB 3.0 Overview

SDI2USB 3.0™ Epiphan's newest external frame grabber uses an SDI input

connection to transmit data to a video capture workstation through a USB 3.0 port or a

USB 2.0 port. The video capture workstation can capture, record and broadcast

uncompressed production-quality images and videos directly from 3G-SDI, HD-SDI

and SD-SDI sources. Both audio and video capture is supported and no peripheral

component interface (PCI) is required.

SDI2USB 3.0 captures video from an SDI video source. Meeting greater demands for

transferring larger files at faster speeds, this external frame grabber supports USB 3.0

technology, capable of transferring uncompressed data with speeds of up to 5.0

(Gbits/s) - about ten times faster than USB 2.0.

Note: In practice, transfer speeds are dependent on factors such as the task and

hardware configuration.

SDI2USB 3.0 is versatile and can be used with multiple workstation configurations. It

is backward compatible with USB 2.0 connections, however it transfers compressed

video with a lower quality when using USB 2.0.

SDI2USB 3.0 supports full HD capture rate of 60 frames per second. All captured data

is converted to RGB 24-bit color format. When SDI2USB 3.0 is configured to capture

and transfer video to third-party software, such as Window Media Encoder configured

for YUV color format, SDI2USB 3.0 converts RGB 24-bit color format to YUV color

format. When YUV 4:2:0 chroma subsampling is applied, video can be captured and

recorded up to 60 frames per second.

In addition to an input port, the SDI2USB 3.0 offers an SDI output port that can be

used for confidence monitoring. In the example below, a monitor connected to the

output port allows you to monitor the input signal and make quick adjustments if

required.

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Figure 1

The SDI2USB 3.0 frame grabber is fully compatible with DirectShow on Windows,

Video4Linux on Linux, and QuickTime on Mac OS X.

SDI2USB 3.0 is part of Epiphan’s complete line of video and audio signal capture

products. For more information about all Epiphan’s video signal capture products,

refer to Frame Grabbers Overview

SDI2USB 3.0 sample configuration including confidence monitoring

on Epiphan’s website.

1.1 Package Contents

Epiphan SDI2USB 3.0 device package includes the following:

1. SDI2USB 3.0 frame grabber

2. One SDI cable (3G compliant)

3. USB 3.0 cable

2 Physical Attributes

2.1 System Hardware Features

The SDI2USB 3.0 device measures 90mm x 60mm x 23mm (3.54” x 2.36” x 0.91”),

and features a single input and a single output BNC type connector, a USB 3.0

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Physical Attributes

connector and an LED indicator. The SDI2USB 3.0 can be connected to the USB 3.0

or USB 2.0 port on the video capture workstation.

Front panel of the SDI2USB 3.0

Figure 2

Figure 3 Rear view of the SDI2USB 3.0

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Flashing blue

Flashing green -

Solid green

Solid red -

Flashing red -

Solid yellow

Connectors and indicators

Number Interface Status Description

LED The following describes the LED indicators when the

SDI2USB 3.0 device is connected to a USB 3.0 port:

is idle.

The following describes the LED indicators when the

SDI2USB 3.0 device is connected to a USB 2.0 port:

device is idle.

The following LED indicators apply regardless of the

USB port type:

Physical Attributes

: firmware has successfully loaded, device

video mode detection is in progress.

firmware has successfully loaded,

: video mode detection is in progress.

the frame grabber is powered on, however it

USB 3.0 Output Connects the SDI2USB 3.0 device to the video capture

is not functional. The driver is either not installed or

failed to load.

the frame grabber signature validation

has failed. Possible reasons:

• On-board EEPROM failure; or

• Incorrect initialization at the factory.

In either case the device should be replaced.

- image capture or data transfer is in

progress.

workstation to enable data transfer from the video

source to the video capture workstation.

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Physical Attributes

Configuration Tips

SDI Output Connect an SDI output source, such as a monitor, to the

SDI2USB 3.0 device.

Note: the SDI output port is active when the SDI2USB

3.0 is connected to a powered up video capture

workstation running the SDI2USB 3.0 driver.

SDI Input Connect an input source with an SD-SDI, HD-SDI or a

3G-SDI signal.

2.2 USB 2.0 Backwards Compatibility

SDI2USB 3.0 is USB 2.0 backwards-compatible; you can connect it to the USB 2.0

port in situations when a laptop or workstation has a USB 2.0 port only. It will not

prevent you from using the frame grabber in these circumstances. SDI2USB 3.0 uses

green and blue LEDs to indicate whether it is connected to a USB 2.0 or 3.0 port.

Refer to section System Hardware Features

• The SDI2USB 3.0 cannot transfer uncompressed video when connected to

the workstation’s USB 2.0 port. This standard provides lower transfer speed

than the USB 3.0 standard therefore the frame grabber will compress the

captured data before transferring. To choose compression options refer to

Configuring Recording Options

• The SDI2USB 3.0 must be connected to the USB 3.0 port on the video

capture workstation when capturing video and audio from an SDI source,

otherwise only video is captured. For information about configuring a video

capture workstation to capture video and audio from an SDI source, refer to

section Windows Capture Application

for information on LED indicators.

2.3 Cables and Connectors

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Physical Attributes

High speed data transfer (up to 5 GB/s) is supported by USB 3.0 when you connect

your SDI2USB 3.0 to the USB 3.0 port on the video capture workstation.

This section describes compatible connectors and cables.

2.3.1 USB AM-BM Cable

The USB AM-BM cable connects the SDI2USB 3.0 frame grabber to the USB 3.0 or

2.0 port on the video capture workstation.

Figure 4 USB AM-BM cable

2.3.2 SDI to SDI Cable

Connects an SDI source to the SDI2USB 3.0 SDI in port. This cable is included with

the SDI2USB 3.0.

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System Requirements

Figure 5 SDI to SDI cable

3 System Requirements

Epiphan’s SDI2USB 3.0 frame grabber requires the following hardware and software:

Video source any SDI video source

Video capture workstation compatible USB 3.0 host controller for

SuperSpeed operation;

USB 2.0 controller for High Speed

operation.

Processor frequency 2 GHz or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit

(x64) processor

RAM memory 2 GB RAM (32-bit and 64-bit)

Available hard disk space 16 GB available hard disk space (32-bit)

or 20 GB (64-bit)

Video capture workstation operating

system

Windows XP SP2 or later version;

Mac OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion) or later

version;

A list of precompiled Linux drivers is

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Getting Started

Package Contents

System Requirements

available from the Software Download

page.

3.1 USB 3.0 controllers

To take advantage of the high transfer rate of USB 3.0, ensure your video capture

workstation is equipped with an adequate USB 3.0 controller capable of supporting the

transfer rate. This is especially important when capturing high-definition video and

large audio files, and capturing 60 fps. Epiphan recommends the following USB 3.0

controller.

Linux requirements: kernel version 3.5 or later (Ubuntu 12.10+)

Recommended high performance controller:

• Intel ® USB 3.0 eXtensible Host Controller

4 Getting Started

This chapter describes basic steps for installing drivers and the Epiphan capture

software, and connecting a SDI2USB 3.0 frame grabber to the video source and the

video capture workstation. The video capture workstation is a computer that runs the

drivers and Epiphan capture software and is used to display and record images and

audio captured by the SDI2USB 3.0 frame grabber.

Basic steps:

1. Review the

2. Review the

workstation will work normally with the frame grabber. The video capture

workstation can be running Windows, Mac OS, or Linux.

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section; verify you received all items.

section; verify that your video capture

Installing SDI2USB 3.0 on a video capture workstation running Windows

before

3. Install the Epiphan drivers and capture software for the SDI2USB 3.0 on the

video capture workstation. These procedures are specific to the workstation

OS and are explained in the following chapters.

4. Connect the SDI2USB 3.0 to the video source. Refer to

SDI2USB 3.0.

5. Connect the SDI2USB 3.0 to the video capture workstation. Refer to

Connecting SDI2USB 3.0

6. Launch the capture software by clicking on the desktop icon.

7. Start capturing images.

Connecting

5 Installing SDI2USB 3.0 on a video capture

workstation running Windows

Follow the step-by step procedures in this section if you are using a Windows PC as

the video capture workstation to view and record video and audio captured by a

SDI2USB 3.0 frame grabber.

