Again, you have to define high quality...

The cards here:

http://propulseart.sat.qc.ca/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=43&Itemid=1

Will grab SDI format from a HD camera.
Some of them will compress to h.264 in real-time.
They are linux compatible and come with a SDK but mostly OEM.


HTH


Sylvain


----- Original Message ----
From: Peter Plessas <plessas@mur.at>
To: gem-dev@iem.at
Sent: Friday, April 11, 2008 12:44:15 PM
Subject: Re: [GEM-dev] [PD-ot] recommendation: video-capturing OSX?

Does anyone has recommendations on high quality cards working on Linux?

cheers, PP

* chris clepper <cgclepper@gmail.com> [2008-04-11 16:28]:
> On Fri, Apr 11, 2008 at 4:37 AM, IOhannes m zmoelnig <zmoelnig@iem.at>
> wrote:
>
> > someone suggested cards by blackmagic/aja.
> >
> > since they are too expensive to be bought without knowing whether they
> > will actually work: does anybody know whether they can be used with Gem?
> > (and/or any other software that uses standard interfaces)
> >
> >
> Try the Blackmagic Intensity Pro which is under $350 USD (that's about 12
> Euros now).  It has analog inputs for SD and HD and HDMI too.  The latency
> is not bad in GEM and it runs for months and months with no problems.  Make
> sure you have the most recent pix_videoDarwin that accepts both device and
> input messages if you need to set the input at the patch level.
>
> The AJA Kona cards are great if you need SDI or want really top notch
> support for the device.  They do overnight replacement of cards under
> warranty at their cost in the US.
>
> cgc

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