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Epiphan SDI2USB 3.0
Release 3.30.2
February 21, 2017
UG102-04UG101-01

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  • Page 1 User Guide Epiphan SDI2USB 3.0 Release 3.30.2 February 21, 2017 UG102-04UG101-01...
  • Page 2 Canadian copyright law, United States copyright law, trademark law, international conventions and other intellectual property laws. Epiphan, Epiphan Video, Epiphan Systems, Epiphan Systems Inc., and Epiphan logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of Epiphan Systems Inc., in certain countries. All Epiphan product names and logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of Epiphan.
  • Page 3 Specifications Go to the SDI2USB 3.0 product page on the Epiphan website to get the most recent product specifications and additional information about SDI2USB 3.0.

  • Page 4: Sdi2Usb 3.0 Release Notes

    Power management improvements mean that SDI2USB 3.0 now supports a wider range of USB host controllers. Online help SDI2USB 3.0 now has searchable online HTML help. Choose your video grabber from the Epiphan support page for a link to online help.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Table of contents SDI2USB 3.0 Release notes Resolved issues Table of contents Start here What is SDI2USB 3.0? What's in the box? System requirements Quick start Install the video grabber drivers: Connect the video grabber and the video source: Capture video What’s next?
  • Page 6 Help menu Toolbar Copy, save, or print a snapshot To print a snapshot To copy a snapshot Record a video Step 1: Set the codec Step 2: Record Crop the captured image Configure display options Display options Additional features Status bar Pause video capture Record as a series of images Configure audio...

  • Page 7: Start Here

    SDI2USB 3.0 User Guide Start here Start here Use the topics in this section of the user guide to get started quickly with your SDI2USB 3.0. Review What's in the box?, get a system overview in What is SDI2USB 3.0?, ensure your system meets the...

  • Page 8: What Is Sdi2Usb 3.0

    Epiphan’s website. In addition to an input port, the SDI2USB 3.0 offers an SDI output port that can be used for confidence monitoring. In the example below, a monitor connected to the output port allows you to monitor the input signal and make quick...
  • Page 9 SDI2USB 3.0 is part of Epiphan’s complete line of video and audio signal capture products. For more information about all Epiphan’s video signal capture products, refer to the...

  • Page 10: What's In The Box

    SDI2USB 3.0 User Guide What's in the box? What's in the box? The SDI2USB 3.0 package includes the following 1. SDI2USB 3.0 video grabber (read more, Physical attributes) 2. One 3G compliant SDI cable 3. One USB 3.0 cable Table 1...

  • Page 11: System Requirements

    16 GB (32-bit OS) or 20 GB (64-bit OS) Note that the latest versions of the Epiphan drivers for SDI2USB 3.0 (starting with release 3.30.2) use SHA-2 signing which is not supported on Windows XP or Windows Vista. If you want to use either of those platforms, we recommend using an older driver.

  • Page 12: Quick Start

    Quick start Quick start This section helps you get up and running quickly with your SDI2USB 3.0 on Windows (for Linux distributions, SDI2USB 3.0 on Linux). Using the steps below, you will connect your video grabber to the video capture...

  • Page 13: Connect The Video Grabber And The Video Source

    SDI2USB 3.0 User Guide Connect the video grabber and the video source: Installation may fail for computers inheriting security permissions from a Windows domain, even when the installer is run as administrator. In that case, contact your local IT team for assistance with installation.

  • Page 14: Capture Video

    SDI2USB 3.0 User Guide Capture video 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). 4. Optionally connect an SDI monitor to the SDI OUT port using another SDI cable (not included). Note the monitor will only work when the video grabber is connected to the workstation.
  • Page 15 SDI2USB 3.0 User Guide Capture video 2. (Windows only) If you want to capture audio from the video grabber, click the Enable Audio button in the toolbar; it's style changes to show audio is enabled. (If your source doesn't have audio or if you want to use a different audio input method, seclect Capture »...

