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1. Vidiola Vidiola provides full motion capture and playback of digital video Text and graphics overlay on top of full screen live video The hardware design pro vides features such as SuperZoom playback and real time compression 3 1 Vidiola Pro Vidiola Pro is the same as Vidiola and adds NTSC output and S Video output Two configurations are available for Vidiola Pro the hardware is the same but the software is different Vidiola Pro D offers digital video capture and editing with transitions and video output Vidiola Pro C offers full screen cuts only video editing and titling utilizing camcorder control and overlay without storing video to hard disk Vidiola Premium Vidiola Premium is the same as Vidiola Pro D and adds real time Motion JPEG compression with ra tios up to 56 1 Vidiola User s Manual This manual will familiarize you with the features installation and use of your Vidiola There are several symbols and conventions used throughoutthis manual which will help to draw your attention to a feature or to focus on important information When you see the Magnifying Glass it means the text is referring to some thing you should take a closer look at before proceeding further When you see the Exclamation Mark it gives important information on avoiding damage to property Common Names AVI Audio Video Interleaved Refers to the family of IBM PC PC XT or PC AT compatible computers Joint Photographi2. E000H E000 E7FF E800H E800 EFFF For example if you are using EMM386 and you have selected a Hex Address of D000H the line in your CONFIG SYS file would read DEVICE C DOS EMM386 EXE X D000 D7FF VGA Compatbility Your Vidiola card is designed to connect toa VGA card using the feature connector This connector is an industry standard endorsed by VESA Video Electronics Standards Association Orchid Tech nology has performed extensive testing to ensure that the feature connector on the Vidiola card con Vidiola User s Manual 55 Appendix B Tech Support Tips forms to this standard Unfortunately there are a number of VGA and VGA accelerator cards that do not conform to this specification correctly These boards will not work with your Vidiola card If you experience any VGA compatibility issues follow these steps to help determine the problem 1 Use Microsoft Windows standard VGA 640x480x16 color driver prior to attempting to run Vidiola using your video card s enhanced drivers Select this driver through the Windows SETUP program Confirm that your video card is configured for a vertical refresh of 60Hz at the resolution you are attempting to capture NOTE Vidiola only cap tures at 640x480 up to 65K colors and 800x600 up to 256 colors depending on the capability of your video card If your Windows desktop displays color palette distortions run Vidiola s VGAUTIL EXE pro gram and change the BUS setting to VL
3. IRQ 10 or 11 I O 300H 320H 340H or 360H Other devices such as SCSI cards hard disks and CD ROM drives commonly use the follow ing addresses IRQ 10 11 14 or 15 I O 330H or 340H I O and DMA conflicts will normally lock up your system The memory base address used must also be excluded in your memory manager program For example to exclude the D000H to DFFFH address segment in the EMM386 memory man ager program the following syntax is used C EMM386 EXE NOEMS X D000 D7FF or X D800 DFFF Refer to your memory manager program user s manual for details on using an exclusion state ment Vidiola User s Manual Please write down all address settings for future reference Appendix A Technical Information Technical Specifications This section includes the technical specifications for all Vidiola products and provides software installation information for upgrading memory Features Full motion video capture SuperZoom playback Graphics Overlay e NTSC or PAL input Memory Configurations Vidiola 1 0MB DRAM upgradeable to 1 5MB Vidiola Pro 1 5MB DRAM Vidiola Premium 1 5MB DRAM Computers Supported ISA machines 386 486 and compatibles Pentium based systems Card Size 7 x 3 25 Vidiola Full length Vidiola Pro amp Premium External Connectors S Video Sub card S Video input and output Vidiola Pro amp Premium 4 pin mini din S Video input Vidiola 6
4. Torun the VGAUTIL EXE program a Open the Windows File Manager program then open the directory where the Vidiola software is installed b Double click on VGAUTIL EXE and the fol lowing screen appears VG Configuration 640 x 480 256 Colors HiColor Clock e 1X C 2X HSync Low C High VSync Low C High Interlaced v No C Yes Bus CISA vL 3 Check your graphics card manual or README file for any changes needed for your configura tion when using a video overlay card Vidiola User s Manual 41 Appendix A Technical Information Symptom 4 My captured movies do not contain any audio Check 1 Verify the settings in your software application to make sure it is configured to capture audio Are the sound drivers for your audio card in stalled in Windows Consult the audio card s manual Check to make sure thatthe Audio Out connector of your video source is connected to the Line In connector of your audio card Consult your video source and audio card manuals for proper connections Check to make sure that your audio card is installed and configured properly Symptom 5 The capture rate is not very good Check You can improve the performance by following the suggestions below 1 42 Record to a RAM disk if you have enough memory Capture to memory Even if you do not have a lot of memory Vidiola will still use it as a buffer and sho
5. results for your application PAL Video Output For Vidiola Pro and Premium only To view PAL video output your VGA must be running in 640x480 resolution at 60Hz refresh rate It must also be running in a valid overlay resolution 256 or 65 536 colors when used with a suitable VGA card Important Please note that unlike NTSC video out putis not available when running your VGA card in 16 colors when using PAL output In addition the video output display will be distorted or corrupted when you are not running Windows this is normal operation Once the software is installed an additional appli cation called Video Output appears in the Vidiola program group Double click on the Video Output icon and the following screen appears 34 Vidiola User s Manual Section 3 Using Vidiola Video Output Flicker Filter Output Sync On Horizontal Synci Off C Horizontal Sync2 Apply Picture Enhancement To Composite Output S Video Output Figure 3 15 Video Output Menu Vidiola Pro amp Premium ic ker Filter Select ON if you are displaying an image with single pixel horizontal lines Select OFF if you are displaying full screen graphics or video Experi ment with the Flicker Filter control to get the best results for your application Output Sync This option is used to set the horizontal synchroni zation of the output signal from your graphics card Some graphics car
6. 30 frames per second capture at this window size For full screen video playback capture at 160 x 120 and use the SuperZoom feature to playback at full screen For Vidiola Premium only We recommend that you capture video at window sizes up to 320x240 using the Vidiola Premium JPEG Compressed Image Format Depending on your system per formance you can achieve 30 frames per second at this window size For full screen video play back capture at 320x240 and use the SuperZoom feature to playback at full screen We recommend that you capture to memory instead of directly to disk there is an option to do this in your capture application Even if you only have a small amount of memory Vidiola will use that memory as a buffer for the disk resulting in better performance Still Image Grab Ly 32 To capture a still frame set the Image Format to 24 bit RGB Configure the capture program for Single Frame capture or Step Frame capture Select the desired capture window size Vidiola User s Manual KY ww For more information on OLE refer to your Microsoft Windows User s Guide Section 3 Using Vidiola Vidiola Live Video The Vidiola Live Video feature enables you to add a live video window for playback to Windows application files such as presentations spreadsheets and wordprocessing documents The Live Video feature works with any Windows application that supports Object Linking and Embedding OLE
7. 43 Appendix A Technical Information Symptom 8 The capture program only captures the first video frame Check 1 Check to see whether another card in your system is using the same IRQ or memory address as Vidiola If you need to change Vidiola s IRQ address use Jumper JP1 Make sure the new setting matches the setting in the Hardware Configuration section ofthe Vidiola Configuration Program If you need to change the memory address setting use the Vidiola Con figuration Program refer to Section 3 Symptom 9 The video window color is magenta 1 cannot see any video Check 1 Make sure your source device is connected prop erly to the composite or S Video connectors Re fer to Figure 1 1 or 1 2 Check the Video Source Configuration and make sure you selected the correct source device Refer to Section 3 Your graphics card must be set in one of Vidiola s supported resolutions The resolutions are 640x480 up to 64K colors at 60Hz 800x600 up to 256 colors at 60Hz Disable the Vidiola assisted playback Open the Vidiola Configuration program click on the SuperZoom button and turn SuperZoom OFF refer to Section 3 Using Vidiola Vidiola User s Manual Appendix A Technical Information Symptom 10 The Live Video window displays vertical bars oris distorted with multicolored lines Check 1 Try changing the base address setting Refer to the Hardware Configuration program in Sect
8. Address JumperJP15 VGA Compatibility For Vidiola only Jumper JP15 is used for VGA compatibility The default setting is normal VGA operation If you experience display problems try one of the two VGA compatibility options available Normal VGA Operation default 1234 Compatibility Option 1 5 123 Compatibility Option 2 234 Figure 1 7 VGA Compatibility 16 Vidiola User s Manual DN The base address on the Vidiola card must match the base address in the Hardware Configura tionprogram refer to Section 3 Using Vidiola Section 1 Installing Vidiola Jumper P15 VGA Compatibility For Vidiola Pro and Premium only Jumper JP15 is used for VGA compatibility The default setting is normal VGA operation If you experience display problems try one of the four VGA compatibility options available Normal VGA Operation default Compatibility Option 1 Compatibility Option 2 e w e e e Compatibility Option 3 e w je e e Compatibility Option 4 Figure 1 8 VGA Compatibility Jumpers J P4 amp J P3 Compressor Base Address For the Vidiola Premium daughtercard only The Hard ware section of the Vidiola Configuration program includes a setting for Compressor Base Address These options when set must match the two jump ers on the daughtercard Base Address JP4 JP3 380 3
9. OZ 2 lt lt 401520002 mest edf CTH IO 8af Old EJO PLA CIH DAO Vidiola Pro Diagram Figure 1 2 idiola User s Manual Section 1 Installing Vidiola __ S Video Input S Video Output Figure 1 3 Vidiola S Video Sub card Figure 1 4 Vidiola Premium Daughtercard Vidiola User s Manual 13 Section 1 Installing Vidiola Step 1 Preparing Your Computer 1 Your VGA card must have a feature connector s l and be configured for one of the following reso OUS EM or bes lutions results we 2 d e 640x480 resolution up to 65K Sea ae 800x600 resolution up to 256 VGA card at arefresh If you are not sure about your VGA resolution ate of 60Hz use the default Windows VGA driver To set up the driver follow the instructions below a Change to your Windows directory 7 b The Windows Setup screen is displayed by Toconfigure typing the resolution SETUP Enter colors and refresh rate refer to your c Highlight the Display option and press EN VGA card TER From the menu select the VGA display usas driver and press ENTER Save your configu manual ration and exit to DOS 2 Turn off the power to your computer and dis connect all of the power cords and cables from the computer 3 Remove the screws that secure the computer chassis co
10. capture performance by selecting Vidiola 1 Compressed for the Image Format If you only want to capture a still frame set the Image Format to 24 bit RGB Image Dimensions 160 x 120 s Maia Image Format HINT Vidiola 1 Compressed gives best quality and performance Vidiola 1 Compressed E Figure 3 9 Video Format Menu Vidiola amp Vidiola Pro D For Vidiola Premium only For motion video capture you will get the best quality and capture perfor mance by selecting Vidiola Premium JPEG Com pressed for the Image Format see Figure 3 10 When you select this format you have the opportu nity to vary the amount of compression applied to the video during capture Vidiola User s Manual 29 Section 3 Using Vidiola Image Dimensions Video Format Cancel Image Format HINT Vidiola Premium JPEG gives best quality and performance Vidiola Premium JPEG Compressed Figure 3 10 Video Format Menu Vidiola Premium Click on the Setup button and the following screen appears JPEG Compressor Setup Quality 205 Approximate Data Rate Approximate Compression Ratio 23 1 NOTE Data Rate and Compression Ratio may vary based on video content 304 KPS Default Cancel Figure 3 11 JPEG Compressor Setup Screen Adjusting the Quality control will affect the picture quality file size and compressio
11. pin mini din VGA input 15 pin D Shell VGA Composite video RCA NTSC or PAL composite video output RCA Vidiola Pro amp Premium NTSC or PAL S Video output mini din Vidiola Pro Premium Vidiola User s Manual 47 Appendix A Technical Information Cables VGA loop thru external VESA standard feature connector Additional Features Video in a Window e Y U V video 640x480 overlay up to 65K colors 800x600 overlay up to 256K colors 1024x768 I overlay up to 256K colors Vidiola Pro amp Premium only Control of brightness contrast saturation hue and color keying Video Capture capture software supplied w Vidiola Vidiola Pro D and Vidiola Premium only Still image grab Motion grab 160x120 at 30 frames per second fps 240x180 at 15fps 320x240 at 15fps 320x240 at 30fps Vidiola Premium only Formats AVI Audio Video Interleave 8 bit 16 bit 24 bit and compressed YUV Motion JPEG Vidiola Premium only Video Playback e SuperZoom up to four times interpolated zoom makes a 160x120 movie full screen Depends on system performance 48 Vidiola User s Manual KCN AY Once you have finished installing the memory you must make software changes See Memory Upgrade Software Changes Appendix A Technical Information Memory Upgrade Vidiola comes configured with 1MB of DRAM Dy namic Random Access Memory The additional memory is automa
12. the overlay inside the Adobe Capture program To do this uncheck the Overlay setting from the Capture pull down menu If your Memory Base setting is correct you will see the video but it will be running at a slower frame rate If your settings are not correct you will see multicolored bars this means that your Memory Base setting is wrong and you should try a different setting You can change the setting without having to restart Windows however you must restart the Adobe Capture Program after each change to re initialize the capture driver NOTE Recheck the Overlay setting before attempting capture 54 Vidiola User s Manual Appendix B Tech Support Tips NTSC Video Output Vidiola Pro and Vidiola Pre mium only If you do not get an output signal make sure you are running your VGA at 640x480 60Hz refresh rate If this fails configure your windows desktop again using the Microsoft VGA driver and confirm that the Vidiola INIT has been initialized Base Memory Setting If your motherboard has over 8MB of system memory installed please remember to configure your Vidiola software for a hexadecimal memory base Also remember to exclude the appropriate memory range from your memory management this pertains to EMM386 QEMM Netroom and 386MAX Refer to your memory management documentation if you are unfamiliar with the appropriate exclude syntax required Hex Address Exclusion Required D000H D000 D7FF D800H D800 DFFF
13. 612 680 122 536 4 085 56 25 612 680 122 536 4 085 56 15 612 680 122 536 4 085 56 5 612 680 122 536 4 085 56 Based on a 320x240 24 bit still frame of approximately 230 bytes The JPEG Video Compression data shown in the preceding guidelines was produced by repeatedly capturing the identical video clip with these at tributes Window size 320x240 Frame rate 30fps Audio No audio Clip length 5 secs Capture to Disk 36 Vidiola User s Manual Section 3 Using Vidiola By plotting these results on a graph you can better understand the nature of JPEG compression 700 000 600 000 500 000 400 000 300 000 200 000 100 000 This graph shows that when the Quality Setting is above 165 small increases of approximately 10 units will greatly affect the data rate However when the Quality Setting is below 165 changes barely affect the data rate Important Remember that JPEG compression can vary considerably depending on the video content This information is provided simply as a guide your results may differ Vidiola User s Manual 37 Section 3 Using Vidiola Running in High Resolutions If you would like to run your graphics card in a resolution higher than those supported by Vidiola drag the Vidiola Init icon out of the StartUp group into the Orchid Vidiola group Restart Windows for your changes to take effect You can now use your graphics card in any resolution it supports To enable Vidiola
14. 87 3A0 3A7 ee 3C0 3C7 ee 3E0 3E7 eo eo Figure 1 9 Compressor Base Address Vidiola User s Manual 17 Section 1 Installing Vidiola Step 3 Installing Your Vidiola If you are connecting a Vidiola Premium daughtercard to the Vidiola Pro go to the section Vidiola Premium Daughtercard Installation otherwise continue Once you have checked your Vidiola jumper settings you are ready to install Vidiolaand any external devices 1 18 Select a 16 bit expansion slot for your Vidiola card Select a slot as close to your VGA card as possible Remove the rear slot cover bracket if itis present and keep the screw for future use Connect one end of the ribbon cable to the feature connector on your Vidiola Be sure to match the colored stripe to Pin 1 on the feature connector Refer to Figure 1 1 or 12 Carefully hold Vidiola by the top edges and lower it into its expansion slot Ensure that Vidiola seats firmly into the slot and that it aligns properly with the computer s backplane Secure Vidiola in place by fastening its metal bracket to the computer backplane use the screw you removed Connect the other end of the ribbon cable to the feature connector on your video card similar to Fig ures 1 10 or 1 11 Refer to your VGA card user s manual for the location of the feature connector L L VGA Vidiola Figure 1 10 Connect ribbon cable Vidiola Users Manual BN ms Forpin out i
15. AL television standards Click on the Source button and the following menu appears 26 Vidiola User s Manual Section 3 Using Vidiola Source Configuration Source i S Video mini DIN connector Standard PAL Europe NTSC USA Figure 3 4 Source Configuration Menu SuperZoom Configuration Digital video can be played back with SuperZoom through Vidiola or played back through the VGA card For best performance we recommend select ing Accelerated digital Video playback through Vidiola Click on the SuperZoom button and the following menu appears Prack F De Accelon ted digital vidne C i Fingula sigte widow gisshack Hhesugh WGA Figure 3 5 SuperZoom Configuration Menu Picture Configuration Click on the Picture button to adjust the brightness contrast saturation and hue controls for the best display The following menu appears EDUTITMUTCAM seen EE TTE sw fF ST TIS mm Ld Figure 3 6 Picture Configuration Menu Vidiola User s Manual 27 Section 3 Using Vidiola Hardware Configuration The interrupt and base address settings in the Hard ware Configuration program must match the inter rupt JP1 and base address JP2 jumper settings on the Vidiola card For the Vidiola Premium the Compressor Base Address option is added see Figure 3 8 Click on the Hardware button and a menu appears for your Vidiola IRQ Level ima 10 s Base Add
16. EC DRV The target system also needs to have a runtime version of Microsoft Video for Windows A runtime version is available from Microsoft s Bulletin Board Service Many popular MPC software applications install Microsoft Video for Windows as part of their installation so the target system may already have it installed Vidiola User s Manual 59 Appendix C Playing AVI Files 60 Vidiola User s Manual Appendix D Video Director Appendix VIDEO DIRECTOR AND VIDIOLA PRO C Video Director software comes only with the Vidiola Pro C The information below provide instructions for using Video Director with your Vidiola Pro C Using Video Director 2 0 with Vidiola Pro C 1 The Video Director s video output option must be set up correctly To do this select Video Output from the Video Director Setup menu option The following screen appears Video Output Setup zg Video Output ox C None Graphics Not Supported O VGA to Video Output Automatic O VGA to Video Output Manual Figure D 1 Video Output Setup From this screen select the MCI Overlay with Video Output option If while using Video Director you experience problems relating to the Live video display check for the existence of the following file on your system DIGITALV MCI This file is usually located in the WINDOWS SYSTEM directory If you locate this file rename it to a name like DIGITALV OLD This fileis sometimes insta
