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Epiphan DVI2USB 3.0
 
 
Release 3.30.2
September 28, 2015
UG108-01

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  • Page 1: User Guide

    User Guide Epiphan DVI2USB 3.0     Release 3.30.2 September 28, 2015 UG108-01...
  • Page 2 Terms and Conditions This document, the Epiphan web site, and the information contained therein, including but not limited to the text, videos and images as well as Epiphan System Inc.’s trademarks, trade names and logos are the property of Epiphan Systems Inc. and its affiliates and licensors, and are protected from unauthorized copying and dissemination by Canadian copyright law, United States copyright law, trademark law, international conventions and other intellectual property laws.

  • Page 3: Thank You For Choosing Epiphan

    Thank You for Choosing Epiphan! At Epiphan Video (“Epiphan”), product function and quality are our top priority. We make every effort to make sure that our products exceed your expectations. Product Feedback Your feedback is important! We regularly contact our customers to ensure our products meet your performance and reliability requirements.

  • Page 4: Dvi2Usb 3.0 Release Notes

    DVI2USB 3.0 Release Notes Epiphan Video is happy to announce release 3.30.2 for DVI2USB 3.0. This maintenance release includes the following updates. Updated default EDID DVI2USB 3.0 now has better interoperability with digital video cameras thanks to an updated default EDID. Improved power management Power management improvements mean that DVI2USB 3.0 now supports a wider range of USB host controllers.
  • Page 5 If this workaround poses a problem for your specific use case, consider purchasing a new DVI2USB 3.0; a hardware update resolved this problem permanently for devices with serial number 358800 and higher.   Capturing HDMI sources with Adobe RGB 32 color space (argb32) can cause image corruption. Workaround: If you see image corruption with this color space, switch to another color space.

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    Table Of Contents Thank You for Choosing Epiphan! DVI2USB 3.0 Release Notes Resolved issues Limitations and Known Issues Table Of Contents Start here What is DVI2USB 3.0? What's in the Box? System requirements Quick start DVI2USB 3.0 on Linux Physical attributes Indicator LED details Troubleshoot Configure your device...
  • Page 7 VGA2USB menu (Mac) File menu (Mac) Edit menu (Mac) View menu (Mac) Tools menu (Mac) Window menu (Mac) Help menu (Mac) Toolbar Copy, save or print a snapshot Record a video Crop the captured image Update device EDID Configure display options Windows only features Status bar (Windows only) Pause video capture...

  • Page 8: Start Here

    DVI2USB 3.0 User Guide Start here Start here Use the topics in this section of the user guide to get started quickly with your DVI2USB 3.0. Review What's in the Box?, get a system overview in What is DVI2USB 3.0?, ensure your system meets the System requirements and get your video grabber installed and working right away using the Quick start...

  • Page 9: What Is Dvi2Usb 3.0

    DVI2USB 3.0 User Guide What is DVI2USB 3.0? What is DVI2USB 3.0? DVI2USB 3.0™ is Epiphan's professional-series external DVI-I video grabber. In a nutshell, it captures images and video from VGA, HDMI and DVI-I video sources and digitizes them on your laptop or workstation via connection to a USB 3.0 port.
  • Page 10 DVI2USB 3.0 User Guide What is DVI2USB 3.0? The DVI2USB 3.0 video grabber is fully compatible with DirectShow in Windows, Video4Linux in Linux, and QuickTime in Mac OS. This means you can use it with a number of different third party applications for capturing, recording and streaming video.

  • Page 11: What's In The Box

    DVI2USB 3.0 User Guide What's in the Box? What's in the Box? The DVI2USB 3.0 package includes the following  1. DVI2USB 3.0 video grabber (read more, Physical attributes)  2. One DVI-I cable  3. One VGA to DVI cable  4. One HDMI to DVI adapter  5.
  • Page 12 DVI2USB 3.0 User Guide What's in the Box? Image Name Description High speed transfer cable that connects the USB 3.0 cable video grabber to your capture workstation or laptop computer.

  • Page 13: System Requirements

    DVI2USB 3.0 User Guide System requirements System requirements System requirements are the barebones technical essentials your computer needs to work with your Epiphan video grabber. System requirements to use DVI2USB 3.0 are: Any VESA-compatible VGA, DVI or HDMI source. (DVI2USB Video source 3.0 cannot capture from HDCP encrypted sources) Any computer (laptop/desktop/other format) with:...

