ViewCast Osprey 530

Flexible Analog and SDI Digital Capture Card

 With its combination of analog and SDI digital inputs and its versatile audio input options, it is ideally suited for live or on-demand video capture and live streaming encoding applications, including delivery to mobile devices. It also serves government entities well for applications like streaming open meetings. 

Professional Features for Broadcasters

Features, such as color space conversion, automatic telecine detection and processing, and automatic optimization for changing motion content, make this a perfect choice for broadcast professionals.

Optimized for Live Streaming

Take advantage of the Osprey-530's Designed for Live features, such as Logo Bitmap Overlay with transparency and positioning controls. Automatically detect and adapt on-the-fly when the input video format changes from Movie frame rates to Television frame rates. The Osprey-530 can do the job today and is ready for your future applications.

Multiple Streams per Input

With the optional Simulstream feature, the Osprey-530 can feed multiple encoders at the same time. Use it with ViewCast Niagara SCX Standard to easily create and manage live streams in RealVideo and Windows Media - all at the same time, in any combination. Or create multiple streams of the same type with completely independent settings for sizing, scaling, logos and bit rate.

Global Standards Support

Like all Osprey cards, the Osprey-530 supports global analog and standard-definition SDI formats, including NTSC and PAL. If you are a global OEM integrator seeking a single-solution deployment strategy, this card's for you.

Compatible with Popular Application Software

Like all Osprey cards, the Osprey-530 works great with popular video capture and encoding applications, including our own Niagara SCX Standard multi-codec streaming manager. Some of those other cards lock you in to a select few applications.

Industry-Proven Performance

Over 300,000 Osprey cards are in daily worldwide operation in a wide variety of commercial, industrial and broadcast applications. You'll find Osprey-530 capture cards in mission-critical applications throughout the world.

Rock-Solid Stability

Legendary Osprey reliability means you can count on rock-solid performance, day in and day out.

SDI Signal Tolerance

The Osprey-530 includes special SDI signal capture and processing technology, so it can handle sub-optimum cable quality with no loss of performance. You won't find that feature in other capture cards!

Mix and Match with Other Osprey Capture Cards

Use multiple Osprey cards in the same machine. You can even freely mix and match with other Osprey models. Try that with your average computer-store capture card! 

FEATURES:

• Composite, S-Video, and SDI digital video inputs    
• Balanced, unbalanced and AES/EBU digital audio inputs    
• Supports multichannel embedded digital audio on SDI input    
• Analog audio/video outputs for real time monitoring    
• Advanced Signal Equalization for handling long SDI cables    
• Buffered DMA for ultra-high performance (full 30 fps)  
• Hardware audio gain control  
• Closed caption extraction from analog and SDI inputs    
• AVI or extended AVI capture for use with the most popular 3rd party editing and streaming software applications    
• Hardware cropping and bitmap overlay    
• 64-bit PCI-X bus, downward compatible with PCI bus    
• Cascadable architecture allows for multiple Osprey-530's per chassis    
• Simulstream-ready    
• Optimized for Niagara SCX Remote encoder management and control  
• Includes breakout cable for analog video and analog and AES/EBU digital audio inputs.    
• Includes audio and video output cable to monitor the selected input    
• Wide Screen Signaling (WSS) flag for 16x9 capture    
• Customized messaging on color bars upon loss of video signal: