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Osprey Technologies Division
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  • Page 1 Osprey-50 USB Installation and User’s Guide Part Number: Version Number: Osprey Technologies Division 600 Airport Blvd. Suite 900 Morrisville, NC 27560 USA http://www.viewcast.com...

  • Page 3: Fcc Notice

    Created – December, 2000 FCC Notice The Osprey-50 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 4 IMPOSED BY LAW ARE LIMITED TO THE TERMS OF THIS EXPRESS LIMITED WARRANTY. ViewCast.com is not liable for any damages caused by the product or by the failure of the product to perform, including any lost profits, lost savings, incidental damages or consequential damages.
  • Page 5 Limited Warranty may not apply to you. This Limited Warranty gives you specific legal rights. You may also have other rights that may vary from state to state. You are advised to consult applicable state laws for a full determination of your rights. Osprey-50 USB...
  • Page 6 Osprey-50 USB...

  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    Troubleshooting.................... 4 Electronic Support ..................4 Phone Support ................... 4 Installing the Osprey-50 USB Video Capture Device ..5 Installing the Osprey-50 USB Drivers .............. 5 Completing the Osprey-50 USB Driver Installation .......... 6 Connecting the Osprey-50 USB Cable.............. 7 Connecting the Audio and Video Sources ............
  • Page 8 Installing the Windows Media Encoder Application..25 Installing Windows Media Encoder ..............25 Method One ....................25 Method Two ....................26 Completing the Windows Media Encoder Installation ........27 Installing the Windows Media Player......31 Installing Windows Media Player ..............31 Method One ....................31 Method Two ....................32 Completing the Windows Media Player Installation .........33 Capturing Video Using the AmCap Application ....
  • Page 9 YUV12 Planar Video Format ................66 YVU9 Planar Video Format ................66 Appendix C – Other Resources........67 Osprey Product Line ..................67 ViewCast.com Product Line ................67 RealNetworks Product Line................67 Appendix D – Uncompressed Video......... 69 File Size Calculations..................69 Capture Size Limitations ................69 Appendix E –...

  • Page 11: Getting Started

    Getting Started Thank you for purchasing an Osprey-50 USB video capture device. The CD-ROM included with the capture device makes it easy to create movies and streaming video on your computer. It includes hardware and software allowing you to create streaming video.

  • Page 12: About This Guide

    With several single bit-rate streams, you can optimize your content for each connection speed. About This Guide This manual is contains the following sections: Getting Started - Introduction to your Osprey-50 USB Capture Device Osprey-50 Device Installation - Installing the Osprey-50 USB Capture Device and drivers RealProducer Installation...

  • Page 13: Symbols

    32 Megabytes Memory (64MB or better recommended) 500 Megabytes of Free Space (mainly for creating AVI files) Additional Requirements There are additional system requirements not included in the Osprey-50 USB which include: Audio/Video input source - camera, camcorder, VCR, DVD, etc.

  • Page 14: Troubleshooting

    Detailed information about the problem, including the exact wording of any error messages Information about what you've already done to fix the problem Electronic Support For support on the Osprey-50, RealProducer, or RealPlayer, use the following E-mail address: support@viewcast.com Phone Support...

  • Page 15: Installing The Osprey-50 Usb Video Capture Device

    Installing the Osprey-50 USB Video Capture Device Installing the Osprey-50 USB Video Capture Device consists of several steps. These steps are outline in this chapter of the manual. These include: Installing the Osprey-50 USB drivers Connecting the Osprey-50 USB cable to your computer...

  • Page 16: Completing The Osprey-50 Usb Driver Installation

    Click the Windows 98 button to begin the installation process. Then proceed to the section titled “Completing the Osprey-50 USB Driver Installation”. Completing the Osprey-50 USB Driver Installation This section of the chapter describes the remaining part of the Osprey-50 USB driver installation. To complete the installation: The Welcome window displays.

  • Page 17: Connecting The Osprey-50 Usb Cable

    Click OK to restart your computer. Connecting the Osprey-50 USB Cable This section details how to connect your Osprey-50 USB cable to your computer. Figure 2-7: Osprey-50 USB Cable The USB port on your computer is a small rectangular opening. It is usually located near the other devices connecting to your computer.

  • Page 18: Connecting The Audio And Video Sources

    Figure 2-9: Tower Style Computer – Back View Connecting the Audio and Video Sources The third step is to connect your video input device to your Osprey-50 USB Video Capture Device. You also connect your audio input device to your computer’s sound card.

