[AG-TECH] What configuration

[Nickolas S. Jovanovic]

Don,

Try removing the dot from the end of the URL; it shouldn't
be there.

-Nick

----- Original Message -----
From: Donald J Lewis <djlewis at ualr.edu>
Date: Wednesday, June 13, 2001 9:42 am
Subject: RE: [AG-TECH] What configuration

> What is the format of your web documents at this site?
> They are not readable for me as is.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-ag-tech at mcs.anl.gov [mailto:owner-ag-tech at mcs.anl.gov]On
> Behalf Of Jay Beavers
> Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2001 6:03 PM
> To: Vikas Chowdhry; ag-tech at mcs.anl.gov
> Subject: RE: [AG-TECH] What configuration
> 
> 
> We have successfully run a prototype system off a single node under
> Windows 2000.  Details are in the list archives and can be found on our
> website at http://Portal.LearningWebServices.Com/DISC.
> 
> We're currently installing a conference room with our second generation
> equipment.  This equipment relies upon the recently released Dual
> Pentium-IV systems (Dell Precision Workstation 530 to be precise) and
> 1394 cameras.  Details of the hardware configuration are on the website
> above.
> 
> 
> Right now we're fighting an issue between increased capture quality and
> efficiency and VIC compatibility.  We've chosen to move to 1394 cameras
> with WDM drivers, but VIC crashes whenever we attempt to use them as a
> capture source.
> 
> If you want to take a route more VIC compatible, you can use Osprey
> capture cards in these systems.  We demonstrated two Osprey-500 boards
> capturing 320x240 and 640x480.  Unfortunately, we also found out that
> Windows VIC crashes when attempting to transmit 640x480 and we were
> unable to get two instances to transmit dual streams.
> 
> 
> Currently we're working on a VIC replacement for video capture and
> receive due to the issues we've found above based around a DirectShow
> architecture with RTP transmission.  The advantage is we can work around
> the issues we've uncovered.  The disadvantage is we won't be using h.261
> and therefore won't be compatible with existing VIC based video
> capture/display systems.  We'd love to find an existing video system
> that is VIC compatible and works around the issues above, but we haven't
> found one.  We're talking about possibly funding an RFP to create just
> such a beast, but it's still just talk.
> 
> - jcb
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vikas Chowdhry [mailto:vikas at evl.uic.edu] 
> Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2001 9:53 AM
> To: ag-tech at mcs.anl.gov
> Subject: [AG-TECH] What configuration
> 
> Hi
> 
> We are trying to put the audio-video capture functionality as well as
> the
> display function on to a single (possibly Windows 2000) machine at EVL.
> We need some help/pointers about the feasibility and hardware
> configuration.
> 
> If someone can help then please write to me so that I can provide with
> the
> relevant details.
> 
> Thanx
> 
> Vikas
> Node/OP - EVL
> 
> 
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