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  • Page 1 Osprey 800e Series User Guide Osprey Video...
  • Page 2 FCC to operate the device. The Osprey 800e Series video capture device has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    VGA Settings tab ........................48 Understanding Audio Input Properties ................50 Audio Properties page ........................50 Osprey 800a audio input card ....................... 57 Using the DVB-ASI Feature ..................... 60 Activating the DVB-ASI Feature ..................... 61 Changing the Input Setting ......................63 Appendix: Osprey Hardware Specifications ..............
  • Page 4 Osprey 800e Series User Guide Osprey 815e video capture card....................65 Osprey 820e video capture card....................66 Osprey 821e video capture card....................67 Osprey 825e video capture card....................68 Osprey 845e video capture card....................69 Osprey Video...

  • Page 5: Overview

    Osprey 800e Series User Guide Overview Thank you for purchasing the Osprey® 800 series video capture card from Osprey Video. This user guide provides step-by-step instructions for installing and using your new video capture card. For the latest Osprey product information and news, visit our website at www.ospreyvideo.com.

  • Page 6: System Requirements

    The following system requirements are required to achieve desired HD performance. • Install the Osprey video capture card in a PCI Express® (PCIe®) slot with direct lanes to the CPU or a Northbridge or IOH. •...

  • Page 7: Installation Steps

    The driver is unique to the Osprey 800 series in the same operating system; it will not automatically configure other Osprey models. You will need to configure other cards separately.
  • Page 8 Osprey 800e Series User Guide Select I accept the terms in the license agreement. Figure 2. End-User License Agreement Click Next. A Destination Folder window appears indicating the folder in which the driver will be installed by default. To change the location of the destination folder, click Change to browse for a different location.
  • Page 9 Note: This window shows the progress of the installation. If during the installation, warning windows appear regarding Windows Logo Testing, the user should click Continue Anyway to proceed with the installation. Figure 5. Installing Osprey 800e HDx86 window Osprey Video...
  • Page 10 Osprey 800e Series User Guide Figure 6. Software Installation window Note: This window does not display with a Windows 7 installation. Click Finish when the InstallShield Wizard Completed window appears. When the installation is complete, completely shut down the computer on which the driver has been installed.

  • Page 11: Installing The Hardware

    Osprey 800e Series User Guide Installing the hardware After you install the Osprey 800 series driver, physically install the video capture card into the computer. The appropriate InstallShield Wizard appears and guides you through the installation process. 1. A Welcome window appears. Click No, not this time. Figure 7.
  • Page 12 Osprey 800e Series User Guide Figure 9. Found New Hardware Wizard window A warning window appears regarding Windows Logo Testing. 5. Click Continue Anyway. Figure 10. Warning window The Found New Hardware Wizard window remains on the computer screen while the installation continues.
  • Page 13 Osprey 800e Series User Guide Figure 11. Found New Hardware Wizard window 6. The Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard appears. Click Finish. Figure 12. Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard window Osprey Video...

  • Page 14: Installing The Video Capture Card

    4. Remove the slot cover. 5. Remove the Osprey video capture card from its anti-static bag. 6. Insert the Osprey card into the desired PCI Express slot and make sure it is seated evenly. Note: The slot must be x4 or higher.

  • Page 15: Multiple Board Types

    8: o815e, o820e, o821e, o825e, o845e This user guide applies only to class 8. For example, if you install an Osprey 240e and an Osprey 845e series in the same computer, you must install separate drivers for each board. Adding or moving boards When you add or move boards after you install the Osprey 845e driver, the following two scenarios exist.

  • Page 16: Using The Video Capture Card

    Property settings tabs. Another significant operational difference of the Osprey 800 series and other Osprey cards is that in the Osprey 800e series each stream is configured separately. As a result, the second and subsequent streams may appear to have randomly changing defaults.

  • Page 17: Designed For Live/Instant Video-On-Demand Adaptive Features

    At the top of several Osprey 800 series Property tabs is the Pin Type field with a drop-down list. The drop-down list in Figure 14 has Capture, Preview, and Both. This selection works similarly to other Osprey models, which typically enable these selections using radio buttons.

  • Page 18: Common Buttons

    Advanced Motion Adaptive De-interlacing process to the captured stream for maximum video quality. Like other Osprey cards, the Osprey 800 series enables you to define various setups for the two pins. For example, you can choose to include a logo in the capture pin’s video, but not in the Preview output.
  • Page 19 Osprey 800e Series User Guide Some controls are interactive – changes you make are immediately updated on the video. Examples are the brightness, contrast, hue, saturation, and sharpness controls, the graphical gamma control; and the graphical sizing and positioning controls for logos. OK, Cancel, and Apply have no effect on these controls.