  • Page 14: Quick Start

    DVI2USB 3.0 User Guide Quick start Quick start This section helps you get up and running quickly with your DVI2USB 3.0 on Windows or Mac OS X (for Linux distributions, see DVI2USB 3.0 on Linux). Using the steps below, you will connect your video grabber tothe video capture workstation and connect the video source then begin to capture video (and optional audio) content! Before you get started, make sure you have:...
  • Page 15 DVI2USB 3.0 User Guide Quick start  5. For Windows:  a. Right-click on the .zip file and choose Extract All (the files must be extracted before proceeding).  b. Open the extracted files folder.  c. Right-click on setup.exe  and select Run as administrator to start the installation.  d.
  • Page 16 DVI2USB 3.0 User Guide Quick start  2. Connect the provided USB 3.0 cable to the bottom of the video grabber.  3. Connect the other end of the USB cable to an available USB port on your video capture workstation (use a USB 3.0 port for best performance).
  • Page 17 DVI2USB 3.0 User Guide Quick start If using a splitter cable for your video source, use a high-quality HDMI or DVI splitter to split the signal between an other devices and the video grabber. For VGA signals, use an active VGA splitter rather than a passive VGA splitter (also called a Y-Adapter).
  • Page 18 DVI2USB 3.0 User Guide Quick start  3. Use the red record button to start recording. On Mac, the recording starts immediately. On Windows, the Save dialog opens. Specify the filename and folder to save your file.  4. When you are done capturing, use the pause (Windows only) or stop buttons to pause or stop recording.
  • Page 19 DVI2USB 3.0 User Guide Quick start   Configure your device   DirectShow video adjustments (Windows)   QuickTime video adjustments (Mac)   Epiphan Capture Tool Refer to the table of contents for a complete list of the topics covered.

  • Page 20: Dvi2Usb 3.0 On Linux

    DVI2USB 3.0 User Guide DVI2USB 3.0 on Linux DVI2USB 3.0 on Linux Epiphan provides drivers and an API for linux, but does not provide a capture application. The video grabber is compatible with Video4Linux, so you can use any Video4Linux application for capture. You can also use the Epiphan Linux SDK to write your own application.
  • Page 21 DVI2USB 3.0 User Guide DVI2USB 3.0 on Linux The driver works with Video4Linux compatible applications (including gStreamer, VLC and the Video4Linux application), and with the Epiphan API. Epiphan capture API The Epiphan capture API receives captured images from the USB device driver. To record or stream these images you can use a compatible Video4Linux application (such as VLC or gStreamer) or you can use the API to write your own capture application.

  • Page 22: Physical Attributes

    DVI2USB 3.0 User Guide Physical attributes Physical attributes The DVI2USB 3.0 device measures 90mm x 60mm x 23mm (3.54” x 2.36” x 0.91”). It features a single DVI-I type connector, a USB 3.0 connector and an LED indicator. This small, portable product easily fits in the palm of your hand.
  • Page 23 DVI2USB 3.0 User Guide Physical attributes Epiphan always recommends using a USB 3.0 port for best performance. If a USB 2.0 port is used instead, DVI2USB 3.0 transfers video at a lower frame rate and is unable to capture embedded audio.

  • Page 24: Indicator Led Details

    DVI2USB 3.0 User Guide Indicator LED details Indicator LED details The color and action of the indicator LED depends on whether you are connected by USB 3.0 or USB 2.0. For maximum performance, always use a USB 3.0 port and the included USB 3.0 cable. Note that frame capture rate will be reduced when connected via USB 2.0.

  • Page 25: Troubleshoot

    DVI2USB 3.0 User Guide Troubleshoot Troubleshoot If you're experiencing problems with your DVI2USB 3.0, use the following tips to attempt to rectify the problem. If using splitters, be sure to always use high quality splitters. For VGA splitters, use an active VGA splitter rather than a passive or Y-Adapter splitter.
  • Page 26 DVI2USB 3.0 User Guide Troubleshoot No signal detected: If the Epiphan Capture Tool finds the video grabber but does not see a connected video source, the message No signal detected is displayed in the capture application. Try the following troubleshooting tips:  ...

  • Page 27: Configure Your Device

    DVI2USB 3.0 User Guide Configure your device Configure your device Epiphan lets you fine tune image adjustments and select a VGA mode (for analog sources) and control how your video grabber works with DirectShow (Windows) or QuickTime (Mac) compatible applications. The menu options that appear in the Configure dialog vary depending on the kind of source you have connected to the video grabber.