  • Page 16: What's Next

    SDI2USB 3.0 User Guide What’s next? Windows only: If you're having trouble capturing embedded audio, make sure you have the video grabber connected to a USB 3.0 port. Because of the extra volume of data that needs to be captured, embedded audio capture is only supported when connected via USB 3.0.

  • Page 17: Sdi2Usb 3.0 On Linux

    Epiphan Linux SDK to write your own application. For more information see the Epiphan product downloads page for your SDI2USB 3.0. You'll find the Software Development Tools section which contains C and C++ api and a java interface and example.

  • Page 18: Epiphan Capture Api

    Video4Linux application (such as VLC or gStreamer) or you can use the API to write your own capture application. The API is optimized for capturing high resolution images from your SDI2USB 3.0. It analyzes individual images, performs on-device cropping and handles video mode changes.

  • Page 19: Physical Attributes

    Physical attributes Physical attributes The SDI2USB 3.0 device measures 90mm x 60mm x 23mm (3.54” x 2.36” x 0.91”). It features a single SDI (BNC type)connector, an SDI passthrough port, a USB 3.0 connector and an LED indicator. This small, portable product easily fits in the palm of your hand.
  • Page 20 SDI2USB 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, SDI2USB 3.0 transfers video at a lower frame rate and is unable to capture embedded audio.

  • Page 21: Indicator Led Details

    USB 2.0. If you’re not sure if your controller is USB 3.0 or USB 2.0, plug SDI2USB 3.0 into the capture computer and look at the indicator LED (note that test this assumes there is no video source plugged into the video grabber): A flashing blue LED means USB 3.0...

  • Page 22: Troubleshoot

    Troubleshoot Troubleshoot If you're experiencing problems with your SDI2USB 3.0, use the following tips to attempt to rectify the problem. Capture device not found: If the Epiphan Capture Tool does not find the video grabber, the message Capture device not found is displayed in the capture application.

  • Page 23: No Buttons To Apply Configuration Changes

    SDI2USB 3.0 User Guide No buttons to apply configuration changes: Try the following troubleshooting tips: Confirm that the video grabber used by the application is the correct one. Compare the serial number in the window frame (300292 in the example above) with the serial number sticker on the back of your device. If they do not match, use the Capture »...

  • Page 24: Configure Your Device

    SDI2USB 3.0 User Guide Configure your device Configure your device Epiphan lets you fine tune image adjustments and control how your video grabber works with DirectShow- compatible applications. To access the configuration screen, do one of the following: 1. From the Epiphan Capture, choose Capture » Configure Device... or 2.

  • Page 25: Directshow Video Adjustments

    SDI2USB 3.0 User Guide DirectShow video adjustments DirectShow video adjustments In the Epiphan Capture Tool, the Capture » Configure Device » 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 26 SDI2USB 3.0 User Guide DirectShow video adjustments Item Description 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. Generally the cropping happens at the top left corner of the video, but test first to be sure you see the same results.

  • Page 27: Visual Video Adjustments

    Increasing the value entered in the Vertical Shift field shifts the image up, decreasing it shifts the images down. Generally your SDI2USB 3.0 auto-detects input type, but in case of an issue YCrCb capture where the input type isn't detected, you can select this checkbox to capture...
  • Page 28 SDI2USB 3.0 User Guide Visual video adjustments Item Description analog component video with YCrCb encoding. When capturing from some sources, the video grabber cannot correctly Swap interlaced fields determine the order to place interlaced lines. Use this checkbox to resolve...

  • Page 29: Advanced Adjustments

    (*This option is found in the main Adjustments tab) Generally your SDI2USB 3.0 auto-detects the input type. If the input type YCrCb capture isn't detected, select this checkbox to capture analog component video with YCrCb encoding.

  • Page 30: Epiphan Capture Tool

    Epiphan's portable USB- based KVM, KVM2USB. As a result, some of the functionality in the software isn't applicable to your SDI2USB 3.0 video grabber. This guide outlines which functions are relevant and explains how to use each one.

