AG 2.3 detects the multiple capture drivers installed for the Videum and the Osprey cards, and allows the video producer to be configured to use them. I've used this videoproducer on a dual Osprey pig node here at Argonne with no problems.
Tom Fred Dech wrote: > i have the Videum 4400 working well under AG 2.3, although there seem to > still be a few outstanding issues. > if you got a machine with enough PCI slots, 'probably need to go through > a custom system house like Monarch, you might also be able to run > with 4 Ospreys. i'm not sure if anyone is doing this from a single box > node. if they are, i'd be interested in knowing. > > --fred > > On Thu, Sep 23, 2004 at 02:47PM, Osland, CD (Chris) said: > >>I think you'll find that the latest AG 2.3 distribution, as of a >>few days ago, makes a decent job of setting up a Winnov Videum 4400 >>card, but that's just what I gather from looking at ag-tech. That's >>the card which we've found fine under AG 2.1.2. >> >>Cheers >> >>Chris >> >>____________________________________________________________________ >>Chris Osland Office tel: +44 >>(0) 1235 446565 >>Digital Media and Access Grid Medialab tel: +44 (0) >>1235 446459 >>BIT Department Access Grid room tel: +44 >>(0) 1235 445666 >>e-mail: c.d.osl...@rl.ac.uk Fax: +44 >>(0) 1235 445597 >>CCLRC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (Bldg. R18) >>Chilton, DIDCOT, Oxon OX11 0QX, UK >>[The contents of this email are confidential and are for the use of the >>intended recipient only. >>If you are not the intended recipient do not take any action on it or show >>it to anyone else, >>but return this email to the sender and delete your copy of it.] >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>-----Original Message----- >>>From: Monika Rabarison [mailto:monika.k.rabari...@ccaix.jsums.edu] >>>Sent: 23 September 2004 14:32 >>>To: Osland, CD (Chris) >>>Cc: ag-t...@mcs.anl.gov >>>Subject: RE: [AG-TECH] Specs for a 2.3 room node >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>It is just that we currently have the old 4 machine node. >>>I did not know the multiple stream video cards issue is >>>handled with 2.3 now. In that case, I am thinking about a >>>single machine >>>running XP. Any specific cards that I should use? >>> >>>Thanks, >>> >>>Monika >>> >>>On Thu, 23 Sep 2004, Osland, CD (Chris) wrote: >>> >>> >>>>I'm wondering why you want to go for a 3 computer solution? Do you >>>>want to run different operating systems for different functions. >>>>As far as I can tell from personal experience and feedback on the >>>>list, single computer (twin Xeon or twin Athlon, 2.8 GHz or above) >>>>systems can do everything. It's taken a time to get AG 2.3 support >>>>for multiple stream video cards into the distribution (the original >>>>registery fix we circulated in March was for AG 2.1.2), but for >>>>me the ease of a single machine, single network connection, makes >>>>a 3 machine solution look like hard work. >>>> >>>>Cheers >>>> >>>>Chris >>>> >>>>____________________________________________________________________ >>>>Chris Osland >>> >>>Office tel: +44 >>> >>>>(0) 1235 446565 >>>>Digital Media and Access Grid >>> >>>Medialab tel: +44 (0) >>> >>>>1235 446459 >>>>BIT Department Access >>> >>>Grid room tel: +44 >>> >>>>(0) 1235 445666 >>>>e-mail: c.d.osl...@rl.ac.uk >>> >>> Fax: +44 >>> >>>>(0) 1235 445597 >>>>CCLRC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (Bldg. R18) >>>>Chilton, DIDCOT, Oxon OX11 0QX, UK >>>>[The contents of this email are confidential and are for >>> >>>the use of the >>> >>>>intended recipient only. >>>>If you are not the intended recipient do not take any >>> >>>action on it or show >>> >>>>it to anyone else, >>>>but return this email to the sender and delete your copy of it.] >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>-----Original Message----- >>>>>From: owner-ag-t...@mcs.anl.gov >>> >>>[mailto:owner-ag-t...@mcs.anl.gov]On >>> >>>>>Behalf Of Monika Rabarison >>>>>Sent: 22 September 2004 18:23 >>>>>To: ag-t...@mcs.anl.gov >>>>>Subject: [AG-TECH] Specs for a 2.3 room node >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>Hi All, >>>>> >>>>>What would be the best hardware specs >>>>>and OS for building a room node with AGTk 2.3? >>>>>Let say it will be a 3 machine node (display, video capture, >>>>>audio capture). >>>>> >>>>>Any insight would be most appreciated. >>>>> >>>>>Thanks, >>>>> >>>>>Monika >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> > >