  • Page 28: Directshow Video Adjustments (Windows)

    DVI2USB 3.0 User Guide DirectShow video adjustments (Windows) DirectShow video adjustments (Windows) in the Epiphan Capture Tool, the Capture » Configure Video » DirectShow page lets you configure how the device interacts with DirectShow compatible applications. From the resolution to whether or not the image is flipped, there are a variety of options available.
  • Page 29 DVI2USB 3.0 User Guide DirectShow video adjustments (Windows) Item Description Select an image to display when there is no signal captured from your Default image video grabber. The uncompressed BMP image must be located on your video capture workstation. If you are using a fixed resolution and choose not to scale the image, the captured image will appear cropped to your specified resolution when capturing with a DirectShow compatible utility.

  • Page 30: Quicktime Video Adjustments (Mac)

    DVI2USB 3.0 User Guide QuickTime video adjustments (Mac) QuickTime video adjustments (Mac) In addition to fine tuning specific capture attributes, on a Mac you can also configure how the grabber works with third party QuickTime applications. The Epiphan System Preferences utility lets you configure how items like the resolution presented to the application and whether or not the image is rotated and more.
  • Page 31 DVI2USB 3.0 User Guide QuickTime video adjustments (Mac) Item Description Used when Fixed or Default resolution is selected. Use the slider to choose between faster scaling that has lower quality results (on the left Scaling side of the slider) and better quality results with slower speed (right side of the slider).

  • Page 32: Visual Video Adjustments

    DVI2USB 3.0 User Guide Visual video adjustments Visual video adjustments The Adjustments (Windows) or Basic adjustments (Mac) page lets you configure the device to manage slight shifts in the data and the color mode you're capturing from. If you have a VGA signal connected, options for configuring VGA-specific tuning parameters are also available.
  • Page 33 DVI2USB 3.0 User Guide Visual video adjustments Item Description Configure horizontal shift to offset the captured image position. For example, a captured image shifted slightly to the right (horizontally) can be corrected with minor adjustments to the horizontal shift settings. Horizontal shift Increasing the value entered in the Horizontal Shift field shifts the image to the right, decreasing it shifts the images to the left.
  • Page 34 DVI2USB 3.0 User Guide Visual video adjustments Item Description VGA sources only (*on a Mac, this option is found in the Advanced tab) This checkbox allows Wide Aspect Ratio VGA modes to be displayed by the video capture application window. The Epiphan USB device driver Prefer wide VGA mode may not be able to determine whether the video source is sending a wide VGA sources only...

  • Page 35: Set Vga Modes

    DVI2USB 3.0 User Guide Set VGA modes Set VGA modes The VGA Modes page lets you configure the VGA modes used for analog video capture. On Windows, you can access this screen by selecting Capture » Configure Video » VGA Modes or using the Epiphan applet in the Control Panel by selecting the video grabber you'd like to configure and clicking Configure Device or Default Configuration.
  • Page 36 DVI2USB 3.0 User Guide Set VGA modes  6. Specify your custom frame size in the Horizontal pixels and Vertical lines fields.  7. Specify the Refresh rate for your source and indicate whether it is interlaced or needs reduced blanking.  8. If your source uses non-customary timing, uncheck Standard VESA timings; a set of technical timing details appears.

  • Page 37: Advanced Adjustments

    DVI2USB 3.0 User Guide Advanced adjustments Advanced adjustments The Advanced page lets you configure the device's auto-adjustment and detection mechanisms. On Windows, you can access this screen by selecting Capture » Configure Video » Advanced or using the Epiphan applet in the Control Panel by selecting the video grabber you'd like to configure and clicking Configure Device or Default Configuration.
  • Page 38 DVI2USB 3.0 User Guide Advanced adjustments Item Description Sync level adjustment Adjust horizontal and vertical sync levels. HSync and VSync (*on Windows, this option is found in the main Adjustments tab) This checkbox allows Wide Aspect Ratio VGA modes to be displayed by the video capture application window.

  • Page 39: Epiphan Capture Tool

    DVI2USB 3.0 User Guide Epiphan Capture Tool Epiphan Capture Tool The Epiphan Capture Tool is a free software application available for Windows and Mac OS. You can use this tool for capturing and recording video or images from you source, and can also use it to configure your video grabber for use with third party DirectShow (Windows) or QuickTime (Mac) compatible applications.