  • Page 31: Epiphan Capture Tool

    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 SDI2USB 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 32 SDI2USB 3.0 User Guide Epiphan Capture Tool Read more about the menus in these topics: File menu, Edit menu (Windows), View menu, Capture menu, Tools menuHelp menu. You can also read more about the Toolbar Status bar.

  • Page 33: Menus

    SDI2USB 3.0 User Guide Menus Menus These topics cover the menus found in the Epiphan Capture Tool. File menu The following is a breakdown of the File menu in the Epiphan Capture Tool. The File menu has these options: Menu item...

  • Page 34: Edit Menu (Windows)

    SDI2USB 3.0 User Guide Edit menu (Windows) Edit menu (Windows) The following is a breakdown of the Edit menu in the Epiphan Capture Tool. The Edit menu has these options: Menu item Shortcut Description Copy a snapshot of the current image to the clipboard. See...

  • Page 35: Capture Menu

    The following is a breakdown of the Capture menu in the Epiphan Capture Tool. The Capture menu lets you start, stop and pause capturing/recording. It also lets you select the SDI2USB 3.0 device that this instance of the application works with, when you have more than one Epiphan video grabber attached to your video capture workstation.
  • Page 36 SDI2USB 3.0 User Guide Capture menu Menu item Shortcut Description Start Recording Start or stop recording your captured stream as a video or a series of captured Ctrl+R (Stop images. See Record a video Record as a series of images.

  • Page 37: Tools Menu

    Menu item Shortcut Description Web Broadcasting Demo Ctrl+W This feature is not applicable for SDI2USB 3.0. Upload EDID to Device... This feature is not applicable for SDI2USB 3.0. Read EDID from Device... This feature is not applicable for SDI2USB 3.0.

  • Page 38: Application Options

    SDI2USB 3.0 User Guide Application options Menu item Shortcut Description From time to time, Epiphan releases updated general- Upgrade EDIDs for all Devices purpose EDIDs for video grabbers. Use this tool to check for updates and apply them. Lets you configure a number of options related to capturing Options video, recording video and more.

  • Page 39: Help Menu

    See Add a watermark. This feature is not used by SDI2USB 3.0. It is for Epiphan's KVM2USB. The Epiphan Capture Tool comes with a sample sharing application, VGA2Web, a demo. See Sharing / streaming demo tool.

  • Page 40: Toolbar

    SDI2USB 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. Toolbar: You can change the size of icons on the toolbar using the menu command View » Toolbar » (size) Icons.

  • Page 41: Copy, Save, Or Print A Snapshot

    SDI2USB 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. You can optionally Pause video capture prior to saving the image.

  • Page 42: To Copy A Snapshot

    SDI2USB 3.0 User Guide To copy a snapshot 4. Click OK. To copy a snapshot You can easily copy a snapshot of your stream to the clipboard using any of the following methods. You can optionally Pause video capture prior to copying the image.

  • Page 43: Record A Video

    Take this opportunity to select your encoding codec. Codecs are the software that take the uncompressed video frames from the SDI2USB 3.0 and combine/compress these into a digital video file that you can view with a player, share with a colleague or upload to a video sharing site, like YouTube.

  • Page 44: Step 2: Record

    SDI2USB 3.0 User Guide Step 2: Record 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.
  • Page 45 SDI2USB 3.0 User Guide Step 2: Record 1. The Epiphan Capture Tool should already be capturing and previewing your video source (if you see a No Signal message, disconnect and reconnect the cables to make sure they are all seated correctly).
  • Page 46 SDI2USB 3.0 User Guide Step 2: Record 6. Use your operating system's file browser (Windows Explorer or Finder) to find your saved capture file. If the status bar is visible, the filename and path of the last saved file is found in the status bar at the bottom of the Epiphan Capture Tool.