  • Page 19: Connecting Audio Cables

    To connect your video input device to the Opsrey-50 USB cable: Connect the cable to the Video Out port on your video source. Connect the same cable to the input on the Osprey-50 USB cable. You can use either an RCA style or S-Video cable to connect the video input device to the Osprey-50 USB cable.

  • Page 20: Determining Your Audio Cable Type

    Installing the Osprey-50 USB Video Capture Device It could also be a microphone, CD player, or any device separate from the video input device. Your audio device should have one of the following types of connections: Dual RCA Connector Single RCA Connector 3.5mm stereo or mono...

  • Page 21: Testing The Installation

    Installing the Osprey-50 USB Video Capture Device Testing the Installation Testing the installation prior to installing the remaining software is critical. The application used to test the installation is AMCAP. To test the installation: Click Start and select Programs. Select Osprey-50.
  • Page 22 Installing the Osprey-50 USB Video Capture Device Osprey-50 USB...

  • Page 23: Realproducer G2 Installation

    For more information on the RealProducer, view the RealProducer documentation after installation. Installing RealProducer There are two methods to begin the RealProducer installation routine. Method One Method One involves running the installation from the Osprey-50 installation window. See Figure 3-1. Figure 3-1: Osprey-50 Installation Window Osprey-50 USB...

  • Page 24: Method Two

    Click the RealProducer button to begin the installation process. Then proceed to the section titled “Completing the RealProducer Installation”. Method Two Method Two consists of bypassing the Osprey-50 automatic installation process. To manually install RealProducer: Click Start and select Run.

  • Page 25: Completing The Realproducer Installation

    The installation begins by extracting all the required files to complete the process. Figure 3-6: Preparing to Install RealProducer G2 After the files are extracted, the RealProducer License Agreement window displays. Figure 3-7: RealProducer G2 License Agreement Window Osprey-50 USB...
  • Page 26 If you do not want to allow people to download the content to their computers, un-select this checkbox. This option can be changed from within the RealProducer G2 software at a later time. Osprey-50 USB...
  • Page 27 Chapter 8 provides information on using the RealProducer. This completes the installation of RealProducer G2. The next step is installing RealNetworks’ RealPlayer G2. For instructions regarding how to install RealPlayer G2, proceed to the "Installing RealPlayer" chapter of this manual. Osprey-50 USB...
  • Page 28 RealProducer G2 Installation Osprey-50 USB...

  • Page 29: Realplayer Installation

    Installing RealPlayer There are two methods to begin the RealPlayer installation routine. Method One Method One involves running the installation from the Osprey-50 installation window. See Figure 4-1. Figure 4-1: Osprey-50 Installation Window Click RealPlayer to begin the installation process. Then proceed to the section titled “Completing the RealPlayer Installation”.

  • Page 30: Method Two

    RealPlayer Installation Method Two Method Two consists of bypassing the Osprey-50 automatic installation process. To manually install RealPlayer: Click Start and select Run. The Run window displays. Figure 4-2: Run Window Click Browse. The Browse window displays Figure 4-3: Browse Window Locate your CD-ROM drive in the Look In drop-down list.

  • Page 31: Completing The Realplayer Installation

    The installation begins by extracting all the required files to complete the process. Figure 4-6: Preparing to Install RealPlayer G2 After the files are extracted, the RealProducer License Agreement window displays. Figure 4-7: RealPlayer G2 License Agreement Window Osprey-50 USB...
  • Page 32 Type your zip code in the Zip Code field. The Inform Me of Updates and Events checkbox instructs RealNetworks to send you periodic e-mail newsletters regarding news and events. If you do not want to receive the newsletters, deselect this checkbox. Osprey-50 USB...
  • Page 33 Internet connection. This does not improve the quality of video and audio viewed on the Internet. Click Next. The Configuration of RealPlayer window displays. Figure 4-11: Configuration of RealPlayer Window Select one or more of the pre-set channel categories available. Osprey-50 USB...
  • Page 34 The RealPlayer installation is complete. When RealPlayer launches the first time, it plays a welcome sound. If you do not hear this sound, check all of the connections to your sound card. If you are still having difficulty, refer to the RealPlayer documentation or visit the RealNetworks web site. Osprey-50 USB...

  • Page 35: Installing The Windows Media Encoder Application

    Installing Windows Media Encoder There are two methods to begin the Windows Media Encoder installation routine. Method One Method One involves running the installation from the Osprey-50 USB installation window. See Figure 5-1. Figure 5-1: Osprey-50 Installation Window Osprey-50 USB...

  • Page 36: Method Two

    Click Windows Media Encoder to begin the installation process. Then proceed to the section titled “Completing the Windows Media Encoder Installation”. Method Two Method Two consists of bypassing the Osprey-50 USB automatic installation process. To manually install Windows Media Encoder: Click Start and select Run.

  • Page 37: Completing The Windows Media Encoder Installation

    This section of the chapter describes the remaining part of the Windows Media Encoder installation. To complete the installation process: The Windows Media Encoder 7 Setup License Agreement window displays. Figure 5-6: Windows Media Encoder 7 Setup License Agreement Window Osprey-50 USB...
  • Page 38 The Windows Media Encoder 7 Setup Wizard window displays. Figure 5-8: Windows Media Encoder 7 Setup Wizard Window Click Finish to install the required files to your computer. The required files are installed. Figure 5-9: Windows Media Encoder 7 Setup Wizard Window Osprey-50 USB...
  • Page 39 This completes the installation of the Windows Media Encoder software. The next step is installing Microsoft's Windows Media Player. For instructions regarding how to install the Windows Media Player, proceed to the "Installing the Windows Media Player" chapter of this manual. Osprey-50 USB...
  • Page 40 Installing Windows Media Applications Osprey-50 USB...

  • Page 41: Installing The Windows Media Player

    Installing Windows Media Player There are two methods to begin the Windows Media Player installation routine. Method One Method One involves running the installation from the Osprey-50 USB installation window. See Figure 6-1. Figure 6-1: Osprey-50 Installation Window Click Windows Media Player to begin the installation process. Then proceed to the section titled “Completing the Windows Media Player Installation”.

  • Page 42: Method Two

    Installing the Windows Media Player Method Two Method Two consists of bypassing the Osprey-50 USB automatic installation process. To manually install Windows Media Player: Click Start and select Run. The Run window displays. Figure 6-2: Run Window Click Browse. The Browse window displays Figure 6-3: Browse Window Locate your CD-ROM drive in the Look In drop-down list.

  • Page 43: Completing The Windows Media Player Installation

    The Windows Media Player 7 Setup window displays. Figure 6-6: Windows Media Player 7 Setup Window Close all of the applications currently running on your system. Click Yes. The License Agreement window displays. Figure 6-7: License Agreement Window Osprey-50 USB...
  • Page 44 The installation routine extracts the files needed to complete the installation. The Welcome window displays. Figure 6-8: Welcome Window Click Next. The Privacy Statement window displays. Figure 6-9: Privacy Statement Window Click to select the I have read the Privacy Statement checkbox. Osprey-50 USB...
  • Page 45 By default, all of the components are selected. This is the recommended configuration. Click Next. The Windows Media Component Setup window displays. Figure 6-11: Windows Media Component Setup Window Click to select the components you want to configure. Osprey-50 USB...
  • Page 46 Figure 6-12: Windows Media Component Setup Window Click Next. The installation process begins. Figure 6-13: Windows Media Component Setup Window After all of the necessary files are copied to your computer, the Setup Complete window displays. Figure 6-14: Setup Complete Window Osprey-50 USB...
  • Page 47 This completes the Windows Media Player installation. The first step in creating streaming media is to capture your video. For information on how to capture uncompressed video, refer to the "Capturing Video Using the AmCap Application" chapter of the manual. Osprey-50 USB...
  • Page 48 Installing the Windows Media Player Osprey-50 USB...

  • Page 49: Capturing Video Using The Amcap Application

    Capturing Video Using the AmCap Application This chapter of the manual provides detailed instructions on capturing your video and audio using the AmCap application provided with the Osprey-50 USB capture device. AmCap is a video capturing application only. There are no editing capabilities.
  • Page 50 Capturing Video Using the AmCap Application To prepare for video capture: Click Start and select Programs. Select Osprey-50. Select AmCap. The AmCap Application window displays. Figure 7-1: AmCap Window If AmCap does not contain an image, please see "Appendix A –...