  • Page 40: Epiphan Capture Tool (Windows)

    DVI2USB 3.0 User Guide Epiphan Capture Tool (Windows) Epiphan Capture Tool (Windows) To start the application, from the Windows Start menu select Start » Epiphan Capture Tool, or double- click on the installed desktop icon. The application starts up and looks for the DVI2USB 3.0 video grabber connected to your PC. If the video grabber is connected and operating, the capture application finds it and the image being captured appears on the application display.
  • Page 41 DVI2USB 3.0 User Guide Epiphan Capture Tool (Windows) Read more about the menus in these topics: File menu (Windows), Edit menu (Windows), View menu (Windows), Capture menu (Windows), Tools menu, Help menu (Windows). You can also read more about the Toolbar Status bar (Windows only).

  • Page 42: Windows Menus

    DVI2USB 3.0 User Guide Windows menus Windows menus These topics cover the menus found in the Windows version of the Epiphan Capture Tool. File menu (Windows) The following is a breakdown of the File menu in the Windows version of the Epiphan Capture Tool. The File menu has these options: Menu item Shortcut...

  • Page 43: Edit Menu (Windows)

    DVI2USB 3.0 User Guide Edit menu (Windows) Menu item Shortcut Description through this instance of the Epiphan Capture Tool. Edit menu (Windows) The following is a breakdown of the Edit menu in the Windows version of the Epiphan Capture Tool. The Edit menu has these options: Menu item Shortcut Description...

  • Page 44: Capture Menu (Windows)

    DVI2USB 3.0 User Guide Capture menu (Windows) Menu item Shortcut Description View or hide the status bar at the bottom of the application window. Status Bar   Enable full screen mode. Press ESC (the escape key) to return to window Full Screen Ctrl+F mode.
  • Page 45 DVI2USB 3.0 User Guide Capture menu (Windows) The Capture menu has these options: Menu item Shortcut Description Start Recording Start or stop recording your captured stream as a video or a series of Ctrl+R (Stop captured images. See Record a video Record as a series of images.
  • Page 46 DVI2USB 3.0 User Guide Capture menu (Windows) Menu item Shortcut Description Choose the device you want to use in this instance of the Epiphan Capture Tool and click OK. Connect  Network Device... Disconnect Used with Epiphan's legacy VGA2Ethernet device, outside the scope of this Network  ...

  • Page 47: Tools Menu (Windows)

    DVI2USB 3.0 User Guide Tools menu (Windows) Menu item Shortcut Description to work. Configure Ctrl+Shift+ Opens a dialog to let you configure specific capture adjustments for the Device... video grabber. See Configure your device. Tools menu (Windows) The following is a breakdown of the Tools menu in the Windows version of the Epiphan Capture Tool. The Tools menu lets you upload custom EDIDs, test web broadcasting of your capture and set application options.
  • Page 48 DVI2USB 3.0 User Guide Tools menu (Windows) Menu item Shortcut Description When requested by Epiphan technical support, you can use this command to display low-level information they Measure VGA Mode...   can use to help diagnose problems. Copy this information into an email or chat with Epiphan technical support. From time to time, Epiphan releases updated general- Upgrade EDIDs for all Devices  ...

  • Page 49: Help Menu (Windows)

    DVI2USB 3.0 User Guide Help menu (Windows) Menu item Description check more often for a different video mode, but it also means the grabber will work harder and could reduce frame rate. Lastly, from this tab you can also limit the frame rate of your capture. This could be necessary if you are streaming (or recording) and know you have a small amount of bandwidth (or disk space) and don't want to overwhelm it with too much data.
  • Page 50 DVI2USB 3.0 User Guide Help menu (Windows) Use the Help » Check for Updates menu to check for updates to the Epiphan Capture Tool and drivers. Note that sometimes there can be an updated version of the software, but it doesn't add any new features or have any updates for the model of video grabber you are using.

  • Page 51: Epiphan Capture Tool (Mac)

    DVI2USB 3.0 User Guide Epiphan Capture Tool (Mac) Epiphan Capture Tool (Mac) To start the application, from the Mac Desktop double-click the application VGA2USB or use Finder to locate the VGA2USB program from the Applications list. The application starts up and looks for the DVI2USB 3.0 video grabber connected to your PC. If the video grabber is connected and operating, the capture application finds it and the image being captured appears on the application display.
  • Page 52 DVI2USB 3.0 User Guide Epiphan Capture Tool (Mac) Read more about the menus in these topics: VGA2USB menu (Mac), File menu (Mac), Edit menu (Mac), View menu (Mac), Tools menu (Mac), Window menu (Mac), Help menu (Mac). You can also read more about the Toolbar.