17. N 3 USING VIDIOLA The Vidiola Configuration Program Align Configuration Source Configuration Superzoom Configuration Picture Configuration Hardware Configuration Using Video Capture Applications Video Format Configuration Video Source Configuration Video Display Configuration Video Capture Guidelines Motion Video Still Image Grab Vidiola Live Video Quick Start NTSC Video Output PAL Video Output JPEG Video Compression Guidelines Running in High Resolutions 2 Vidiola User s Manual 23 23 23 25 25 25 26 27 27 28 29 29 3l 31 32 32 32 33 33 33 34 36 38 APPENDIX A TECHNICAL INFORMATION CompuServe Troubleshooting Vidiola Avoiding Address Conflicts Vidiola Technical Specifications Memory Upgrade Memory Upgrade Software Changes Vidiola VGA OUT Pin Out Specifications Feature Connector Pin Outs APPENDIX B TECH SUPPORT TIPS From the Trenches Tech Support Tips System Configuration Chart APPENDIX C PLAYING AVI FILES Playing AVI Files on non Vidiola Systems APPENDIX D USING VIDEO DIRECTOR Video Director and Vidiola Pro C Fcc Notice INDEX Vidiola User s Manual 39 39 39 46 47 49 50 51 52 53 53 57 59 59 61 61 62 Introduction Vidiola is ahigh performance digital video card for 386 486 and Pentium systems It features SuperZoom digital video playback which incor porates advanced scaling techniques and allows digitized
18. Quick Start 1 Start Microsoft Windows 2 From theOrchid Vidiola Software group double click on the Vidiola Live Video application 3 Click on EDIT from the Media Player menu bar and select the Copy Object option or press CTRL4C 4 Start the OLE application in which you wish to add alive video window and position the cursor at the appropriate place 5 Clickon EDIT which is located on the menu bar and select the PASTE command or press CTRL V An outlined box will appear with the Media Player icon Whenever you double click on this box a live video window appears that will play directly from your video source NTSC Video Output For Vidiola Pro and Premium only For NTSC video output you must configure your VGA card for 640x480 resolution at 60Hz refresh rate The 640x480 resolution is supported in 16 256 and 65 536 colors Once the software is installed an additional appli cation called Video Output appears in the Vidiola program group Double click on the Video Output icon and the following screen appears Vidiola User s Manual 33 Section 3 Using Vidiola Video Output Flicker Filter On O Off Figure 3 14 Video Output Menu Vidiola Pro amp Premium Hic ker Filter Select ON if you are displaying an image with single pixel horizontal lines Select OFF if you are displaying full screen graphics or video Experi ment with the Flicker Filter control to get the best
19. Refer to Symptom 3 in Appendix A Once you have tried these suggestions and you still have problems with VGA compatibility you may want to consider purchasing Orchid s own graphics card Kelvin This product line is fully tested with Vidiola to ensure complete compat ibility Should you need to call us it would help us greatly if before calling you complete the following System Con figuration chart Thank you 56 Vidiola User s Manual Appendix B Tech Support Tips System Configuration Chart If possible please complete before calling Technical Support mane Towa wa pase ADDRESS MEMORY BASE wea 77 NT TT jrarcssom LE Econ EL MEE E I E masen FE FE FE FE IEEE EN IS onowowe TC 1 wowe L 1 L ero sen Vidiola User s Manual 57 Appendix B Tech Support Tips 58 Vidiola User s Manual Appendix C Playing AVI Files Appendix AVI FILES ON NON VIDIOLA SYSTEMS If you want to play AVI files captured using the Vidiola compressed format on a system that does not have a Vidiola card installed follow the steps below 1 Copy the following files from the WINDOWS SYSTEM directory of the Vidiola system to the WINDOWS SYSTEM directory of the target system AVCODEC DRV AVWIN DLL 2 Add the following three lines to the drivers section of the SYSTEM INI file on the target sys tem VIDC AURA AVCODEC DRV VIDS DRAW AVCODEC DRV VIDS FULL AVCOD
20. Vidiola User s Manual for models Vidiola Vidiola Pro Vidiola Premium dy Sim ORCHID O 1994 Orchid Technology This manual is copyrighted All rights reserved This document may not in whole or part be copied reproduced reduced or translated by any means either mechanical or electronic without prior consent in writing from Orchid Technology Incorporated marks of Orchid Technology All other pr mentioned in this manual Vidiola Vidiola Pro Vidiola Premium SuperZoom and Orchid are trade are trademarks of their respective er i Orchid Technology 45365 Northport Loop West Fremont CA 94538 9973 TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction 4 About This Manual 5 Important Before You Begin 6 SECTION 1 INSTALLING VIDIOLA 9 Quick Install 9 Hardware Installation 9 Software Installation 10 Figure 1 1 Vidiola Diagram 11 Figure 1 2 Vidiola Pro Diagram 12 Figure 1 3 Vidiola S Video Sub card 13 Figure 1 4 Vidiola Premium Daughterca rd 13 Step 1 Preparing Your Computer 14 Step 2 Preparing Your Vidiola 14 Jumper Settings 14 J Pl IRQ Address 15 J P2 Base Address 16 JP15 VGA Compat Vidiola 16 JP15 VGA Compat Vidiola Pro amp Premium 17 JP4 amp J P3 Compressor Base Address 17 Step 3 Installing Your Vidiola 18 Vidiola Premium Daughtercard Installation 20 Using S Video S VHS 20 Vidiola User s Manual SECTION 2 VIDIOLA DRIVER INSTALLATION Before You Begin Insta lling the Vidiola Drivers SECTIO
21. able to the 15 pin con nector on Vidiola If you want to use S Video input or output with your Vidiola Pro or Premium see the section Using S Video S VHS Vidiola User s Manual 9 Software Installation 1 First you must install the bundled software that 10 comes with Vidiola The software includes Video For Windows which is required by Vidiola See the software documentation for installation in structions After installing the bundled software install the Vidiola software drivers From Microsoft Win dows run the SETUP EXE program from the Vidiola software disk Follow the instructions Restart Windows after the installation is complete Vidiola User s Manual Vidiola ing Install Section 1 goyuow 03 MO VIA pie soiudeib woy U VIA ul OSPIAS Uj O9plA aysodu0o hd CIHOSHO eJOIpIA QIHOSO C C Figure 1 1 Vidiola Diagram 11 idiola User s Manual idiola ng i Install Section 1 toyuou 0 MO VIA pie2saiudeib woy age nuur doo1 Ul VOA 3ndino o8piA eysoduio Gaplodwe 4 2A ndul pip eysoduio E L adf WO
22. again drag the Vidiola Init icon out of the Orchid Vidiola group into the StartUp group Restart Windows for your changes to take effect 38 Vidiola User s Manual Appendix A Technical Information Appendix TECHNICAL INFORMATION Orchid Technology is known for its responsiveness to its customers This section will give you helpful hints for troubleshooting Vidiola CompuServe In addition to calling Orchid technology technical support is now available through the CompuServe Information System CIS You can also download drivers and getnew product information To find us on CompuServe follow the instructions below 1 Log onto CompuServe 2 Type GO MULTIBVEN to get into the Multime All dia Vendor Forum B Once you are in this forum commands select Message Section 10 The message and can be typed library sections are labeled Orchid in lower or upper case or gus You may type GO ORCHID to get immediate access to the Orchid section 3 If you would like to leave private mail for Or chid type GO MAIL Address your letters to our technical support account number 72662 2672 Troubleshooting Vidiola The following information will help you diagnose problems you may have with Vidiola Following these simple steps serves a twofold purpose You may be ableto fix your problem and avoid having to contact the Orchid Technology Tech nical Support Department Vidiola User s Manual 39 Appendix A Techn
23. c Experts Group National Television Standards Committee Phase Alternate Line Video Graphics Array Vidiola User s Manual Vidiola User s Manual Section A STATIC Before handling Vidiola be sure to guard against electrostatic discharge Be properly groundedby touching the powersupply housing or you may want to buy a Ground strap from your local computer store Section 1 Installing Vidiola INSTALLING VIDIOLA Vidiola is designed to be easy to use and easy to install Before installing Vidiola into your computer make sure that it will not conflict with existing components See Appendix A for help on checking for potential conflicts There are three fundamental steps to the installa tion which are explained in detail on the following pages To get up and running quickly see the quick installation steps otherwise skip to Step 1 Prepar ing Your Computer Quick Install for experienced users only Hardware Installation 1 Check your Vidiola jumper settings to make sure there are no conflicts with existing cards see Step 2 Preparing Your Vidiola Install Vidiola into a 16 bit expansion slot Connect the ribbon cable between the Vidiola s feature connector and your VGA card s feature connector see Figure 1 10 or 1 11 Connect the external VGA loop thru cable be tween your Vidiola s 6 pin connector and your VGA card s 15 pin connector see Figure 1 12 Connect your monitor c
24. dards supported by Vidiola NTSC and PAL NTSC runs at 30 frames per second and PAL runs at 25 frames per second NTSC is used in the USA and PAL is used in Europe and the Pacific Rim If you are unsure which standard applies to your video input source inspect the device and somewhere on it there is usually a label that says what standard it is Vidiola User s Manual 53 Appendix B Tech Support Tips Once you have decided which standard your video input device supports you must set it up correctly in the Source Configuration section of the Vidiola Configuration program Also you must select the appropriate number of frames per second fps in the capture program If you attempt to capture 30fps with a PAL video source five frames ar dropped for each second captured because thos frames are not there Vidiola Configuration Program Settings Upon entering windows confirm that your address settings and Vidiola options are set properly in the Vidiola Configuration program Confirm that your software settings match your hardware settings on your Vidiola board and that your video source is playing and can be viewed through the Live Video window Video Capture Issues this point is not applicable for the Vidiola Pro C card If you fail to capture properly in Adobe Capture recheck your capture options or try changing the settings in the Hardware section of the Vidiola Configuration program As a quick test you can switch off
25. ds send out 640 pixels while others send out 640 pixels plus an 8 pixel border on either side 656 pixels Horizontal Sync1 refers to output of 656 pixels and Horizontal Sync2 refers to output of 640 pixels When an invalid Horizontal Sync is selected your video output will not synchro nize properly Apply Picture Enhancement Select Composite Output if you are using the Composite Video output Select S Video Output if you are using the S Video output Vidiola Users Manual 35 Section 3 Using Vidiola J PEG Video Compression Guidelines For Vidiola Premium only The quality and data rate of JPEG compression varies considerably based upon the content of the video however here are some general guidelines Quality Setting File Size Data Rate Single Frame Approximate bytes bytes sec Size bytes Compression ratio N 1 245 3 352 888 670 578 22 353 10 235 2 521 432 504 286 16 810 14 225 2 066 760 413 352 13 778 17 215 1 696 056 339 211 11 307 20 205 1 521 992 304 398 10 147 23 195 1 280 312 256 062 8 535 27 185 1 210 680 242 136 8 071 29 175 1 218 888 243 778 8 126 28 165 991 560 198 312 6 610 35 155 915 784 183 157 6 105 38 135 915 784 183 157 6 105 38 125 915 784 183 157 6 105 38 115 915 784 183 157 6 105 38 105 915 784 183 157 6 105 38 95 915 784 183 157 6 105 38 85 893 256 178 651 5 955 39 75 778 568 155 714 5 190 44 65 651 592 130 318 4 344 53 55 612 680 122 536 4 085 56 45 612 680 122 536 4 085 56 35
26. he cable connector to Pin 1 of HDR1 on the Sub card Reconnect previously removed cables and power cords and replace the cover of the computer ___ Video Input S Video Output Vidiola Pro Sub card or Premium Figure 1 13 Connect S Video Cable Vidiola User s Manual 21 Section 1 Installing Vidiola 22 Vidiola Users Manual Section 2 Vidiola Driver Insta lla tion Secton VIDIOLA DRIVER INSTALLATION The SETUP EXE program automatically installs the Vidiola Capture and Vidiola Compression drivers Before You Begin Before installing the Vidiola drivers you must in stall the bundled software that comes with Vidiola s This software includes Video For Windows which HERI is required by Vidiola resumes HS you are Verify that you have setup your VGA card for one of already the supported resolutions by following the instruc familiar with tions in Section 1 Preparing Your Computer Be ee sure your VGA card is set to use a vertical refresh Microsoft Windows rate of 60Hz Please refer i to the The following instructions assume you are using a Microsoft floppy drive designated as Drive A and a hard manualwhen drive designated as drive C Please substitute the IO UM correct drive letter if your computer is configured orinstallation y P igure steps are differently unfamiliarto you Installing the Vidiola Drivers 1 Insert the Vidiola software disk into your floppy drive 2 Start Micr
27. ical Information or if these steps do not help you solve your prob lem the results will most certainly give you a better handle on what to tell Technical Support once you do contact them The information provided here is in symptom response form That is a symptom is given and a check point response is provided for you Symptom 1 The computer does not power up or respond after installing the Vidiola card Check 1 Is the Vidiola properly installed in the slot Is the edge connector inserted all the way into the ex pansion slot Is the Vidiola properly aligned with the motherboard s backplane 2 Are your computer and monitor plugged in Check the power cables to your computer and monitor Symptom 2 My computer boots up but there is no picture ora scrambled screen Check 1 Isthe VGA loop thru cable connected properly to the Vidiola card See Section 1 for proper connec tions 2 Is the monitor cable connected to the Vidiola card 3 Is the feature connector ribbon cable connected properly between Vidiola and your VGA card 40 Vidiola User s Manual Appendix A Technical Information Symptom 3 I am experiencing distorted colors in Windows Check 1 Change the configured setting for the VGA com patibility jumper JP15 for your Vidiola card Refer to Section 1 for alternate settings 2 If you are using a VL BUS graphics card run Vidiolas VGAUTIL EXE program and change the BUS setting to VL
28. ion 3 2 Refer to Avoiding Address Conflicts in this section Symptom 11 When using Adobe Capture I receive the error message No video was captured possibly be cause of insufficient memory or because your capture card wasn t connected to a video source Check 1 Check to see whether another card in your system is using the same IRQ or memory address as Vidiola If you need to change Vidiola s IRQ address use Jumper JP1 Make sure the new setting matches the setting in the Hardware Configuration section of the Vidiola Configuration Program If you need to change the memory address setting use the Vidiola Con figuration Program refer to Section 3 Symptom 12 I receive the error message Cannot save the cap tured bitmap The destination disk may be full Check 1 You are trying to do single frame capture using the Vidiola Compressed Format option Change the format to either 16 bit RGB or 24 bit RGB Refer to Video Capture Guidelines in Section 3 Vidiola User s Manual 45 Appendix A Technical Information Avoiding Address Conflicts A conflict may occur if you have another card in your system using the same IRQ or memory ad dresses as Vidiola Resolve the conflict by selecting another available address When selecting a differ ent address please note the following information gt is A BUS mouse commonly uses I O address 240H Network cards commonly use the following addresses
29. lled by other digital video boards butis not needed by your Vidiola Pro C Vidiola User s Manual 61 FCC FCC NOTICE FCC DDS7EF1093 VI BAS Vidiola Certified compliant with FCC Class B limits part 15 To meet FCC requirements shielded cables are required to connect the unit to a Class B certified device This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation This equipment generates and uses radio frequency energy and if not installed and used properly in strict accordance with the manufacturer s instructions may cause interference to radio or television reception This device has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B computing device in accordance with the specifications inSubpart of Part 15 of FCC Rules which are designed to provide reasonable protection against such interfer ence in a residential installation Only equipment computer input output devices terminals printers etc certified to comply with the Class B limits may be attached to this product If this equipment causes interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try and correct the interference by one or more
30. mium 12 Vidiola S Video Sub card 13 Drivers Installation 23 2 Feature Connector 11 12 52 Help Tips to use 39 Vidiola User s Manual Index Index High Resolutions 38 Installation Connecting cables 18 19 21 Installing the Vidiola 18 Preparing your Computer 14 Preparing your Vidiola Pro 11 Jumpers Jumper JP1 IRQ Address 16 Jumper JP2 Base Address 16 Jumper JP4 amp JP3 Compressor Base Address 17 Jumper JP15 VGA Compatibility 16 17 L Live Video 33 M Memory Address Setting 16 17 28 Configuration 21 Software Changes 50 Upgrade 49 N NTSC Video Output 33 64 Vidiola User s Manual Index P Pal Video Output 34 Pin Out Specifications 51 52 Q Quick Install Hardware 9 Software 10 R Refresh Rate 14 Resolutions supported 14 S Software Installation 23 S Video S VHS connections 20 T Technical Help 39 Technical Information 39 Troubleshooting 39 Vertical Refresh Rate 14 VGA OUT Pin Out Specifications 51 Video Capture Applications 29 Video Capture Guidelines 32 Vidiola Live Video 33 Vidiola User s Manual 65
31. n ratio As you drag the slider the change in Quality value produces the following results lt lt lt Lower Lower Image Quality Smaller File Size Lower Data Rate Higher gt gt gt Higher Image Quality Larger File Size Higher Data Rate Higher Compression Ratio Lower Compression ratio 30 Vidiola User s Manual Section 3 Using Vidiola Video Source Configuration The Video Source option allows you to select your video input source Vidiola supports S Video and Composite formats and NTSC or PAL television standards Source e Composite Video phono connector O S Video mini DIN connector Standard f gt NTSC USA Figure 3 12 Video Source Menu Video Display Configuration This option allows you to configure the XY position of video in relation to graphics overlay From the following menu click on the Align button to set up the graphics video alignment Click on the Picture button to adjust the brightness contrast saturation and hue controls for the best display Video Display Figure 3 13 Video Display Main Menu Vidiola User s Manual 31 Section 3 Using Vidiola Video Capture Guidelines Motion Video Ly For Vidiola and Vidiola Pro D only We recom mend that you capture video at a window size of 160x120 using the Vidiola 1 Compressed Im age Format This gives the best capture perfor mance and quality Depending on your system performance you can achieve
32. nc Z5 See Note2 212 No Connect 13 No Pin Key Y6 Pixel Data 5 Y13 Ground Z7 NoComnect_ v7 Pixel Data 6 z1 Ground ze Ground Table A 1 VESA Feature Connector Pin Outs NOTES 1 Low Enable External Pixel Data Input to the motherboard DAC 2 Low Enable External Sync and Blanking In puts to the motherboard DAC 3 Low Enable External Pixel Clock Input to the motherboard DAC 52 Vidiola User s Manual Appendix B Tech Support Tips Appendix FROM THE TRENCHES TECH SUPPORT TIPS Although we would love to talk to you personally we are sure that you would rather not have the need to call us So we have created this list of the most common issues to help you get up and running with your new Vidiola card If you have further ques tions please feel free to contact us Cabling Make sure that all of the cables are hooked up correctly Refer to the user manual for more infor mation Software installation this point is not applicable for the Vidiola Pro C card It is very important to install the Adobe Premiere Software first This is because it includes Microsoft Video for Windows which is required for your Vidiola card to capture video correctly Vidiola Initialization To ensure that the Vidiola INIT has initialized listen to the click upon entering windows coming from your Vidiola board Also notice that the screen brightness will change Video Standards There are two video stan
33. ne This will open the Notepad program and display the Vidiola configuration file 3 Scroll down to the AVSETTINGS section and locate the line that reads Interleave 2 change to read Interleave 4 4 To save your changes click on the File option on the menu bar then select the Save option You have successfully completed the memory up grade 50 Vidiola User s Manual Appendix A Technical Information Vidiola VGA OUT Pin O ut Specifications The VGA OUT pin out specifications are the same as the standard 15 pin D shell connector The pin outs are as follows 6 Red return 11 Monitor ID Bit O 7 Green return 12 Monitor ID Bit 1 8 Blue return 13 Horizontal sync 9 No connection 14 Vertical sync 10 Sync return 15 Not used 1 Red video 2 Green video 3 Blue video 4 Monitor ID Bit 2 5 Ground Figure A 1 Vidiola 15 pin Pin Outs Vidiola User s Manual 51 Appendix A Technical Information Feature ConnectorPin Outs VESA Standard The VESA standard Feature Connector or Auxil iary Video Connector as it is sometimes called is located at the top of the Vidiola see Figure 1 1 or 1 2 The feature connector permits third party add on accessories to both share signals and share con trol of the VGA circuitry The following table lists the feature connector s pin out specifications Vidiola Feature Connector Pin Outs Function Ground Ground Y4 Pixel Data 3 Y11 Hor Sy