Note: Install the drivers and capture software on the Windows video capture

workstation

connecting the frame grabber to the workstation USB port.

5.1 To install the Windows drivers and capture

software

1. Find the latest Windows drivers and Epiphan Capture software. Browse to

http://www.epiphan.com/products/dvi-frame-grabbers/sdi2usb-3-

0/downloads.

2. Click on the Download tab. The Download page opens.

3. Scroll down the page to the Windows section.

4. Select the applicable version of the drivers and capture software that will run

on the video capture workstation. Note the download destination folder.

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Installing SDI2USB 3.0 on a video capture workstation running Windows

Extract All

Note:

Products >

Frame Grabbers > SDI2USB 3.0

5. Unzip the downloaded file. Right-click on the .zip file and choose

6. Run the Setup Utility (setup.exe) and follow the prompts to install the

software.

7. The Windows drivers and Epiphan Capture Tool is now installed.

5.2 To upgrade to the latest Windows software

version

From time to time Epiphan releases new versions of Epiphan capture software

available from the Epiphan web site. To confirm you have the latest capture software,

select Check for Updates from the Help menu.

Check for Updates will only recommend an update if Epiphan recommends that

you install a new version. This will happen if the latest version contains significant bug

fixes or enhancements. If a new Epiphan Capture Tool version contains only minor

changes, Check for Updates may not recommend that you install a new version.

You can upgrade the Epiphan software on your Windows video capture workstation by

uninstalling the previous version. If you have problems upgrading the Windows

version of the software, see the detailed driver update instructions and install/uninstall

instructions available at

http://www.epiphan.com/downloads

5.3 Finding Software Updates

To find the latest versions of all Epiphan software for Windows go to

http://www.epiphan.com/downloads

your SDI2USB 3.0 product - browse to http://www.epiphan.com and select

versions of:

• Epiphan SDI2USB 3.0 User Guide.

• Epiphan USB device driver and Epiphan Capture Tool for Windows.

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. You can also browse to the download page for

. On these pages you will find the most recent

Mac OS X Video Capture Workstation Installation

5.4 Troubleshooting a Windows Installation

If you experience any difficulty viewing captured images with the Windows capture

application, review the following items prior to contacting technical support.

If the capture application cannot find the frame grabber:

• Confirm that the frame grabber is connected to a video capture workstation

USB port and has power connected and the device LEDs are lit.

• Disconnect and re-connect the frame grabber. This prompts Windows to

install the device drivers for the frame grabber if they haven’t already been

installed.

• Observe the behaviour of the frame grabber LED indicators.

• Check the Windows Device Manager to verify that the frame grabber has

installed successfully and that the PC supports USB 3.0.

If, after following the installation steps, you are still experiencing problems, close all

applications and restart the video capture workstation. When the video capture

workstation has started up, open the Windows Device Manager to confirm that the

frame grabber is detected.

6 Mac OS X Video Capture Workstation

Installation

Follow the step-by step procedures in this section if you are going to use a Mac as a

video capture workstation to view and record images captured by the frame grabber.

6.1 To Install the Mac Drivers and Application

A single download from the Epiphan web site includes the capture application

command line capture application (v2u), the SDI2USB 3.0 system preferences and the

QuickTime digitizer (vdig).

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Mac OS X Video Capture Workstation Installation

Note:

Connecting SDI2USB 3.0

SDI2USB.app

No signal

detected

1. Find the latest Mac drivers and application software. Browse to

http://www.epiphan.com/products/dvi-frame-grabbers/sdi2usb-3-

0/downloads/ and scroll down to the Mac section of the download page.

2. Download the latest version of the drivers and application that will run on the

video capture workstation. Make sure you note the download destination

folder.

3. Double-click on the .dmg file to unpack it if it does not unpack automatically.

4. Double-click on the .pkg file and follow the prompts.

The final step of the installation requires restarting the video capture

workstation.

To install the SDI2USB 3.0 in the video capture workstation, refer to the section

6.2 To Start the Mac OS Capture Application

On the video capture workstation, run the capture application, from the Applications

folder, select

frame grabber is connected and powered on, the capture application should

automatically find the frame grabber and begin displaying captured images. If the

frame grabber is operating but not capturing images the device name and serial

number should appear in the title bar and the capture application displays

. The capture application starts up. If the SDI2USB 3.0

6.3 Upgrading to the Latest Mac OS X Software

Version

From time to time Epiphan releases new versions of all Epiphan frame grabber

software available from the Epiphan web site. In most cases you can upgrade the

Epiphan software on your Mac OS X video capture workstation by using normal

procedures to download the latest version and install it without uninstalling the

previous version.

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Linux Video Capture Workstation Software

Applications

Note: Some versions of the SDI2USB 3.0 user interface do not install a shortcut on the

Mac OS X desktop. You can drag the Epiphan icon from the

your desktop or add it to the Dock after installing a new version of the SDI2USB 3.0

user interface. You may also need to delete older versions of the Epiphan icon.

folder to

6.4 Finding Software Updates

To find the latest versions of all Epiphan software and drivers for Mac OS X, browse to

http://www.epiphan.com/products/dvi-frame-grabbers/sdi2usb-3-0/downloads/

On this download page you will find the most recent release of the Epiphan device

QuickTime component and SDI2USB 3.0 application compatible with Mac OS

driver

Linux Video Capture Workstation Software

Epiphan provides the Epiphan USB device driver and the Epiphan capture API for

Linux. Epiphan does not provide a video capture application for Linux. However, the

USB device driver is compatible with Video4Linux so you can use Video4Linux

compatible applications to receive and process captured images. You can also use

the Epiphan Linux SDK to write your own custom video capture application that

receives captured images from the Epiphan capture API. The following software

components operate on a video capture workstation running Linux:

• The Epiphan USB device driver

• Video4Linux

• The Epiphan capture API

• V4L custom video capture applications

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Linux Video Capture Workstation Software

7.1 The Epiphan USB Device Driver

The Linux Epiphan USB device driver receives images from an Epiphan SDI2USB 3.0

and delivers the images to the Epiphan capture API and to Video4Linux. Before

delivering the images the Epiphan USB device driver also performs image adjustment

to improve the quality of the image. Image adjustments include setting the sampling

phase, PLL adjustments, and horizontal shift. The USB device driver can also change

the color depth of the captured image before sending the image to the video API. For

example, if the SDI2USB 3.0 is capturing the frames at a color depth that is different

than that required by the video capture application, the USB device driver converts the

images to the required color depth.

The Epiphan USB device driver may not be available for your version of Linux.

Epiphan does not provide source code for the Epiphan USB device driver. But you can

contact Epiphan if you need an Epiphan USB device driver compiled for a specific

Linux kernel version or kernel setting. Using the Epiphan software development kit

(SDK) you can also create custom USB device drivers that incorporate the functions

you need.

7.2 Video4Linux

Video4Linux (V4L) is a Linux video capture API. The Epiphan USB device driver can

send captured images directly to Video4Linux. This means that any Video4Linux-

compatible application can receive captured images. You can use a Video4Linux-

compatible application to record a series of captured images as a video in the video

format supported by the Video4Linux application. You can also create your own

custom Video4Linux-compatible video capture application to record captured images

from Video4Linux.

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Connecting SDI2USB 3.0

7.3 The Epiphan Capture API

The Epiphan capture API also receives captured images from the Epiphan USB

device driver. The Epiphan capture API is optimized for processing Epiphan SDI2USB

3.0 captured images. The Epiphan capture API analyzes individual images,

performs on-device cropping, and handles video mode changes. The Epiphan capture

API is an alternative to using Video4Linux to capture images on Linux video capture

workstations. You can use the Epiphan software development kit (SDK) to create

custom video capture applications to record captured images from the Epiphan

capture API.

7.4 V4L Custom Video Capture Applications

Epiphan does not provide a video capture application for Linux. However, you can use

Video4Linux-compatible applications to perform many video capture operations such

as recording images or video, copying, printing and saving images, or broadcasting

images over the Internet. You can also use the Epiphan Linux SDK to create your own

custom video capture application. The SDK along with some example applications is

available from the products Downloads page (

frame-grabbers/dvi2usb-3-0/downloads/).

http://www.epiphan.com/products/dvi-

8 Connecting SDI2USB 3.0

This section describes how to connect an SDI source and video capture workstation to

the SDI2USB 3.0. Ensure the Epiphan capture software is installed on the video

capture workstation before connecting the SDI2USB 3.0.

1. Connect the SDI2USB 3.0 to the video source.

2. Connect an SDI source directly to the IN port on the SDI2USB 3.0 using the SDI

cable included in the package.

3. Optionally, connect an external monitor, for confidence monitoring, to the OUT

port on the SDI2USB 3.0 using a standard SDI cable.

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Start > Epiphan Capture

Tool

4. Connect the SDI2USB 3.0 to the video capture workstation by connecting the

USB AM-BM cable from the SDI2USB 3.0 to the workstation’s USB 3.0 or 2.0

port.

If you installed the drivers and Epiphan Capture Tool software, the video capture

workstation should automatically recognize the SDI2USB 3.0 and install drivers for it.

Note: You can use a high-quality SDI splitter to split the SDI signal between an

external monitor and the frame grabber, or you can connect an external monitor

directly to the SDI out port located on the SDI2USB 3.0 device for confidence

monitoring. The SDI out port is a practical way to simultaneously display the video to a

remote monitor while it is captured, recorded and streamed.

9 Windows Capture Application

This chapter describes common functions and features of the Epiphan Capture Tool. It

supports the Windows XP, Vista, 7 and 8 versions. This chapter assumes that you

have followed the installation and connection instructions described above. Before you

get started make sure you have:

• video signal source

• video capture workstation running Windows; connected to a SDI2USB 3.0.

• SDI2USB 3.0 drivers and Epiphan Capture Tool installed on the video

capture workstation.

9.1 Start the Windows Capture Application

To start the application, from the Windows Start menu select

. The application starts up and looks for the SDI2USB 3.0 frame grabber

connected to your PC.

If the SDI2USB 3.0 is operating, the capture application should find it and the image

captured by the SDI2USB 3.0 should appear on the application display.

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signal

Capture device not found

Detecting Video Mode

Tuning Capture Parameters

No Signal Detected

Options

Tools

Recording

Record

Images.

Start Recording

Capture

CTRL+R.

If the SDI2USB 3.0 device is not capturing images, the application window displays

As the application starts, the following messages may appear:

•

SDI2USB 3.0 device.

•

determines the video mode of the device.

•

capture settings and image adjustments.

•

that is not connected to an active video source.

If the application successfully connects to and synchronizes with the SDI2USB 3.0

device, it begins displaying captured images.

as the application attempts to connect with the

as the application connects to a device and then

as the application synchronizes and tunes

when the application is connected to an SDI2USB 3.0

9.2 Record captured images as image files

Before recording captured images as a series of image files, you must first configure

the recording options.

1. Select

2. Select the

3. Select

save images and other image file settings from this window.

from the

menu.

tab.

You can also select the image file format, location to

9.2.1 To start a recording

1. Perform one of the following: a) Select

b) Select the Record icon from the toolbar; or c) Use the key combination

Images are captured by the frame grabber and recorded as a series of image files.

The Status bar displays the name and location of the last saved file.

from the

menu;

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Capture

Options

Tools

Recording

Record as

Video.

Configure audio input on the video capture workstation

9.2.2 To pause a recording

1. Perform one of the following: a) Select Pause from the

b) Select the Pause icon from the toolbar; or c) Use the key combination CTRL+U

menu;

9.2.3 To stop a recording

1. Perform one of the following: a) Select Stop Recording from the

b) Select the Stop icon from the toolbar.

When you stop recording images, the status bar displays the number of image files

saved.

menu; or

9.3 Record captured images as video

Before recording captured images as a video, you must first configure the recording

options on the Epiphan Capture Tool.

1. Select

2. Select the

3. Select the arrow next to

4. Select

5. Click Apply.

from the

Configure other options as required.

tab.

menu.

field. A dropdown menu appears.

9.3.1 To capture video and audio from an SDI source

SDI2USB 3.0 supports audio recording when SDI2USB 3.0 is connected to the USB

3.0 port.

1. From the Windows toolbar, right-click on the volume icon. A dropdown menu

appears.

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Audio Input Device

Capture

Start Recording

Capture

CTRL+R.

Save as

Save.

2. Select Recording devices. A Sound window opens with the Recording tab

displayed.

3. Choose one of the following: a) Select SDI In to capture system audio; or b) Select Microphone to capture audio from a built-in microphone.

4. Click on the Set Default button.

5. Click OK. The sound window closes.

6. From the capture software select

list of audio devices appears.

7. Choose one of the following: a) Select Default Windows Device to capture system audio (SDI In). b) Select microphone to capture audio from a built-in microphone.

8. From the toolbar ensure the audio icon is enabled.

from the

menu. A

9.3.2 To start a recording

1. Perform one of the following: a) Select

from the

menu;

b) Select the Record icon from the toolbar; or c) Use the key combination

2. A

saving the video file,

3. Click

As images are captured by the frame grabber they are recorded to the video file. The

status bar displays the name and location of the video file, the elapsed recording time

and the number of frames (or images) recorded.

When video file reaches the AVI file size limit one of the following occurs based on

recording configuration settings:

• recording stops;

• recording continues and a new video file is created; or

dialog box appears, enter the file name and select the location for

The capture tool begins to record the source video.

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Configuring Recording Options

Capture

Wrote c:\temp\example.avi (85 sec, 464 frames)

Pause Capture

Capture

Resume Capture

Capture

• recording continues and the original video file is overwritten.

To set recording options refer to

9.3.3 To pause a recording

1. Perform one of the following: a) Select Pause from the

b) Select the Pause icon from the toolbar; or c) Use the key combination CTRL+U

menu;

9.3.4 To stop a recording

1. Perform one of the following: a) Select Stop Recording from the

b) Select the Stop icon from the toolbar.

When you stop recording, the status bar displays the name and location of the saved

video file, number of frames recorded, and elapsed recording time

menu; or

. For example:

9.4 Pausing, Copying, Saving, and Printing Images

Once the application is displaying images captured by the frame grabber, you can

pause, copy, save, and print the current image.

9.4.1 To pause and resume the image capture

1. Select

2. While image capture is paused, the application stops receiving new images

3. To resume image capture select

from the device. Pause also pauses video recording, and image recording.

While paused, you can save, print, and copy the captured image.

from the toolbar select . You can use the following procedure to copy the

from the

menu or from the toolbar select .

from the

menu or

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image currently displayed by the application to the video capture workstation

Copy

Edit

CTRL+C

Save

File

CTRL+S

Save As

Save

Save As

CTRL+Shift+S

clipboard.

9.4.2 To copy a snapshot of the current image

Windows Capture Application

1. Select

2. Paste the image into a document or other application as a bitmap image. The

from the

use the key combination

clipboard.

image is pasted as a device independent bitmap image.

menu or select from the toolbar. You can also

. The current image is copied to the

9.4.3 To save a snapshot of the current image as an image file

You can use the following procedure to save the current image as a .bmp, .png, or .jpg

file on the video capture workstation. You can optionally pause the image capture

before saving the image.

1. Select

2. The first time you save an image, the

3. When you select

4. You can open the saved image file with a bitmap image editing application.

from the

key combination

the saved file.

specify the file name, file type, and location of the saved image file.

same file name and location, overwriting the previously saved file. You can

select

location or use the key combination

menu or from the toolbar select or use the

to save the image with a different file name, file type, or

. The status bar shows the location and name of

again, the application saves the new image with the

dialog appears and you can

9.4.4 To print a snapshot of the current image

Use the following procedure to print the current image on any printer that is connected

to the video capture workstation. You can optionally pause the image capture before

printing the image.

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File

CTRL+P

Print Setup

CTRL+Shift+P

Tools

Options,

Display

Invert colors for

printing

Save

1. Select

Note: You can also configure the application to invert colors for printing. From the

menu select

. By reversing or inverting the colors of an image, the colors are made

complementary of the original value. After performing picture color inversion, black

becomes white, yellow becomes blue, red becomes aqua.

from the

combination

can select

menu, select from the toolbar or use the key

. The current image is sent to the default printer. You

from the file menu or use the key combination

to select a different printer and set printer options.

then select the

tab and select

9.5 Menus

This section describes the commands available from the following Windows DSI2USB

3.0 user interface menus:

9.5.1 File Menu

Use the File menu commands to save and print the current image displayed by the

SDI2USB 3.0 user interface and to exit the SDI2USB 3.0 user interface.

