[GEM-dev] HD pix_video on Linux

B. Bogart ben at ekran.org
Sat Aug 7 06:46:12 CEST 2010


Thanks Chris,

I'll look into that. Seems like those cards were talked about on the
lumeria list.

So if there is no V4l device driver, then how is it "supported"? I mean
if you have to write a driver, would not almost any card work under
linux, if you could get the spec info.

.b.

On 10-08-04 03:35 PM, chris clepper wrote:
> The Blackmagic Intensity has Linux drivers and captures uncompressed
> analog or HDMI signals.  It is not supported directly by V4L, so you
> would have to do some programming to get it working. 
> 
> It is a nice card for the money ($199) though. 
> 
> 
> 
> On Tue, Aug 3, 2010 at 5:55 PM, B. Bogart <ben at ekran.org
> <mailto:ben at ekran.org>> wrote:
> 
>     Hey all,
> 
>     Are there any options for getting HD (1080p) video input (in Gem) on
>     Linux?
> 
>     I'm starting a project where SD will not likely cut it, as I'll be doing
>     lots of cropping.
> 
>     I realize it would work out of the box on MacOS, but I'm staying away
>     from that.
> 
>     An HD IP camera may be the way to go, does Gem on Linux load network
>     video streams?
> 
>     Aside: Since HD will be a lot more CPU usage, anyone working on VDPAU
>     support in Gem?
> 
>     Thanks all!
>     .b.
> 
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