The VisionRGB-E1S video capture card provides video capture from analog RGB or digital DVI video signals and works at a pixel rate of up to 170MHz (analog) or 165MHz (DVI). The data is captured and recorded on a 32MB buffer. Using direct memory access technology transfers the data to the host system where it is then available for display.. The subject of this blog entry are its VisionRGB E1 and VisionRGB E1s PCI-e cards. When they were released, these were very expensive cards, probably retailing for several hundred dollars each. However, the E1 appears to have been discontinued and the E1s is the least featured product in Datapath's page showing its current video capture products.
For streaming applications, the VisionRGB-E1S can be used with Windows Media Encoder to compress and stream captured video. To replay the video, use Windows® Media Player. Any application compatible with Windows® DirectShow technology can use the VisionRGB-E1S due to its built-in WDM support. SOFTWARE The VisionRGB-E1S is supplied with a powerful. The VisionRGB-E1S video capture card is supplied with a powerful software application for configuring the timing and format of the input sources and displaying the data. Simply connect your external DVI or Analog source into the card, run the VisionRGB-E1S application to automatically detect the video source format and display the captured.