Save Save a snapshot of the current image to a file on the video capture

workstation. Select a location for the file and select a file format. You

can save the snapshot as a bitmap (*.bmp), portable network graphics

(*.png), or JPEG (*.jpg) file.

The first time you select

interface, you are prompted for a file name and you can change the file

location and format. After saving the first file, every time you select

, the video capture software saves a snapshot using the same file

name in the same location replacing the previously saved file. When

you select

saved file.

Save As Save a snapshot of the current image to a file on the video capture

, the status bar shows the location and name of the

after starting the SDI2USB 3.0 user

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Save As

Save

Save snapshot

Save As

Print snapshot

Tools

Options

Display

Invert colors for printing

CTRL+C.

View

workstation. Using

location and format.

resets the file name, location, and file format used by the

command and the

select

saved file.

Print Setup Configure printer settings used when you select the

the

SDI2USB 3.0 user interface to invert colors for printing. By reversing or

inverting the colors of an image, the colors are made complementary

of the original value. After performing picture color inversion, black

becomes white, yellow becomes blue, red becomes aqua. From the

menu select

Print Print a snapshot of the current image using the configured printer.

Exit Close the SDI2USB 3.0 user interface.

the status bar shows the location and name of the

toolbar button. You can also configure the

you can enter a file name and select a file

toolbar button. When you

command or

, then select the

tab and select

9.5.2 Edit Menu

From the Edit menu you can copy a snapshot of the current image. You can also use

the key combination

Copy Copy a snapshot of the current image to

the video capture workstation clipboard.

You can paste this image into a

document or other application as a

bitmap image.

9.5.3 View Menu

Use the commands on the

interface window that are displayed.

menu to control the parts of the SDI2USB 3.0 user

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Ctrl+F

Image

only

Image only

Alt+F4

Options

Tools

Recording

Toolbar Change the size of the toolbar icons or hide the toolbar. You can

select small, large, or huge icons. If the toolbar is hidden, select an

icon size to display the toolbar.

Status Bar Enable or disable displaying the status bar.

Full Screen Enable full screen mode,

Image Only Change the SDI2USB 3.0 user interface to operate in the

mode. In the

interface displays the captured image only. The window borders,

toolbar, status bar and menu bar are not displayed. Scroll bars are

displayed if required.

The

integrating the SDI2USB 3.0 user interface into a custom system.

You can still use all of the shortcut keys to save and print images,

start and stop recordings, and to exit from the image-only mode.

You can always press

interface.

You can also use the --borderless command line option to start the

SDI2USB 3.0 user interface in image only mode.

mode can be useful for applications such as

mode the SDI2USB 3.0 user

to exit from the SDI2USB 3.0 user

9.5.4 Capture Menu

Use the commands on the capture menu to start, stop or pause the capturing and

recording of images. From the capture menu you can also select the device that the

SDI2USB 3.0 user interface receives captured images from if you have more than one

SDI2USB 3.0 or other Epiphan frame grabbers connected to the network. You can

also view image adjustment settings and VGA mode settings for the selected device.

The record functions on the capture menu record the current image as a video or as a

series of consecutive image files. Select

settings on the

records.

Start recording Start recording the current image to a video file or a series of

tab to configure what the SDI2USB 3.0 user interface

from the

menu and use the

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Select Device

Ctrl+D

Configure Device

image files.

Pause capture Pause or resume image capturing. If you select pause, the

SDI2USB 3.0 user interface stops displaying newly captured

images and the image captured when you selected Pause is

displayed. Pause also pauses the recording of a video and the

saving of image files. Select pause again to resume the displaying

of captured images and to resume recording.

Select device You can use

choose the device that the SDI2USB 3.0 user interface receives

captured images from. The command finds and lists available

SDI2USB 3.0 devices. The list displays the serial number, device

type, captured image resolution and frequency or status and

location of each device. You can also use this command to select

the device to configure with the

Connect

network device

Disconnect

network device

Recent network

devices

Enable audio

capture

Connect a device recognized on the network.

Disconnect current device.

Displays a list of recently viewed devices.

When enabled, captured audio is played on the video capture

workstation and can be recorded. The toolbar icon indicates

enabled. When disabled, captured audio is not played on the video

or the key combination

command.

capture workstation and is not recorded. The toolbar icon

indicates disabled.

Audio input

device

Play captured

audio

From the dropdown menu select the audio source device. For

example if you are capturing audio from a built-in microphone,

choose microphone. If you are capturing video and audio from an

SDI source, select SDI In or Default Windows device, if you set

SDI In as the Windows default.

When enabled, captured audio is played on the video capture

workstation and is recorded. When disabled, audio is not played on

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the video capture workstation, however it is recorded. Use this

setting to choose whether or not to play the audio while capturing.

Enable audio capture must be enabled for the Play captured audio

settings to take effect.

Configure

device

You can view image adjustments for the selected device. You can

configure image adjustments from the Web admin interface or from

the Network Discovery Utility.

You can also select and configure VGA modes for the selected

device.

See the following section for more information regarding this

function.

9.5.5 Configure Device

This window allows you to perform various image adjustments and select a required

VGA mode. The following section illustrates and describes what can be configured

using which tab.

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Adjustments tab:

Figure 6 Adjustments tab

Windows Capture Application

Horizontal shift Configure horizontal shift to offset the captured image

position. For example, a captured image shifted slightly

to the right (horizontally) can be corrected with minor

adjustments to the horizontal shift settings.

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Increasing or decreasing the value entered in the

Horizontal Shift field shifts the image to the right or left.

Vertical shift Configure vertical shift to offset the captured image

position. For example, a captured image shifted slightly

downward (vertically) can be corrected with minor

adjustments to the vertical shift settings.

Increasing or decreasing the value entered in the

Vertical Shift field shifts the image up or down.

Set offset/gain

(brightness/contrast)

Sampling phase This setting adjusts the vertical synchronization

PLL adjustment This setting is used to squeeze or stretch the image

Prefer wide VGA mode

YCrCb capture Select this checkbox to capture video with YCrCb

The offset and gain settings control the image

brightness and contrast respectively. Increasing the

offset control causes the image to become darker.

Increasing the Gain control gives the image more

contrast.

properties of the image. You may need to change it

when there is a repetitive distortion or blurriness on the

horizontal axis of the image. Adjust the setting in small

steps until a sharper image is displayed.

horizontally.

This checkbox, when enabled, allows Wide Aspect Ratio

VGA modes to be displayed by the video capture

application window. The Epiphan USB device driver

may not be able to determine whether the video source

is sending a wide video mode signal. You can select this

option if your video source uses a wide video mode to

make sure that the Epiphan USB device driver selects a

wide video mode.

encoding.

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DirectShow tab:

Windows Capture Application

Note: During capture SDI2USB 3.0 converts 30-bit YUV

4:2:2 color format to 24-bit RGB.

Figure 7 DirectShow tab

Fix resolution Resolution that is reported to DirectShow.

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Default image Image sent to DirectShow if there is no

signal.

Scale image to match stream resolution Use the slider to scale the image.

Flip image vertically Select the checkbox to flip the image.

Limit frame rate to Specify the frame rate limit.

Fix frame rate Select the checkbox to fix frame rate.

Figure 8 Advanced tab

Auto- Specify the interval value.

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Web

Broadcasting

adjustment

interval

On-board

compression

Digital mode

detection

Sync level

adjustment

Select this checkbox to enable on-board compression of the

incoming signal.

- Automatic

- Single Link

- Dual Link

Adjust sync level (HSync and VSync).

9.5.6 Tools Menu

Use the Tools menu to customize basic SDI2USB 3.0 user interface operating

settings.

Figure 9 Tools menu

Web Broadcasting Use this command to stream the captured signal, refer to

Chapter 5,

Upload EDID to device Use this command to upload an extended display

identification data (EDID) file to your device.

