The VisionSD8 is an 8 channel PCI express video capture card. The card supports PAL, NTSC and SECAM in both composite and S-video input formats. VisionSD8 supports deinterlaced video capture and display at 25/30 frames/sec for real-time video overlays.

Software Included:

Wall Control - presents a representational window of the entire display wall showing position and size of video windows
Software Development Kit with example application.

Streaming Support:

DirectShow drivers for WDM Streaming driver supports the following applications, to encode, record and stream video over networks or the Internet:

• Microsoft Media Encoder®
• VLC
• StreamPix
• VirtualDub
• Adobe Flash Encoder
• AMCap
• Any other DirectShow encoding software

Advanced Features

• High performance DMA to system memory or direct to graphics memory with scatter gather
• On board processor for real time mode and sync detection
• When used with the Datapath range of graphics adapters, the CPU load is negligible even if the image is being upscaled to a video wall, resulting in real time performance
• Dynamic Input Source Selection
• Adjustments for Colour, brightness and contrast.
• Administrator Mode
• The Vision application program is also built into the Datapath Wall Control software for video wall systems  

Video Walls

The Vision range of capture cards are fully integrated with the Datapath family of Video Wall display products. The VisionSD8 captures a Composite or S-Video output from one source and then displays it as an independent application on your Video Wall, this is done in real time.

The VisionSD8 has a powerful software application to automatically configure the timing and the format of the input source and display the captured data.

Additional Applications

The VisionSD8, a stand alone PCIe x4 plug in card, delivers extreme performance with 480MB/s transfer bus bandwidth. This industry beating performance makes the VisionSD8 ideal for a wide range of applications including:

• Multi-display presentation software: Recommended by industry leaders Dataton WATCHOUT™
• Digital Signage
• Machine Vision:  Acquire high resolution camera outputs
• Voyage Data recorders: Capture radar images
• Simulation/Military: Acquire high resolution video and simulation for command and control

VisionSD8 Specifications