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| Started by | peter@easthope.ca |
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| First post | 2017-02-19 07:10 +0100 |
| Last post | 2017-02-21 01:20 +0100 |
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Matrox Meteor frame grabber. peter@easthope.ca - 2017-02-19 07:10 +0100
Re: Matrox Meteor frame grabber. Dan Ritter <dsr@randomstring.org> - 2017-02-19 13:20 +0100
Correction: Re: Matrox Meteor frame grabber. peter@easthope.ca - 2017-02-20 01:30 +0100
Re: Correction: Re: Matrox Meteor frame grabber. Dan Ritter <dsr@randomstring.org> - 2017-02-21 01:20 +0100
| From | peter@easthope.ca |
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| Date | 2017-02-19 07:10 +0100 |
| Subject | Matrox Meteor frame grabber. |
| Message-ID | <tcsR3-3NG-1@gated-at.bofh.it> |
There is an old Matrox Meteor PCI card here. http://easthope.ca/MatroxMeteor.jpg As I understand, a frame grabber or video tuner. The connector on the lower left in the photo accepts an RCA plug. The connector immediately above that is S video. The next above is a 3.5 mm TRS socket. Audio? The connector on the shielding box is similar to RCA but smaller. Any ideas about that? Which of these is input and which is output? The closest document I've found on the Matrox Web site lacks the shielding box and has a DE-9 subminiature connector on the upper end of the bracket. Can Debian display composite video using this card? Which packages are needed? Thanks, ... Peter E. -- 123456789 123456789 123456789 123456789 123456789 123456789 123456789 Tel: +1 360 639 0202 Pender Is.: +1 250 629 3757 http://easthope.ca/Peter.html Bcc: peter at easthope. ca
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| From | Dan Ritter <dsr@randomstring.org> |
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| Date | 2017-02-19 13:20 +0100 |
| Message-ID | <tcyD7-7hd-5@gated-at.bofh.it> |
| In reply to | #177986 |
On Sat, Feb 18, 2017 at 09:23:11PM -0800, peter@easthope.ca wrote: > There is an old Matrox Meteor PCI card here. > http://easthope.ca/MatroxMeteor.jpg > As I understand, a frame grabber or video tuner. > > The connector on the lower left in the photo accepts an RCA plug. The > connector immediately above that is S video. The next above is a 3.5 > mm TRS socket. Audio? The connector on the shielding box is similar > to RCA but smaller. Any ideas about that? > Which of these is input and which is output? All of them are input. > Can Debian display composite video using this card? Which packages are > needed? This is an input-only card, and while it was very good when it was introduced, it is absolutely lousy by today's standards. No driver for it has been seen since 2005. Hardware has become much cheaper and more powerful since then. You can buy a used device that can handle NTSC and ATSC (HD) video for $30 or so -- and will have support. To see the kernel docs on supported devices, look at https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/Documentation/media/v4l-drivers?id=refs/tags/v4.10-rc8 -dsr-
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| From | peter@easthope.ca |
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| Date | 2017-02-20 01:30 +0100 |
| Subject | Correction: Re: Matrox Meteor frame grabber. |
| Message-ID | <tcK1A-5O4-17@gated-at.bofh.it> |
| In reply to | #177990 |
* From: Dan Ritter dsr@randomstring.org * Date: Sun, 19 Feb 2017 07:14:50 -0500 > This is an input-only card, ... > Hardware has become much cheaper and more powerful ... > To see the kernel docs on supported devices, ... Thanks Dan. Will check PC Galore and eBay. The objective is to capture composite video from a microscope mounted camera. Capabilities beyond NTSC may not help. I've never used a frame grabber in Linux. What software is opened to see the image? Thanks, ... Peter E. -- 123456789 123456789 123456789 123456789 123456789 123456789 123456789 Tel: +1 360 639 0202 Pender Is.: +1 250 629 3757 http://easthope.ca/Peter.html Bcc: peter at easthope. ca
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| From | Dan Ritter <dsr@randomstring.org> |
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| Date | 2017-02-21 01:20 +0100 |
| Subject | Re: Correction: Re: Matrox Meteor frame grabber. |
| Message-ID | <td6ls-3jL-9@gated-at.bofh.it> |
| In reply to | #178013 |
On Sun, Feb 19, 2017 at 03:44:54PM -0800, peter@easthope.ca wrote: > * From: Dan Ritter > > This is an input-only card, ... > > > Hardware has become much cheaper and more powerful ... > > > To see the kernel docs on supported devices, ... > > Thanks Dan. Will check PC Galore and eBay. > > The objective is to capture composite video from a microscope mounted > camera. Capabilities beyond NTSC may not help. > > I've never used a frame grabber in Linux. What software > is opened to see the image? The Video4Linux2 project (integrated into the kernel for years) provides a generic interface for cameras and other video input. Basically, you should only buy a device with a V4L2 driver, and then everything will work with it. In realtime, one of the best viewers is VLC. You might want a Hauppauge WinTV PVR-150. They are pretty high quality PCI cards with input for composite and cable tuners. These days I expect that they run about $15 or so. Everybody want ATSC... -dsr-
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