Extended display identification data (EDID) is a data

structure provided by a digital display to describe its

capabilities to a video source. It is what enables a modern

, for more details.

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Capture, Record, and Display Options

Check for Updates

Check

for Updates

personal computer to know what kinds of monitors are

connected to it. EDID is defined by a standard published

by the Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA).

Read EDID from device Use this command to read an extended display

identification data (EDID) file from the device.

Measure VGA Mode When requested by Epiphan technical support, you can

use this command to display low-level information about

the VGA mode that you are capturing with your frame

grabber. You can copy this information into an email to

send it to Epiphan technical support.

Options Configure video recording and display settings. See the

for more

Upgrade Grabber

Firmware

section,

information.

Select this option to download the latest FPGA program.

9.5.7 Help Menu

Use the Help menu to check for updates and to display information about the version

of the SDI2USB 3.0 user interface that you are running.

Figure 10 Help Menu

Note:

recommends that you install a new version. This will happen when the latest version

contains significant bug fixes or enhancements. If a new SDI2USB 3.0 user interface

version only contains minor changes or if you are running the current version,

information.

may not recommend that you install a new version and will not display any

function will only recommend an update if Epiphan

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Toolbar

View

9.6 Toolbar

The toolbar can be used to save, print, or copy the current captured image; to start,

pause, and stop the recording of the currently captured image. You can use the

the toolbar. You can select small, large, or huge icons. If the toolbar is hidden, you can

select an icon size to display the toolbar.

command on the

Save a snapshot of the current image captured by the SDI2USB 3.0 user

interface to a file on the video capture workstation. Select a location for the

file and select a file format. You can save the snapshot as a Windows

bitmap (*.bmp), portable network graphics (*.png), or JPEG (*.jpg) file.

Print a snapshot of the current image to the configured printer.

menu to change the size of the toolbar icons or to hide

Figure 11 Toolbar

Copy a snapshot of the current image to the video capture workstation’s

clipboard. You can paste this image into a document or other application as

a bitmap image.

Start or stop recording the images captured by the SDI2USB 3.0. When you

start recording, the status bar displays RECORDING and also displays

information about the image or video file being recorded. When you stop

recording, the status bar displays information about the saved image files or

video file.

Pause or resume image capturing. If you select pause, the SDI2USB 3.0

user interface stops displaying captured images. Pause also pauses the

recording of a video and the saving of image files. Select pause again to

resume the displaying of captured images and to resume the recording of a

video.

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Web

Broadcasting

Number of captured frames

Display

Options

Reset counter button

Display

Options

Enable web broadcasting of the captured signal. Refer to Chapter 5,

, for details.

9.7 Status Bar

The status bar is located at the bottom of the user interface window.

Figure 12 Status Bar indicates status of the SDI2USB 3.0

The status bar displays information about the SDI2USB 3.0 user interface:

• The location and file name of image or video files saved while recording.

• Recording status. “RECORDING” means that the SDI2USB 3.0 user

interface is recording captured images.

• The data rate is the rate (in MB/s, KB/s, Mbps, and Kbps) that the SDI2USB

3.0 user interface is receiving data from the device capturing images.

• The frame rate that the SDI2USB 3.0 user interface is operating at in frames

per second (fps).

• The number of frames or images that the SDI2USB 3.0 user interface has

displayed since the SDI2USB 3.0 user interface was last started. The number

of frames is only visible if you select

status bar from the

stops incrementing and starts flashing if you have paused the image capture.

Use the

tab of the

• The VGA mode and refresh rate of the video source.

dialog.

tab of the

to reset the number of frames from the

dialog. The number of frames

on the

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Tools

Options

KVM

Options

Tools

Recording

9.8 Capture, Record, and Display Options

This section introduces the options available from the

images, displays images. Note that this application is common to a number of different

products. The

command. These options control how the SDI2USB 3.0 user interface records

tab functionalities do not apply to the SDI2USB 3.0 product.

Figure 13 Options window

menu when you select the

9.8.1 Configuring Recording Options

To control how the SDI2USB 3.0 user interface records captured images, select

captured images as a series of consecutively saved graphic files or as a video file.

from the

menu and then select the

tab. You can record

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How the SDI2USB 3.0 user interface records images when you start recording from

the Toolbar or the capture menu depends on how you set the recording options.

On this tab you can select a codec which is used to encode the captured video

stream. Codecs are not included in the software package provided by Epiphan for the

SDI2USB 3.0 frame grabber. You must download them before using the frame

grabber. For example, you can download an

encoding H.264/MPEG-4 AVC video streams.

If your computer is running under the 32-bit OS, download a 32-bit codecs pack. For

the 64-bit OS, download a 64-bit codecs pack.

x264 codec pack - a free library for

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Figure 14 Recording tab

Windows Capture Application

You can select the following options:

Record as Specify whether video or images are recorded.

Select Codec… Select the codec that is applied for compressing

the signal. Click on the Select Codec button; a

Video Compression window opens. Select the

type of compression and quality applied to the

recording,

Choose how often a key frame (a frame that

contains all the pixels) is used when recording

and streaming the video. The longer the key

frame interval the smaller the video

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file size, and vice versa.

Configure the Data Rate to set transmission

speed, the lower the transmission speed the

lower the bandwidth and system resource usage

and vice versa.

AVI file size limit Specify the size limit of the .AVI file where the

data is recorded.

Automatically restart recording Select the checkbox to restart recording

automatically. This checkbox enables the five

fields below.

Overwrite the same file (old

content will be lost)

Create a new file every time

recording is restarted

Append suffix… When you start a video recording session you

After the video file size limit is reached, delete

the original file and start recording a new video

file with the same name. If you select this option

the original saved video data is lost.

After the video file size limit is reached, start a

new video file. You can use the append suffix

setting to create a unique name for the new file

or files.

are prompted to enter a file name. If the file

exceeds the AVI file size limit, the SDI2USB 3.0

user interface starts another file named with the

original file name appended with a sequential

numeric suffix. Use the append suffix options to

specify the format of this suffix.

Each suffix starts with a % sign and can include

the following characters:

02, 04, 06, or 08 indicates the number of digits to

use in numbering the suffix. You can specify 2, 4,

6, or 8 digits.

“d” means decimal numbers are used in the

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suffix.

“X” means hexadecimal numbers are used in the

suffix.

The suffix %02d means the saved file names end

with two-digit decimal numbers, for example: 01,

02, 03, ..., 10, 11 and so on. The suffix %04X

means the saved file names end with 4-digit

hexadecimal numbers, for example: 0001, 0002,

0003, ..., 000A, 000B and so on.

…starting with Enter the starting number used in the file name

suffixes in decimal format. If the suffixes include

hexadecimal numbering this decimal number is

automatically converted to hexadecimal.

For example, if you named the video file VID, set

the suffix to %02d and set starting with to 1, the

video file names would be VID.avi, VID01.avi,

VID02.avi, etc.

Overwrite existing files If you select overwrite existing files, files are

saved according to the video file recording

options. Existing files are replaced with the new

files.

If you do not select overwrite existing files, the

file number in the suffix of the file name is

incremented until a file can be saved without

overwriting an already saved file.

Automatically turn recording off Specify under what conditions recording turns off

automatically.

After … frames have been saved Enter a number of frames that can be saved

before recording is automatically stopped.

After … elapsed Enter the number of milliseconds, seconds,

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minutes or hours to elapse before recording is

Tools

Options

Display

automatically stopped.

9.8.2 Configuring Display Options

Windows Capture Application

To change display options from the

tab.

Figure 15 Display tab

menu, select

and then select the

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Windows Capture Application

The following display options are available:

Display format Specify in which color format the video or

image is displayed.

Note: When SDI2USB 3.0 is configured to

transfer video to third-party software, such

as Window Media Encoder configured for

YUV color encoding, SDI2USB 3.0 converts

RGB 24-bit color format to YUV color

format.

The following lists possible expectations

when color space conversion is used:

• When YUV 4:2:0 chroma

subsampling is applied, video can

be streamed and recorded up to

60 frames per second.

• When YUV 4:2:2 chroma

subsampling is applied, video can

be streamed and recorded up to

45 frames per second.

• When chroma subsampling is not

applied, video can be streamed

and recorded up to 30 frames per

second.

