• Single or dual Channel PCI card
• Captures up to 1600 x 1200 resolution
• Multi-Sync video mode detection
• High speed PCI bus mastering with scatter gather SDK included for custom applications
• PhynxRGB application for viewing/saving captured RGB/VGA data in various file formats inc. BMP, JPG, AVI - uncompressed or compressed using installed video codecs.
• Supports Windows®NT4, Windows®2000 and Windows® XP drivers
• WDM driver support for streaming or broadcasting over LAN/WAN networks
• Software: PhynxVCR (uses WDM streaming drivers)
• New! PhynxRecorder & PhynxPlayer, recording and playback of captured frames from disk, uses native drivers with dedicated file format.
• New! StreamPix direct digital recorder to PC RAM or H/D guarantees no image drops when acquiring a sequence.
  

Phynx RGB - VGA or RGB capture

 Many applications require the ability to display, capture, and/or stream VGA or RGB data taken from various sources such as Windows, Linux, UNIX or MAC PC's, Embedded systems, medical devices, games consoles and other scientific or Lab equipment etc.

The typical approach to solving this problem has been to use a scan converter to convert the RGB signal from the computer to an NTSC or PAL video signal and then digitize the video signal, compress, archive or transmit it. This solution works, but the quality is poor due to the lower resolution video signal and the errors inherent in digitizing an analogue video signal. (i.e., a 1024x768 RGB image has to be mapped into a 768x576 video image)
The correct solution to achieve full resolution with high quality images or video streams is to use the Phynx RGB capture board in a Windows based PC. Using this hardware, it will be possible to capture full resolution RGB images (i.e., XGA, SXGA, UXGA or other possible custom signals) and either save them in BMP/JPG/AVI format or stream the video in real-time to LAN/WAN networks. Moreover, since the images will not be transformed through NTSC or PAL, they will be of much higher quality.

RGB Streaming  For streaming applications the PhynxRGB can be used with Windows Media Encoder to compress and stream captured video. To replay the video use Windows Media Player. PhynxRecorder and PhynxPlayer The PhynxRGB software application now supports the recording of captured frames to disk for subsequent playback using EMS PhynxPlayer. Both PhynxRecorder and PhynxPlayer applications are included in the latest release of the PhynxRGB driver and application software. Record and playback RGB data at high frame rates. Adjustable compression control for increased storage capacity. Noise reduction control for improved image quality. Recording rate selection in frames per second/minute/hour.

Phynx RGB

• Phynx RGB PCI based hardware - single or dual channel
• Phynx RGB drivers for Windows® 2000 or XP
• Phynx RGB SDK for custom development using the Phynx RGB driver, source code example included in C/C++
• WDM streaming driver for use with Microsoft Windows Media Encoder or other various third party software with WDM support. Own front-end interface or application can be developed using the DirectX SDK from Microsoft.
  To use the WDM streaming driver the Microsoft DirectX run-time must be installed.
• Phynx RGB application
  Listed below are some of the Phynx application functionality
  1. Auto-detect the incoming signal (utility supplied for custom signals)
  2. Full resolution display in a desktop window with/without file menus and borders
  3. Scale image up/down
  4. Capture image and send to file or direct to printer
  5. Schedule multiple image capture with auto file name generation
  6. User configurable sample rate for multiple video display windows, different rates for active or non-active windows. (multi-card operation)
• PhynxRecorder & PhynxPlayer
  This will now enable users to recorder motion to harddrive, the recording can only be played back by the PhynxPlayer. For 'AVI' file format recording please see the PhynxVCR currently available free of charge for a limited time period.
  
  Additional Software
• Phynx VCR application - all-in-one package using the WDM streaming drivers for capturing still images and also motion video using various file formats including AVI, additional facilities for remote software trigger from user applications.
• NEW! StreamPix digital recorder, record live un-compressed or compressed video directly to your PC's RAM or hard disk drive in real time at up to 625 Mbytes/second..
  StreamPix guarantees no image drops when acquiring a sequence, The USB I2C/IO interface board is required with the PhynxRGB if used with StreamPix digital recording software for hardware trigger from an external source.
  Using a P4, 3.2 Ghz computer, with a Asus P5GD2 motherboard, 1 disk dedicated to the Operating System, and 3 extra drive to handle the video stream.
  performances:
  
  1024x768, 16 bit @ 66 fps. CPU load is 33 %, direct to disk, no frame drop.
  1280x1024, 16 bit @ 40 fps, CPU load is 40%, direct to disk, no frame drop.
  1280x1024, 32 bit (BRGx) @ 20 fps, CPU load is 20%, direct to disk, no frame drop.

Technical Specifications