  • Page 47: Crop The Captured Image

    Crop the captured image In most video capture situations, you'd like to record everything that is captured by the SDI2USB 3.0. Sometimes, however, there's a need to remove some information (e.g. confidential or personal information) or to crop out black bars or unwanted areas of a scene.
  • Page 48 SDI2USB 3.0 User Guide Crop the captured image 3. In the Width and Height fields, specify in pixels the size of the cropped area that you want to capture. 4. Using the Left and Top fields, specify in pixels the top left corner where to start capturing. As you change these values, you can see the visible portion of the image change in the cropped area.

  • Page 49: Configure Display Options

    Display format Capture Tool. The Epiphan Capture Tool supports a variety of RGB and grayscale color formats, but your SDI2USB 3.0 can also capture in the YUV 4:2:0 color space, if using a third party tool that supports this color space.
  • Page 50 SDI2USB 3.0 User Guide Display options Menu item Description For 1080p video capture at 60 fps, you need to use a third party capture application that supports YUV 4:2:0. Use this option to choose whether you'd like to have the captured image automatically downscaled to the size of your capture window.

  • Page 51: Additional Features

    This section describes additional features that help you get the most of out of capture experience. Status bar The Epiphan Capture Tool has a status bar that displays information about your SDI2USB 3.0 or the currently selected video grabber. See below for a review of different things added to the status bar depending on configuration settings and your current actions with the utility.

  • Page 52: Pause Video Capture

    SDI2USB 3.0 User Guide Pause video capture 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.

  • Page 53: Record As A Series Of Images

    Record as a series of images There are two ways you can record using the Epiphan capture tool and your SDI2USB 3.0: capturing individual images or capturing video. To learn how to capture video, see Record a video.
  • Page 54 SDI2USB 3.0 User Guide Record as a series of images 6. Ensure the Record as drop down has Images selected. 7. Use the Format drop down to select from BMP, PNG or JPEG (JPG). 8. In the Save options section: a.
  • Page 55 SDI2USB 3.0 User Guide Record as a series of images g. Check the Ignore write failures checkbox if you want to proceed regardless of whether or not the images are still being saved. (e.g. with this box checked, you will not be warned when you run out of disk space or if there is a permissions issue preventing file writing).

  • Page 56: Configure Audio

    4. Use your operating system's file browser (Windows Explorer or Finder) to find your saved image file(s). Configure audio Your SDI2USB 3.0 can capture audio directly from non-encrypted SDI sources. The Epiphan Capture Tool can also capture audio from other audio devices plugged into your capture workstation (e.g. embedded laptop microphone or...
  • Page 57 SDI2USB 3.0 User Guide Configure audio By default, the Epiphan Capture Tool doesn't capture audio, but configuring it is simple! Step 1: Select your audio source Start by picking the audio source you want to capture. You can do this from either the Tools » Options menu, or directly from the Capture menu.
  • Page 58 Stereo/mono and bit-depth. (If this value is different than the incoming audio bitrate, SDI2USB 3.0 resamples the audio to your specified bitrate.) d. If desired, check the Play captured audio checkbox to have the audio played over the capture workstation's audio output device (e.g.

  • Page 59: Configure Optional Recording Settings

    SDI2USB 3.0 User Guide Configure optional recording settings Configure optional recording settings 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)

  • Page 60: Add A Watermark

    SDI2USB 3.0 User Guide Add a watermark 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 61 SDI2USB 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 connecting your video grabber to the capture workstation and your source to the video grabber. Launch the...
  • Page 62 SDI2USB 3.0 User Guide Add a watermark 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 63: Command Line Options

    SDI2USB 3.0 User Guide Command line options You can have both a text watermark and a timestamp mark on your captured video or images. Give them both a try to see what you like best. Tip: You can use a custom font generator to generate a font that has a monotone version of your company logo or other graphic to overlay as "text"...

