By Alun Williams 7th September 2016
Check out PiCapture, a video capture system that enables all of the video processing and software capability of the Raspberry Pi GPU.
The people behind PiCapture are Lintest Systems. That is to say, Al Testani and Marshal Linder, founders of the new company.
“Until now, only the Raspberry Pi camera module or USB/network connected cameras could be used as a video source for video capture,” says Al Testani.
“USB or network connected cameras cannot take advantage of the Raspberry Pi’s GPU and place an unreasonably high load on the Raspberry Pi processor.”
He said the aim with PiCapture is to enable applications that require large amounts of Raspberry Pi resources (e.g. real-time image processing). Also, because PiCapture emulates the Raspberry Pi camera, all standard drivers and software (e.g. raspivid) can be used.
There are two versions of PiCapture.
The first, PiCapture SD1 (available for pre-order, $119.00), captures standard-definition analog interlaced (NTSC/PAL) from Composite, S-Video, and YPbPr Component sources as 640×480 video. Full spec details are below.
It captures standard-definition interlaced video in the CVBS standard (NTSC/PAL) from Composite, S-Video, and YPbPr Component sources as 640×480 video.
By using the Raspberry Pi CSI-2 camera interface and providing complete camera emulation, all of the video encoding and management capabilities of the Raspberry Pi are usable with any compatible video source. In addition, applications that require large amounts of Raspberry Pi resources (e.g. real-time image processing) are now enabled since USB capture devices are not required.
The second, PiCapture HD1 (available in November), captures high-definition progressive video from digital (HDMI/DVI), analog (YPbPr Component), and Computer (RGB) sources at 480p, 720p, and 1080p resolutions.
It captures high-definition progressive video from digital (HDMI/DVI), analog (YPbPr Component), and Computer (RGB) sources at 480p, 720p, and 1080p resolutions.
By using the Raspberry Pi CSI-2 camera interface and providing complete camera emulation, all of the video encoding and management capabilities of the Raspberry Pi are usable with any compatible video source. In addition, applications that require large amounts of Raspberry Pi resources (e.g. real-time image processing) are now enabled since USB capture devices are not required.
You can view some example videos captured with the SD1.
Interested? You can read more at lintestsystems.com
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