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1. Tools menu Mac Show Device List L Show Adjustment Controls A Enter Full Screen gF Hide Toolbar Shows or hides a list of the currently attached Epiphan video grabbers Make a video grabber active by clicking on it in this list Opens the adjustments window allowing you to fine tune capture and set VGA modes See Configure your device Adjustments made here affect capture using the Epiphan Capture Tool as well as third party QuickTime applications Enable full screen mode Press 5 F again to return to windowed mode Hides or shows the toolbar The following is a breakdown of the Tools menu in the Mac version of the Epiphan Capture Tool 49 DVI2USB 3 0 User Guide Window menu Mac The Tools menu lets you upload custom EDIDs and look for firmware upgrades VGA2USB File Edit View Tools Window Help Show VGA Mode Information Upload EDID to Device Read EDID from Device Firmware Upgrade Wizard Enter KVM Mode Reset KVM Send Ctrl Alt Del The Tools menu has these options When requested by Epiphan technical support you can use this command to display low level information they can use to help diagnose problems Copy this information into an email or chat with Epiphan technical support Show VGA Mode Information Use this command to upload a custom EDID to the video Upload EDID to Device P grabber See Update device EDID grabber See Update device EDID From time to time E
2. 75 DVI2ZUSB 3 0 User Guide Record as aseries of images 10 11 12 13 14 15 c Use the Suffix drop down to determine whether you re using decimal d or hexidecimal X characters for the suffix and the number of leading zeros in the filename e g 04d means a decimal suffix with 4 digits the first few will have three leading zeros cap_0001 bmp d Set the Start value to the first number you want to use in your file name e Use the Example section to see the result of your file name edits f Check the Overwite existing files checkbox if you want new images to overwrite old ones 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 Determine how often you want to save images Saving all frames will save up to 30 images per second which can quickly take a lot of space on your hard drive Save all frames C Skip l1 fames between saves O wat seconds between saves Select Save all frames to save each frame as an image Select Skip and set a value to save an image every X frames e g set Skip to 10 and you ll save an image every 10 frames Select Wait and set a time intervale between image saves
3. Connect Network Device Disconnect Network Device Recent Network Devices Disable Audio Capture Audio Input Device Play Captured Audio b e Frame Grabber Default Windows Device Ctril Shift C HDMI In DVUSB 3 0 D2530029 Microphone Realtek High Defini Configure Device Step 2 Enable audio capture You can tell whether audio capture is enabled by looking at the toolbar If the speaker icon is still no sound waves depicted coming out from it audio is not enabled See the examples below Audio enabled Audio disabled To enable audio capture 1 Launch the Epiphan Capture Tool 2 Click the Capture Audio button speaker icon on the toolbar when audio capture is enabled the icon is animated with sound waves To disable audio capture 1 Click the Capture Audio button the icon has a static image Step 3 Capture Use the record button on the toolbar to capture your audio video stream 80 DVI2ZUSB 3 0 User Guide Configure optional recording settings Configure optional recording settings On Windows when recording your captured frames as a video as described in Record a video you can set some optional configuration settings Configure an automatic file name Automatic restart You can avoid needing to enter a file name each time you want to record by using a combination of record and pause along with setting the Epiphan Capture Tool to either overwrite the previous file or create a fi
4. Requires QT shared libs Source available in Epiphan SDK v2u_kvm_uiarmyv6 GUI application for Epiphan framegrabbers and KVM2USB Raspberry Pi binary Requires QT shared libs Source available in Epiphan SDK v2n_find_server Find Epiphan embedded devices on LAN v2u i686 Get set frame grabber parameters capture frames v2u x86_64 Get set frame grabber parameters capture frames v2u armv6l Get set frame grabber parameters capture frames Raspberry Pi binary v2u_edid i686 Read write framegrabber EDID v2u_edid x86_64 Read write framegrabber EDID Driver download Select driver by bus type your linux dirstibution release and CPU architecture Driver a Distribution a Release v CPU vga2usb Debian vga2pci Fedora Raspbian RedHat CentOS SUSE Ubuntu Choose vga2usb from the first dropdown box and specify your linux distribution specifics in the other boxes Once you ve drilled into the version of linux for which you want the drivers click the file links to download a compressed file with everything you ll need to compile and install the driver Unzip the file and read the README for further instructions 13 DVI2USB 3 0 User Guide DVI2USB 3 0 on Linux The driver works with Video4Linux compatible applications including gStreamer VLC and the Video4Linux application and with the Epiphan API Epiphan capture API The Epiphan capture API receives captured images from the USB device driver To r
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7. you could limit the frame rate to 5 fps which would be plenty for people watching at the other end and would avoid filling your data pipe with identical images 22 DVI2ZUSB 3 0 User Guide QuickTime video adjustments Mac QuickTime video adjustments Mac In addition to fine tuning specific capture attributes on a Mac you can also configure how the grabber works with third party QuickTime applications The Epiphan System Preferences utility lets you configure how items like the resolution presented to the application and whether or not the image is rotated and more See the table below for an explanation of each option The adjustments made here are stored in the device driver and are used until you change them again Be aware that third party QuickTime compatible applications can also have settings that may make it appear your settings are not being honored If you re having difficulty seeing your changes check the third party application s advanced settings ee lt gt 9 ORE Epiphan Q Search QuickTime Capture About Video Resolution Actual Ka f Scaling The actual resolution will be reported to QuickTime If no signal is detected at any point during a capture an error will occur No scaling is performed Image Rotation None KJ Default Image Format 24 bit RGB id can be overridden by QuickTime application Default Frame Rate 2 frames per second Note that QuickTime applications can set their own frame rate
8. 45 27 of Y CrCh capture Set offsetgain brightness contrast 58 150 Swap interlaced fields _ 0 Offset Gd 0 Gain edd Sampling phase te E PLL adjustment 0 aR E a C 0 3 176 176 Prefer wide YGA mode YCrCb capture On a Mac the same configuration items are available on the Basic adjustments screen which looks like this all values are available if a VGA source is connected 25 DVI2USB 3 0 User Guide Horizontal shift Vertical shift Set offset gain brightness contrast VGA sources only Sampling phase VGA sources only PLL adjustment Visual video adjustments VGA Modes Advanced Offset brightness Automatic ee ee ie eo i met ne 1 63 Gain contrast ae nl oe a a ne ee Gen ena an 255 Horizontal shift 0 Automatic 100 cere eters oer cnnehe ye Ghanenes oie canara 100 Vertical shift 0 Automatic so ey ee ee Saber cn ler ep a gee 80 Sampling phase Automatic ry eas Wad PUTER On Ma Race AC ae a ne 31 PLL shift Automatic Done Configure horizontal shift to offset the captured image position For example a captured image shifted slightly to the right horizontally can be corrected with minor adjustments to the horizontal shift settings Increasing the value entered in the Horizontal Shift field shifts the image to the right decreasing it shifts the images to the left Configure vertical shift to offset the captured image position For example a captured im
9. Default image Scale image to match stream resolution Flip image vertically Limit frame rate to DirectShow video adjustments Windows Select an image to display when there is no signal captured from your video grabber The uncompressed BMP image must be located on your video capture workstation If you are using a fixed resolution and choose not to scale the image the captured image will appear cropped to your specified resolution when capturing with a DirectShow compatible utility Generally the cropping happens at the top left corner of the video but test first to be sure you see the same results Normally when choosing to use a fixed resolution with DirectShow you ll want the Epiphan drivers to scale the image for you Use the slider to determine the type of scaling you d like Scaling performance is a tradeoff between quality and CPU cycles on the capture computer Lower quality left side of the slider is faster and takes fewer CPU cycles where higher quality right side of the slider is slower and takes more CPU time Try different values out to find the one that works for your specific use case Use this check box to flip your captured image vertically when sending over DirectShow Use this to limit or fix the frame rate for the data you send to DirectShow For example if you re using a DirectShow compatible application like WebEx and you re sharing something relatively static like a PowerPoint presentation
10. Product Updates About Use the Help Check for Updates menu to check for updates to the Epiphan Capture Tool and drivers Note that sometimes there can be an updated version of the software but it doesn t add any new features or have any updates for the model of video grabber you are using In those cases the software update check will not recommend an update however you can still update your software using the method described in Upgrade your drivers and software 43 DVI2ZUSB 3 0 User Guide Epiphan Capture Tool Mac Epiohan Capture Tool Mac To start the application from the Mac Desktop double click the application VGA2USB or use Finder to locate the VGA2USB program from the Applications list The application starts up and looks for the DVI2ZUSB 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 eee DVI2USB 3 0 1920x1080 58 7 Hz Mams i a Save Copy Print z0 F 8 a gt Devi As the application starts the following messages may appear e Capture device not found as the application attempts to connect with the video grabber e Detecting Video Mode as the application connects to a device and then determines the video mode of the device e Tuning Capture Parameters as the application synchronizes and tunes capture settings and image adjustments e No Signal
11. The above setting will be used only if the QuickTime application doesn t explicitly set the frame rate Network Devices Serial Number Address Status Choose from Actual Default or Fixed With Actual the captured source resolution is sent to QuickTime If at any time during a recording session no signal is detected an error will occur that could interrupt the recording session With Default the specified resolution is sent only when there is no signal on the video grabber If the reported resolution doesn t match the actual frame size frames are resized Video Resolution With Fixed you can choose the resolution you want to send to QuickTime regardless of what is coming in through the video grabber The video will be scaled up or down to match the specified resolution 23 DVI2USB 3 0 User Guide Scaling Image Rotation Digital Image Format Default Frame Rate Network Devices QuickTime video adjustments Mac Used when Fixed or Default resolution is selected Use the slider to choose between faster scaling that has lower quality results on the left side of the slider and better quality results with slower speed right side of the slider Select from None 90 Left 90 Right and 180 to have the Epiphan device drivers rotate the image stream before passing it to the QuickTime engine Choose from YUV422 2vuy YUV422 yuvs or 24 bit RGB Select either YUV mode for maximum frame rate
12. a video source such as a laptop or video camera this source interprets your DVIZ2USB 3 0 asa monitor and uses its EDID to negotiate which video signal to send Generally the factory loaded EDID correctly emulates a monitor that supports your video source However sometimes particularly if your source uses a custom set of display properties you need to help the video grabber by uploading a custom EDID to force the capture card to report that it emulates a resolution color depth etc needed by your laptop camera or other video source For example you can upload a custom EDID file to your DVI2USB 3 0 that reports that it only operates at 1040x768 When the video source reads the EDID from the video grabber the video source will reset to operate at 1024x768 as set in the EDID In addition needing to load a specific EDID you may from time to time want to upgrade your capture device with the latest factory EDID from Epiphan Upload a new EDID In most circumstances the factory installed default EDID is sufficient However there may be some cases where a video source uses resolutions that you do not want to use In that case you can choose an EDID that forces the video grabber to use a specific set of attributes 1 First download a new EDID file by going to the Epiohan support web page 2 Select the support page for DVI2USB 3 0 3 Scrollto the EDID section 4 Click an EDID from the list the file is saved to your downl
13. for your source and indicate whether it is interlaced or needs reduced blanking 8 If your source uses non customary timing uncheck Standard VESA timings a set of technical timing details appears Fill in your custom timing values If don t know the timing values for your source use the standard VESA timings and make minor image tweaks using the Adjustments tab of the Configure Video dialog 29 DVI2ZUSB 3 0 User Guide Advanced adjustments Advanced adjustments The Advanced page lets you configure the device s auto adjustment and detection mechanisms On Windows you can access this screen by selecting Capture Configure Video Advanced or using the Epiphan applet in the Control Panel by selecting the video grabber you d like to configure and clicking Configure Device or Default Configuration On Mac you can access this screen by selecting View Show Adjustment Controls Advanced or by selecting Edit for the video grabber in the Capture tab of the Epiphan system preferences application The advanced adjustment dialog looks like this note that the Mac version contains some settings that are found in the Adjustments tab of the Windows version a Basic VGA Modes Auto adjustment interval IE HH seconds On board compression S Digital mode detection Digital mode detection S On board compression Video input format syne level adjustment Auto adjustment interval Hayne p 0 Sync le
14. in the Windows version of the Epiphan Capture Tool File Edit View Capture Tools KVM Help Eo m wc S The Edit menu has these options Copy a snapshot of the current image to the clipboard See To copy a snapshot Ctrl C View menu Windows The following is a breakdown of the View menu in the Windows version of the Epiphan Capture Tool Toolbar Ctrl F ESC to exit Full Screen Image Only ial ee T The View menu has these options Change the size of the toolbar icons or hide show the toolbar When the toolbar is hidden choose a size to restore it Toolbar 30 DVI2ZUSB 3 0 User Guide Capture menu Windows File Edit View Capture Tools Toolbar gt Small icons wv Status Bar Large Icons Huge Icons Full Screen Ctrl F Image Only ESC to exit Hide Toolbar View or hide the status bar at the bottom of the application window Status Bar SHARING OFF 1920x108058 7 Hz Enable full screen mode Press ESC the escape key to return to window mode Full Screen Ctrl F Put the Epiphan Capture Tool into a mode where the window borders toolbar status bar and menu bar are not displayed scroll bars may still be displayed ESC to Image Only i The image only mode can be useful for integrating the 8 exit Epiphan Capture Tool into a custom system UI You can still use the existing shortcut keys Press ESC the escape key to return to the normal operating
15. point some java configuration may be required to permit this java application to run 3 After approximately 10 20 seconds the broadcast begins 88 DVI2ZUSB 3 0 User Guide Sharing streaming demo tool Epiphan VGA2WEB Loc a gt vga2web epiphan com part_app html prid D25300292 amp sid bb93f67f54 amp htmiview 08 13 15 01 01 20 Pig 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 To change the web broadcasting compression 1 Select Tools Options Sharing the Sharing dialog opens 89 DVI2ZUSB 3 0 User Guide Sharing streaming demo tool Override default compression settings Lossless i i I i I i i Speed Compression Compression Quality 2 Click the Override default compressions settings checkbox the other controls become active 3 Adjust Lossless and Lossy sliders Moving the sliders towards speed and compression reduces delay and increases the frame rate at the cost of more noticable artifacts in the stream Moving the sliders the other way reduces frame rate increases delay but improves picture quality Troubleshooting tips Here are three typical reasons for adjusting web broadcasting compression e If you have a slow Internet connection o
16. rate Crop rectangle Audio format Number of captured frames Data rate network grabbers only ME Board temperature if available 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 On Windows you can optionally Pause video capture prior to copying the image e Select Edit Copy e Press Ctrl C on Windows or C ona Mac 56 DVI2ZUSB 3 0 User Guide Copy save or print a snapshot e Use the Copy icon on the toolbar 5P amp Windows Ej Mac Save Copy Print Open another application on your workstation and use clipboard paste methods like Edit Paste or Ctrl V d V to paste the copied image 5 DVI2USB 3 0 User Guide Record a video Record a video The Epiphan Capture Tool can record the images captured from your DVI2USB 3 0 as a video On Windows you can choose to capture audio See Configure audio and can also alternatively choose to save individual image files instead of a video see Record as a Series of images To record a video of your captured video source Step 1 Set the codec Take this opportunity to select your encoding codec Codecs are the software that take the uncompressed video frames from the DVIZ2USB 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 By default your o
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18. the frame rate Automatically reconnect network grabbers X Limit frame rate to 60 B fps VGA2USB Preferences Crop the captured image al General KVM Recording Advanced Capture format Color Image rotation None Enable hardware cropping Left 848 Width Top 100 te Height 600 Crop rectangle must contain at least 1600 pixels _ Limit capture frame rate Maximum frames per second 60 Start in full screen mode 3 Using the Left and Top fields specify in pixels the top left corner where you want to start capturing 4 Inthe Width and Height fields specify the width and height of the area you want to crop 5 On Windows click Apply to see the changes immediately and keep fine tuning or click OK to save your changes 64 DVI2ZUSB 3 0 User Guide Update device EDID Update device EDID Extended display identification data EDID is data provided by a video display device usually a monitor to describe its capabilities to a video source usually a graphics or video output card in a PC or another device The video source uses the EDID to determine the capabilities of the monitor to determine the resolution color depth and other settings that the monitor can support In the case of your DVI2USB 3 0 it s acting as the monitor for your video source Epiphan factory loads your video grabber with a comprehensive EDID that describes all the video modes it can support When you connect
19. 0797 Your content is not encrypted or secure Please give this address to your S DVI2ZUSB 3 0 User Guide Sharing streaming demo tool 2 Copy the URL provided in the window 3 Click the Start Web Broadcasting Demo button you are now sharing your captured video frames over the internet Provide the URL to the person with whom you wish to share they stream Note you can return to this window to get the URL again if you forget it View the broadcast Viewers use their web browser to see the broadcast Some web browsers including Chrome do not support running java applications such as the one used by this demo Therefore your viewer may need to spend some time making sure their browser has the latest java virtual machine installed and may also need to add a Java security exceptions for http vga2web epiphan com Steps necessary for the java setup are outside the scope of this document For assistance please see your local IT or networking department 1 Open a web browser and browse to the URL provided in the Web Broadcasting Demo dialog File Edit View History Bookmarks Tools Help f Epiphan s VGA2WEB Server X gt vga2web epiphan com participant html C a Search kg 8 O fF z Please click below to open presentation in a new window To exit the presentation just close browser window or press Alt F4 Open Presentation 2 Click Open Presentation the presentation window opens At this
20. 2USB 3 0 on Linux Using the steps below you will connect your video grabber tothe video capture workstation and connect the video source then begin to capture video and optional audio content Before you get started make sure you have reviewed What s in the Box to make sure you received all the cables and components reviewed the System requirements to make sure your capture workstation meets the requirements a video source i e a camera a computer a tablet or a phone Note the source must not be HDCP protected on Windows only accompanying audio over the same source cable the appropriate cables or adapters to convert the output to DVI if needed internet access to download the video grabber drivers from the Epiphan website admin privileges or password for your capture workstation Install the video grabber drivers This step must be completed before connecting the video grabber to your video capture workstation I 2 From your capture workstation open an internet browser and go to your video grabber s product support page Choose the download link that matches your computer s operating system 3 4 When the download is complete open the download destination folder and find the file Follow one of the following procedures depending on your OS DVI2ZUSB 3 0 User Guide Quick start 5 For Windows d Right click on the zip file and choose Extract All the files must be extracted before p
21. 2ZUSB 3 0 User Guide Capture menu Windows Status Location i 1920x1080 58 7 Hz F SDIZUSB 3 0 525450157 Mo signal Choose the device you want to use in this instance of the Epiphan Capture Tool and click OK Connect Network Device Disconnect Network Device Used with Epiphan s legacy VGA2Ethernet device outside the scope of this product documentation Recent Network Devices Enable Audio Capture TEN When enabled audio captured by the device or by the configured external Disable Audio audio source is included in the recording See Configure audio Capture Audio Input Device Opens a sub menu to let you choose the input device used for audio capture See Configure audio for more details When enabled captured audio is played on the video capture workstation Play e g through the workstation s speakers or attached headphones Use as a confidence monitor to check the audio you re recording or to share the audio you re capturing with local viewers Captured Audi O Enable Audio Capture must be enabled for the Play Captured Audio settings 39 DVI2USB 3 0 User Guide Tools menu Windows owe O Configure Ctrl Shift Opens a dialog to let you configure specific capture adjustments for the Device C video grabber See Configure your device Tools menu Windows The following is a breakdown of the Tools menu in the Windows version of the Epiphan Capture Tool The Tools menu lets you uploa
22. 720x400 but because the original monitor did not support 720x400 the video source was forced to operate at 640x480 The DVI2ZUSB 3 0 supported 720x400 so the system changed to this resolution The user wanted to force the video source to operat at 640x480 but could not manually adjust the screen resolution To solve the problem Epiphan created a custom EDID for the DVI2ZUSB 3 0 that excluded support for 720x400 When the user uploaded the custom EDID to the video grabber the video source found that it no longer supported 720x400 so it returned to operating at 640x480 6 7 DVI2ZUSB 3 0 User Guide Configure display options Configure display options The Epiphan Capture Tools gives you the ability to configure some aspects of how your captured frames are displayed For example you can choose whether or not the image is scaled if the window is made larger or smaller or whether or not it is rotated on the screen See below for the display options on Windows and Mac Windows display options To access these options on Windows select Tools Options from the Epiphan Capture Tool s menu then select the Display tab Recording On Screen Text Display Display format r Image scaling Scale to fit window z Image rotation Resize window on resolution change Invert colors for printing Flip image vertically Optional status bar indicators Frame rate Crop rectangle Audio format Number of captured frames Data rate network grab
23. 8 3 0 025300292 File Edit View Capture Tools KVM Help No signal detected A epiphan video captura stream record No signal detected Try the following troubleshooting tips e 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 Select device Windows or the device list Mac menu item to select a different video grabber e Confirm that your video source is on and is outputting data to the video cable connected to the video grabber this may be a hardware or software setting in your video source e Disconnect and reconnect the video source from the video grabber e Check the indicator LED colors and compare to the list described in Indicator LED details 19 DVI2ZUSB 3 0 User Guide Configure your device Configure your device Epiphan lets you fine tune image adjustments and select a VGA mode for analog sources and control how your video grabber works with DirectShow Windows or QuickTime Mac compatible applications The menu options that appear in the Configure dialog vary depending on the kind of source you have connected to the video grabber Some menu items are only applicable to VGA sources and therefore only appear when a VGA source is connected Windows To access the configuration screen on Windo
24. B menu has these options Displays a dialog containing the version of the tool you About VGA2USB have installed It s very useful to have this information when contacting customer support with a problem Opens a dialog to configure recording and application Preferences H preferences See Record a video and Configure display options This menu option contacts Epiphan s servers to check for Check for Updates P PIP updates to your Epiphan Capture Tool software 46 DVI2USB 3 0 User Guide File menu Mac Opens your browser window and takes you to the product registration page so you can register to receive Register for Product Updates email notification of product updates Not applicable to DVIZUSB 3 0 Hides the VGA2USB application generally minimizes it to Hide VGA2USB oP H ge wee y the Mac dock Hide Others Hides everything except the VGA2USB application Quits VGA2USB Quick VGA2USB File menu Mac The following is a breakdown of the File menu in the Mac version of the Epiphan Capture Tool VGA2USB File Edit View Tools Window New Capture Window go N Open Network Grabber dG Recent Network Grabbers gt Disconnect Network Grabber Record Movie R rY Save Image S Ea Page Setup Save Print ge P The File menu has these options Opens a second instance of the Epiphan Capture Tool for use with another video grabber allowing you to capture from more than one Epiphan v
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26. Detected if the application connects to a video grabber that is not connected to an active video source If the video grabber device is not capturing images when you have a video source connected follow the troubleshooting tips here The capture tool has the following sections 44 DVI2ZUSB 3 0 User Guide Epiphan Capture Tool Mac Menus _ VGA2USB File Edit View Tools Window _Help Cunen seaca video grabber i i eee DVI2USB 3 0 1920x1080 58 7 Hz e D a S oO BO A Save Copy Print Record Adjust Info Devices J N x gt rm L a A i a 2 ee a Read more about the menus in these topics VGA2USB menu Mac File menu Mac Edit menu Mac View menu Mac Tools menu Mac Window menu Mac Help menu Mac You can also read more about the Toolbar 45 DVI2USB 3 0 User Guide Mac menus Mac menus These topics cover the menus found in the Mac OS version of the Epiphan Capture Tool VGA2USB File Edit View Tools Window Help Search xe VGA2USB Help VGA2USB menu Mac The following is a breakdown of the VGA2USB menu in the Mac version of the Epiphan Capture Tool The VGA2USB menu lets you look for product updates and configure preferences File Edit View Tools Window Help About VGA2USB Preferences a Check for Updates Register for Product Updates Services p Hide VGA2USB H Hide Others dH onow All Quit VGA2USB a The VGA2US
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28. Epiphan Capture Tool Windows or Epiphan Capture Tool Mac for information on how to launch the capture tool 1 Start the Epiphan Capture Tool your video source is immediately detected if you see a No Signal message disconnect and reconnect the cables to make sure they are all seated correctly a DVIZUSB 3 0 D25300292 1920x1080 58 7 Hz File Edit View Capture Tools KVM Help Sj gt a iS il ay SHARING OFF 39 9fps 0 0 gt 19201080 1920x1080 1920x1080 58 7 Hz 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 Audio Input Device to select your audio source DVI2ZUSB 3 0 User Guide Quick start Aste 0 3 Use the red record button to start recording On Mac the recording starts immediately On Windows the Save dialog opens Specify the filename and folder to save your file WD Windows Mac 4 When you are done capturing use the pause Windows only or stop buttons to pause or stop recording Windows oe ovzusa SO gaonte 0 0 Hz Capture 5 mov Sa S BO Mad 5 Use your operating system s file browser Windows Explorer or Finder to find your saved capture file What s next Now that you have done a basic recording you might like to know more
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30. Hz and 32 kHz audio over HDMI Windows 10 support and updated signing process Windows Epiphan drivers are supported on Windows 10 using SHA 2 signing Upon moving to this new signing mechanism we have dropped support for older platforms Windows XP and Windows Vista If you re using Windows 7 ensure it is up to date to support with drivers signed with SHA 2 Resolved issues Among numerous small bug fixes and tweaks this firmware and driver release for DVI2USB 3 0 fixes the following important issues found in earlier releases or Beta releases e Improved Mac OS support through use of new signing keys As a result it s also no longer necessary to turn on security settings permitting application installation for apps downloaded from Anywhere before installing the Epiphan software package e Improved video and audio capture resolving an issue where capture was occasionally unstable when capturing signals that include embedded audio Limitations and Known Issues This section includes known issues or limitations that affect functionality or usability and ways that you can work around these limitations e Video grabber may not be recognized by the system after reboot This problem affects Mac OS more than Windows or Linux Workaround Physically disconnect the video grabber from the computer s USB port and reconnect it If this workaround poses a problem for your specific use case consider purchasing a new DVI2USB 3 0 a hardware upd
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34. This value is only used if the QuickTime compatible application doesn t specifically request an image format QuickTime applications can set their own frame rate but you can use this to specify the Default Frame Rate to use when the application does not request a specific frame rate Not applicable for DVI2ZUSB 3 0 24 DVI2ZUSB 3 0 User Guide Visual video adjustments Visual video adjustments The Adjustments Windows or Basic adjustments Mac page lets you configure the device to manage slight Shifts in the data and the color mode you re capturing from If you have a VGA signal connected options for configuring VGA specific tuning parameters are also available On Windows you can access this screen by selecting Capture Configure Video Adjustments or using the Epiphan applet in the Control Panel by selecting the video grabber you d like to configure and clicking Configure Device or Default Configuration On Mac you can access this screen by selecting View Show Adjustment Controls Basic or by selecting Edit for the video grabber in the Capture tab of the Epiphan system preferences application The main adjustments screen on Windows has the following appearance depending on the source connected HDMI or DVI source shown on the left VGA source shown on the right Configure D2 300292 Horizontal shift T Vertical shift po iii Vertical shift EE j __ j 100 100 80 a0 154
35. Use this to collect a frame every few seconds or minutes choose from milliseconds seconds minutes and hours Lastly decide if you want to save only a certain number of images or if you want to continue saving images until request the application to stop recording Ater 1 After 1 H seconds elapsed To use the record button control to stop saving images leave Automatically turn recording off unchecked otherwise check the checkbox and specify your limit in frames or seconds Click OK to save your Recording settings Step 2 Record With the Epiphan Capture Tool properly configured all there is to do is record your series of images 76 DVI2ZUSB 3 0 User Guide Record as aseries of images As images frames are captured by the video grabber they are saved as individual image files While capturing the status bar displays the name and location of the last saved image The total number of images saved is displayed when recording stops To record your images 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 P DVIZUSB 3 0 025300292 1920x1080 58 7 Hz File Edit View Capture Tools KVM Help E SHARING OFF 39 9fps 0 0 gt 1920 1080 1920x1080 19201080 58 7 Hz 2 Select Capture S
36. about the following topics 11 DVI2USB 3 0 User Guide e Configure your device e DirectShow video adjustments Windows e QuickTime video adjustments Mac e Epiphan Capture Tool Refer to the table of contents for a complete list of the topics covered Quick start 12 DVI2USB 3 0 User Guide DVI2ZUSB 3 0 on Linux DVIZUSB 3 0 on Linux Epiphan provides drivers and an API for linux but does not provide a capture application The video grabber is compatible with Video4Linux so you can use any Video4Linux application for capture You can also use the Epiphan Linux SDK to write your own application For more information see the Epiphan product downloads page for your DVI2USB 3 0 You ll find the Software Development Tools section which contains C and C api and a java interface and example USB device driver linux The Epiphan USB device driver for linux come as a set of pre compiled binaries and additional source files that you may need to compile before installing on your computer To download the drivers for your product go to www epiphan com support and find the support page for DVI2ZUSB 3 0 From the Downloads tab select the Linux download link the linux download page appears Browse all files Epiphan SDK Applications v2u_kvm_ui i686 GUI application for Epiphan framegrabbers and KVM2USB Requires QT shared libs Source available in Epiphan SDK v2u_kvym_uix86_64 GUI application for Epiphan framegrabbers and KVM2USB
37. age shifted slightly downward vertically can be corrected with minor adjustments to the vertical shift settings Increasing the value entered in the Vertical Shift field shifts the image up decreasing it shifts the images down The offset and gain settings control the image brightness and contrast respectively Increasing the offset control causes the image to become darker Increasing the Gain control gives the image more contrast This setting adjusts the vertical synchronization properties of the image You may need to change it when there is a repetitive distortion or blurriness on the horizontal axis of the image Adjust the setting in small steps until a sharper image is displayed This setting is used to squeeze or stretch the image horizontally 26 DVI2USB 3 0 User Guide VGA sources only Prefer wide VGA mode VGA sources only YCrCb capture Swap interlaced fields Visual video adjustments on a Mac this option is found in the Advanced tab This checkbox allows Wide Aspect Ratio VGA modes to be displayed by the video capture application window The Epiphan USB device driver may not be able to determine whether the video source is sending a wide video mode signal You can select this option if your video source uses a wide video mode to make sure that the Epiphan USB device driver selects a wide video mode on a Mac this option is found in the Advanced tab Generally your DVIZUSB 3 0 auto detects input
38. an Capture Tool DVI2USB 3 0 captures full 1080p HD at 30 frames per seconds and supports resolutions up to 1920x1200 When working with third party software such as Windows Media Encoder with YUV 4 2 0 chroma sub sampling 1080p video is captured and recorded 60 frames per second For more information about maximizing the frame rate when capturing recording and streaming video using third party applications refer to the How to Record Video using Window Media Encoder tutorial on Epiphan s website DVI2USB 3 0 User Guide What is DVI2USB 3 0 The DVI2USB 3 0 video grabber is fully compatible with DirectShow in Windows Video4Linux in Linux and QuickTime in Mac OS This means you can use it with a number of different third party applications for capturing recording and streaming video DVI2USB 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 USB Video Grabbers page on the Epiphan Video website DVI2USB 3 0 User Guide What s in the Box What s in the Box The DVI2USB 3 0 package includes the following 1 2 3 4 5 DVI2USB 3 0 video grabber read more Physical attributes One DVI I cable One VGA to DVI cable One HDMI to DVI adapter One USB 3 0 cable Table 1 Description of included cables images for identification only color and appearance may vary DVI I cable Connects DVI sources to the vi
39. apture Tool lets you crop the captured source prior to recording For example using cropping you can change your capture from what you see on the left side below to the cropped image on the right On Windows the status bar has the crop rectangle coordinates displayed DVI2USB 3 0 025300292 1920x1080 59 0 z NN bae a TM S ome ee mwas Sse u File Edit View Capture Tools KVM Help Esi onms 34 3 fps 0 0 gt 1920 1080 1920x1080 1920x1080 59 0 Hz Ready 54 5 fps 852 100 gt 1648 700 796x600 1920x1080 59 0 Hz To set capture cropping start by Record a video To specify your cropping parameters 1 On Windows From the Tools Options dialog select the Capture tab On Mac Select the VGA2USB Preferences menu option 2 Check the Enable hardware cropping checkbox 63 DVI2USB 3 0 User Guide Enable hardware crapping ae oe widths Height Bjo soo coo E The crop rectangle must contain at least 1600 pixels Mote that the actual crop rectangle may differ from the requested one Also some devices such as the VGA2U5B Classic don t support hardware cropping at all IF you need to know the actual crop rectangle you can turn on crop status indicator on the Display page Video mode detection a Ge seconds Force video mode check ever 30 Note that video mode detection is an expensive operation Reducing the above number improves reaction on video mode changes but may reduce
40. are your captured stream using other third party tools 86 DVI2ZUSB 3 0 User Guide Sharing streaming demo tool To stream captured images over the Internet the video capture application sends the currently captured images to an 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 DVI2USB 3 0 that is capturing the images The card s serial number appears on the video capture application title bar This feature is very limited for a robust streaming solution see Epiphan s other streaming products Setup for streaming Start by connecting your video grabber to the capture workstation and your source to the video grabber 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 and DirectShow video adjustments Windows for information on setting these values Ensure your video capture workstation is able to connect to the Internet Start the broadcast 1 From the Epiphan Capture Tool select Tools Web Broadcasting Demo or the Sharing button nd from the toolbar the Start web broadcasting dialog appears Please be advised that you have requested to send the content of your VGA signal to the following intemet address http www vgazweb com D25 30
41. ate resolved this problem permanently for devices with serial number 358800 and higher e Capturing HDMI sources with Adobe RGB 32 color space argb32 can cause image corruption Workaround If you see image corruption with this color space switch to another color space Table Of Contents Thank VOUTOr Choosing EDIDRaAN occ omesea te eg ees cetera E E E neck no gee cere ae aes ee eat ji DVI2USB 3 0 Release Notes _ 00 22 lll eee eee eee cece eeee iii Resolved issues 0 2 2 2 aoaaa aaa cece eee aLL ee eee beeen bebe cece ee ee eee ili Limitations and Known ISSUES 22 2220 2 eee eee eee eee eee eee eee eee eee cece eee ee Laaa Laaa lil Table Of Contents _ 20 eee eee eee eee eee V Start here oaaao aoaaa aaao a aoaaa Daa DLADLA ALLALAADIDA DLADLA eee cece eee eeeeeeeeeees 1 What is DVIZUSB 3 0 oaaao aoaaa aaao aaao oaaao aa aaa aa AAEL Laaa anaana anaa 2 What s in the BOX _ 0 oc eee eee aoaaa naaa 4 By he he CEN STMT e ae gee ee acer nase went sees neers eee cee eens erating Ae eee ee ae ae ne eee anaes 6 OUa Eere a g cccccucemcu nese netscn suds esusiumsccanbetacddvssauacneeuusenncdanoaneceaunemnuceaonsau don enswaunucceciieseate 7 DVI2USB 300m LINUX cerseccereen te sears eocerenece rr err EAA Er EE EEEO R NE FEREARE EIE ERSTER 13 Physical UUM ac ere cee EE eee R E RE E E E E EAREN RRE EAE 15 Indicator LED details 2 220 eee eee eee eee 17 TYOUDIGSINOOE coon see vec eee eda di deuce asweentinee ce nc t
42. ately visible in the Capture Tool preview window If needed the Epiphan Capture tool lets you rotate your captured source For example if your camera or source needs to be flipped 90 degrees to the left or right or 180 degrees for proper viewing Select the desired rotation from the dropdown list to see the results This setting affects both the display and recorded images video Check this checkbox if you d like the application to crop your captured image for example to remove black bars or trim out personal information See Crop the captured image for more details 70 DVI2USB 3 0 User Guide Limit capture frame rate Start in full screen mode Configure display options Use this feature to limit the frame rate for cases where you want to be sure the recording file isn t too large due to high frame rate Check the check box then use the Maximum frames per second drop down to set your limit Check the checkbox if you want the application to start in full screen mode to exit full screen mode use the keyboard shortcut F 71 DVI2ZUSB 3 0 User Guide Windows only features Windows only features Some features are available only in the Windows version of the Epiphan Capture Tool This section describes those features Status bar Windows only The Windows version of the Epiphan Capture Tool has a status bar that displays information about your DVI2USB 3 0 or the currently selected video grabber See below for a review
43. bar access pause from the capture menu or use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl U to pause capture When you pause capture the following things happen e The last captured frame remains open in the Epiphan Capture Tool no new frames are grabbed This image can be saved copied or printed See Copy save or print a snapshot e If you are recording video e Your current video recording if applicable is closed e f Automatically restart capture from the Tools Options dialog is unchecked video capture is stopped and the video file finalized e f Automatically restart capture is checked pressing pause again or selecting Capture Resume Capture will unpause and will either overwrite the existing video file or start a new one depending on the configuration you set See Configure optional recording settings e f you are recording images e No further images if applicable are saved e When you press pause again image capture starts again immediately Pausing capture is particularly useful when you re also streaming live this way you can prepare something different or type in a password without having sensitive information captured Record as a series of images There are two ways you can record using the Epiphan capture tool and your DVI2USB 3 0 capturing individual images or capturing video To learn how to capture video see Record a video To capture your video source as a Series of images Step 1 Set the capture mode fil
44. bers only MB s Board temperature if available The available display configuration items are described below Note the Optional status bar indicator options from this tab are described separately see Status bar Windows only You can change the color space used for capture Color space affects the appearance of your captured video and the maximum frame rate at Display format which data can be captured Changes in color space affect what you see on the screen and what is saved in your recordings via the Epiphan Capture Tool 68 DVI2USB 3 0 User Guide Image scaling Image rotation Resize window on resoultion change Invert colors for printing Flip image vertically Configure display options The Epiphan Capture Tool supports a variety of RGB and grayscale color formats but your DVI2USB 3 0 can also capture in the YUV 4 2 0 color space if using a third party tool that supports this color space Display format RGE 24 bitsperpmel AGE 24 bits per pete RGE 16 bits per piel RGE 8 bits per piel Grayscale 256 levels Grayscale 32 levels Black and white Use this option to choose whether you d like to have the captured image automatically downscaled to the size of your capture window If deselected scroll bars appear when the image is larger than the application window This setting is for display only and the recorded image or video frame size is not affected If needed the Epiphan Capture tool lets
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46. ce cence cee ceneececceneeseecensersees 3 Tools menu Windows 2 2 2 eee eee ee ec eee ALLL a L oaao aaa 40 Help menu Windows 2 222 2222 once eee ee eee eee eee cence cee n eee eeeeee 42 Epiphan Capture Tool MacC aaa000000000000 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 0 0000000020000002 44 Mac menus 46 VGA2USB menu MaC 22 2 ee eee ee ee eee eee aLL Lanao onana 46 File menu MAG osc cscincwavencissiusviewesbeangnetecavnucs suepadedeeeueeatecdwnsseecaeusepeseutedeeeebdesmencudwan 47 Edit menu MaC 22 cece e cece eee cee cee cece nce e ccc cenceececsncncccuacececcccsucecccceuceseceeees 48 View menu Maco sosecscccnaceccecedictecesazaceudsdesateeseedsoeSornsceduanentaehedueteunasienceucdiabeceseearioess 49 Tools menu Mac 222i eee eee eee eee ee nee cee aaan anne eeecee eens 49 Window menu Ma0 oe eosccat yodacesedeenamenass veda sous ceca tadeneasouehaascaacauulonsesebeadsaans seaeebeennts 50 Hep VCCI VAC cao epee tees ree ay ase rra PA EEE teceueccuceeatesacteh coca eaucuanesesentees easeceece 51 Lie e e EEEE EAE AAEE 59 Copy save OF printa snapshot ote cseetiaas ences neectansesvaususwscipuducecucesbeesensddesseiw sie n eero idE dri 33 EES LOR RS EE E EE EN E E E EEE 58 Crop the captured image a ae eee Be eens ee ee AER ee seed 63 Update device EDID oats toe cc pet pe eaueir veierese ne eh anata Sate okt cas encag a Heda ween neinedtie eae tome ween dena mebensnneenen 65 Configure display O
47. ct File Save e Press CtrI S on Windows or S ona Mac e Use the Save icon on the toolbar Ssh Omg 9 ias EJ Mac Save Copy Print The first time you save a snapshot the Save As dialog will open to ask for a file location and file type Subsequent images will automatically overwrite this file unless you use File Save As or Ctrl Shift S Windows To print a snapshot You can directly print a snapshot from the stream using any of the following methods On Windows you can optionally Pause video capture prior to saving the image e Select File Print e Press Ctrl P on Windows or P ona Mac e Usethe Print icon on the toolbar Gee ood Se mo Use the menu option File Print Setup or the keyboard shortcut Ctrl Shift P Shift P to select the printer and configure printer settings Windows 55 DVI2ZUSB 3 0 User Guide Copy save or print a snapshot Optionally on Windows you can choose to have colors inverted for printing black will appear as white yellow as blue red as cyan etc To invert the colors for printing 1 Select Tools Options the options dialog appears 2 Select the Display tab 3 Check the Invert colors for printing checkbox Display format AGE 24 bits per pixel Image scaling Scale to fit window g Image rotation None V Resize window on resolution change A E Invert colors for printing Flip mage vertically Optional status bar indicators Frame
48. d YGA modes Standard VGA modes Refresh Rate Interlaced Hor Active A 640x480 o 7s s ra 136051024 38 835 Hz 1360 640x480 51 789 Hz No 57 F2Oe460 69 751 Hz fe 640x480 55 736 Hz No 16 20576 24 262 Hz T20 640x480 57 615 Hz No 16 720520 28 950 Hz T20 640x480 59 940 Hz No 16 7002406 29 970 He 700 640x480 69 583 Hz No 22 1024768 37 904 He 640x480 71 873 Hz No 20 1024768 42 841 He 640x480 75 000 Hz No 16 wl iaman 5a Btn He 640x480 85 008 Hz No 56 7 700x486 29 970Hz Yes 0 To add a custom VGA video mode 1 Launch the Epiphan Capture Tool Windows Select the Capture Configure Video menu item the configure dialog appears Mac Select the View Show Adjustment Controls menu item the adjustments dialog appears Select the VGA Modes tab ee SS S Click the plus button to add a custom mode the custom mode dialog opens 28 DVI2USB 3 0 User Guide Standard YGA modes Horizontal pixels U2 Vertical lines 768 Refresh rate 60 Show technical details Refresh Rate Interlaced HorActive A 1360x1024 38 935 Hz 720x480 59 751 Hz 720x576 24 282 Hz 720x520 28 950 Hz 700x486 29 970 Hz 1024x768 37 904 Hz 10244768 42 841 Hz T 128080 59 BIN H Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Nn 1360 720 720 720 700 1024 1024 12AN Set VGA modes Standand VESA timings Interlace Reduced blanking 6 Specify your custom frame size in the Horizontal pixels and Vertical lines fields 7 Specify the Refresh rate
49. d custom EDIDs test web broadcasting of your capture and set application options Web TETEN Demo Upload EDID to Device Read EDID from Device Measure VGA Mode Upgrade EDID s for all Devices Upgrade Grabber Firmware Options The Tools menu has these options Use this option to launch VGA2Web a demo utility for streaming broadcasting your captured signal See Sharing Web Broadcasting Demo Ctrl W streaming demo tool Note there are no privacy bandwidth or uptime guarantees for this demo service It is not intended for use with business critical applications Use this command to upload a custom EDID to the video Upload EDID to Device l grabber See Update device EDID Use this command to upload a custom EDID to the video Read EDID from Device grabber See Update device EDID 40 DVI2USB 3 0 User Guide Tools menu Windows When requested by Epiphan technical support you can use this command to display low level information they can use to help diagnose problems Copy this information into an email or chat with Epiphan technical support Measure VGA Mode 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 E capturing video recording video and more See Application options for a detailed explanation of the a
50. deo grabber Connects VGA or Component if used with a converter signals to the video grabber VGA to DVI cable Connects HDMI sources to the DVI I cable for HDMI to DVI adapter P connection to the video grabber DVI2USB 3 0 User Guide What s in the Box High speed transfer cable that connects the USB 3 0 cable video grabber to your capture workstation or laptop computer DVI2ZUSB 3 0 User Guide System requirements System requirements System requirements are the barebones technical essentials your computer needs to work with your Epiphan video grabber System requirements to use DVI2USB 3 0 are Any VESA compatible VGA DVI or HDMI source DVIZUSB Video source 3 0 cannot capture from HDCP encrypted sources Any computer laptop desktop other format with e acompatible USB 3 0 host controller for SuperSpeed Video capture workstation operation recommended Intel USB 3 0 eXtensible Host Controller or e a USB 2 0 controller Windows 7 Windows 8 1 Windows 10 Video capture workstation Mac OS X 10 10 and up operating system A list of precompiled linux drivers kernel 3 5 or later is available on the product support page RAM Mirimumrecommended value 4 GB Available hard disk space 16 GB 32 bit OS or 20 GB 64 bit OS DVI2ZUSB 3 0 User Guide Quick start Quick start This section helps you get up and running quickly with your DVIZUSB 3 0 on Windows or Mac OS X for Linux distributions see DVI
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52. e format and capture frequency By default the Epiphan Capture Tool captures in video format so it s important to change the mode before Starting your recording To configure the image capture mode and file format 1 Connect your video source to the video grabber 2 Connect the video grabber to a USB port on your capture workstation use USB 3 0 for best performance 74 DVI2ZUSB 3 0 User Guide Record as aseries of images 3 Launch the Epiphan Capture Tool 4 Select the Tools Options menu item a dialog box opens 5 Select the Recording tab Recording _ O ao Format BMP Save options Folder Prefix Cap Sulfa 04d Example cap O05 bmp Stark Overnanite existing files Ignore write failures Save all frames 1 frames between saves 1 s seconds between saves Automatically turn recording off Aher 1 frames have been saved Alter 1 A seconds elapsed 6 Ensure the Record as drop down has Imagesselected 7 Use the Format drop down to select from BMP PNG or JPEG JPG In the Save options section Le OI ka Save options Folder Pret Cap Sut re mu Example cap 0058 bmp Start Overanite existing files Ignore write Failures Save all frames a Specify a folder for saving the files If you don t specify a folder your images will be saved in the same folder as the Epiphan Capture Tool b If desired specify a custom Prefix for each file
53. e or video format See Record a video and Record as a series of images Available on Windows only Pauses capture and recording if applicable Also closes out the recording file Available on Windows only Enables or disables audio capture See Configure audio for more details on configuring audio capture Available on Windows only Launches VGA2Web a demo utility for streaming broadcasting your captured signal See Sharing streaming demo tool for configuration options Note there are no privacy bandwidth or uptime guarantees for this demo service It is not intended for use with business critical applications Available on Mac OS only Launches the device configuration dialog See Configure your device Available on Mac OS only Shows current device information including the type of device selected serial number current capture mode and frame rate Available on Mac OS only Shows or hides a list of the currently attached Epiphan video grabbers Select the active video grabber by clicking on it in this list ee a Copy Print 54 DVI2ZUSB 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 jog or ong of the stream you are capturing using any of the following methods On Windows you can optionally Pause video capture prior to saving the image e Sele
54. e status bar shows the RECORDING tag and name of the current file Wrote C temp cap_0035 png SHARING OFF RECORDING 1920x108058 7 Hz Recording images complete When image recording is complete the status bar indicates the number of image frames that were saved SHARING OFF 1920x108058 7 Hz Optional information Other information can be displayed on the status bar depending on the the configuration items set in the Tools Options Display menu They are shown mostly separately below but you can turn any number of these optional status bar items on at the same time you may simply need to make sure your capture window is wide enough to see all the data e The current capture frame rate Wrote G temp rec avi 16 sec 649 frames SHARING OFF 38 1 fps 1920x1080 58 7 Hz e Thecrop rectangle showing the top left corner 0 0 in the example the bottom right corner and the resulting frame size Wrote C temp rec avi 16 sec 649 fra SHARING OFF 39 9 fps 0 0 gt 1920 1080 1920x1080 4920x1080 58 7 Hz e Audio encoding information SHARING OFF 44100 Hz Stereo 16 bit Wrote G temp rec avi 16 sec 649 frames e The number of frames or images the video grabber has captured since the application started Wrote C temp rec avi 16 sec 649 frames SHARING OFF 77181 19204080 58 7 Hz 73 DVI2ZUSB 3 0 User Guide Pause video capture Pause video capture You can use the pause button on the tool
55. ecord or stream these images you can use a compatible Video4Linux application such as VLC or gStreamer or you can use the API to write your own capture application The API is optimized for capturing high resolution images from your DVI2USB 3 0 It analyzes individual images performs on device cropping and handles video mode changes See the product support page to download the Software Development kit which includes the Epiphan capture API Sample applications Epiphan provides some sample applications including a sample capture application a sample settings application and a sample utility for reading and writing EDIDs Source for some of the samples such as the capture application is included in the SDK You can download the samples from the same downloads page as the driver 14 DVI2ZUSB 3 0 User Guide Physical attributes Physical attributes The DVI2ZUSB 3 0 device measures 90mm x 60mm x 23mm 3 54 x 2 36 x 0 91 It features a single DVI I type connector a USB 3 0 connector and an LED indicator This small portable product easily fits in the palm of your hand oepia ueydide Table 2 Connectors and indicators Connects a DVI VGA or HDMI source to the DVI Input video grabber Connects the video grabber to the capture workstation and enables data transfer from the video source to the workstation USB 3 0 Output The video grabber works best when connected to a USB 3 0 port on the capture worksta
56. ects input type but in case of an issue where the input type isn t detected you can select this checkbox to capture analog component video with YCrCb encoding on Windows this option is found in the main Adjustments tab When capturing from some sources the video grabber cannot correctly determine the order to place interlaced lines Use this checkbox to resolve the issue 31 DVI2ZUSB 3 0 User Guide Epiphan Capture Tool Epionan Capture Tool The Epiphan Capture Tool is a free software application available for Windows and Mac OS You can use this tool for capturing and recording video or images from you source and can also use it to configure your video grabber for use with third party DirectShow Windows or QuickTime Mac compatible applications The same Epiphan Capture Tool is used by all Epiphan video grabber models that use Epiphan supplied drivers e g DVIZUSB 3 0 SDIZUSB 3 0 VGA2USB DVI2PCle Duo and more as well as Epiphan s portable USB based KVM KVM2USB As a result some of the functionality in the software isn t applicable to your DVIZUSB 3 0 video grabber This guide outlines which functions are relevant and explains how to use each one 32 DVI2ZUSB 3 0 User Guide Epiphan Capture Tool Windows Epiphan Capture Tool Windows To start the application from the Windows Start menu select Start Epiphan Capture Tool or double click on the installed desktop icon The application starts up and looks for t
57. eduedban cece sae cedcbesvebhaeetuceudeecad teakeoswoencenteteceds 18 Configure your device ooo eee eee cece cece cece cece cece eee eeececeeeueeeceeeeeeeeeeeceeeeeeeueeeees 20 WINOOWS oc steep och cee teria gaxsaene gcacdeemecideoedebigeee ne belectauase amentiesammaadeosarasienMecccataeaneeandesenecies 20 Ee OR 20 DirectShow video adjustments Windows 2 2 2 222 e eee eee eee ee eee ee eee eee eee eee 21 QuickTime video adjustments MacC 2 2 2 ieee cee eee ee ee ee ee ee ee eee eee eee eee ence ronn nrnna L3 Visual video adjustments 0 0000000000000 0000000000000000 000000000000000 0000000000022222 25 SOC YGA MOCOS r a aoe ere E ican a a ose Reena E E RRE 28 Adanec oadju MONS sec tect ences ate i a etn e eae tee nee E AREE a tee dds Gee 30 Epiphan Capture Tool 2 c cece cece eee cece ccc cece eee cence eee eec eee ceeceeeceeseeseeeeeseeeeees 32 Epiphan Capture Tool Windows 0 2 2 e cece ee cee cece ee ee ee ee ee cece cece cece cece eee eeeeeeeeeeeees 33 Windows MenUS cc occa occtc cas curcdsicdeweunadaucletawcue Saws cen eae dncedauesdakwedan eden Seuscwn wand Mindnweawadwcan eases 39 File menu Windows oaaao aoaaa aoaaa aaa aoaaa aaa aaa aLL eee eee eee cece eee 35 Edit menu Windows aooaa aaoo oaaao aoao aoaaa aoaaa aooo aaan 36 View menu Windows 22 2 e cee cece eee ee eee ee LLELLE LLDD ee ceceececeeeeeees 36 Capture menu Windows 2 0 22 cee eee cc eee eee ee cece eee ce
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59. exadecimal 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 4 Optionally choose a starting digit for your sequence 5 Optionally check the Overwrite existing files checkbox if you d like to automatically overwrite files if you already have files with the same name 6 Click OK 7 Start recording and specify a location and root name for your video files 8 When recording use the pause button on the toolbar keyboard shortcut Ctrl Uor Capture Pause between recordings and click either pause again to restart automatically creating a new video file with the name name in the sequence Configure recording period If desired you can configure the Epiphan Capture Tool to stop recording after a specified time period has elapsed or a specified number of frames have been saved For example if you know you always need a 1 minute video when capturing from an ultrasound Start by Record a video if needed To overwrite the same file each time you record 1 Fromthe Tools Options Recording tab check the Automatically turn recording off checkbox Automatically turm recording ott 0 After 1 E frames have been saved After 2 Select the appropriate radio button to specify stopping after a number of frames have been saved or after a specified amount of time has e
60. get a system overview in What is DVI2USB 3 0 ensure your system meets the System requirements and get your video grabber installed and working right away using the Quick start DVI2USB 3 0 User Guide What is DVI2USB 3 0 What is DVIZUSB 3 0 DVI2ZUSB 3 0 is Epiphan s professional series external DVI I video grabber In a nutshell it captures images and video from VGA HDMI and DVI I video sources and digitizes them on your laptop or workstation via connection to a USB 3 0 port The video capture workstation can record and or stream the resulting uncompressed diagnostic quality images and videos On Windows both audio and video capture is supported for HDMI sources Thanks to Epiphan Video capture technology this small portable product connects directly to your computer s USB 3 0 port no need for a large workstation with a free peripheral component interface PCI slot DVI2USB 3 0 captures video and audio from any single link DVI unencrypted HDMI or VGA source Meeting greater demands for transferring larger files at faster soeeds this external video grabber supports USB 3 0 technology capable of transferring uncompressed data with speeds of up to 5 0 Gbits s about ten times faster than USB 2 0 DVI2USB 3 0 is versatile and can be used with multiple workstation configurations It is backward compatible with USB 2 0 connections however it transfers video at a reduced frame rate when using USB 2 0 Using the included Epiph
61. he DVI2ZUSB 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 pvi2usse 3 0 025300292 1920x1080 58 7 Hz File Edit View Capture Tools KVM Help ASe wd SHARING OFF 39 9fps 0 0 gt 1920 1080 1920x1080 1920x1080 58 7 Hz As the application starts the following messages may appear e Capture device not found as the application attempts to connect with the video grabber e Detecting Video Mode as the application connects to a device and then determines the video mode of the device e Tuning Capture Parameters as the application synchronizes and tunes capture settings and image adjustments e No Signal Detected if the application connects to a video grabber that is not connected to an active video source If the video grabber device is not capturing images when you have a video source connected follow the troubleshooting tips here Troubleshoot The capture tool has the following sections 33 DVI2ZUSB 3 0 User Guide Epiphan Capture Tool Windows Currently selected video grabber Curent capture info Menus Pe DVIZUSB 3 0 D25300292 1920x1080 58 7 Hz Toolbar File Edit View Capture Took KWM Help Captured source Status bar SHARING OFF 239 9fps 0 0 gt 1920 1080 1920x1080 1920x1080 58 7 Hz Read more abou
62. ideo grabber at the same time Having a large number of capture windows open at the same time can New Capture Window 47 DVI2USB 3 0 User Guide Edit menu Mac Open Network Grabber Recent Network Not applicable for DVIZUSB 3 0 Grabbers slow workstation performance Not applicable for DVI2USB 3 0 Starts recording the frames captured from your source as a video See Record a video for more details snapshot Opens the printer configuration dialog allowing you to select a Page Setup Shift P P P 6 ey printer or set printer options Print Prints a snapshot of the current image See To print a snapshot Edit menu Mac Save a Snapshot of the current image to a file See To save a The following is a breakdown of the Edit menu in the Mac version of the Epiphan Capture Tool VGA2USB File Edit View Tools Window Help Undo a6 Z Redo HZ Cut ob X Copy 38C Paste gb V Start Dictation fn fn Emoji amp Symbols Space The Edit menu has these Epiphan specific options Copy a snapshot of the current image to the clipboard See To copy a snapshot 48 DVI2USB 3 0 User Guide View menu Mac View menu Mac The following is a breakdown of the View menu in the Mac version of the Epiphan Capture Tool VGA2USB File Edit View Tools Window Help The View menu has these options Show Device List Show Adjustment Controls Full Screen Hide Toolbar Show Toolbar