  • Page 51: Begin Capturing Video

    This section of the chapter details how to capture your video. Prior to capturing your video, verify that your video source is connected to the Osprey-50 USB device and your audio source is connected to your sound card. For more information on connecting your sources, please refer to the "Installing the Osprey-50 USB Video Capture...
  • Page 52 … want to limit the file type the size in megabytes in the Capture File Size size of your captured field. video, do not want to limit proceed to step 7. the file size of your captured video, Osprey-50 USB...

  • Page 53: Stop Capturing Video

    Congratulations! You have captured your video and now you are ready to convert it into a streaming format. Please refer to one of the chapters below depending on the format you have chosen to use. Creating a Video Stream with RealProducer Creating a Video Stream with Windows Media Technologies Osprey-50 USB...
  • Page 54 Capturing Video Using the AmCap Application Osprey-50 USB...

  • Page 55: Creating A Video Stream With Realproducer

    The RealProducer G2 New Session window displays. Figure 8-1: RealProducer G2 New Session Window Click to select the Record From File radio button. To record audio and video directly from the Osprey-50 video capture card and your sound card, select Record from Media Device. Osprey-50 USB...
  • Page 56 Enter the year in the Copyright field. Enter a description of your video in the Description field. Enter a few keywords about your video in the Keywords field. The keywords are utilized when people search for your video. Osprey-50 USB...
  • Page 57 Click Next. The Recording Wizard window displays. Figure 8-5: Recording Wizard Window Select a Target Audience setting that is best suited for your viewing audience. This setting optimizes your video for the selected target audience. Osprey-50 USB...
  • Page 58 For a majority of the videos you encode, Voice Only is the best setting. Click Next. The Recording Wizard window displays. Figure 8-7: Recording Wizard Window Click to select the Video Quality radio button. The Normal Motion Video selection maintains the video quality from the original AVI file. Osprey-50 USB...
  • Page 59 RealMedia file. Click Next. The Recording Wizard window displays. Figure 8-9: Recording Wizard Window Verify all the information on the summary window. If anything is incorrect, click Back to return to the previous window and make any necessary changes. Osprey-50 USB...
  • Page 60 If any of the settings are incorrect, you may change them on this window. You do not need to go through the Recording Wizard again. Click Start. RealProducer begins to create a RealMedia file. The encoded video displays in the video window on the right. Figure 8-11: RealProducer Window Osprey-50 USB...
  • Page 61 Internet. In this example, however, you do not need to add your video to Janus. Click Play to view your RealMedia file. RealPlayer displays your completed video. Figure 8-14: RealPlayer Congratulations! You have successfully created a RealMedia file from an AVI file. Osprey-50 USB...

  • Page 62: Placing Your Realmedia File On A Web Page

    Internet by using one of the templates from Your Video on the Web. Access the web site at www.yourvideoontheweb.com and follow the instructions for uploading your video to the Internet. For information on other ways to use RealProducer, visit the RealNetworks web site at www.real.com. Osprey-50 USB...

  • Page 63: Creating A Video Stream With Windows Media Technologies

    This section details how to transform your AVI file (created in Chapter 7) into a WMV file. To create a Windows Media File: Click Start and select Programs. Select Windows Media. Select Windows Media Encoder. The Windows Media Encoder Welcome window displays. Figure 9-1: Windows Media Encoder Welcome Window Osprey-50 USB...
  • Page 64 Enter the path to the AVI file created in Chapter 6. You can use the Browse button to look for the file. Enter the path of the new WMV file. By default, it will be created in the same directory as the AVI file. Osprey-50 USB...
  • Page 65 Click Next. The Profile Selection window displays. Figure 9-5: Profile Selection Window Select a Profile Selection setting that is best suited for your viewing audience. This setting optimizes your video for the selected target audience. Osprey-50 USB...
  • Page 66 The Windows Media Encoder window will appear, along with an information dialog. The Information Dialog window displays. Figure 9-8: Information Dialog Window Click OK. The Encoder will start encoding the video and it will be visible in the window as it encodes. Osprey-50 USB...
  • Page 67 This is because the Windows Media compresses the video for easy viewing over the Internet. This is part of the encoding process. If you exit the Windows Media, and look at the Windows Media file size, you should notice the file size is significantly smaller. Osprey-50 USB...
  • Page 68 Creating a Video Stream with Windows Media Technologies Osprey-50 USB...