34. nformation on the feature connector and the 15 pin VGA connector see Appendix A 10 Section 1 Installing Vidiola VGA Vidiola Pro or Premium Figure 1 11 Connect ribbon cable Connect the 6 pin connector end of gt m the VGA loop thru 1 cable to the VGA loop thru connec NB o toron your Vidiola p if card see Figure Ls lt 1 12 Connect the 15 pin end of the VGA loop thru cable to L Tea SPIGA veo Mala VGA Vidiola Pro connector on your or Premium VGA card similar to Figure 1 12 Figure 1 12 Connect VGA loop thru cable Connect your monitor cable to the 15 pin moni tor connector on your Vidiola card If you want to use S Video input or output with your Vidiola Pro or Premium see the section Using S Video S VHS Vidiola User s Manual 19 Section 1 Installing Vidiola 11 Reconnectpreviously removed cables and power cords and replace the cover of the computer Vidiola installation is complete Vidiola Premium Daughtercan Installation 1 Carefully remove Vidiola Pro from your com puter and place it on a flat surface Locate the daughtercard connectors on Vidiola Pro The connectors are at locations JP8 and JP9 see Figure 1 2 Verify the jumper settings on the daughtercard Refer to the Jumper Settings section for more information Position the daughtercard over the connectors Use your thumbs to pre
35. nnected to the Vidiola turn it on and you should see the Live Video window This will be very helpful when setting the Alignment Configuration values If you are unable to see alive video window refer to the Source Configuration and Hardware Configuration options in this sec tion Align Configuration You will need to set up the graphics video align ment when you first install the Vidiola card and when you change resolutions or colors Click on the Align button and a menu appears for your Vidiola Vidiola Users Manual 25 Section 3 Using Vidiola Figure 3 2 Video Alignment Menu Vidiola amp Vidiola Pro For Vidiola Premium only The Vidiola Premium has special crop settings that have to be observed when capturing video at 320x240 resolution On the Align Configuration screen there is a check box labeled 320x240 Capture This check box forces the value of the bottom crop value minus the top crop value to be 480 lines If you try to capture at 320x240 without checking this box the capture window will be forced into the proper setting automatically Figure 3 3 Video Alignment Menu Vidiola Premium S Video Alignment X Position m LT I Y Position 5 SLT I Crop Left m gt LT TI Crop Right 700 11 gt Crop Bottom 506 I LLG X 320x240 Capture Source Configuration This option allows you to select your video input source Vidiola supports S Video and Composite formats and NTSC or P
36. of the following measures 1 Reorient the receiving antenna 2 Relocate the computer with respect to the receiver 3 Move the computer away from the receiver 4 Plug the computer into an outlet which resides on a different circuit breaker than the receiver 5 If necessary consult your dealer or an experienced radio or television technician for additional suggestions You may find the booklet How To Identify and Resolve Radio TV Interference Problems helpful It was prepared by the Federal Communications Commission and isavailable from the U S Government Printing Office Washington DC 20402 Refer to stock number 004 000 00345 4 Orchid Technology is not responsible for any radio or TV interference caused by unauthorized modifications to this equipment It is the responsibility of the user to correct such interference Operation with non certified equipment is likely to result in interference to radio and TV reception The user must use shielded interface cables in order to maintain the product within FCC compliance For Vidiola For Vidiola Pro and Vidiola Premium the FCC number is DDS7EF1094 VI PRO 62 Vidiola User s Manual INDEX Address Conflicts 46 AVI Files 59 Cables Connections 18 19 21 Ribbon cable 18 19 S Video cable 21 VGA loop thru cable 19 CompuServe 39 Configuration Program 25 Connectors 11 12 Diagram Vidiola 11 Vidiola Premium Daughtercard 13 Vidiola Pro amp Pre
37. osoft Windows by typing WIN 3 From the Program Manager File menu click on RUN and type ANSETUP Follow the instructions to complete the installation You must restart Windows after the installation Vidiola User s Manual 23 Section 2 Vidiola Driver Insta lla tion For the Vidiola Premium daughtercard only If you have just connected the Vidiola Premium daughtercard to Vidiola Pro see the following instructions 1 After installing the Vidiola Premium software you must remove the older Vidiola Pro Init icon from the Startup group 2 You should also erase the Vidiola Pro program group and Vidiola Pro directory Vidpro Once these changes are completed you must restart Windows to implement the changes 24 Vidiola User s Manual Section 3 Using Vidiola EU USING VIDIOLA The Vidiola Configuration Program NOTE Before you begin make sure that your VGA card is configured properly If you are not sure how to check your resolution go to Windows Setup or check your VGA card s documentation After installing the Vidiola software the Orchid Vidiola Software program group appears on the desktop Double click on the Vidiola Configuration icon and the following menu appears Vidiola Configuration dl erZoom Live Video Figure 3 1 Vidiola Configuration Main Menu Before you begin configuring Vidiola click on the ON button to display a live video window If you have a video source co
38. ress ron E Memory Base poo s Figure 3 7 Hardware Configuration Menu Vidiola amp Vidiola Pro E i Hardware Configuration IRQ Level ima 15 s Base Address ro E Memory Base booo s Compressor Base Address jason s Figure 3 8 Hardware Configuration Menu Vidiola Premium Select one of the following memory base settings if your PC has LESS than or equal to 8MB of RAM 12MB 13MB 14MB or 15MB Select one of the following memory base address settings if your PC has MORE than 8MB of RAM D000H D800H E000H or E800H 28 Vidiola User s Manual ww Whenusing any of the memory base address settings you mustalso exclude the same 32K address from yourmemory manager program Section 3 Using Vidiola Using Video Capture Applications Software is provided to capture and edit video with Vidiola Vidiola Pro D and Vidiola Premium Us R A r ing the video capture software program provided Information ANE 5 you can set up your video format source and dis capture play parameters There are three configuration program menus refer to Video Video Format Capture Video Source Guidelines in i this section Video Display Video Format Configuration The Video Format Configuration allows you to set the window size and the video recording format For Vidiola and Vidiola Pro D only For motion video capture you will get the best quality and
39. ss evenly on the top and bottom of the daughtercard so it seats com pletely down into the connectors You are now ready to install the Vidiola Pre mium Go to Step 3 Installing Your Vidiola and begin at step 3 Using S Video S VHS For Vidiola Pro and Premium only If you have an S VHS or Hi 8 video source and want to take advan tage of its S Video capability you must install the Vidiola S Video Sub card see Figure 1 3 The Vidiola S Video Sub card provides S Video input and output Follow the steps below 1 20 Carefully hold the S Video Sub card by the top edges and lower it into an expansion slot close to the Vidiola Pro or Premium Secure the S Video Sub card in place by fasten ing its metal bracket to the computer backplane Vidiola User s Manual A CAUTION Make sure the Orchid logo on the daughtercard is facing the same direction as the Orchid logo on the Vidiola Pro card Section 1 Installing Vidiola Connect the internal S Video 5 pin cable to con nector JP12 on the Vidiola Pro or Premium see Figure 1 13 Connector JP12 is located at the far right of the card near the metal bracket Connect the other end of the cable to connector HDR1 on the Sub card NOTE The cable is keyed and must be con nected to match Pin 1 on the cable to Pin 1 on both cards Connect the two pin side of the 5 pin cable connector to Pin 1 of Jumper JP12 on Vidiola Pro or Premium Connect the other end of t
