[AG-TECH] Multiple video capture in one card

[Osland, CD (Chris)]

I'm trying to set up a single processor full AG node and so am
looking at capturing more than one video stream in a card (or I
run out of PCI slots).

The iTuner Spectra-4 (and -8) can do the hardware bit, 

	http://www.ituner.com/spectra.htm 

but they produce 4 (or 8) WDM streams.  Anyone know whether I can
convert those to VfW streams by any means and thus get all my
video in with via a single card?  I'm hoping to do the same for
audio, using something like the M-Audio Quattro USB, using 0 slots
(as it's a USB device, but is full duplex which is a start!).

If not via those cards, anyone know of any 2-input cards that
produce VfW streams?

Any thoughts much appreciated.  Processors will be twin 2.8 GHz
Xeon, so hopefully enough oomph to drive everything; Windows XP
will be the OS for support reasons.

Cheers

Chris

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bob Riddle [mailto:bdr at internet2.edu]
> Sent: 11 February 2004 16:12
> To: Don Lewis
> Cc: Harold Micheal Goldman; ag-tech
> Subject: Re: [AG-TECH] hauppauge video problems
> 
> 
> actually - that's what I run on "my" laptop - but I've been 
> setting up 
> one-machine nodes where the node operator is an 
> administrative support 
> person - they seem at ease with the Windows box.
> 
> Is anyone running a one-box OS X node?
> 
> Don Lewis wrote:
> 
> >Or toss XP, and use a free linux...
> >Don Lewis
> >  
> >
> >>===== Original Message From Bob Riddle <bdr at internet2.edu> =====
> >>for what it's worth - I've been down this road and gave up 
> - while this
> >>is no problem on Linux, the driver for WinXP assumes that 
> only one WinTV
> >>card will be on the system.  It cost less for a couple of Osprey100
> >>cards than it did for the time I spent on trying to make this work.
> >>
> >>sigh.
> >>
> >>Harold Micheal Goldman wrote:
> >>
> >>    
> >>
> >>> Does anyone know of any way to get two hauppauge WinTv 
> video capture cards 
> >>>      
> >>>
> >to
> >  
> >
> >>>work at the same time in Windows XP. I am creating an 
> Access Grid Node here 
> >>>      
> >>>
> >at
> >  
> >
> >>>the University of Southern Mississippi for Collaboration 
> for Genomic 
> >>>      
> >>>
> >Research.
> >  
> >
> >>>I will also be setting up similar agn's at four othe 
> universities here in 
> >>>      
> >>>
> >the
> >  
> >
> >>>state. I had bought the two cards on the advice of a 
> friend that admins a 
> >>>      
> >>>
> >agn
> >  
> >
> >>>for the computer science dept here at usm, but we cannot 
> get both cards to 
> >>>      
> >>>
> >work
> >  
> >
> >>>under xp.
> >>>
> >>>Thank You
> >>>Mike Goldman
> >>>Bioinformatics Coordinator
> >>>MFGN   USM
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>      
> >>>
> >>--
> >>Bob Riddle (bdr at internet2.edu)    Technologist,Internet2
> >>3025 Boardwalk, Suite 100         Ann Arbor, Michigan  48108
> >>Business Phone: 734.913.4257      Fax Number:  734.913.4255
> >>
> >>"Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed 
> in overalls and 
> >>    
> >>
> >looks like work" Thomas Edison
> >
> >Don Lewis
> >Senior Computer Specialist
> >Graduate Institute of Technology
> >ETAS 335A, 2801 South University Avenue
> >University of Arkansas at Little Rock 72204
> >(501) 569-8016 fax: (501) 569-8039
> >djlewis at ualr.edu
> >
> >
> >  
> >
> 
> -- 
> Bob Riddle (bdr at internet2.edu)    Technologist,Internet2
> 3025 Boardwalk, Suite 100         Ann Arbor, Michigan  48108
> Business Phone: 734.913.4257      Fax Number:  734.913.4255
> 
> "Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed 
> in overalls and looks like work" Thomas Edison
> 
>