Re: Geovision and Idratek

["Karam Karam" <kzkaram@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I think Allan may be right. Have you tried contacting Geovision=20
technical support? Provide them with any relevant information that=20
your PC or the any digitiser card labels may have and ask them if=20
they have drivers that allow the camera images to be viewed/captured=20
by popular Windows applications.

As Chris mentioned elsewhere we generally recommend the IVC200=20
digitiser card. This has 4 seperate digitiser chips so you can get=20
30fps on each channel without suffering multiplexing issues. The GPIO=20
is a bit redundant for IDRATEK applications. These cards are around=20
=A3100-120 so I suppose it would be an expensive swap when you've=20
already spent money on Geovision cards. :-(

Karam
IDRATEK LTD

--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "ReynoldsB"
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> Hi Allan, that is not an answer I wanted to hear :-(
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> Much appreciated though!
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> Do you know how I can tell what generation of card it is please?
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> The cameras are indeed coax as you suspected.
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> B.
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> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On=20
Behalf Of
> Allan Smith
> Sent: 07 December 2007 10:56
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: [ukha_d] Re: Geovision and Idratek
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> Brian,=20
> I think you have one of the older generation Geovision cards,=20
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> series 1 or series 2. These cards have proprietary chips, with=20
> proprietary drivers and security chips on them to only work with=20
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> geo-vision software. I am willing to be corrected but AFAIK you=20
> cannot use them natively with any other applications. There are=20
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> members on the list who may have obtained an SDK to write their own=20
> applications but even then I am not sure of the abilities.=20
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> Assuming I have guessed right about the Geovision card you have=20
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> I the cameras you have are COAX attached and are not IP in any way.=20
> Geovision supply their own Active X control to allow you to view=20
> camera output or you can snapshot still images/AVI's to a folder=20
> after the event.=20
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> I think you need to look at getting a different capture card based=20
> the normal BT748(?) chipsets which as discussed other applications=20
> can then access.=20
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> Cheers
> Allan
> --- In ukha_d@yahoogroups. <mailto:ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com>=20
com, "Karam
> Karam" <kzkaram@> wrote:
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> > Can any other relevant Windows applications see your cameras?
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> > available as a selectable source in the likes of Paint shop
pro,=20
> > Skype, or such?
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> > Karam
> > IDRATEK LTD
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> > --- In ukha_d@yahoogroups. <mailto:ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com>
com,
> "ReynoldsB" <brian.g.reynolds@>=20
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> > > Just looked in device manager and opened the "Sound,
Video and=20
> game
> > > controllers" line and below it reads,
> > > GV650(S) Audio #A
> > > GV650(S) Audio #B
> > > GV650(S) Video Capture #A
> > > GV650(S) Video Capture #B
> > > GVDSP Audio #A
> > > GVDSP Video Capture #A
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> > > Does this mean Windows can see the cards? Nothing says WDM..
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