Derek. how are you able to see all 4 sources if only one shows up as an option when you are adding a VideoService in the AG NodeManagement tool?
you set up 4 VideoProducerServices with the single source that is available to you and then you are able to see all four sources from the Video Sources Settings submenu of each Vic menu?? --fred On Wed, Jul 13, 2005 at 09:46AM, Derek Piper said: > > To clarify this, you can still use all four inputs for an AG session > - you just need to have 4 instances of VIC > > Derek > > Thomas D. Uram wrote: > >There is a vfw/wdm mapper, but it can only map a single wdm device to vfw, > >so vic only has > >access to one of the four. > > > > > >On 07/13/05 08:20, Derek Piper wrote: > > > >> I believe there is a 'wrapper' in 2000/XP for WDM drivers to the VfW > >>interface that VIC uses. > >> > >> Derek > >> > >>Fred Dech wrote: > >> > >> > >>>thanks, Derek. > >>>but what i don't understand is this. > >>>if the Spectra8 currently uses WDM drivers in Windows... > >>>VIC relies on VFW type drivers. that's what the problem is/was with the > >>>newer WDM driver Winnov Videum cards and VIC. > >>>i'm missing something. > >>> > >>>--fred > >>> > >>>On Tue, Jul 12, 2005 at 04:38PM, Derek Piper said: > >>> > >>> > >>>> Hi, > >>>> > >>>> Having installed a Spectra8 after using a WinTV 150PVR, I can > >>>>tell you it's *very easy* to get going. Yes, each input installs > >>>>a driver individually (4 goes round the 'found new hardware' wizard - > >>>>yawn, but once it's done it's done). After that it just works like 4 > >>>>individual capture cards. As mentioned before, the inherent problem > >>>>with VIC not being able to differentiate between the sources and > >>>>'colliding' over what input to use still remains, but that's Windows > >>>>thing and happens any time there is more than one capture device. You > >>>>just have to select the 'other' source(s), whatever they may be, when > >>>>the window prompts you and all sources will come up nicely. > >>>> Spectra8 cards, being 4 BT878 chips, would work nicely under > >>>>Linux and not suffer from that problem (they'd just be > >>>>/dev/video0, /dev/video1 etc.), although I have not personally tested > >>>>it. > >>>> > >>>> Derek > >>>> > >>>>Fred Dech wrote: > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>this has been covered in various ways at various times. but i've got > >>>>>a new question on this subject. > >>>>> > >>>>>we had a problem with the last Winnov Videum card we spec'd for another > >>>>>institution because before they purchased the card the Videum been > >>>>>upgraded > >>>>>to WDM drivers. while the VFW drivers would make it work right for > >>>>>AG, this > >>>>>other institution needed to use the software that came with the > >>>>>capture card. > >>>>> > >>>>>i've noticed quite a few posts by people successfully using the > >>>>>Spectra8 > >>>>>4 input card. so i've now come to the point of replacing that Winnov > >>>>>Videum with something that will cover all the needs of our > >>>>>collaborators; > >>>>>proprietary capture software and AG. > >>>>> > >>>>>i'm looking at a web page with Spectra8 specifications. i'm very, very > >>>>>surprised to see, "... each frame grabber channel has it's own WDM > >>>>>driver, > >>>>>allowing you to capture from 4 individual video channels." > >>>>>now i'm really confused. is the WDM driver relatively recent for the > >>>>>Spectra8? it must be... or how have people made it work well with > >>>>>AG... > >>>>> > >>>>>any insights would be greatly appreciated. > >>>>> > >>>>>--fred > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>> > >>>>-- > >>>>Derek Piper - dcpi...@indiana.edu - (812) 856 0111 > >>>>IRI 323, School of Informatics > >>>>Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > > > > -- > Derek Piper - dcpi...@indiana.edu - (812) 856 0111 > IRI 323, School of Informatics > Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana