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  • Page 1 ® Osprey 800e Series User Guide...
  • Page 2 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. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Osprey 800e Series User Guide Contents Overview ..........................1 Warranties ............................1 System requirements ........................2 Audience ............................3 Installation Steps ........................ 5 Installing the driver via the Multimedia CD ..................5 Installing the hardware ........................9 Installing the video capture card ....................12 Multiple board types ........................
  • Page 4 Audio Input Mixer tab ......................51 Selecting the Audio Source and Input Volume ............... 53 Osprey mixer driver interface ......................53 Osprey 800a audio input card ......................57 Using the DVB-ASI Feature ....................61 Activating the DVB-ASI Feature ..................... 62 Changing the Input Setting ......................

  • Page 5: Overview

    Osprey 800e Series User Guide Overview Thank you for purchasing the Osprey® 800 series video capture card from Osprey by Variosystems, LLC. 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: Audience

    Osprey 800e Series User Guide Audience The audience for this user guide includes anyone who uses or administers the Osprey 800 series. Users should have a basic technical understanding of streaming media. This user guide provides information on the Osprey 800 series only.

  • Page 9: Installation Steps

    These installation steps are the steps Osprey by Variosystems, LLC recommends if you install an Osprey video capture card on a system for the first time. After the install is run, the card is detected and its drivers automatically start.
  • Page 10 To change the location of the destination folder, click Change to browse for a different location. If this destination folder is okay, click Next. Figure 3. Destination Folder window The Setup Type window appears. Osprey by Variosystems...
  • Page 11 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 Figure 6. Software Installation window Osprey by Variosystems...
  • Page 12 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. Osprey by Variosystems...

  • Page 13: 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.
  • Page 14 Figure 10. Warning window The Found New Hardware Wizard window remains on the computer screen while the installation continues. Note: This window does not display with a Windows 7 installation. Figure 11. Found New Hardware Wizard window Osprey by Variosystems...
  • Page 15 Osprey 800e Series User Guide 6. The Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard appears. Click Finish. Figure 12. Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard window Osprey by Variosystems...

  • Page 16: 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 17: 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.
  • Page 18 Installation Steps Click Finish to restart the computer. The Osprey 800 series card is now ready for use. Osprey by Variosystems...

  • Page 19: 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 20: 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 21: 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 23: 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 24 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 25 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 26: Video Proc Amp Tab

    Setting Driver Properties 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 Osprey by Variosystems...
  • Page 27 Osprey 800e Series User Guide Gamma correction controls The Gamma slider and control adjusts the gamma of the incoming video. Gamma refers to the response curve of video cameras and CRTs. When video is captured through a camera, the response of the camera is deliberately nonlinear—low lumen values are boosted, and high lumen values are...

  • Page 28: 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 29 Osprey 800e Series User Guide 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. Once you make the selection on the Video Decoder tab, you...

  • Page 30: 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. Output Click on the output source from the drop-down list. Osprey by Variosystems...

  • Page 31: 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.

  • Page 32: Performance Tab

    Select the default video input size from the drop-down menu to scale the Input Size incoming video. Note: These values are only used if the application does not explicitly request a specific resolution. Width Select the width of the input from the drop-down list. Osprey by Variosystems...
  • Page 33 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 by Variosystems...

  • Page 34: 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 35: 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 by Variosystems...
  • Page 36 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 by Variosystems...

  • Page 37: 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 38: Input Detect Tab

    Setting Driver Properties 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 by Variosystems...

  • Page 39: 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 40  Bob 0  Bob 1  Advanced Inverse Telecine Enable inverse telecine and select:  Auto-detect Telecine Source  Enable Frame Resync Start Preview Click to view the preview. Stop Preview Click to stop the preview. Osprey by Variosystems...

  • Page 41: 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 42 The Watermark Position and Size controls allow you to position and scale the Width watermark, similar to the process on the Cropping tab. Osprey by Variosystems, LLC strongly recommends you have live or preview video running when you use these controls.
  • Page 43 This function is exclusive to the Designed-for-Live feature of the Osprey digital HD capture cards.

  • Page 44: 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 45 Osprey 800e Series User Guide The Loss Of Signal tab has the following controls. Generated Audio Select the audio generated on the odd and even channels from the drop-down list. Generated Video Select the video overlay that will appear if the signal is lost.

  • Page 46: 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 47 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 48 SMPTE colorbars will be substituted for the background graphic. Stop Preview If you click Stop Preview while in Preview mode, the original background graphic in the Crop window is restored. Osprey by Variosystems...

  • Page 49: 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 50 Video Decoder tab. Start Preview Click to preview the closed caption on the video. Stop Preview If you press Stop Preview while in Preview mode, the original background graphic in the Crop window is restored. Osprey by Variosystems...

  • Page 51: Vga Settings Tab

    Osprey 800e Series User Guide 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.
  • Page 52 Setting Driver Properties 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 53: Understanding Audio Input Properties

    Osprey 800e Series User Guide 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 54: Audio Configurator Tab

    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 55: Audio Input Mixer Tab

    Osprey 800e Series User Guide Audio Input Mixer tab The audio input mixer tab lets you change the amount of audio gain applied to an audio channel on a per-instance basis. Figure 33. Audio Input Mixer tabFigure 33 The Audio Input Mixer tab has the following controls: Left and Right Select the amount of audio gain applied to an audio input channel by the driver.

  • Page 57: Selecting The Audio Source And Input Volume

    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 58  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 by Variosystems...
  • Page 59 Osprey 800e Series User Guide 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).
  • Page 60 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 by Variosystems...

  • Page 61: 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 62 Selecting the Audio Source and Input Volume Osprey by Variosystems...
  • Page 63 Audio tab. If you configure the inputs after you create encoders, the additional audio inputs will display on the 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 64 Selecting the Audio Source and Input Volume Osprey by Variosystems...

  • Page 65: 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. Figure 44. Osprey Card Branded With DVB-ASI Feature...

  • Page 66: Activating The Dvb-Asi Feature

    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 The Input Detect tab displays either Single Program Transport Streams (SPTS) (Figure 47) or Multi Program Transport Streams (MPTS) (Figure 48). Osprey by Variosystems...
  • Page 67 Osprey 800e Series User Guide Figure 47. Single Program Transport Streams Figure 48. Multi-Program Transport Stream Osprey by Variosystems...

  • Page 68: 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 by Variosystems...

  • Page 69: Appendix: Osprey Hardware Specifications

    Osprey 800e Series User Guide 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 % (non- condensing) @ 40°...

  • Page 70: Osprey 815E Video Capture Card

    Using the DVB-ASI Feature 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 % (non- condensing) @ 40°...
  • Page 71 Osprey 800e Series User Guide Figure 52. Osprey 815e backplate Osprey by Variosystems...

  • Page 72: Osprey 820E Video Capture Card

    Using the DVB-ASI Feature Osprey 820e video capture card Figure 53. Osprey 820e 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 % (non- condensing) @ 40°...
  • Page 73 Osprey 800e Series User Guide Figure 54. Osprey 820e backplate The Osprey 820e has two multifunction video/audio ports and an unbalanced audio input. Osprey by Variosystems...

  • Page 74: Osprey 821E Video Capture Card

    Using the DVB-ASI Feature 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 % (non- condensing) @ 40°...

  • Page 75: 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 by Variosystems...

  • Page 76: Osprey 845E Video Capture Card

    Using the DVB-ASI Feature 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 % (non- condensing) @ 40°...

  • Page 77: Index

    Configuring Audio Input Card additional audio inputs, 57 Osprey 800 Series Video Properties, 20 Cropping, 21 Osprey 800a audio daughter card, 57 Cropping tab, 42 Osprey 800a audio input card, 65 Crossbar, 20 Osprey 815e backplate, 67 Crossbar tab, 26...
  • Page 78 Video Proc Amp, 20 Video Proc Amp tab, 22 Software Installation window, 7 Sound window, 55 Warning window, 10 Warranties, 1 Watermark, 21 Trace, 20 Watermark tab, 37 Trace tab, 27 Welcome window, 9 Typical PCI Express Slot diagram, 12 Osprey by Variosystems...
  • Page 80 Osprey 800e Series User Guide www.ospreyvideo.com ® ® © 2014 Osprey by Variosystems, LLC. Osprey and SimulStream are registered trademarks of Osprey by Variosystems, LLC. 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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