Xview XV-AV User Manual

User Manual

Version 1.0.0

XV-AV

Audio/Video Capture Card

Contents

Introduction.........................................................................................1

Dual Channel Video..............................................................................2

Flexible Audio Capture.........................................................................2

X-View

Unified

Vision Driver .............................................................2

Models................................................................................................2

Specification.......................................................................................3

Unpacking..........................................................................................4

Installing the Capture Card.................................................................5

DirectShow........................................................................................9

Software Installation..........................................................................9

Application Overview........................................................................10

Using the card with other X-View products ....................................10

e-mediavision Limited.......................................................................11

Index.................................................................................................12

Introduction

The XV-AV has two independent video capture channels – one supporting HD capture and a second
simultaneously decoding Standard Definition composite video. The XV-AV also adds analog and
HDMI audio capture, which can be perfectly synchronised with either video capture channel.

• A single card solution for distance learning, lecture capture and web casting

• Viewing analog or DVI sources from a wide range of PCs, MACs, Industrial/Medical equipment,

cameras and other video equipment.

• Videoconferencing

DirectShow drivers for WDM Streaming driver supports the following applications to encode, record
and stream video over networks or the Internet:

• Windows Media Encoder®

• VLC

• StreamPix

• VirtualDub

• Adobe Flash Encoder

• AMCap

• Any other DirectShow encoding software

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Hardware Overview

Dual Channel Video

• Channel 1: Digital or Analog HD Video

• Channel 2: Composite Video

Flexible Audio Capture

• Balanced (XLR) and Unbalanced (RCA) from optional module

• HDMI audio through HD Video Channel

X-View

Unified

Vision Driver

• Multiple cards per system, 16 streams per channel

• Frame sync and time stamping

• Direct Show interface

• X-View RGBEasy API

Models

XV-AV/F
XV-AV/H
XV-AV/B

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Specification

Board Format

PCI-Express x4 low profile card, 68.9mm x 167.6mm

Connectors (main board)

DVI-I , RCA (female)

Connectors (audio board)

HD15 (male) for connection of supplied Audio Breakout cable:

• Stereo line in (2 x RCA), stereo balanced in (2 x XLR), stereo line out (2 x
RCA)

• 16-way header for connection to main board

HDMI Capture

• Supports HDMI 1.3 to 225MHz (including deep colour modes). For HDCP
support,
contact the Sales Dept at X-View for more information

• HDMI audio can be selected as source for audio streaming. *

• Incorporates TMDS equalizer to support up to 20m cables.

DVI Capture

Supports DVI 1.0 RGB 24bit capture to 165MHz.
Incorporates TMDS equalizer to support up to 20m cables.

VGA / YPbPr Capture

Triple ADCs sampling up to 170Msps. Full 4:4:4 sampling, 8 bits per colour.
5-wire, 4-wire or sync-on-green signal formats.

Composite Video Capture

CCIR601 sampling. PAL, NTSC, SECAM formats automatically detected

Audio Capture

Stereo Line-In/Stereo balanced inputs with programmable gain (+/-12dB)

16/24 bit sampling at 44.1kHz.

Analog stereo line-out at up to 64kHz sampling, sourced from Analog input
or HDMI stream

Video Capture Memory

256MB high bandwidth frame buffer supports triple buffering of HD and SD
video.

Local storage of complex scatter-gather tables for DMA engine (eliminates
read overhead)

Video Processing

Polyphase FIR scaling engine (7x5) for hardware downscaling and upscaling

Colour space conversion allows captured data to be transferred in any
format:

• RGB 16 bit (5-5-5, 5-6-5), 24 bit (8-8-8) or 32 bit (8-8-8-alpha)

• YUV 16 bit (4:2:2)

• Mono: 8bit

DMA Engine

Direct DMA to physical or virtual memory buffers with full scatter-gather
support.

DMA bandwidth : up to 800MB/s

16 independent DMA streams:

• Any mix of HD and SD sources, colour space, cropping and scaling
parameters

Operating System
Support

Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008,
Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows 8 and Linux support (not audio)

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