63. ideo or images Give them both atry 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 on the image Using this trick it will appear like you have a graphical watermark Command line options On Windows you can use command line options to control how the Epiphan Capture Tool starts up Add as many command line options as needed in any order Each command line option starts with two dashes is separated from other options with a space The following command line options are supported Podedes Start the capture application in image only mode Press the Escape key to exit from image only mode Specify which video grabber to use when more than one is connected sn lt serial number gt to the video capture workstation lt serial number gt is the serial number of the desired video grabber Set the horizontal shift value aooo ii eena O Keep the capture application window as the topmost window on your B screen 85 DVI2ZUSB 3 0 User Guide Sharing streaming demo tool fullscreen Start the Epiphan Capture Tool in full screen mode ke Refer to the Configure your device section for more details Example You can create a desktop shortcut that includes one or more of the command line options For the purposes of this example the Epiphan Capture Tool s executible file name is v2ugui2 exe and is i
64. iphan s products are backed by our professional support team If you are having issues with your product please gather details about your system and contact our team by e Emailing support epiphan com e Live chat via the link on our support site http www epiphan com support e Phone toll free at 1 877 599 6581 or call 1 613 599 6581 Be sure to include as much information about your problem as possible Including e Problem description e Details of the video or audio source type connection resolution refresh rate etc e Product serial number e Product firmware version if applicable from web admin interface e Product LED lights Copyright 2015 Epiphan Systems Inc All Rights Reserved DVIZUSB 3 0 Release Notes Epiphan Video is happy to announce release 3 30 2 for DVIZUSB 3 0 This maintenance release includes the following updates Updated default EDID DVI2USB 3 0 now has better interoperability with digital video cameras thanks to an updated default EDID Improved power management Power management improvements mean that DVI2USB 3 0 now supports a wider range of USB host controllers Online help DVI2USB 3 0 now has searchable online HTML help Choose your video grabber from the Epiphan support page for a link to online help Improved audio support Windows and Linux only DVI2ZUSB 3 0 now has the ability to perform audio resampling and has cleaner audio at all frequencies Additionally support is added for 44 1k
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66. lapsed 3 Enter your limit number of frames or time in milliseconds seconds minutes or hours 4 Click OK 5 Start recording as usual the recording will automatically stop when the stop criteria is met Add a watermark Using the Epiphan Capture Tool you can add a watermark in the form of a time stamp or other static on screen text to your captured video or images 82 DVI2USB 3 0 User Guide Add a timestamp 5 DVI2USB 3 0 D25 1920x1080 59 0 eSa File Edit View Capture Tools KVM Help mer owns Add a watermark 3113 15 09 52 52 AM ba paus l z ma SS You can add a timestamp to your captured video by choosing from one of the pre created formats and Selecting the font size location and color Start by Record a video To configure a timestamp watermark 1 Fromthe Tools Options dialog select the On Screen Text tab 2 Check the Timestamp checkbox Timestamp Position Wow Color __ Outline L ie B Font Anal 24pt am Low Static text Position BBH Text Static Text Color Outline gg Font Anal 24pt oe 3 Choose a timestamp format from the Format drop down box 4 If desired change the color and outline color from the default white and gray values 83 DVI2USB 3 0 User Guide Add a watermark 5 Click on alocation in the Position grid to specify the location of the timestamp 6 Change the Font type and size by clicking the elipsis ne
67. le name suffix that is added to the base file name you specify the first time you start recording Start by Record a video if needed To overwrite the same file each time you record 1 Fromthe Tools Options Recording tab check the Automatically restart recording checkbox Automatically restart recording Overvrite the same file old content will be lost O Create a new file every time recording is restarted a T Append suttix 204d starting with D Overwrite existing fles Click the Overwrite the same file old content will be lost radio button Click OK Start recording and provide location and name for your video file oe E Use the pause button on the toolbar keyboard shortcut Ctrl Uor Capture Pause between recordings and click either pause again to restart automatically overwriting the previous file name To record a sequence of video files each with a different suffix 1 Fromthe Tools Options Recording tab check the Automatically restart recording checkbox Automatically restart recording Overwrite the same file ald content will be lost Create a new file every time recording is restarted Append suffis 04d starting with 0 Overwrite existing files 81 DVI2USB 3 0 User Guide Add a watermark 2 Click the Create a new file every time recording is restarted radio button 3 Use the Suffix drop down to determine whether you re using decimal d or h
68. lly the device is idle Flashing green l Video mode detection is in Solid green progress 17 DVI2ZUSB 3 0 User Guide Troubleshoot Troubleshoot If you re experiencing problems with your DVI2USB 3 0 use the following tips to attempt to rectify the problem 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 Capture device not found A epiphan video capture stream record Try the following troubleshooting tips e Confirm that the video grabber is connected to the capture workstation s USB port The device s LED is lit when it is connected e Disconnect and reconnect the video grabber from the USB port This allows the operating system to load drivers for the video grabber if they haven t already been loaded e Check the indicator LED colors and compare to the list described in Indicator LED details e On Windows check the Windows Device Manager to verify that you can see the video grabber in the list of devices e If trying the above suggestions does not resolve the issue close all applications and restart your video capture workstation 18 DVI2USB 3 0 User Guide Troubleshoot No signal detected If the Epiphan Capture Tool finds the video grabber but does not see a connected video source the message No signal detected is displayed in the capture application 5 DVI2US
69. mode Capture menu Windows The following is a breakdown of the Capture menu in the Windows version of the Epiphan Capture Tool The Capture menu lets you start stop and pause capturing recording It also lets you select the DVI2USB 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 af DVI2ZUSB 3 0 User Guide Capture menu Windows DVI2USB 3 0 D2 300292 1920x1080 59 0 Hz File Edit View Capture Tools KVM Help Start Recording Pause Capture Select Device Connect Network Device Disconnect Network Device Recent Network Devices Enable Audio Capture Audio Input Device Play Captured Audio el Frame Grabber Default Windows Device HDMI In DVIZUSB 3 0 D2530029 Microphone Realtek High Defini Configure Device Ctrl Shift C The Capture menu has these options Start Recording CtritR Start or stop recording your captured stream as a video or a series of Stop captured images See Record a video and Record as a Series of images Recording Pause Capture Resume Ctrl U Capture Pause or unpause capture and recording the last frame will stay visible on the screen See Pause video capture Select CtrleN Use when you have more than one Epiphan Pro Series Video Grabber Device connected to your video capture workstation 38 DVI
70. n the device driver and are used until you change them again Once applied you do not need to keep the Epiphan Capture Tool open to use the values you set Be aware that third party DirectShow compatible applications can also have settings that may make it appear your settings are not being honored If you re having difficulty seeing your changes check the third party application s advanced settings Configure D2 300292 Fis resolution Thiz resolution vaill be reported to DirectShow instead of the actual GA D 1 resolution 640 x 480 hi Default image This image will be sent to Directs how in case if there s no signal The image must be in non compressed BMF Format Scale image to match stream resolution Lowest quality m Best quality Best speed 14 Lo Lowest speed Algorithm Weighted average Flip image vertically E Limit frame rate to H fps _ Fix frame rate some frames may be duplicated or missed Use this checkbox to force the resolution your video grabber reports to DirectShow compatible applications When checked the drop down box has a list of resolutions from which you pick your desired resolution Fix resolution If you choose a resolution that is smaller or larger than the source video the Epiphan drivers will scale the image for you unless you uncheck Scale image to match stream resolution in which case the image will be cropped to match your chosen resolution 21 DVI2USB 3 0 User Guide
71. nstalled in C Program Files Epiphan Frame Grabber Software 1 Open Windows Explorer and navigate the following path C Program Files Epiphan Frame Grabber Software 2 Right click on the file v2ugui2 exe and select Create Shortcut Windows creates a shortcut file that depending on your Windows settings may be named Shortcut to v2ugui2 exe Ink The Ink may not appear if Windows does not display file extensions 3 If desired change the name of this file and copy it to another location if required Don t change the file extension 4 Right click the shortcut file and select Properties 5 Edit the Target field and add command line options after the closing quote For example to add the topmost command line option change the Target line to C Program Files Epiphan Frame Grabber Software v2ugui2 exe topmost Or to add topmost borderless set the horizontal shift to 67 and the vertical shift to 10 C Program Files Epiphan Frame Grabber Software v2ugui2 exe topmost borderless hs 67 vs 10 6 Select OK to save your changes to the shortcut 7 Double click the shortcut to start the video capture application with your specified command line options Sharing streaming demo tool The Windows version of the Epiphan Capture Tool includes VGA2Web a demo utility for streaming broadcasting your captured signal This tool is intended for demonstration purposes only and gives you an idea of how you can sh
72. oads folder on your hard drive 65 DVI2USB 3 0 User Guide Update device EDID Connect your video grabber to the capture computer Disconnect your video source from the video grabber Launch the Epiphan Capture Tool a E Select the Tools Upload EDID to device menu option a file selection dialog opens File Edit View Capture Tools KVM Help ey Cm Web Broadcasting Demo Fete W Upload EDID to Device Read EDID from Device Measure VGA Mode Upgrade EDID s for all Devices Upgrade Grabber Firmware Options 9 From the Open dialog find the downloaded EDID file and select it 10 Awarning dialog reminds you to disconnect your source Make sure no source is connected to the video grabber and click OK es Please diconnect and keep signal cable disconnected while EDID ts being uploaded 11 Inafewshort moments the EDID upload is complete 66 DVI2ZUSB 3 0 User Guide Update device EDID EDID programming completed successtully Practical EDID example Here s an example that helpfully shows how a custom EDID resolved a problem A user was viewing the video output from a system using a monitor The monitor displayed video images at a screen resolution of 640x480 When the user replaced the flat panel monitor with a DVI2USB 3 0 the source system changed it s video output resolution to 720x400 Why did this happen It turned out that the video source preferred to output
73. of different things added to the status bar depending on configuration settings and your current actions with the utility No grabbers If the software doesn t detect any attached video grabbers the status bar indicates there are no capture devices found Capture device not found SHARING OFF No signal on selected grabber If there is no signal to the currently selected video grabber the status bar indicates this with a no signal message No signal detected SHARING OFF Ready but not recording Otherwise the status bar shows a wealth of information When not actively recording the status bar indicates that it is Ready to start recording and shows the VGA Mode of the source signal at the right side of the bar SHARING OFF 1920x108058 7Hz Recording a video In the default configuration when actively recording a video it looks like this RECORDING tag file location duration and frame count are added to the status Writing C temp rec avi 7 sec 278 frames SHARING OFF RECORDING 1920x1080 58 7 Hz Video recording complete When video recording is complete the status bar updates to show the final file location and duration This Stays int he status bar until the application is closed or recording is restarted 72 DVI2USB 3 0 User Guide Status bar Windows only Wrote G temp rec avi 16 sec 649 frames SHARING OFF 1920x1080 58 7 Hz Recording images When recording your source as a series of images th