  • Page 20: Setting Driver Properties

    Properties (Figure 15). Other applications display the same window, but it is entitled Osprey 820e/845e Video Capture Device(x) Properties. The “x” is the target installed Osprey 815e, 820e, 821e, 825e, or 845e card. This number is always 1 if only one Osprey 815e, 820e, 821e, 825e, or 845e card is installed.
  • Page 21 Performance Sets the pin centric settings. Diagnostics Sets Osprey 800 series internal test controls. The user should only use these controls when instructed by Osprey support. Doing so without proper instructions might result in system instability or in the system crashing.
  • Page 22 Sets closed caption rendering. VGA Settings This tab is only on the Osprey 820e. The VGA Settings tab lets you enter the video graphics adapter (VGA) entry information. In some applications, additional tabs other than those listed above may appear. The additional tabs are application- or system-supplied, and are intended for information only.

  • Page 23: Video Proc Amp Tab

    Osprey 800e Series User Guide Video Proc Amp tab Video Proc Amp stands for Video Process Amplifier. Use the Video Proc Amp tab (Figure 16) to control various characteristics of streaming output. Figure 16. Video Proc Amp tab Gamma correction controls The Gamma slider and control adjusts the gamma of the incoming video.
  • Page 24 Osprey 800e Series User Guide the response curves of computer monitors. Therefore, a correction inverse to the original bias is often needed, and you may want to adjust the gamma for the characteristics of a particular monitor. Note: When gamma correction is disabled, either by setting the Gamma to Neutral or by setting the Gamma correction value to exactly 100, the software-based Gamma filter works in passthrough mode with no effect on the video and without using processing bandwidth.

  • Page 25: Video Decoder Tab

    Video Decoder tab The Video Decoder tab exposes the incoming video signal format. PAL and SECAM are standards used in Europe and other parts of the world. Osprey cards can function in computers in various countries with different standards. Osprey 800 series...
  • Page 26 Osprey 800e Series User Guide The Video Decoder tab has the following controls. Reference The value selected in Reference Format is what you should expect the input Format video to be. Whatever you select here displays on other tabs in the Reference Size text boxes.

  • Page 27: Crossbar Tab

    Osprey 800e Series User Guide Crossbar tab Use the Crossbar tab (Figure 18) to set the input and output settings. Figure 18. Crossbar tab The Crossbar tab has the following controls. Input Click on the input source from the drop-down list.

  • Page 28: Trace Tab

    These settings are normally disabled. An authorized Osprey support representative may ask you to change these settings should you experience problems using the Osprey 800 series with a video application. The selection that is enabled is added to the time log. Figure 19. Trace WARNING! Leaving the Log file enabled can result in a large file that consumes all available disk space.

  • Page 29: Performance Tab

    Osprey 800e Series User Guide Performance tab Use the Performance tab (Figure 20) to set the pin centric settings. These properties are global for all devices. Changes made on this window will not take effect until the video capture filter is recreated in the supporting application.
  • Page 30 Enabling this feature will disable SDI inputs C and D. Osprey 845e: When using the Remove VBI lines from video and Enable 3G SDI support fields, you need to restart the driver for changes to take effect. Osprey Video...

  • Page 31: Diagnostics Tab

    Use the Diagnostics tab (Figure 21) to run certain internal self-tests for diagnostic debugging purposes. These settings are normally disabled. An authorized Osprey support representative may ask you to change these settings should you experience problems using the Osprey 800 series with a video application.

  • Page 32: Resource Monitor Tab

    The video and audio FIFO activity for the particular input. The activity displays as current and what it peaked at. External Audio 1 This field is only on the Osprey 800a. The FIFO activity on the analog unbalanced Osprey Video...
  • Page 33 Note: Since the external audio is an analog sample, it may always show activity. External Audio 1, External Audio 2, External Audio 3, and External Audio 4 apply only for the Osprey 800a audio input card and all fields are shown. Osprey Video...

  • Page 34: Device Tab

    Osprey 800e Series User Guide Device tab The Device tab (Figure 23) tab displays product information. Figure 23. Device tab The Device tab has the following fields. Name Product name Driver Version Indicates the version of the driver. Product Displays the vendor ID, device ID, serial number, facility ID, date and time.

  • Page 35: Input Detect Tab

    Osprey 800e Series User Guide Input Detect tab The Input Detect tab (Figure 24) displays the signal properties of what the card detects as the input signal. Figure 24. Input Detect tab Osprey Video...