40. tically detected by Vidiola and must meet the following specifications e 256K x 16 DRAM Operate at 70 nanoseconds access time or faster The access time is indicated on the chip as fol lows 7 70 nanoseconds access time To add 5MB of memory to your Vidiola you will need to install one 256K x 16 DRAM chip into BANK 1 refer to Figure 1 1 Follow the steps below NOTE Avoid electrostatic discharge when handling the memory chips Be properly grounded by touching the power supply housing or by using a Ground Strap 1 To install a memory chip position it over the empty socket Make sure the writing on the chip is facing the same direction as the memory chips already installed 2 Place the memory chip down into the socket hw 3 Use your thumbs to press A wA e evenly each side of the memory chip down into the socket You will hear a small snap as the chip is fully installed a Vidiola User s Manual 49 Appendix A Tec hnical Information Memory Upgrade Software Changes Once you have finished installing DRAM memory on your Vidiola card you will need to make the following software changes These instructions as sume that the Vidiola software installation has al ready been done Software Configuration Instuctions 1 Start Microsoft Windows 2 Click on the File option from the menu bar Select the Run option and type AVWIN INI on the command li
41. u This manual has been organized to help you set up and install Vidiola as quickly as possible Each section is divided into short easy to follow steps to help you understand the installation and function of Vidiola Section 1 Installing Vidiola Whether you are a beginner or an experienced user this section will give you important information on the proper installation of Vidiola Section 2 Vidiola Driver Installation Here you will be given the information needed to install Vidiola drivers Section 3 Using Vidiola This section covers using the Vidiola configuration program and video capture applications Appendix A Technical Information If you are experiencing installation difficulties or require troubleshooting information this appendix gives you checkpoints to look at to ensure that your Vidiola is operating properly This appendix also includes the Vidiola technical specifications and gives you instructions for upgrading the memory Appendix B Tech Support Tips Here you are provided with a list of the most common issues to help you get up and running with your new Vidiola card Appendix C Playing AVI Files This section gives you instructions on how to play Vidiola compressed files on non Vidiola systems Vidiola User s Manual 5 Important Before You Begin This manual contains information for the products listed below All references to Vidiola will refer to all these products unless otherwise noted
42. uld improve performance If you have the Windows SMARTDRV EXE pro gram loaded try removing it from your CONFIG SYS file If you have the Windows SMARTDRV EXE pro gram loaded in your AUTOEXEC BAT file dis able the write caching option Refer to your Microsoft Windows User s Guide Vidiola User s Manual Appendix A Technical Information 5 Defragment your hard disk drive with a disk maintenance optimizer program You can pur chase a disk optimizer program from your local computer store Symptom 6 Video capture seems to work fine butthe playback is distorted or vice versa Check 1 Lower the refresh rate of your graphics card to the following 60Hz for 640x480 resolution 56Hz for 800x600 resolution Symptom 7 My video display freezes during capture or no frames were captured Check 1 Check to see whether another card in your system is using the same IRQ or memory address as Vidiola If you need to change Vidiola s IRQ address use Jumper JP1 Make sure the new setting matches the setting in the Hardware Configuration section ofthe Vidiola Configuration Program If you need to change the memory address setting use the Vidiola Con figuration Program refer to Section 3 2 For Vidiola Premium only The data rate is too high Try decreasing the Quality Setting Ini tially decrease it to a very low value and then gradually increase until you find the threshold point Vidiola User s Manual
43. ver and slide the cover off and keep the screws in a safe place Step 2 Preparing Your Vidiola Jumper Settings There are several jumper blocks used in the configu ration of Vidiola Vidiola Pro and Vidiola Premium If the default settings are OK for your Vidiola card skip to Step 3 Installing Your Vidiola 14 Vidiola Users Manual my The interrupt address on the Vidiola card must match the interrupt address in the Hardware Configura tionprogram refer to Section 3 Using Vidiola Section 1 Installing Vidiola The following information details the proper setting of each jumper All jumpers apply to all cards unless otherwise noted Jumper PI IRQ Address Jumper JP1 sets the interrupt level for Vidiola The default setting is IRQ10 If you encounter a conflict with another device in your system you can select IRQ 5 6 7 11 12 14 or 15 IRQ 10 default ole IRQ5 IRQ6 IRQ7 IRQ 11 ojeoje ojo jojo IRQ 12 IRQ 14 e ojo ojo jojo IRQ 15 12345 678 Figure 1 5 IRQ Addresses Vidiola User s Manual 15 Section 1 Installing Vidiola JumperJP2 Base Address Jumper JP2 sets the base address for Vidiola The default address is 700 Hex To change the base address to 600 Hex connect the jumper e e 12 1 2 700 Hex default 600 Hex Figure 1 6 Base
44. video clips to be played back up to full screen without affecting the frame rate Three versions of Vidiola are available Vidiola Vidiola Pro and Vidiola Premium Vidiola is a video overlay card that allows graphics to be overlaid on top of video Overlay modes are 640x480 up to 65K colors and 800x600 up to 256 colors however actual capture ability is graphic card dependent For higher resolutions Vidiola s built in VGA loop thru is en abled Depending on system performance motion video capture is 30 fps at 160x120 and 15 30fps at 320x240 The software included allows Vidiola to provide you with a total video capture editing and presen tation solution for Microsoft Video for Windows By making use of the feature connector on a standard VGA card video is displayed in full color without the need for a high performance VGA Windows accelerator To record audio as well as video you need a compatible audio card installed in your computer Thank you for purchasing Vidiola Care has been taken to ensure that your card will provide you with years of trouble free operation We believe you will be pleased with your purchase 4 Vidiola User s Manual About This Manual This manual presumes that you are already familiar with your IBM PC compatible computer While Vidiola has been designed to be easy to install we recom mend that you refer to your computer s reference manual when terminology or installation steps are unfamiliar to yo
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