  • Page 53: Mac Menus

    DVI2USB 3.0 User Guide Mac menus Mac menus These topics cover the menus found in the Mac OS version of the Epiphan Capture Tool. VGA2USB menu (Mac) The following is a breakdown of the VGA2USB menu in the Mac version of the Epiphan Capture Tool. The VGA2USB menu lets you look for product updates and configure preferences.

  • Page 54: File Menu (Mac)

    DVI2USB 3.0 User Guide File menu (Mac) Menu item Shortcut Description Opens your browser window and takes you to the Register for Product Updates   product registration page so you can register to receive email notification of product updates. Services  ...

  • Page 55: Edit Menu (Mac)

    DVI2USB 3.0 User Guide Edit menu (Mac) Menu item Shortcut Description slow workstation performance. Open Network ⌘ G Not applicable for DVI2USB 3.0. Grabber... Recent Network   Not applicable for DVI2USB 3.0. Grabbers Starts recording the frames captured from your source as a ⌘...

  • Page 56: View Menu (Mac)

    DVI2USB 3.0 User Guide View menu (Mac) View menu (Mac) The following is a breakdown of the View menu in the Mac version of the Epiphan Capture Tool. The View menu has these options: Menu item Shortcut Description Shows (or hides) a list of the currently attached Epiphan video grabbers.

  • Page 57: Window Menu (Mac)

    DVI2USB 3.0 User Guide Window menu (Mac) The Tools menu lets you upload custom EDIDs and look for firmware upgrades. The Tools menu has these options: Menu item Shortcut Description When requested by Epiphan technical support, you can use this command to display low-level information they Show VGA Mode Information  ...

  • Page 58: Help Menu (Mac)

    DVI2USB 3.0 User Guide Help menu (Mac) Menu item Shortcut Description Minimizes the active Epiphan Capture Tool application ⌘ M Minimize window. (The active window has the check mark in the list of windows at the bottom of this menu.) Zoom  ...
  • Page 59 DVI2USB 3.0 User Guide Help menu (Mac)

  • Page 60: Toolbar

    DVI2USB 3.0 User Guide Toolbar Toolbar The Epiphan Capture Tool toolbar provides a set of quick-access buttons for actions that are used frequently such as starting, stopping and pausing capture and saving snapshots. Windows toolbar: Mac toolbar: On Windows, you can change the size of icons on the toolbar using the menu command View » Toolbar » (size) Icons You can hide the toolbar on Mac or Windows using View »...
  • Page 61 DVI2USB 3.0 User Guide Toolbar Icon  Icon Description (Windows) (Mac) Starts (or stops) recording of the captured frames (in image or video format). See Record a video Record as a series of images. (Available on Windows only) Pauses capture and recording, if applicable. (Also closes out the recording file.) (Available on Windows only) Enables or disables audio capture.

  • Page 62: Copy, Save Or Print A Snapshot

    DVI2USB 3.0 User Guide Copy, save or print a snapshot Copy, save or print a snapshot You can also use the Epiphan Capture Tool to copy, save or print a snapshot from the stream. To save a snapshot Save a .bmp, .jpg or .png of the stream you are capturing using any of the following methods. On Windows, you can optionally Pause video capture prior to saving the image.
  • Page 63 DVI2USB 3.0 User Guide Copy, save or print a snapshot Optionally on Windows, you can choose to have colors inverted for printing (black will appear as white, yellow as blue, red as cyan, etc). To invert the colors for printing:  1.
  • Page 64 DVI2USB 3.0 User Guide Copy, save or print a snapshot   Use the Copy icon on the toolbar Open another application on your workstation and use clipboard paste methods (like Edit » Paste or Ctrl+V / ⌘ V) to paste the copied image.