  • Page 36: Deinterlace Tab

    Osprey 800e Series User Guide Deinterlace tab Use the Deinterlace tab (Figure 25) to turn deinterlacing on or off, select a desired operating mode, and instruct the card to detect telecined content, and apply appropriate compensation. Figure 25. Deinterlace tab Advanced motion adaptive deinterlace Motion adaptive deinterlace is an algorithm for deinterlacing pure video (non-telecine) content.
  • Page 37 Osprey 800e Series User Guide There are two fields per interlaced frame, odd and even. Bob 0 is for Field 0 (even) and Bob 1 is for Field 1 (odd). If the signal coming in is progressive, these settings have no effect.

  • Page 38: Watermark Tab

    Osprey 800e Series User Guide Watermark tab Use the Watermark tab (Figure 26) to enable, disable, and position a graphic anywhere in the video capture window. A watermark might be any properly formatted bitmap of appropriate size. Typically, the graphic is a network / affiliate logo, an advertisement, or some promotional bitmap positioned near the lower-right corner of the screen.
  • Page 39 Top, Left, Height, The Watermark Position and Size controls allow you to position and scale the watermark, similar to the process on the Cropping tab. Osprey Video strongly Width recommends you have live or preview video running when you use these controls.
  • Page 40 This function is exclusive to the Designed-for-Live feature of the Osprey digital HD capture cards.

  • Page 41: Loss Of Signal Tab

    Loss Of Signal tab When the incoming video signal is lost, the Osprey 800 series capture card detects the signal loss. Use the Loss Of Signal tab (Figure 27) to overlay a video that can replace the incoming signal when it is lost.
  • Page 42 Osprey 800e Series User Guide Top, Left, Height, Use the up and down arrows to position the overlay. Width Text Color Enable a text color. Reference Size These fields refer to the size of the overlay. Display Size Granularity Reset Reference The Reference Size text box displays whatever you have selected on the Video Decoder tab as whatever their expected input is.

  • Page 43: Cropping Tab

    The Display size is the size of the Osprey graphic in the dialog box. It is used to understand the size ratios versus the video appearance between the Reference size (incoming signal), what you see in the dialog box (Display size), and what appears at the client, i.e., such as Windows Media Encoder.
  • Page 44 Osprey 800e Series User Guide The Cropping tab has the following controls: Pin Type The drop-down list has three choices: • Capture Preview • Both Changes made on this page separately apply to Video Preview and Capture Pins on the currently selected device, as determined by the Pin Type drop-down list.
  • Page 45 Osprey 800e Series User Guide Start Preview Sample frames of live video can replace the background graphic in the Crop window. This helps you pinpoint the desired crop border settings. If you do not have a valid input signal, internally generated SMPTE colorbars will be substituted for the background graphic.

  • Page 46: Closed Caption Tab

    Osprey 800e Series User Guide Closed Caption tab Use the Closed Caption tab (Figure 29) to set closed caption rendering. CEA-608B and CEA-708B are the supported closed caption standards. Figure 29. Closed Caption tab The Closed Caption tab has the following controls.
  • Page 47 Osprey 800e Series User Guide Overlay CC on Enables the closed caption to appear on the video. video Font Select the font for the closed caption. Size Select the size of the font. Top, Left, Height, Use the up and down arrows to set the pixel size of the caption area. You can Width also enter the desired values.

  • Page 48: Vga Settings Tab

    VGA Settings tab This tab is only for the Osprey 820e. Use the VGA Settings tab (Figure 30) to set the video graphics adapter (VGA). This tab does not display for an SDI or HDMI only input. Figure 30. VGA Settings...
  • Page 49 Osprey 800e Series User Guide The Top Margin menu box lets you adjust the top margin of the VGA input signal supplied on either MFI-X or SDI-X channels of the Osprey 800 series. The default is 0. You cannot manually enter values.

  • Page 50: Understanding Audio Input Properties

    Understanding Audio Input Properties This section explains the audio input properties for the Osprey 800 series capture cards. You can change the default values according to the audio input you select. Audio Properties page The Audio Properties page displays all of the available tabs that Osprey Preview displays.
  • Page 51 The Audio Configurator tab has the following controls: Connector Type Change the input connector type to either AES, SPDIF, or Unbalanced when using the Osprey 800a audio card. Enable Bypass Prevents the driver from applying any audio volume changes to the input signal.
  • Page 52 Stops the sine wave rendering process so you can more closely examine the audio input detail. Details Brings up the Sample View dialog box that displays the last 10 minutes worth of audio data that is being rendered. Osprey Video...
  • Page 53 Osprey 800 series Audio Properties. Figure 34. Audio Properties In the WME Session properties box, select the audio, such as Unbal Input 1 (Osprey-820e 1 in this example), and then click Configure. The following screen appears.
  • Page 54 ➢ All Programs ➢ Accessories ➢ Entertainment ➢ Volume Control. Either of these two methods allows the audio mixer interface for the audio playback device to appear. The Sound window (Figure 37) on the Osprey 800 series displays. Osprey Video...
  • Page 55 Figure 37. Sound window Click on the Recording tab to see the list of audio input and output devices. When you have chosen the device, click Properties. The Properties window for that device displays. Click the Levels tab (Figure 38). Osprey Video...
  • Page 56 You can drag the slider or enter a value to adjust the volume. To adjust the left and right balance, click Balance. The Balance window displays (Figure 39). Figure 39. Balance window Drag the slider or enter a value to adjust the volume. Osprey Video...