74. ol should play the captured audio on the capture workstation s audio output device i e local speakers or headphones which are useful for monitoring the audio captured See Configure audio for information on configuring audio capture Allows you to choose whether or not the Epiphan Capture Tool should Start up in full screen mode Startup The other option on this tab is used for legacy Epiphan products network attached video grabbers like VGA2Ethernet Lets you configure the capture application s record feature to save either Recording as video or as images See Record a videoConfigure optional recording settingsRecord as aseries of images Using the Epiphan Capture Tool you can add a watermark to your On Screen Text captured frames this tab lets you configure that watermark See Add a watermark This feature is not used by DVI2ZUSB 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 This Options tab Audio Sharing allows you to override the default compression settings used with that application Help menu Windows The Help menu in the Windows version of the Epiphan Capture Tool lets you check for software updates register your product and see information about your current software installation 42 DVI2ZUSB 3 0 User Guide Help menu Windows SDIPUSB 3 0 525450187 Check for Updates Register for
75. on dialog Microsoft ALE Microsoft Video 1 Configure Configure Intel MUV codec hee Intel MUV codec About About Full Frames Uncompressed 3 d If desired modify the AVI file size limit Recording will automatically be stopped when this limit is reached e From this page you can also Configure optional recording settings such as file names and recording period f Click OK to save your Recording settings 5 On Mac Select the VGA2USB Preferences menu item a dialog box opens a Select the Recording tab 59 DVI2USB 3 0 User Guide General KVM Recording Advanced Record a video VGA2USB Preferences a la y Compressor H 261 i Quality High J Save files to S Desktop al Recording Indicators REG ne ue ii L flashing red dot REC flashing REC sign Time recording time hh mm ss b Use the Compressor drop down to choose from codecs installed on your system c If desired change the quality of the saved video using the Quality drop down d Use Save files to to select a folder for saving the files e If you d like to have an indicator of your recording select from the Recording Indicators In the example above the word REC will flash in red on the middle of the captured image on the capture tool You can also choose from a red flashing dot or the elapsed recording time Have more than one visible at the same time if you like f Close the P
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77. perating system comes with some default codecs installed no additional codecs come with the Epiphan Capture Tool You can choose to install third party codecs such as x264 Picking the best codec for your use case is beyond the scope of this document but you can find many resources and debates about this topic on the Internet To configure the codec 1 Connect your video source to the video grabber 2 Connect the video grabber to a USB port on your capture workstation use USB 3 0 for best performance or if you plan to capture embedded audio 3 Launch the Epiphan Capture Tool using the installed desktop shortcut See Epiphan Capture Tool Mac or Epiphan Capture Tool Windows 4 On Windows Select the Tools Options menu item a dialog box opens a Select the Recording tab 58 DVI2USB 3 0 User Guide Record a video Select Codec AMI file size limit 2048 2 ME Selected codec tds Automatically restart recording Overwrite the same file ald content will be lost Create a new file every time recording is restarted Append suffix k starting with fr Overvrite existing files Automatically turm recording off After 1 frames have been saved After 1 3 seconds seconds elapsed 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 Compressi
78. piphan releases updated video grabber firmware Use this tool to check for updates and apply them These features are not applicable for DVI2USB 3 0 Firmware Upgrade Wizard Use this command to upload a custom EDID to the video Read EDID from Device Window menu Mac The Window menu in the Mac version of the Epiphan Capture Tool lets you see device information and control the application window 50 DVI2ZUSB 3 0 User Guide Help menu Mac VGA2USB_ File Edit View Tools Window Help Minimize 38M Zoom Show Device Information 36 Bring All to Front V DVI2USB 3 0 1920x1080 58 7 Hz Minimizes the active Epiphan Capture Tool application Minimize window The active window has the check mark in the list of windows at the bottom of this menu Shows information about the device used by the active window x One Device Information Show Device Information lt Hardware DVI2USB 3 0 gt Location USB Serial number p2S300292 Doreen _ ae mE t 1 Video mode 1920x1080 58 7 Hz Frame rate 29 9 fps Brings all the Epiphan Capture Tools windows to the front Bring All to Front or top of the window stack Note this doesn t affect minimized windows This list shows all of the application windows that were created with the File New Capture Window command The active window has a check mark next to it Mimimized windows have a diamond next to it List of application windows Help men
79. ptions 2 ce eee ce ee ee ee ee ce cece ee ee eee cece eee cence eeeees 68 Windows only features 22 2 2 ee ee ee eee eee ee eee eee eee eee ees Ja Status bar Windows only _ 2 22 0222 eee eee eee ce eee cece 0000000000000000 eee cece cece ee eeeeeeeeeeeeees 72 PAUSE video Capt re enon tess ciers tenses ee Senshcondewencas cece senuddeeiicensoncicevesassdangedeteencesebeacset 74 Record as a series Of images 2 2 0 2 eee eee eee cece cece eee cece cece eee cece ce eee cece eeeeeeeeeeees 74 Configure aga cse carseat vse ep ese vim ecere Gon ese i een eie oui eearsiense cee eee rnc Sees ericson Westie nena 78 Configure optional recording settings 2 c cece cece ccc cece eee ccc ee ec ec eee eeceeeeeeeeeeeees 81 Add a watermark _ 2 2 22 2 ec ccc ccc ccc cc ec cece cece ccc ec cece cc ceeceeeececeeeccececeececeeeccececceeeceereees 82 Command line Options 2 2 2 eee eee eee cece ee eee aaao anaana 85 Sharing streaming demo tool gonccecesccsu conv ecenesuwevondeveaces vents eis dvaveaieeeetesvesseweemersuneonsacus 86 Upgrade your drivers and software 0 2 ieee ec ce eee ce cece cece ence cee cece eee eecncnercrcrcnenceceee 92 Software and Documentation License l 00000000000000 0000000000000000 00000000000000 93 VI DVI2USB 3 0 User Guide Start here Start here Use the topics in this section of the user guide to get started quickly with your DVI2USB 3 0 Review What s in the Box
80. r if viewers of the web broadcasts notice delays you can increase lossless or lossy compression to reduce Internet bandwidth usage e If viewers of the web broadcast notice poor image quality you can reduce the amount of lossy compression e f the video capture workstation CPU usage is too high during web broadcasts or if viewers of the web broadcasts notice delays and you have determined that the delays are not caused by low Internet bandwidth The delays could be caused by high CPU usage on the video capture workstation resulting in the video capture workstation not being able to process all image data Lossless compression increases CPU usage So you can reduce CPU usage during web broadcasting by reducing lossless compression 90 DVI2ZUSB 3 0 User Guide Sharing streaming demo tool Changes made to default web broadcast compression settings are only visible to viewers of the web broadcast Changing these settings does not change how the video capture application displays records or prints captured images 91 DVI2USB 3 0 User Guide Upgrade your drivers and software Upgrade your drivers and software From time to time Epiphan releases new drivers and a new version of the Epiphan Capture Tool These two pieces of software are bundled together in a single package available from the Epiphan Video website on the support page for your product When you register your DVI2USB 3 0 you can choose to be notified of updates You can al
81. rabber to a USB 3 0 port on your capture workstation you can use USB 2 0 if you re planning to use an external audio source instead of embedded audio 4 Launch the Epiphan Capture Tool 5 Select the Tools Options menu item the Options dialog appears a Select the Audio tab 78 DVI2ZUSB 3 0 User Guide Configure audio Audio Audio format 44100 Hz Stereo 16 bit Audio source Frame grabber G Default Windows audio input device 0 Specific Windows audio input device HOMI In OVI US6 3 0 025300292 Play captured audio a If capturing embedded HDMI audio select Frame Grabber b If using an external audio source click Specific Windows audio input device and select your audio device from the list c If desired use the Audio format drop down to specify the audio bit rate you want saved or streamed Stereo mono and bit depth If this value is different than the incoming audio bitrate DVI2USB 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 speakers or headphones connected to the capture workstation e Click OK or Apply 6 Alternatively select Capture Audio Input Device and select your audio source from the list 79 DVI2USB 3 0 User Guide Configure audio File Edit View Capt FS We Start Recording Pause Capture Select Device
82. references dialog Step 2 Record With the Epiphan Capture Tool properly configured all there is to do is record your video As images frames are captured by the video grabber they are recorded to the video file On Windows the Status bar displays the name and location of the video file the elapsed recording time and the number of frames or images recorded On Mac if you have configured a recording indicator it appears as an overlay in the chosen location in the capture tool To record your video 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 60 DVI2USB 3 0 User Guide Record a video a DVI2ZUSB 3 0 D25300292 1920x1080 58 7 Hz File Edit View Capture Tools KVM Help SHARING OFF 39 9fps 0 0 gt 19201080 1920x1080 1920x1080 58 7 Hz 3 Select Capture Start Recording File Record Movie on Mac use the red record button or keyboard shortcut CtrI R R to start recording On Windows a Save dialog opens Mac automatically saves to the pre configured location Lis L Windows aki ai Mac Seve Copy Print Hercog 4 On Windows specify the filename and folder to save your file See Configure optional recording settings for pre configuring recording file names A A DVI2ZUSB 3 0 User Guide Record a video 5 When you are done capt
83. roceeding Open the extracted files folder Right click on setup exe and select Run as administrator to start the installation Follow the prompts to install the drivers the Epiphan Capture Tool is also installed 6 For Mac d Save your work and exit all other applications Note the workstation will reboot after the driver installation If not automatically unpacked to a pkg file double click the dmg file to unpack it Double click the pkg file to begin the installation Follow the prompts to install the drivers the Epiphan Capture Tool is also installed Enter the admin password if requested The workstation needs to be restarted and is ready after restart Connect the video grabber and the video source Now that the drivers are installed you re ready to begin capturing Although the steps below ask you to connect the video source to the grabber then the grabber to the workstation you can connect the video source and video grabber in any order 1 Connect the video source to the DVI I port on the video grabber If necessary use an adapter or appropriate converter cable DVI2ZUSB 3 0 User Guide Quick start 2 Connect the provided USB 3 0 cable to the bottom of the video grabber 3 Connect the other end of the USB cable to an available USB port on your video capture workstation use a USB 3 0 port for best performance DVIZUSB 3 0 User Guide Quick start Capture video If needed read
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88. t the menus in these topics File menu Windows Edit menu Windows View menu Windows Capture menu Windows Tools menu Help menu Windows You can also read more about the Toolbar and Status bar Windows only DVI2USB 3 0 User Guide Windows menus Windows menus These topics cover the menus found in the Windows version of the Epiphan Capture Tool S SDIPUSB 3 0 525450187 File Edit View Capture Tools KVM Help Check for Updates Register for Product Updates About aa File menu Windows The following is a breakdown of the File menu in the Windows version of the Epiphan Capture Tool 292 1920x1080 59 0 H Capture Tools EVM Help Ctri Ctrl Shiit Ctrl Shift P Print Ctrl P The File menu has these options Save a snapshot of the current image to a file on the video capture Save Ctrl S workstation See To save a snapshot Save a snapshot of the current image to a file using a new name or Save AS Ctrl Shift S format See To save a Snapshot Opens the printer configuration dialog allowing you to select a Print Setup Ctrl Shift P printer or set printer options CHER Prints a snapshot of the current image See To print a snapshot CO Closes the application terminating all capture and recording done 35 DVI2USB 3 0 User Guide Edit menu Windows a ae through this instance of the Epiphan Capture Tool Edit menu Windows The following is a breakdown of the Edit menu