  • Page 64: Sharing / Streaming Demo Tool

    Epiphan web broadcasting portal. The web broadcasting feature does not include sound, even when audio and video is captured for HDMI sources. Each web broadcast session is labeled with the serial number of the SDI2USB 3.0 that is capturing the images. The card’s serial number appears on the video capture application title bar.
  • Page 65 SDI2USB 3.0 User Guide Sharing / streaming demo tool The captured data needs to be setup for RGB 24-bits. You can also optionally limit the frame rate to reduce the bandwidth you'll use for transmission. Review Configure display options DirectShow video adjustments information on setting these values.
  • Page 66 SDI2USB 3.0 User Guide Sharing / streaming demo tool 2. Click Open Presentation; the presentation window opens. (At this point some java configuration may be required to permit this java application to run.) 3. After approximately 10-20 seconds, the broadcast begins.
  • Page 67 SDI2USB 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 68 SDI2USB 3.0 User Guide Sharing / streaming demo tool Note: You cannot change web broadcasting compression during a web broadcast. You must stop the broadcast, adjust the settings and then start the broadcast again. Changes made to default web broadcast compression settings are only visible to viewers of the web broadcast.

  • Page 69: Upgrade Your Drivers And Software

    When you register your SDI2USB 3.0, you can choose to be notified of updates. You can also go check the product support web page to look for updates, and occasionally, Beta versions of our drivers and software.

  • Page 70: Limitations And Known Issues

    SDI2USB 3.0 User Guide Limitations and Known Issues Limitations and Known Issues This section includes known issues or limitations that affect functionality or usability and ways that you can work around these them. Opening the video signal in multiple applications at the same time on your video workstation affects signal performance.

  • Page 71: Software License

    SDI2USB 3.0 User Guide Software license Software 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 72 SDI2USB 3.0 User Guide Software license "You" or "Your" means the individual acquiring the Software license or any entity on whose behalf such individual is acting. In the case of an entity, "You" includes any entity that by majority voting interest controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with You;...
  • Page 73 SDI2USB 3.0 User Guide Software license Hardware Products. You shall not distribute, lease, rent, grant a security interest in, assign, or otherwise transfer the Software except as expressly provided in this Agreement. You shall not modify or create any derivatives works of the Software or merge all or any part of the Software with another program.
  • Page 74 SDI2USB 3.0 User Guide Software license FROM THIS AGREEMENT, RELATING TO THE HARDWARE, SOFTWARE OR DOCUMENTATION, OR RELATING TO ANY SERVICES PROVIDED TO YOU BY LICENSOR (INCLUDING ITS AFFILIATES AND ITS AND THEIR LICENSORS, SUPPLIERS, SUBCONTRACTORS, RESELLERS AND/OR DISTRIBUTORS) IN RELATION TO THE EPIPHAN HARDWARE PRODUCTS, SERVICES, SOFTWARE...
  • Page 75 SDI2USB 3.0 User Guide Software license 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; or (b) You have committed a non-curable material breach of this Agreement.
  • Page 76 Epiphan Hardware Products, Software, Documentation or related information. 14. Intellectual Property: Epiphan, Epiphan Systems and Epiphan Video are tradenames, trademarks or registered trademarks of Epiphan Systems Inc. in certain countries. All Licensor product names and logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of Epiphan Systems Inc.
  • Page 77 SDI2USB 3.0 User Guide Software license decision shall not affect the validity or enforceability of such provisions under other circumstances or the remaining provisions of this Agreement and such remaining provisions shall be reformed only to the extent necessary to make them enforceable under such circumstances.
  • Page 78 SDI2USB 3.0 User Guide Software license EN 55022 - Limits and Methods of Measurement of Radio Interference Characteristics of Information Technology Equipment. Other Jurisdictional Issues Epiphan makes no representation that its products or information in this document or its web site is appropriate or available for use in your jurisdiction.
  • Page 79 SDI2USB 3.0 User Guide Software license attorneys' fees incurred in connection with the arbitration in such an amount as may be determined by the arbitrator). All decisions of the arbitrator shall be final and binding on both parties and enforceable in any court of competent jurisdiction.

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