Image scaling Specify whether the image should be

scaled and how it should be scaled.

Image rotation Specify whether the image should be

rotated and how it should be rotated.

Resize window on resolution change Select the checkbox to resize window when

the image resolution is changed.

Invert colors for printing Select the checkbox to change dark colors

to light colors and light colors to dark colors.

Flip image vertically Flip the image at its vertical axis.

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Select the check boxes below to add optional indicators to the status bar…

Frame rate Displays frame rate

Crop rectangle Displays crop status

Audio format 48000Hz, stereo, SDI2USB 3.0 supports 16

bit format.

Number of captured frames Displays number of captured frames

Data rate (network grabbers only) Displays data rate

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9.8.3 Configuring Capture Options

Open this tab to configure multiple capture options.

Figure 16 Options tab

Windows Capture Application

Enable hardware cropping Select this checkbox to enable cropping

functionality.

Left, Top, Width, Height Enter the values for the crop rectangle.

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Windows Capture Application

Force video mode detection Specify how often the application indicates

the type of video signal that is received.

Note: increasing the frequency of video

mode detection to reduce reaction time

when changing video mode, may also

reduce the frame rate.

Automatically reconnect network

grabbers

Limit frame rate to Specify the maximum frame rate for the

Select this checkbox to restore connection

with remote frame grabbers when the

connection is lost. Otherwise the system

connects to the local frame grabber, if one

exists or displays a warning “No frame

grabbers found”. In this case you need to

restore connection manually.

video signal.

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Windows Capture Application

9.8.4 Setting On-Screen Text Parameters

Open the On-Screen Text tab, to timestamp the captured video and add static text.

This text is displayed on your video output.

Figure 17 On-Screen Text tab

Timestamp Select this checkbox to set timestamp parameters.

Format Specify the timestamp format.

Color Set the color for the timestamp.

Outline Add an outline to the timestamp. Use an outline to highlight the

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timestamp when the text color is similar to the display background

color.

Font Click the …button to set the font and the font size.

Position Set the location on the screen where the timestamp is displayed.

Static text Select this checkbox to set static text parameters.

Format Specify the static text format.

Color Set the color for the static text.

Outline Add an outline to the static text. Use an outline to highlight the text

when the text color is similar to the display background color.

Font Click the …button to set the font and the font size.

Position Set the location on the screen where the static text is displayed.

9.8.5 Configure Startup

Open Startup tab to specify what actions the application should perform during

startup.

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Figure 18 Startup tab

Windows Capture Application

Start in full screen mode When the application starts, it resizes to

the current resolution of the screen.

Search for network grabber at startup The application will search for network

grabbers on your subnet when it does not

find local frame grabbers.

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9.8.6 Sharing

Override

default compression settings

Lossless

Lossy

Windows Capture Application

Open the Sharing tab to change web broadcasting compression. Select

and adjust the

and

settings.

Figure 19 Sharing tab

Lossless compression Compresses the images that are streamed without reducing

image quality. Increasing lossless compression may use

more of the video capture workstation’s CPU resources.

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Lossy compression Compresses the images that are streamed by reducing

image quality. Lossy compression is not as CPU intensive

as lossless compression.

10 Configuring SDI2USB 3.0 from the Control

Panel

Your SDI2USB 3.0 can be configured from the Control Panel using the Epiphan frame

grabber icon. Here you can verify the device’s serial number, type and status as well

as setup configuration parameters.

To edit the configuration of the device:

1. From the Start menu, choose Control Panel. The Windows Control Panel

window opens with a list of settings.

2. Click Epiphan Frame Grabbers from the list; the following window opens.

Figure 20 Frame grabber configuration

3. Perform one of the following:

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Configuring SDI2USB 3.0 from the Control Panel

Default Configuration

Configure Device

Default Configuration

Configure Device

Use default configuration parameter

a) Click the

default configuration; or

b) Click the

configuration.

The Edit Default Configuration window opens. It is similar to the Tools >

Options > Configure command in the Epiphan Capture Tool.

Figure 21 Edit Default Configuration window

button to make changes to the

button to make changes to the normal

4. Edit the parameters.

5. Click OK; the Edit Configuration window closes and the Epiphan Frame

Grabber Configuration window reappears.

6. Perform one of the following:

7. Click the

configuration; or

8. Click the

configuration.

9. Select the

settings.

10. Click

To edit device-specific configuration:

button to make changes to the default

button to make changes to the normal

radio button to activate

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Configure Device…

Maintain device-specific configuration

Connecting SDI2USB 3.0

Capture Device not Found

Open Network Grabber

File

Network Address

1. Click the

Configure command in the Epiphan Capture Tool.

2. Edit parameters.

3. Click OK and select the

activate settings.

4. Click

button. It is similar to the Tools > Options >

radio button to

11 Mac OS X SDI2USB 3.0 Video Capture

Application

This chapter describes the functions and features of the video capture application

(Epiphan Capture Tool) for Mac OS X. You can use the Mac OS X version of the video

capture application to configure your SDI2USB 3.0 and to record video captured by

the SDI2USB 3.0.

This chapter assumes that SDI2USB 3.0 has been properly installed. Please refer to

the section:

- Selected a video capture workstation running Mac OS X with installed

- A connected video source.

SDI2USB 3.0.

. To start using this chapter you should have:

11.1 Starting the Mac OS X Video Capture Application

Start Epiphan’s video capture application as you would start any other application

installed on the video capture workstation.

As the application starts the message

capture application window. Follow the steps below:

1. Select

2. Select the arrow beside the

3. Select a device and select connect.

networked devices.

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from the

menu.

box to open the list of

appears on the video

Mac OS X SDI2USB 3.0 Video Capture Application

Detecting Video Mode

Tuning Capture Parameters

No Signal Detected

The following messages may appear in the capture window.

•

attempts to connect with the frame grabber.

•

grabber and begins synchronizing and tuning capture settings and image

adjustments

•

frame grabber or if the frame grabber is not connected to an active video

source.

Figure 22 Mac OS X toolbar

as the video capture application starts up and

if the video capture application finds the frame

if the video capture application cannot connect to the

If the video capture application successfully connects to and synchronizes with the

frame grabber, the video capture application window begins displaying captured

images.

Title Bar Displays the Epiphan product name, screen resolution and refresh

rate of the video source.

Toolbar Use the icons on the toolbar to save, copy or print the currently

captured image, to record video, override image adjustments,

select devices for connection or to show information about the

device.

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File

11.2 Menus

This section describes the commands available from the video capture application

menus for Mac OS X.

11.2.1 File Menu

Use the

new capture windows and start a recording. Also included are the commands to

connect to other frame grabbers on the network and disconnect from any available

frame grabber.

New Capture Window Opens another capture window. The window opens

Open Network Grabber Connect to a SDI2USB 3.0 device on the network.

Recent Network Grabbers Select from the list of recently opened frame grabber

Disconnect Network

Grabber

Record Movie Record captured video in a file.

Save Image Save a snapshot of the current image to a file on the

Page Setup Configure the printer settings used when you select the

menu commands to save the current image, print the current image, open

displaying the same image as the original window. You

can open a different device in each capture window.

Having a large number of Capture Windows open

simultaneously can eventually slow performance on the

video capture workstation.

devices.

Disconnect the SDI2USB 3.0 device on the network.

The device serial number will be shown next to the

Disconnect menu item. If you have multiple capture

windows open, make sure you select the capture

window containing the device from which you want to

disconnect.

video capture workstation. Select a name and a location

for the file and select a file format. You can save the

snapshot as a bitmap (*.bmp), portable network

graphics (*.png), JPEG (*.jpg) file, or tiff (*.tiff) file.

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Edit

View

Tools

Print command or the Print toolbar button.

Print Send a snapshot of the current image to the configured

printer.

11.2.2 Edit Menu

From the

Copy Copy a snapshot of the current image to the video

menu you can copy a snapshot of the current image.

capture workstation clipboard.

11.2.3 View Menu

Use the commands on the

SDI2USB 3.0 user interface window.

Show Device Information View the information about hardware

Hide Device Information Hide the information about hardware

Adjustment Controls Display the Adjustments tab (refer to

Enter Full Screen Enter full screen mode

menu to control what information is displayed in the

type, location, serial number, video mode,

and frame rate.

type, location, serial number, video mode,

and frame rate.

