ViewCast is proud to introduce the latest
cutting-edge addition to the Osprey®
PCI Express® family: the Osprey-450e
4-channel professional analog video
capture card. Legendary Osprey quality
for the latest PC architectures.
Designed especially for the high-speed
PCIe® bus. Think performance!
Reduce System Costs via
Multi-Channel Video Capture
The Osprey-450e is a PCI Express card
designed to simultaneously capture four
independent channels of analog video
and unbalanced stereo audio signals and
process them independently, minimizing
internal PC space requirements. The
channel density offered by the Osprey-
450e dramatically reduces total system
cost by increasing the capture capacity
within a single system.
The Osprey-450e A/V option includes
additional internal video inputs and 4
additional balanced audio inputs that can
be switched in as alternatives to the rear
panel connectors. The internal video
inputs include the selection of component
or Y/C (S-Video) for each of the 4
channels.
Familiar features of other Osprey
multimedia-class cards have also been
incorporated, including cropping, logo
overlay and VBI data extraction.
Multiple cards may be also used in a
single system chassis. And the Osprey-
450e is compatible with the Osprey SDK
for development of media applications
supporting DirectShow®.
Optimized for the Latest
PC Architectures
PC manufacturers have adopted the PCI
Express (PCIe) bus as the latest highthroughput
internal bus architecture.
The best PC graphics cards use this bus
because it unleashes the power of modern
multi-core PC engines.
ViewCast chose the PCI Express bus for
the Osprey-450e for the same reasons– unfettered access to all PC resources.
No bottlenecks, no mysterious glitches,
no unexplained hiccups, no random data
collisions. Just smooth, unadulterated
power. Power that can support multiple
Osprey PCIe cards in one system.
Optimized for Live Streaming
Take advantage of the Osprey-450e card’s
Designed for Live features, such as logo
bitmap overlay with transparency and
positioning controls. Automatically detect
and adapt on-the-fly when the input video
format changes from movie frame rates to
television frame rates. The Osprey-450e
can do the job today and it’s ready for your
future applications.
Multiple Streams per Input
Purchase the Osprey-450e with Osprey
SimulStream to feed audio and video to
multiple encoders at the same time. Use it
with ViewCast Niagara SCX® Standard to
easily create and manage live streams in
RealVideo® and Windows Media®, at the
same time, in any combination. Or create
multiple same type streams with completely
independent settings for sizing, scaling,
logos, and bit rates.
FEATURES
- Supports MPEG-4, Adobe Flash,
RealVideo and Windows Media
- 4 Composite video inputs and Unbalanced
Stereo audio inputs
- Install multiple cards per chassis, or
mix-and-match with other Osprey cards
- One-lane (X1) PCIe connector plugs in
to any PCIe slot (X1, X4, X8, or X16) for
maximum flexibility
- Supports Wide Screen Signaling (WSS)
flag for automatic 16x9 capture
- Customized messaging superimposed
on color bars upon loss of video signal
- Hardware audio gain control
- Closed Caption extraction
- Hardware Cropping and Bitmap Overlay
- High-performance PCIe technology
- Available with Osprey SimulStream
- Niagara SCX ready: Remote encoder
management and control software
Applications
-
BROADCASTERS
used in broadcast and advertising monitoring
applications, due to density requirements
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GOVERNMENT
used for traffic and surveillance cameras due
to density requirements, as well as mobile
encoding due to low CPU requirements,
enabling many simultaneous channels
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DIGITAL SIGNAGE INTEGRATORS
used for digital signage applications, due
to system cost and density requirements
-
GLOBAL OEM SYSTEMS INTEGRATORS
seeking a single-solution deployment
strategy that supports global analog
standard-definition formats, including
NTSC, PAL and others.
Specifications
- Video Input: 4 Composite (RCA)
- Audio Input: Unbalanced stereo (RCA via included breakout cable)
- PCIe (x1) – compatible with x1, x4, x8, and x16 PCIe slots
- Windows® XP
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