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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

Capture output from any VGA source at up to 2048x2048
Use your LAN to stream a lossless video signal at up to 120 frames per second
Used in high precision applications such as air traffic control, satellite and RADAR image capture, professional AV and video production, control rooms, operating rooms
Interfaces to multiple 3rd party applications compatible with DirectShow on Windows, QuickTime on Mac OS X and V4L (Video4Linux) on Linux

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.

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:

Setup an automated or periodical "save" command
Send the VGA output to an attached paper printer
Broadcast and share the VGA signal to the Internet
Archive the VGA output in a variety of formats, including JPEG, PNG, BMP, AVI, and MP4

VGA2Ethernet PRO Сonnection Diagram

VGA2Ethernet Сonnection Diagram

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)

QuickTime Applications (click to expand)

Video For Linux Applications (click to expand)

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VGA Recorder Lite - An appliance that captures VGA, DVI/HDMI video and audio signals, encodes on the fly to standard protocols such as H.264, MPEG 4, MJPEG and records the output to local storage, accessible via http with built in webserver, FTP, and automatic copy features. Compressing and encoding the on the fly saves time in pre-production of videos.

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.