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THE IMAGING
SOURCE ANNOUNCES NEW
VIDEO-TO-FIREWIRE CONVERTER
Notebooks now have the same
image acquisition power as PCI frame grabbers
Charlotte, NC (October 29, 2001) -The Imaging Source, a digital imaging hardware reseller and manufacturer and software application developer announces a new video to firewire converter. The Imaging Source is offering a sneak preview of the DFG/1394-1at their booth #421during The Vision Show East in Boston Oct. 30 - Nov. 1, 2001. The DFG/1394-1 is a versatile, easily portable solution for mobile imaging. It can be used with notebook computers and PCs as well as interface with other video capture devices including medical equipment, camcorders and digital cameras. Software developers can also integrate the DFG/1394-1into their applications via a software developer kit (SDK) that is included.
Rolf Bollhorst, president of The Imaging Source states, "Finally notebook users get the same image
acquisition performance as PC users using a PCI frame grabber. Uncompressed video can be displayed in real time and streamed as AVI to the hard drive." Mr. Bollhorst also states that, "The DFG/1394-1 will be commercially available before the end of this year."
Highlights of DFG/1394-1 Video to Firewire Converter:
- Converts standard video to IEEE-1394 uncompressed
- 2x composite, 1x Y/C (S-VHS) video in, NTSC, PAL
- Ports: 2x IEEE 1394-1995/1394a, 6-pin, 400 Mb/s
- Real-time display even on Laptops
- Real-time mirroring
- Comes with a WDM Stream Class Driver (see Microsoft spec)
- Comes with the Capture SDK IC Imaging Control SE
- Pentium 300 MHz or higher
- Windows 2000/SP2 or higher, DirectX 8 or higher
Specifications:
| Video formats |
PAL/NTSC, RS-170/CCIR |
| Max video resolution |
768x576 at 50Hz (PAL/CCIR), 640x480 at 60Hz (NTSC/RS170) |
| Analog inputs |
2x composite, 1x Y/C (multiplexed inputs) |
| 1394 interface |
Compliant with IEEE 1394-1995 and IEEE 1394a |
| Connectors (input) |
2x female RCA (Cinch), 1x 4 pin S-VHS |
| Connectors (output) |
2x IEEE 1394 6-pin ports (equiv to Molex 53462) |
| On-board settings |
Mirroring |
| Available color formats |
YUV 4:2:2, 4:1:1RGB 32, RGB 24, RGB 8 |
| A/D conversion |
CCIR: 14.75 MHz, NTSC: 12.27 MHz, SECAM: 14.75 MHz |
| Square pixels |
Yes |
| Pixel jitter |
<1ns for regular sampling scheme |
| Noise |
1 LSB RMS |
| Included software |
WDM Stream Class Driver (see Microsoft specification) andWDM/IAT - WDM Image Acquisition Tools |
| Operating system |
Windows 2000/SP2 or higher, DirectX 8 |
| Supply voltage |
8 to 30 VDC |
| Current consumption |
approx 120 mA (at 12 VDC, idle), approx 140 mA (at 12VDC, during 400 Mbps transfer) |
| Size |
(95x57x33) mm; (3 ¾"x 2 ¼" x 1 ¼") |
| Weight |
100g; 0.22lb |
| Max. temperature (operation) |
-5°C to 45°C |
| Max. temperature (storage) |
-20°C to 60°C |
| Max. humidity (operation) |
90% non-condensing |
Software Support
The DFG/1394-1 comes with the IC Imaging Control and includes:
C++ class library, activeX, sample source code, Grab&View imaging application
IC Imaging Control allows controlling all hardware setting, displays a live image,
saves images to hard disk, provides a buffer for image processing, etc.
FPICS, which is an acronym for Frame-grabber
Programming Interface Control Standard, is included
to allow developers and OEMs to quickly build advanced
capture applications around the DFG/1394-1.
About
The Imaging Source
The Imaging Source is a digital imaging hardware
reseller and manufacturer, a software application
developer and complete image system solution provider
for digital imaging technology. The Imaging Source
supplies a wide range of imaging products including
LED lighting products, optics from Pentax, Computar
and Rodenstock and cameras from The Imaging Source,
Sony, and Panasonic. The Imaging Source manufactures
it's own line of frame grabbers. The Imaging Source
is dedicated to providing integration advice and
pre and post sales support in addition to its wide
variety of imaging equipment and software.
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