  • Page 65: Record A Video

    DVI2USB 3.0 User Guide Record a video Record a video The Epiphan Capture Tool can record the images captured from your DVI2USB 3.0 as a video. On Windows, you can choose to capture audio (see Configure audio) and can also alternatively choose to save individual image files instead of a video, see Record as a series of images.
  • Page 66 DVI2USB 3.0 User Guide Record a video  b. Ensure the Record as drop down has Video selected.  c. Use the Select Codec... button to open the Video Compression dialog. Choose from codecs installed on your system and click OK to close the Video Compression dialog.  d.
  • Page 67 DVI2USB 3.0 User Guide Record a video  b. Use the Compressor drop down to choose from codecs installed on your system.  c. If desired, change the quality of the saved video using the Quality drop down.  d. Use Save files to: to select a folder for saving the files.  e.
  • Page 68 DVI2USB 3.0 User Guide Record a video  2. On Windows, optionally, configure audio capture and enable audio capture. See Configure audio.  3. Select Capture » Start Recording (File » Record Movie on Mac), use the red record button or keyboard shortcut Ctrl-R / ⌘ R to start recording. On Windows, a Save dialog opens (Mac automatically saves to the pre-configured location).
  • Page 69 DVI2USB 3.0 User Guide Record a video  5. When you are done capturing, use the pause (Windows only) or stop buttons to pause or stop recording. (You can also use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl-U for pause and can use the menu items Capture »...

  • Page 70: Crop The Captured Image

    DVI2USB 3.0 User Guide Crop the captured image Crop the captured image In most video capture situations, you'd like to record everything that is captured by the DVI2USB 3.0. Sometimes, however, there's a need to remove some information (e.g. patient-identifying information) or to crop out black bars or unwanted areas of a scene.
  • Page 71 DVI2USB 3.0 User Guide Crop the captured image  3. Using the Left and Top fields, specify in pixels the top left corner where you want to start capturing.  4. In the Width and Height fields specify the width and height of the area you want to crop.  5.

  • Page 72: Update Device Edid

    DVI2USB 3.0 User Guide Update device EDID Update device EDID Extended display identification data (EDID) is data provided by a video display device (usually a monitor) to describe its capabilities to a video source (usually a graphics or video output card in a PC or another device). The video source uses the EDID to determine the capabilities of the monitor to determine the resolution, color depth and other settings that the monitor can support.
  • Page 73 DVI2USB 3.0 User Guide Update device EDID To return to the factory default EDID, select the "default configuration" EDID from the download list.  5. Connect your video grabber to the capture computer.  6. Disconnect your video source from the video grabber.  7.
  • Page 74 DVI2USB 3.0 User Guide Update device EDID Practical EDID example Here's an example that helpfully shows how a custom EDID resolved a problem. A user was viewing the video output from a system using a monitor. The monitor displayed video images at a screen resolution of 640x480.

  • Page 75: Configure Display Options

    DVI2USB 3.0 User Guide Configure display options Configure display options The Epiphan Capture Tools gives you the ability to configure some aspects of how your captured frames are displayed. For example, you can choose whether or not the image is scaled if the window is made larger or smaller, or whether or not it is rotated on the screen.
  • Page 76 DVI2USB 3.0 User Guide Configure display options Menu item Description The Epiphan Capture Tool supports a variety of RGB and grayscale color formats, but your DVI2USB 3.0 can also capture in the YUV 4:2:0 color space, if using a third party tool that supports this color space. For 1080p video capture at 60 fps, you need to use a third party capture application that supports YUV 4:2:0.
  • Page 77 DVI2USB 3.0 User Guide Configure display options Menu item Description This setting affects both the display and recorded images/video. Mac display options To access the display options on a Mac, select VGA2USB » Preferences and select the General tab. Menu item Description Choose from color or greyscale image capture.
  • Page 78 DVI2USB 3.0 User Guide Configure display options Menu item Description Use this feature to limit the frame rate for cases where you want to be sure the recording file isn't too large due to high frame rate. Check the Limit capture frame rate check box then use the Maximum frames per second drop down to set your limit.

  • Page 79: Windows Only Features

    DVI2USB 3.0 User Guide Windows only features Windows only features Some features are available only in the Windows version of the Epiphan Capture Tool. This section describes those features. Status bar (Windows only) The Windows version of the Epiphan Capture Tool has a status bar that displays information about your DVI2USB 3.0 or the currently selected video grabber.

  • Page 80: Recording Images

    DVI2USB 3.0 User Guide Status bar (Windows only) Recording images When recording your source as a series of images, the status bar shows the RECORDING tag and name of the current file. Recording images complete When image recording is complete, the status bar indicates the number of image frames that were saved. Optional information Other information can be displayed on the status bar, depending on the the configuration items set in the Tools »...

