Note: Consumer capture boards are only usable with RocketDVD Prosumer and cannot be used with RocketDVD Professional applications. 

RocketDVD supports real-time video capture cards for converting analog video and audio to DVD.  The following cards are currently supported:

 Viewcast Osprey 210 -

The Osprey-210 Enhanced
Audio & Video Capture

The Osprey-210 builds upon the proven audio and video capture capabilities of the Osprey® Video products. The Osprey-210 offers audio and video enhancements that make a "Best-of-Breed" product in the analog A/V capture space.

The Osprey-210 provides a single card solution that offers a high degree of scalability and flexibility for the streaming enthusiast.

With a variety of analog inputs including:

• Composite (BNC connector)
• S-Video
• Unbalanced stereo audio via RCA and mini-DIN
• Unbalanced audio output for real time monitoring of your captured media

The Osprey-210 has something for everyone! The Osprey-210 is a popular choice amongst users ranging from content creators new to streaming media to hobbyist to professionals desiring the higher quality video connector options.

The Osprey-210 ships with a breakout cable for video and audio inputs.

Features:

• Multiple Osprey-210's per chassis (Windows® 2000 and Windows XP)
• Advanced DMA for ultra-high performance (full 30 fps)
• BNC composite video input
• Audio Loop-back
• Hardware audio gain control
• Closed Caption
• Compatible with SimulStream®

Benefits:

• Increased integration flexibility by allowing multiple cards to operate within a single PC
• Captures full frame video at 30 frames per second for maximum quality
• Supports most popular video and audio APIs
• Professional video connector enhances reliability
• Monitoring of audio capture without impacting rich media delivery
• Enhanced sound capture at lower bit rates
• Windows 2000 and Windows XP support
• Linux support

Viewcast Osprey 230 -

The Osprey-230 is designed for today's high performance systems, delivering professional-level features and functionality, such as PCI-X compatibility, for best-quality streaming results.

Plus it's low profile configuration allows for greater usability in small form factor computers, making it the ideal solution for rack-mount encoding farms, custom enclosures, and other form factor constrained environments.

The Osprey-230 ships with a breakout cable for video and audio inputs.

There are several other breakout options available for the Osprey-230 to meet your specific work environment requirements which are a breakout box and a breakout rack panel.

Optional Input Connectors

The breakout box has inputs for composite video, S-Video, as well as balanced & unbalanced audio. It also features unbalanced (RCA) and balanced (XLR) audio connectors.

The 1U rack input box has the same type of inputs as the breakout box but provides an additional set of inputs. This provides rack-savings benefits when using multiple Osprey-230 streaming capture cards. The breakout panel is also available as a bundle kit with two Osprey-230 cards.

Professional content creators will also gain the flexibility they need for working with various media inputs, output formats and system interfaces.

Features:

• Cascable architecture allows for multiple Osprey-230s per chassis
• Advanced DMA for ultra-high performance (full 30 fps)
• Hardware audio gain control
• Closed Caption extraction
• AVI or extended AVI capture for use with the most popular 3rd party editing and streaming software applications
• Hardware Cropping and Bitmap Overlay
• PCI-X compatible
• Audio Loop-back
• Osprey® SimulStream® Ready

Specifications:

• Video Input: Composite (BNC), S-Video
• Audio Input: Balanced stereo (2 x XLR), Unbalanced stereo (2 x RCA)
• Audio Output: Unbalanced stereo line level (3.5 mm)
• Low-Profile Design Board (includes low-profile bracket, not pictured)
• 64-bit PCI Interface
• 32-bit/33-MHz PCI Compatible
• 3.3-V PCI 2.3 compliant
• Windows® 2000, Windows XP and Linux support