  • Page 69: Appendix A - Troubleshooting

    The currently selected video input is not receiving an active video signal. Check that the camera, VCR, or other video source is powered and that its output is connected to the Osprey-50's input. Check that the correct video input is selected in the Control Dialog's Source page.

  • Page 70: Grainy, Dithered Image

    Closed Captioning information, that line is simply ordinary video. If you leave Closed Captioning enabled and view non-Closed Caption video, the Osprey-50 USB device will attempt to interpret the first line of each field of video as Closed Caption character codes. Some video may appear sufficiently similar to Closed Caption data that the software thinks it is Closed Caption text.

  • Page 71: Unable To Initialize Direct Draw" Message In Windows 98

    Messages If AMCAP or any other application gives an error message stating that it can’t open or find a driver for the Osprey-50 USB device, it may mean that the drivers were not installed properly. Video Compression and Playback Issues When capturing video with AMCAP, you have an option of compressing the video before it is output to the AVI file.
  • Page 72 - Troubleshooting Appendix A Osprey-50 USB...

  • Page 73: Appendix B - Glossary Of Terms

    Development Kit use the AVI file format. CCIR601 A video proportioning standard that can be selected on the Osprey-50’s Control Dialog Format page. The default standard is Square Pixel. Selecting CCIR601 increases the video size; but Square Pixel is the most commonly used standard.

  • Page 74: Directdraw

    50 fields per second, or 25 interlaced frames per second. Plausibly Live Broadcast of a prerecorded event that can be viewed on the client as it is being broadcast. The stream is live, but the content is not. Osprey-50 USB...

  • Page 75: Qcif (Quarter Common Intermediate Format)

    SECAM The input signal format used in France and some other countries. Full-sized SECAM has 625 lines total, 576 lines visible, per frame and a display rate of 50 fields per second, or 25 interlaced frames per second. Osprey-50 USB...

  • Page 76: Streaming

    The luminance, U-chrominance, and V-chrominance data are organized into separate blocks. YVU9 Planar Video Format Similar to YUV12 planar, except that there are 9 bits of data per pixel and each byte pair of chrominance data is shared by 16 adjacent pixels. Osprey-50 USB...

  • Page 77: Appendix C - Other Resources

    Appendix C – Other Resources Osprey Product Line ViewCast.com, Osprey Technologies Division Phone: 888-684-6622 Fax: 919-319-0034 Web: http://www.viewcast.com Email: info@viewcast.com ViewCast.com Product Line ViewCast.com, Inc. Phone: 800-250-6622 Fax: 972-488-7199 http://www.viewcast.com Email: info@dfw.viewcast.com RealNetworks Product Line RealNetworks, Inc. Phone: 206-674-2700 Fax:...
  • Page 78 Appendix C – Other Resources Osprey-50 USB...

  • Page 79: Appendix D - Uncompressed Video

    MS API (Application Program Interface) used to create AVI files, the index and several other entries become corrupt if you create an AVI file larger than 2 gig. Also, some players, such as the older MCI control, allow you to only play back a 1 gig file. Osprey-50 USB...
  • Page 80 A FAT16 partition larger than 2 gigabytes under NT is not visible to MS-DOS The NTFS file size limit is actually 2^32 clusters. Current industry standard hard disk sector size is 512 bytes, giving a 2 terabyte file size limit. Osprey-50 USB...

  • Page 81: Appendix E - Ligos Indeo Installation

    Figure E-1: Indeo Installation Window To install Ligos Technology’s Indeo Video software: Click Yes to install Indeo Video software. Click No if you do not wish to install the software at this time. The Indeo® Installation window displays. Figure E-2: Welcome Window Osprey-50 USB...
  • Page 82 Click Yes. The Choose Destination Location window displays. Figure E-4: Choose Destination Location Window Click Next. If you wish to change the destination location for the files, click Browse. The Setup Type window displays. Figure E-5: Setup Type Window Osprey-50 USB...
  • Page 83 Type the path or click Browse to locate the path in which you want to save the backup of your system files. Figure E-7: Choose Destination Window Click Next. The Start Copying Files window displays. Figure E-8: Setup Copying Files Window Osprey-50 USB...
  • Page 84 Click Next to proceed with the installation. Click Back to make any changes prior to the installation. After the files are copied to the system, the Indeo Software Setup Is Now Complete window displays. Figure E-9: Setup Complete Window Click Finish. Osprey-50 USB...

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