  • Page 81: Pause Video Capture

    DVI2USB 3.0 User Guide Pause video capture Pause video capture You can use the pause button on the toolbar, access pause from the capture menu or use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl-U to pause capture. When you pause capture, the following things happen:  ...
  • Page 82 DVI2USB 3.0 User Guide Record as a series of images  3. Launch the Epiphan Capture Tool.  4. Select the Tools » Options menu item; a dialog box opens.  5. Select the Recording tab.  6. Ensure the Record as drop down has Imagesselected.  7. Use the Format drop down to select from BMP, PNG or JPEG (JPG).  8.
  • Page 83 DVI2USB 3.0 User Guide Record as a series of images  c. Use the Suffix drop down to determine whether you're using decimal (d) or hexidecimal (X) characters for the suffix, and the number of leading zeros in the filename (e.g. %04d means a decimal suffix with 4 digits, the first few will have three leading zeros (cap_0001.bmp)).
  • Page 84 DVI2USB 3.0 User Guide Record as a series of images As images/frames are captured by the video grabber they are saved as individual image files. While capturing, the status bar displays the name and location of the last saved image. The total number of images saved is displayed when recording stops.

  • Page 85: Configure Audio

    DVI2USB 3.0 User Guide Configure audio  4. Use your operating system's file browser (Windows Explorer or Finder) to find your saved image file(s). Configure audio Your DVI2USB 3.0 can capture audio directly from non-encrypted HDMI sources. The Epiphan Capture Tool can also capture audio from other audio devices plugged into your capture workstation (e.g.
  • Page 86 DVI2USB 3.0 User Guide Configure audio  a. If capturing embedded HDMI audio, select Frame Grabber.  b. If using an external audio source, click Specific Windows audio input device and select your audio device from the list.  c. If desired, use the Audio format drop down to specify the audio bit rate you want saved (or streamed), Stereo/mono and bit-depth.
  • Page 87 DVI2USB 3.0 User Guide Configure audio Step 2: Enable audio capture You can tell whether audio capture is enabled by looking at the toolbar. If the speaker icon is still (no sound waves depicted coming out from it), audio is not enabled. See the examples below. Audio enabled Audio disabled  ...

  • Page 88: Configure Optional Recording Settings

    DVI2USB 3.0 User Guide Configure optional recording settings Configure optional recording settings On Windows, when recording your captured frames as a video, as described in Record a video, you can set some optional configuration settings. Configure an automatic file name (Automatic restart) You can avoid needing to enter a file name each time you want to record by using a combination of record and pause along with setting the Epiphan Capture Tool to either overwrite the previous file or create a file name suffix that is added to the base file name you specify the first time you start recording.

  • Page 89: Add A Watermark

    DVI2USB 3.0 User Guide Add a watermark  2. Click the Create a new file every time recording is restarted radio button.  3. Use the Suffix drop down to determine whether you're using decimal (d) or hexadecimal (X) characters for the suffix, and the number of leading zeros in the filename (e.g. %04d means a decimal suffix with 4 digits, the first few will have three leading zeros (cap_0001.bmp)).
  • Page 90 DVI2USB 3.0 User Guide Add a watermark Add a timestamp You can add a timestamp to your captured video by choosing from one of the pre-created formats and selecting the font, size, location and color. Start by Record a video To configure a timestamp watermark:  1.
  • Page 91 DVI2USB 3.0 User Guide Add a watermark  5. Click on a location in the Position grid to specify the location of the timestamp.  6. Change the Font type and size by clicking the elipsis (...) next to the Font description; a font selection dialog opens.

  • Page 92: Command Line Options

    DVI2USB 3.0 User Guide Command line options  6. Change the Font type and size by clicking the elipsis (...) next to the Font description; a font selection dialog opens.  7. When you are done configuring, click Apply to see the changes while keeping the dialog open for futher tweaks, or click OK to apply your changes and close the dialog.

  • Page 93: Sharing / Streaming Demo Tool

    DVI2USB 3.0 User Guide Sharing / streaming demo tool Option Description --fullscreen Start the Epiphan Capture Tool in full-screen mode. "*" - Refer to the Configure your device section for more details Example You can create a desktop shortcut that includes one or more of the command line options. For the purposes of this example, the Epiphan Capture Tool's executible file name is v2ugui2.exe and is installed in C:\Program Files\Epiphan\Frame Grabber Software.
  • Page 94 DVI2USB 3.0 User Guide Sharing / streaming demo tool Note there are no privacy, bandwidth or uptime guarantees for this demo service. It is not intended for use with business-critical applications. As this feature is for demonstration purposes only, a 10 hour time limit is applied. To stream captured images over the Internet, the video capture application sends the currently captured images to an Epiphan web broadcasting portal.
  • Page 95 DVI2USB 3.0 User Guide Sharing / streaming demo tool  2. Copy the URL provided in the window.  3. Click the Start Web Broadcasting Demo button; you are now sharing your captured video frames over the internet. Provide the URL to the person with whom you wish to share they stream. (Note you can return to this window to get the URL again if you forget it.) View the broadcast Viewers use their web browser to see the broadcast.
  • Page 96 DVI2USB 3.0 User Guide Sharing / streaming demo tool Tweaking the broadcast Normally you should not need to change the default web broadcasting compression settings. The default settings reduce the amount of Internet bandwidth used for web broadcasting by applying a combination of lossless and lossy compression to the images being broadcasted.

