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VGA2Ethernet PRO

Product Overview

Epiphan VGA2Ethernet Pro™ is a compact external VGA frame grabber that is capable of capturing VGA signals (up to 2048 x 2048) at rates of up to 120 frames per second. Designed for high speed and high precision military, air traffic control, medical and industrial applications, Epiphan Systems VGA2Ethernet PRO uses the common RJ45 10/100/GigE Ethernet port to interface itself with the target computer, allowing for up to 1 Gigabit transfer rates.

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Key Features


With a maximum capture resolution of 2048 x 2048 this is the fastest and most powerful VGA frame grabber available on the market. Using the latest state-of-the-art pre-compression technologies developed by Epiphan Systems specifically for the VGA2Ethernet PRO, the user is able to acquire diagnostic-quality 100% lossless images from any VGA/RGB source.

Whether capturing the VGA signal from radars, high resolution cameras, ultrasound devices, servers, computers, or any other mission-critical equipment, using the VGA2Ethernet PRO from Epiphan Systems will ensure effortless and reliable VGA capture every time that it is used.

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VGA2Ethernet PRO is fully compatible with DirectShow in Windows and QuickTime in Mac OS X, meaning that it can be used in conjunction with any third party software that allows the use of an external camera as a video input. Alternatively, the VGA2Ethernet PRO software, available as a free download, supports not only the viewing and saving of the VGA signal as an image or video, but also allows the user to:

VGA2Ethernet PRO Сonnection Diagram

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An SDK, API, and examples are available free of charge for those users wishing to integrate the VGA2Ethernet PRO into their custom applications developed for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux.

Third Party Application Support

Epiphan Frame Grabbers are designed to work with open interfaces such as DirectShow, QuickTime and Video for Linux.

DirectShow Applications (click to expand)

Epiphan frame grabbers are specifically designed and tested to work with Microsoft DirectShow compatible applications.

The following is a list of applications that Epiphan believes are compatible. Please note that this is not a comprehensive list of compatible applications, but a list of applications that are believed to be in use by other Epiphan customers. Refer to the specific application documentation for details on how each application supports Direct Show:

• GraphEdit (part of the Microsoft DirectShow SDK)

Microsoft Media Encoder (Expression Encoder)

VirtualDUB

VLC

Adobe Flash Media Encoder

Skype

How to Capture and Record Video Feed from the VGA or DVI sources using DirectShow Applications

QuickTime Applications (click to expand)

Epiphan frame grabbers are specifically designed and tested to work with QuickTime compatible applications.

The following is a list of applications that Epiphan believes are compatible. Please note that this is not a comprehensive list of compatible applications, but a list of applications that are believed to be in use by other Epiphan customers. Refer to the specific application documentation for details on how each application supports QuickTime:

QuickTime Pro

QuickTime Broadcaster

HackTV

WhackedTV

Wirecast

Podcast Producer

Skype

How to Record VGA or DVI signal using QuickTime Player

Video For Linux Applications (click to expand)

Epiphan frame grabbers are specifically designed and tested to work with Video For Linux compatible applications.

The following is a list of applications that Epiphan believes are compatible. Please note that this is not a comprehensive list of compatible applications, but a list of applications that are believed to be in use by other Epiphan customers. Refer to the specific application documentation for details on how each application supports Video For Linux:

VLC Player

Mplayer

GStreamer

How to Install Frame Grabber Drivers on a Workstation Running Linux and View the Grabbed Video

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More Information

Case Studies - See how Epiphan Systems VGA2Ethernet PRO is used for video and image capture by users all over the world.

Specifications - Look through the specifications of the VGA2Ethernet PRO.

Software - Learn more how to install the iPad/iPhone client for VGA2Ethernet PRO frame grabbers.