89. tart Recording use the red record button or keyboard shortcut CtrlI R to start recording the Save dialog opens Sst lel md S 3 When you are done capturing use the pause or stop buttons to pause or stop recording You can also use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl U for pause and can use the menu items Capture Pause or Capture Stop Recording to control recording DVI2USB 3 0 User Guide Configure audio Windows eos ovzusa TDeaontoe 0 0 Hz Capture _5 mov Sas BO Mad Fissording Adjust Info Devices Save Copy Print 4 Use your operating system s file browser Windows Explorer or Finder to find your saved image file s Configure audio Your DVI2USB 3 0 can capture audio directly from non encrypted HDMI sources The Epiphan Capture Tool can also capture audio from other audio devices plugged into your capture workstation e g embedded laptop microphone or external microphone plugged in via USB or audio in jack 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 To select your audio source 1 Configure your external audio source with your operating system generally no configuration is needed for embedded microphones 2 Or connect your HDMI source to the video grabber 3 Connect the video g
90. tion but is also backward compatible with USB 2 0 LED indicator light indicates the current status LED of the video grabber See Indicator LED details for the meaning of different light colors 15 DVI2ZUSB 3 0 User Guide Physical attributes 16 DVI2USB 3 0 User Guide Indicator LED details Indicator LED details The color and action of the indicator LED depends on whether you are connected by USB 3 0 or USB 2 0 For maximum performance always use a USB 3 0 port and the included USB 3 0 cable Note that frame capture rate will be reduced when connected via USB 2 0 If you re not sure if your controller is USB 3 0 or USB 2 0 plug DVI2ZUSB 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 A flashing green LED means USB 2 0 The video grabber is powered on but is not functional The l driver is not installed or failed to load If you installed Solid red the Epiphan Capture Tool and drivers disconnect and reconnect the USB cable The video grabber s security validation has failed Contact Blinking red Epiphan support with the product serial number and details of your system Solid yellow Image video capture or data transfer is in progress The firmware is loaded successfully the device is idle Flashing blue Video mode detection is in The firmware is loaded progress successfu
91. type but in case of an issue where the input type isn t detected you can select this checkbox to capture analog component video with YCrCb encoding on a Mac this option is found in the Advanced tab When capturing from some sources the video grabber cannot correctly determine the order to place interlaced lines Use this checkbox to resolve the issue 27 DVI2USB 3 0 User Guide Set VGA modes Set VGA modes The VGA Modes page lets you configure the VGA modes used for analog video capture On Windows you can access this screen by selecting Capture Configure Video VGA Modes or using the Epiphan applet in the Control Panel by selecting the video grabber you d like to configure and clicking Configure Device or Default Configuration On Mac you can access this screen by selecting View Show Adjustment Controls VGA Modes or by selecting Edit for the video grabber in the Capture tab of the Epiphan system preferences application The video grabber supports many common VGA modes out of the box If however you wish to capture froma custom VGA source i e custom resolution or timing you can add that here You can also uncheck any VGA modes you d prefer the video grabber doesn t try to use when tuning the capture parameters for your source Configure D2 300292 Basic VGA Modes Advanced E Custom YGA modes 3 VGA modes Retresh Rate Interlaced Hor Active 4rea Refresh rate Interlaced Hor front porch Standar
92. u Mac The Help menu in the Mac version of the Epiphan Capture Tool lets you search for menu items using the Search option 31 DVI2USB 3 0 User Guide VGA2USB File Edit View Tools Window Help Search VGA2USB Help Help menu Mac 52 DVI2USB 3 0 User Guide Toolbar Toolbar The Epiphan Capture Tool toolbar provides a set of quick access buttons for actions that are used frequently such as starting stopping and pausing capture and saving snapshots Windows toolbar i m Mac toolbar Save Copy Print Record Adjust Info Devices On Windows you can change the size of icons on the toolbar using the menu command View Toolbar size Icons You can hide the toolbar on Mac or Windows using View Toolbar Hide Toolbar To show the toolbar again when it is hidden select View Toolbar Show Toolbar on Mac or select any of the toolbar icon sizes on Windows The toolbar items Saves a snapshot of the currently captured frame You may wish to pause capture first See Copy save or print a snapshot for more details Prints the currently captured frame You may wish to pause capture first See Copy save or print a snapshot for more details Copies the currently captured frame to the clipboard You may wish to pause capture first See Copy save or print a snapshot for more details 53 DVI2USB 3 0 User Guide Toolbar Starts or stops recording of the captured frames in imag
93. uring use the pause Windows only or stop buttons to pause or stop recording You can also use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl U for pause and can use the menu items Capture Pause or Capture Stop Recording on Windows or File Stop Recording on Mac to control recording S We aw Windows E ovzusa SOx 0 0 Hz Capture_5 mow i a B0 Mad Save Copy Print Recording 6 Use your operating system s file browser Windows Explorer or Finder to find your saved capture file On Windows 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 On Mac the file path is found in the VGA2USB Preferences dialog under the Recording tab On Windows when video file reaches the AVI file size limit one of the following occurs based on recording configuration settings e recording stops e recording continues and anew video file is created or e recording continues and the original video file is overwritten To set recording options refer to Configure optional recording settings 62 DVI2ZUSB 3 0 User Guide Crop the captured image Crop the captured image In most video capture situations you d like to record everything that is captured by the DVI2ZUSB 3 0 Sometimes however there s a need to remove some information e g patient identifying information or to crop out black bars or unwanted areas of a scene For these purposes the Epiphan C
94. vailable options Application options The Epiphan Capture Tool has a number of available configuration options accessible from the Tools Options menu The following categories of options are available Recording On Screen Text KVM Sharing Display Capture Audio and Startup The Options dialog has these tabs Lets you control how the capture tool displays the captured images and what information is displayed in the status bar See Configure display Display options for more information on the display format and Status bar Windows only for a description and examples of the optional status bar indicators Allows you to configure cropping to capture only a specific part of the video frame See Crop the captured image for details Capture From this tab you can also change the interval between video mode detection attempts Making the number smaller means the grabber will 41 DVI2ZUSB 3 0 User Guide Help menu Windows check more often for a different video mode but it also means the grabber will work harder and could reduce frame rate Lastly from this tab you can also limit the frame rate of your capture This could be necessary if you are streaming or recording and know you have a small amount of bandwidth or disk space and don t want to overwhelm it with too much data Lets you configure the audio format for the recording the audio source used and whether or not the Epiphan Capture To
95. vel adjustments WS Wr _ 0 SYNC A AAE EA AE 0 m 125 0 125 VSynG e VPS 125 0 125 Hsync Vsync levels very rarely need to be adjusted The default value is zero _ Prefer wide VGA mode YCrCb capture Swap interlaced fields Specify an interval in seconds that the video grabber should use between auto adjustments There is generally no need to change this value however if you will be changing your source frequently during capture you may want to reduce the interval Digital mode detection Is not applicable for DVI2USB 3 0 Auto adjustment interval In USB 2 mode allows you to trade off frame rate vs compression artifacts On board compression 30 Advanced adjustments DVI2ZUSB 3 0 User Guide Sync level adjustment HSync and VSync Prefer wide VGA mode VGA sources only YCrCb capture Swap interlaced fields Adjust horizontal and vertical sync levels on Windows this option is found in the main Adjustments tab This checkbox allows Wide Aspect Ratio VGA modes to be displayed by the video capture application window The Epiphan USB device driver may not be able to determine whether the video source is sending a wide video mode signal You can select this option if your video source uses a wide video mode to make sure that the Epiphan USB device driver selects a wide video mode on Windows this option is found in the main Adjustments tab Generally your DVIZUSB 3 0 auto det
96. ws do one of the following 1 From the Epiphan Capture choose Capture Configure Device or 2 Open the Windows Control Panel a Click the Epiphan Frame Grabbers applet the Epiphan Frame Grabber Configuration window appears b Select the grabber you wish to configure c Click Edit Configuration the edit configuration window opens Mac To access the configuration screen on a Mac do one of the following 1 From the Epiphan Capture Tool choose View Show Adjustment Controls or 2 Open the Systems Preferences panel a Click the Epiphan icon the Epiphan preferences window appears b Select the Capture tab c Choose the video grabber you want to configure necessary only if you have more than one video grabber d Click Edit the configuration window appears 20 DVI2ZUSB 3 0 User Guide DirectShow video adjustments Windows DirectShow video adjustments Windows in the Epiphan Capture Tool the Capture Configure Video DirectShow page lets you configure how the device interacts with DirectShow compatible applications From the resolution to whether or not the image is flipped there are avariety of options available See the table below for an explanation of each option On Windows you can also access this screen using the Epiphan applet in the Control Panel by selecting the video grabber you d like to configure and clicking Configure Device or Default Configuration The adjustments made here are stored i
97. xt 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 Note that you can include both atimestamp and a static text watermark Add a static text watermark You can add static text to your captured video by adding your text and selecting the font size location and color Start by Record a video To configure a static text watermark 1 Fromthe Tools Options dialog select the On Screen Text tab 2 Check the Static text checkbox Z Timestamp Format dps Color __ V Outline eel Font Arial 4pt m Static text Position Test Statie Text BSS Color Outline i C T Font Anal 24pt Be 3 Inthe Text field enter your text string 4 If desired change the color and outline color from the default white and gray values 5 Click on a location in the Position grid to specify the location of your static text watermark 84 DVI2ZUSB 3 0 User Guide Command line options 6 Change the Font type and size by clicking the elipsis next to the Font description a font selection dialog opens 7 When you are done configuring click Apply to see the changes while keeping the dialog open for futher tweaks or click OK to apply your changes and close the dialog You can have both a text watermark and a timestamp mark on your captured v
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100. you rotate your captured source For example if your camera or source needs to be flipped 90 degrees to the left or right or 180 degrees for proper viewing Select the desired rotation from the dropdown list and click Apply or OK to see the results This setting affects both the display and recorded images video Check this checkbox if you d like the application window to resize when the source s resolution changes Lets you choose to have colors inverted for printing black will appear as white yellow as blue red as cyan etc Select this checkbox to have your image flipped vertically the effect is as though a mirror is placed along the top edge of the captured frame To flip the image horizontally select both this option and add a 180 degree image rotation 69 DVI2USB 3 0 User Guide Configure display options I This setting affects both the display and recorded images video Mac display options To access the display options on a Mac select VGA2USB Preferences and select the General tab Capture format Image rotation Enable hardware cropping 20 VGA2USB Preferences Capture format Color J Image rotation None _ Enable hardware cropping Left Q Width 0 Top 0 d Height 0 Crop rectangle must contain at least 1600 pixels _ Limit capture frame rate Maximum frames per second 60 _ Start in full screen mode Choose from color or greyscale image capture Changes made are immedi

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