  • Page 97: Troubleshooting Tips

    DVI2USB 3.0 User Guide Sharing / streaming demo tool  2. Click the Override default compressions settings checkbox; the other controls become active.  3. Adjust Lossless and Lossy sliders. Moving the sliders towards speed and compression reduces delay and increases the frame rate at the cost of more noticable artifacts in the stream. Moving the sliders the other way reduces frame rate, increases delay but improves picture quality.
  • Page 98 DVI2USB 3.0 User Guide Sharing / streaming demo tool Changes made to default web broadcast compression settings are only visible to viewers of the web broadcast. Changing these settings does not change how the video capture application displays, records, or prints captured images.

  • Page 99: Upgrade Your Drivers And Software

    DVI2USB 3.0 User Guide Upgrade your drivers and software Upgrade your drivers and software From time to time, Epiphan releases new drivers and a new version of the Epiphan Capture Tool. These two pieces of software are bundled together in a single package, available from the Epiphan Video website, on the support page for your product.

  • Page 100: Software And Documentation License

    DVI2USB 3.0 User Guide Software and Documentation License Software and Documentation License ATTENTION: THE SOFTWARE AND DOCUMENTATION PROVIDED UNDER THIS AGREEMENT ARE BEING LICENSED TO YOU BY EPIPHAN SYSTEMS INC. (“LICENSOR”) AND ARE NOT BEING SOLD. THIS AGREEMENT CONTAINS LIMITATIONS ON REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES, CONDITIONS, REMEDIES, AND LIABILITIES THAT ARE APPLICABLE TO THE SOFTWARE AND DOCUMENTATION.
  • Page 101 DVI2USB 3.0 User Guide Software and Documentation License the Software. All copies of the Software made by You shall include all trademarks, copyright notices, restricted rights legends, proprietary markings and the like exactly as they appear on the copy of the Software originally provided to You.
  • Page 102 DVI2USB 3.0 User Guide Software and Documentation License TITLE, SATISFACTORY QUALITY, OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE WHETHER ARISING BY STATUTE, COURSE OF DEALING, USAGE OF TRADE, OR OTHERWISE. EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE EXPRESSLY PROVIDED IN ANY COMMERCIAL AGREEMENT, THE ENTIRE RISK OF THE USE OF THE SOFTWARE AND DOCUMENTATION SHALL BE BORNE BY YOU.
  • Page 103 DVI2USB 3.0 User Guide Software and Documentation License copies of the Software and Documentation under Your control and providing certification of such destruction to Licensor or by returning the Software to Licensor. Licensor may terminate this Agreement immediately by providing You with written notice if: (a) You are in material breach of any provision of this Agreement, which breach, if capable of being cured, is not cured within thirty (30) days after Licensor gives You written notice thereof;...
  • Page 104 DVI2USB 3.0 User Guide Software and Documentation License 12. Export Restrictions: The Software, Documentation and related information are subject to export and import restrictions. By downloading, installing, or using the Software, Documentation and/or related information, You are representing and warranting that You are not located in, are not under the control of, and are not a national or resident of any country to which the export of the Software, Documentation and/or related information would be prohibited by the laws and/or regulations of Canada or the United States.
  • Page 105 DVI2USB 3.0 User Guide Software and Documentation License provided in respect to the Software. The application of the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods to this Agreement is expressly excluded. March 28, 2014 Environmental Information The equipment that you bought has required the extraction and use of natural resources for its production.
  • Page 106 DVI2USB 3.0 User Guide Software and Documentation License entitled to use any information submitted for any purpose, without restriction (except as stated in Epiphan's Privacy Statement) or compensation to the person sending the submission. The user acknowledges the originality of any submission communicated to Epiphan and accepts responsibility for its accuracy, appropriateness, and legality.
  • Page 107 DVI2USB 3.0 User Guide Software and Documentation License Copyright © 2015 Epiphan Systems Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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