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Capture multiple channels and multiply your savings

With the capability to simultaneously capture four independent channels of audio and video, the Osprey® 440 PCI-XTM capture card is a good choice for broadcasters and government agencies.

Industry proven performance.

More than 300,000 Osprey cards are being used in a variety of broadcast, commercial and industrial applications. You’ll find Osprey capture cards in mission-critical applications throughout the world.

Global standards support.

With all Osprey® capture cards, quality and reliability is standard. They support global analog standard-definition formats, including NTSC and PAL. If you are a global OEM systems integrator seeking a single-solution deployment strategy, this card’s for you.

Additional inputs and outputs.

OEM product developers can take advantage of additional composite video, S-Video, and balanced audio inputs which are available on internal connections on the Osprey 440 circuit board. Security or surveillance OEMs can also access internal contact closure inputs and alarm relay outputs for custom applications. And, a versatile Osprey SDK is available for custom software application developers.

Software compatible.

The Osprey 440 works with popular video capture and encoding applications. Purchase the Osprey-440 with SimulStream® and you can use any or all of the four available inputs to feed multiple encoders at the same time.

Driver Support:

  • Microsoft® DirectShow® API

Inputs:

  • Video: 4 composite (BNC) (BNC RCA adapters included)
  • Audio: 4 pair unbalanced stereo

Video Format:

  • NTSC/PAL

Pre-Processing:

  • Closed-caption extraction/rendering
  • Logo/bitmap overlay
  • Software-controlled hardware audio gain control
  • Scaling, cropping, de-interlacing and inverse telecine
  • Loss of video automatic text pattern generation with text overlay option

Dimensions:

  • Full-height / half-length board (6.6” L x 4.2” H) (16.77 cm L x 10.67 cm H)
  • 64-bit PCITM interface
  • 32-bit/33-MHz PCI compatible
  • 3.3 Volt PCI 2.3 compliant

Hardware Warranty:

  • 1 year limited hardware warranty