  • Page 57: Osprey 800A Audio Input Card

    Click View and select Audio Devices from the drop-down list. Select either Unbalanced Input 1 or Unbalanced Input 2. Note: After you make this change the next time you open Osprey Preview, the selection you made in step 2 is now the default.
  • Page 58 Figure 41. Unbalanced Input Properties window Osprey Video...
  • Page 59 Audio tab. However, if you change the audio connector on the card and in Osprey Preview, you need to manually change the audio settings on each encoder in the web interface.

  • Page 60: Using The Dvb-Asi Feature

    These streams can include private data, control, and other media information, formatted in an MPEG-compliant structure. Note: The Osprey capture card must be branded to support this feature. Cards purchased after July1, 2014 will be delivered already branded.

  • Page 61: Activating The Dvb-Asi Feature

    5. Repeat these steps for each input that you want to use for the DVB ASI feature. Inputs that are not selected are still available as SDI inputs. When you enable the DVB-ASI feature, the property pages only show tabs for DVB-ASI functions (Figure 46). Figure 46. DVB-ASI feature enabled Osprey Video...
  • Page 62 The Input Detect tab displays either Single Program Transport Streams (SPTS) (Figure 47) or Multi Program Transport Streams (MPTS) (Figure 48). Figure 47. Single Program Transport Streams Osprey Video...

  • Page 63: Changing The Input Setting

    Changing the Input Setting To change the input to SDI: 1. Access the Properties page 2. In the Input Port Settings section, select SMPTE as the pin mode setting (Figure 49). 3. Restart the card. Figure 49. Pin Mode Setting Osprey Video...

  • Page 64: Appendix: Osprey Hardware Specifications

    Appendix: Osprey Hardware Specifications Osprey 800a audio input card Figure 50. Osprey 800a audio input card Environmental specifications Operating temperature range 0° to 40° C Non-operating temperature range -40° to +75° C Operating humidity range Between 5 % and 80 % (noncondensing) @ 40°...

  • Page 65: Osprey 815E Video Capture Card

    Osprey 815e video capture card Figure 51. Osprey 815e video capture card Environmental specifications Operating temperature range 0° to 40° C Non-operating temperature range -40° to +75° C Operating humidity range Between 5 % and 80 % (noncondensing) @ 40° C Non-operating humidity range 95 % RH (non-condensing);...

  • Page 66: Osprey 820E Video Capture Card

    Non-operating altitude range 0 to 15,240 meters (50,000 feet) • PCI Express (x4) card compliant • Approximate weight: Osprey 820e = 113 grams Figure 54. Osprey 820e backplate The Osprey 820e has two multifunction video/audio ports and an unbalanced audio input. Osprey Video...

  • Page 67: Osprey 821E Video Capture Card

    Osprey 821e video capture card Figure 55. Osprey 821e video capture card Environmental specifications Operating temperature range 0° to 40° C Non-operating temperature range -40° to +75° C Operating humidity range Between 5 % and 80 % (noncondensing) @ 40° C Non-operating humidity range 95 % RH (non-condensing);...

  • Page 68: Osprey 825E Video Capture Card

    Operating altitude range 0 to 3,048 meters (10,000 feet) Non-operating altitude range 0 to 15,240 meters (50,000 feet) • PCI Express (x4) card compliant • Approximate weight: Osprey 825e = 70 grams Figure 57. Osprey 825e full-height backplate Figure 58. Osprey 825e half-height backplate Osprey Video...

  • Page 69: Osprey 845E Video Capture Card

    Osprey 845e video capture card Figure 59. Osprey 845e video capture card Environmental specifications Operating temperature range 0° to 40° C Non-operating temperature range -40° to +75° C Operating humidity range Between 5 % and 80 % (noncondensing) @ 40° C Non-operating humidity range 95 % RH (non-condensing);...
  • Page 70 ® ® © 2014 Osprey Video. Osprey and SimulStream are registered trademarks of Osprey Video. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Product specifications and availability may change without notice. 40-05324-08-A...

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