Configure Device for details.

11.2.4 Tools Menu

Use the

settings.

menu to customize basic SDI2USB 3.0 user interface operating

Show VGA Mode Information View low-level VGA mode information

Upload EDID to Device Use this command to upload an extended

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display identification data (EDID) file to

your device.

Extended display identification data

(EDID) is a data structure provided by a

digital display to describe its capabilities

to a video source. It is what enables a

modern personal computer to know what

kinds of monitors are connected to it.

EDID is defined by a standard published

by the Video Electronics Standards

Association (VESA).

Read EDID from Device Use this command to read an extended

display identification data (EDID) file from

the device.

11.2.5 Window Menu

Minimize Minimize the window.

Zoom Zoom in on your screen.

Bring all to Front Brings all of the windows of the current

application to the front.

11.2.6 Help Menu

Search Search SDI2USB 3.0 Help

11.3 Toolbar

Use the toolbar to save, copy, print the current captured image, override image

adjustments, or show information about the device.

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Configure Device

11.3.1 Save

Use this button ( ) to save a copy of the current image. The following

information will be requested when this toolbar icon is clicked.

Save As Enter the file name for saving data.

Where Enter the path where the file is saved.

Format Select the format for the recorded file.

11.3.2 Copy

Use this button ( ) to copy the snapshot of the image to the workstation’s

clipboard.

11.3.3 Print

Use this button ( ) to specify printing settings and print the image.

11.3.4 Record

Click this button ( ) to start the recording of a captured video.

11.3.5 Adjust

This button ( ) allows configuring horizontal/vertical shift to offset the captured

image position. Select the checkboxes to adjust shifting automatically. Please refer to

the

section for details.

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Setting QuickTime Options for Recording Videos

System Preferences

Other

About

11.3.6 Info

Click this button ( ) to display information about the frame grabber, its location,

serial number and image characteristics.

11.3.7 Devices

Click this button ( ) to display all frame grabber devices that are currently

available on the network.

12 Setting QuickTime Options for Recording

Videos

Before recording videos, saving or printing images, you should configure the Epiphan

QuickTime integration options by opening

under

You can also select

versions.

, and configuring the QuickTime settings.

to view information about the current software and driver

12.1 To add or remove a network device

1. To add a device, select the plus sign at the bottom left of the window.

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, selecting Epiphan

Setting QuickTime Options for Recording Videos

Actual

Default

2. Enter the IP Address of the device you want to add or click on the triangle

beside the Network Address box and select the device from the list of

networked devices.

3. Select Connect.

4. To remove a device select the device and select the minus sign.

Figure 23 QuickTime settings

Configure the following QuickTime recording options:

Video resolution Select a video resolution option:

: The actual resolution of the video source as

reported to QuickTime. No scaling is performed. If,

at any point during a recording session, no signal

is detected an error will occur that could interrupt

the recording session.

: If a video signal is not detected, the default

resolution is reported and the video remains blank

until a signal is detected. If the default resolution

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Fixed

Scaling

Setting QuickTime Options for Recording Videos

does not match the actual resolution, images are

resized to the default resolution.

: The same resolution is reported to

QuickTime, regardless of the actual resolution of

the image and whether or not a video signal is

present. All images are scaled to the fixed

resolution.

For Default or Fixed resolution, you can select the

resolution to use.

Select a Scaling Algorithm. When Video Resolution

is set to Default or Fixed, you can move the slider

to select a scaling algorithm from a set of

algorithms that range from Lowest quality and Best

speed to Best quality and Lowest speed. You can

choose from:

• Nearest pixel

• Fast bilinear

• Weighted average

• Bilinear

• Luma bicubic, chromabilinear

• Bicubic

• Lanczos

• Natural bicubic spline

• Sinc

Default Image Format

Default Frame Rate

Select a Default Image Format. The Default Image

Format will only be used if the QuickTime

compatible application doesn’t specifically request

an image format.

Usually you can set the frame rate in the

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QuickTime-compatible video recording application.

If you cannot set the frame rate in the application,

set the default frame rate that the Epiphan device

driver sends to QuickTime. This default frame rate

is only used if the application does not explicitly set

the frame rate.

Network Devices

Add or remove Epiphan devices connected to the

network. The Display shows the serial number, IP

address and status (screen resolution and refresh

rate of the video source) of each device. To add

devices select the plus sign. To delete devices,

select the minus sign.

13 Web Broadcasting

You can use the information in this chapter to share or stream the images captured by

your SDI2USB 3.0 over the Internet. Note that web broadcasting is available only on

video capture workstations running Windows.

To stream captured images over the Internet, the video capture application sends

captured images to an Epiphan web broadcasting portal. Each web broadcasting

session is labelled with the serial number of the SDI2USB 3.0 that is capturing the

images. The card’s serial number appears on the video capture application title bar.

Web broadcasting sends the currently captured images or video only. You cannot

stream saved recordings and the SDI2USB 3.0 web broadcasting feature does not

include sound, even when audio and video is captured for SDI sources.

Note: The web broadcasting feature included with the Epiphan video capture

application is intended for demonstration only and has a 10-hour time limit.

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Web Broadcasting

Tools

Options

Display

Configuring Display Options

It is important to note that the images streamed over the Internet are not secure.

Potentially anyone can view the web stream if they know the correct URL. The web

broadcasting feature included with the Epiphan video capture application provides

basic features and functionality. For a richer web broadcasting feature set, refer to

Epiphan’s broadcasting products.

13.1 To set the display format for web broadcasting

1. Open the SDI2USB 3.0 capture tool application on a video capture

workstation running Windows.

2. From the

3. Select the

4. Set Display Format to RGB 24 bits per pixel.

5. Optionally limit the frame rate to reduce the number of images sent over the

Internet and to reduce bandwidth usage. Depending on your requirements it

may not be necessary to change any other display settings. Refer to section,

6. Select

menu select

tab.

to save your changes.

for all available display settings.

13.2 Start a web broadcast session

All that is required to stream your video to the web is a video capture workstation

connected to the Internet. The video capture workstation can be connected directly to

the Internet or to a LAN that is connected to the Internet.

Before streaming your video to the Internet you need to set the display format to 24

bits per pixel, refer to the previous section.

To start a web broadcast:

1. Connect the Epiphan frame grabber to the video source that you want to

stream and to the video capture workstation.

2. Launch the Epiphan capture tool.

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3. Select

Web Broadcasting

Tools

Start web broadcasting

Figure 24 Web broadcasting

The

from the

dialog appears.

Web Broadcasting

menu or from the toolbar select

13.3 Viewing a web broadcasting session

You can view a web broadcasting session from a web browser running under

Windows 2000, XP, Vista, 7 and 8 versions. The following browsers are now

supported: Internet Explorer, Firefox, Opera, Chrome, and Safari. Mobile browsers are

also supported if the mobile device is compatible with Java SE. The workstation and

web browser should be running the most recent version of the Java plug-in. You can

download the latest plugin from http://www.java.com

To view a web broadcast:

1. Open a web browser and browse to the required URL, for example:

http://www.vga2web.com/D2P00000. This URL is supplied by the vg2web

application and can be advertised to potential viewers of the broadcast.

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Applet is

loading. Please wait…

Tools

Options

Sharing

Override default

compression

Lossless

Lossy

13.4

A second web browser window appears displaying the message

seconds.

The first web browser window in which the web broadcast URL address was

entered, displays a message indicating that the web presentation has been

opened in a new window. You can also use the first window to refresh the

broadcast or re-open the broadcast window if it is accidentally closed.

Changing web broadcasting compression and

The broadcasted image should appear within 10 to 20

performance

Normally you should not need to change the default web broadcasting compression

settings. The default settings reduce the amount of Internet bandwidth used for web

broadcasting by applying a combination of lossless and lossy compression to the

images being broadcasted.

To change the web broadcasting compression, from the

3.0 capture tool select

settings and adjust the

and then select

and

menu of the SDI2USB

. Select

settings.

