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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I haven’t used the IVC-200 but I
haven’t had any trouble with the Spectra8 on Fedora Core 5. One
oddity I did find however was that on the two cards that we own, instead of the
video being routed through the ‘Composite Video’ port it was
actually on the ‘Television’ port. Made no difference to me
but strange none the less.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>One thing I do like about the Spectra8
instead of the IVC-200, from what I have seen, is that the IVC-200 will ONLY
support 5V 32-bit PCI slots. The Spectra8 will fit in a 3.3V PCI-X slot
and work without a problem, (running it in a Dell PowerEdge server that only
has PCI-X slots). I don’t know if this is important to you but it
was important to us when deciding. If anyone knows differently please
speak up as all I have to go by is pictures (no front notch on the card’s
connector), and what the specifications say on their website. This was
one reason we didn’t consider this card.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Anyways, my two cents…<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
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owner-ag-tech@mcs.anl.gov [mailto:owner-ag-tech@mcs.anl.gov] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Ed Brannin<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Friday, March 23, 2007 2:00
PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> AG Tech list<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [AG-TECH] Video capture
for Linux: IVC-200, -G?, -RS-R20?</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Hello,<br>
<br>
I'm running an AG node with several cameras attached, 3 of which are connected
through a Winnov Videum 4400 (which is Windows-only). I'm about to buy a
video capture card to try with our Linux machines, and from everything listed
on the AG website[1], it seems like the IVC-200 series is winning: <br>
<br>
[1]: <a href="http://www.accessgrid.org/taxonomy/term/16">http://www.accessgrid.org/taxonomy/term/16</a><br>
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* PCI-compatible<br>
* Linux drivers<br>
* video inputs are directly attached to the card (unlike the Bluecherry) <br>
* I hear some people have had trouble with the Spectra8<br>
<br>
The FALCONquattro might also work, but I don't know if they're available in
small quantities; I've emailed IDS to ask about that.<br>
<br>
...but before I buy an IVC-200, I'd like your input: there seem to be 4
varities, with -G and/or -RS-R20 tacked on the end. Near as I can tell,
the -G is for a GPIO module, which might be interesting if we were programming
microcontrollers (which we aren't), and the other suffix pertains to European
hazardous substance regulations. <br>
<br>
So, should we buy the IVC-200, one of the (slightly) more expensive models, or
something else entirely?<br>
<br>
Thanks,<br>
-Ed Brannin<br>
<a href="mailto:edbrannin@gmail.com">edbrannin@gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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