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XVideo-VIO was discontinued effective 12/31/97. Only refurbished XVideo-VIO cards are available for purchase.
PowerVideo and MultiVideo cards were discontinued effective 6/15/98. Some refurbished PowerVideo and MultiVideo cards are available for purchase.
Technical specifications for XVideo, PowerVideo, and MultiVideo
XVideo®, PowerVideoTM, and MultiVideoTM deliver corporate quality video for Sun workstations in a multi-depth framebuffer. They suit a range of demanding video applications, from live display to real-time capture to multi-point video conferencing. Full video resolution with 24-bit true color accurately renders details for precise, lifelike imaging.
XVideo includes a second live display for monitoring and analog output for archiving images and video. Fast JPEG hardware compression and decompression is independent of the CPU and has excellent image integrity. Select PowerVideo or MultiVideo if you prefer a streamlined feature set for end-users.
Get started quickly with the applications provided, or create powerful custom solutions with the Video Development Environment.
"Distributed video, in conferencing, training, and on-line TV services, is central to growth in the telecom industry. Parallax Graphics quality and application support have defined the standard for video in our market."
--JOHN McMENAMIN, Associate Director, NYNEX
| Technical Specifications | ||
| XVideo,
PowerVideo, and MultiVideo Capabilities |
Video Display | XVideo: Display up to two simultaneous live video windows
from composite and/or S-VHS (Y/C) analog inputs PowerVideo and MultiVideo: Display one live video window from a composite analog input |
| Video Input Formats | XVideo: NTSC, PAL, SECAM as composite or S-VHS (Y/C),
software selectable PowerVideo or MultiVideo: NTSC, PAL, or SECAM as composite | |
| Video Output Formats | XVideo (only): Send digital video overlay out to a VCR or other device as NTSC or PAL, as composite or S-VHS (Y/C) | |
| Compression | XVideo and PowerVideo (only): Hardware accelerated 4:2:2 JPEG compression and decompresson for real-time motion video capture and playback, and for live networked video (compression ratios 15:1 to 100:1) | |
| Video I/O Cable/s | XVideo: HD15 to 3 BNC and 2 DIN cable, 5W1 to BNC cable,
plus RCA adapters PowerVideo or MultiVideo: RCA to RCA cable, plus BNC adapter | |
| Software | VideoTool, MovieTool, Video Development Environment (see decriptions below) | |
| Video Performance | NTSC | 640 x 480 pixels @ 60 fields (30 frames) per second (525 line) |
| PAL/SECAM | 768 x 576 pixels @ 50 fields (25 frames) per second (625 line) | |
| Sampling Frequency | Square pixels 525 line: 12.2727 MHz, 625 line: 14.75 MHz | |
| Placement | Arbitrary placement on screen; real-time image sizing; switch video on a pixel-by-pixel basis | |
| Clipping/Stenciling | Pixel-by-pixel masking of live video | |
| Framebuffer and Display Performance |
32-bit Framebuffer | Multidepth (24-bit and 8-bit) with graphics acceleration |
| Image Memory | 1152 x 900 x 32 bits | |
| Display sizes | XVideo: 1152 x 900 @ 76 or 66 Hz PowerVideo or MultiVideo:1152 x 900 @ 76 or 66 Hz; 1024 x 768 @ 72 Hz, 640 x 480 @ 60 Hz |
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| Color Modes | 24-bit RGB video and graphics, 8-bit pseudocolor graphics | |
| Display Connector | 13W3 (connects to Sun standard display cables) | |
| Software Support | Applications | VideoTool supports video
display and still image capture; MovieTool supports motion video capture and playback |
| Developer Tools | Video Development Environment includes API, libraries, widgets, and sample source code and programs so you can build your own video applications | |
| Driver | Device driver for Sun Solaris | |
| Interoperability | Interoperable with Parallax Graphics SBus/Solaris and PCI Bus/Solaris video overlay cards and software (XVideo Xtra) and EISA Bus/HP-UX video overlay cards and software (XVideo700, PowerVideo700, and MultiVideo700); captured movies, networked video, and still images can be used by third party software applications | |
| Video Architecture | Video Framebuffer Card (1152 x 900 x 32 bit framebuffer) | |
| System Requirements |
Platform | Sun workstations with SBus slots (see Release Notes for a current list of tested systems) |
| Bus Interface | XVideo: Two adjacent SBus slots PowerVideo or MultiVideo: One available SBus slot | |
| Operating System | Solaris 1 (SunOS 4.1.x) or higher (tested with 1 through 2.5) | |
| Window Environment | OpenWindows or CDE | |
| Available Disk Space | 35 Megabytes (MB) space on a local hard drive | |
| System RAM | 64 MB recommended (32 MB minimum) | |
| Swap Space | 64 MB recommended (32 MB minimum) | |
| Display Resolutions | XVideo: 1152 x 900 @ 76 or 66 Hz PowerVideo or MultiVideo:1152 x 900 @ 76 or 66 Hz; 1024 x 768 @ 72 Hz, 640 x 480 @ 60 Hz | |
| Environment | Power Requirements | XVideo: 4.3A@+5VDC ±5%; 0.065A@±12VDC ±10% PowerVideo and MultiVideo: 3.2A@+5VDC ±5%; 0.02A@±12VDC ±10% |
| Operating Temperature | 10 - 50 degrees C (50 - 120 degrees F) | |
| Calculated MTBF | XVideo: 40,000 hours (Mil 217 at 25C) | |
| Warranty | 1 year limited hardware warranty (included). Extensions available (optional). | |
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