13.5 Troubleshooting web broadcasting performance

Here are three typical reasons for adjusting web broadcasting compression:

• If you have a slow Internet connection or if viewers of the web broadcasts

notice delays you can increase lossless or lossy compression to reduce

Internet bandwidth usage.

• If viewers of the web broadcast notice poor image quality you can reduce the

amount of lossy compression.

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--borderless

--sn <sn>

--hs <#>

• If the video capture workstation CPU usage is too high during web

broadcasts or if viewers of the web broadcasts notice delays and you have

determined that the delays are not caused by low Internet bandwidth. The

delays could be caused by high CPU usage on the video capture workstation

resulting in the video capture workstation not being able to process all image

data. Lossless compression increases CPU usage, so you can reduce CPU

usage during web broadcasting by reducing lossless compression.

Note: You cannot change web broadcasting compression during a web broadcast.

You must stop the broadcast, adjust the settings and then start the broadcast again.

Changes made to default web broadcast compression settings are only visible to

viewers of the web broadcast. Changing these settings does not change how the

video capture application displays, records, or prints captured images.

14 Advanced Topics

14.1 Windows command line options

You can use the following command line options to control how the Windows video

capture application starts up. You can add as many command line options as you

want in any order. All command line options must start with two dashes. Separate

command line options with spaces.

Start the video capture application in image only mode.

You can press Esc to exit from image only mode.

To specify which frame grabber to use if more than one

frame grabber is connected to the PC. Similar to the

Capture menu Select Device command.

<sn> is the serial number of the frame grabber.

Set the horizontal shift*.

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--vs <#>

--phase <#>

--pll <#>

--offset <#>

--gain <#>

--topmost

--fullscreen

Configure device

Set the vertical shift*.

Set the sampling Phase*. The range is 0 to 31.

Set the PLL adjustment*.

Set the offset (brightness)*. The range is 0 to 63.

Set the gain (contrast)*. The range is 0 to 255.

To keep the video capture application window on top.

Start the video capture application in full screen mode.

“*” – Refer to the

section for more details.

14.1.1 Creating a Windows Shortcut that Uses Command Line Options

You can use video capture application command line options by creating a Windows

shortcut to the video capture application executable file and editing the shortcut to add

command line options. In the following procedure, the video capture application

executable file v2ugui2.exe has been installed in the folder C:\Program Files\Epiphan:

1. Open Windows Explorer and navigate the following path:

C:\Program Files\Epiphan

2. Right click on the file v2ugui2.exe and select Create Shortcut. Windows creates a

shortcut file that, depending on your Windows settings, may be named “Shortcut

to v2ugui2.exe.lnk”. The “.lnk” may not appear if Windows does not display file

extensions. You can change the name of this file and copy it to another location if

required. Don’t change the file extension.

3. Right click on the shortcut file and select Properties.

4. Edit the Target field and add command line options after the closing quote. For

example, to add the --topmost command line option:

"C:\Program Files\Epiphan\v2ugui2.exe" –topmost

For example, to add --topmost and --borderless, set the horizontal shift to -67,

and the vertical shift to 10:

"C:\Program Files\Epiphan\v2ugui2.exe" –topmost --borderless --hs -67 --vs 10

5. Select OK to save your changes to the shortcut.

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6. Double-click on the shortcut to start the video capture application with the

command line options.

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Table of Figures

15 Table of Figures

Figure 1 Front panel of the SDI2USB 3.0 .................................................................. 6

Figure 2 Rear view of the SDI2USB 3.0 .................................................................... 6

Figure 3 USB AM-BM cable ...................................................................................... 9

Figure 4 SDI to SDI cable ........................................................................................ 10

Figure 5 Adjustments tab ...................................................................................... 30

Figure 6 DirectShow tab ........................................................................................ 32

Figure 7 Advanced tab ........................................................................................... 33

Figure 8 Tools menu .............................................................................................. 34

Figure 9 Help Menu ............................................................................................... 35

Figure 10 Toolbar .................................................................................................. 36

Figure 11 Status Bar indicates status of the SDI2USB 3.0 ....................................... 37

Figure 12 Options window .................................................................................... 38

Figure 13 Recording tab ........................................................................................ 40

Figure 14 Display tab ............................................................................................. 43

Figure 15 Options tab ............................................................................................ 46

Figure 16 On-Screen Text tab ................................................................................ 48

Figure 17 Startup tab............................................................................................. 50

Figure 18 Sharing tab ............................................................................................ 51

Figure 20 Frame grabber configuration ................................................................. 52

Figure 21 Edit Default Configuration window ........................................................ 53

Figure 22 Mac OS X toolbar ................................................................................... 55

Figure 23 QuickTime settings ................................................................................ 61

Figure 24 Web broadcasting .................................................................................. 65

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Environmental Information

The equipment that you bought has required the extraction and use of natural

resources for its production. It may contain hazardous substances that could impact

health and the environment.

In order to avoid the dissemination of those substances in our environment and to

diminish the pressure on the natural resources, we encourage you to use the

appropriate take-back systems. Those systems will reuse or recycle most of the

materials of your end life equipment in a sound way.

The crossed-out wheeled bin symbol invites you to use those systems. If you need

more information about collection, reuse and recycling systems, please contact your

local or regional waste administration. You can also contact us for more information on

the environmental performance of our products.

FCC & CE Compliance Statement

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the

following two conditions:

(1) This device may not cause harmful interference

(2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may

cause undesired operation.

Marking by the symbol indicates compliance of this device with EMC directive of

the European Community and meets or exceeds the following technical standard.

EN 55022 - Limits and Methods of Measurement of Radio Interference Characteristics

of Information Technology Equipment.

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Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

1. SDI2USB 3.0 Overview

1.1 Package Contents

2 Physical Attributes

2.1 System Hardware Features

2.2 USB 2.0 Backwards Compatibility

2.3 Cables and Connectors

2.3.1 USB AM-BM Cable

2.3.2 SDI to SDI Cable

3 System Requirements

3.1 USB 3.0 controllers

4 Getting Started

Installing SDI2USB 3.0 on a video capture workstation running Windows

5.3 Finding Software Updates

Mac OS X Video Capture Workstation Installation

5.4 Troubleshooting a Windows Installation

6.1 To Install the Mac Drivers and Application

6.2 To Start the Mac OS Capture Application

Linux Video Capture Workstation Software

6.4 Finding Software Updates

7.1 The Epiphan USB Device Driver

7.2 Video4Linux

7.3 The Epiphan Capture API

7.4 V4L Custom Video Capture Applications

8 Connecting SDI2USB 3.0

9 Windows Capture Application

9.1 Start the Windows Capture Application

9.2 Record captured images as image files

9.2.1 To start a recording

9.2.2 To pause a recording

9.2.3 To stop a recording

9.3 Record captured images as video

9.3.1 To capture video and audio from an SDI source

9.3.2 To start a recording

9.3.3 To pause a recording

9.3.4 To stop a recording

9.4 Pausing, Copying, Saving, and Printing Images

9.4.1 To pause and resume the image capture

9.4.2 To copy a snapshot of the current image

9.4.3 To save a snapshot of the current image as an image file

9.4.4 To print a snapshot of the current image

9.5 Menus

9.5.1 File Menu

9.5.2 Edit Menu

9.5.3 View Menu

9.5.4 Capture Menu

9.5.5 Configure Device

9.5.6 Tools Menu

9.5.7 Help Menu

9.6 Toolbar

9.7 Status Bar

9.8 Capture, Record, and Display Options

9.8.1 Configuring Recording Options

9.8.2 Configuring Display Options

9.8.3 Configuring Capture Options

9.8.4 Setting On-Screen Text Parameters

9.8.5 Configure Startup

9.8.6 Sharing

Configuring SDI2USB 3.0 from the Control Panel

Mac OS X SDI2USB 3.0 Video Capture Application

11.1 Starting the Mac OS X Video Capture Application

11.2 Menus

11.2.1 File Menu

11.2.2 Edit Menu

11.2.3 View Menu

11.2.4 Tools Menu

11.2.5 Window Menu

11.2.6 Help Menu

11.3 Toolbar

11.3.1 Save

11.3.2 Copy

11.3.3 Print

11.3.4 Record

11.3.5 Adjust

Setting QuickTime Options for Recording Videos

11.3.6 Info

11.3.7 Devices