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    Video Capture: Compatibility with Add-in Boards

    Contents:

    • NETWORK BOARD COMPATIBILITY
    • SCSI ADAPTER COMPATIBILITY
    • SOUND BOARD COMPATIBILITY
    • VIDEO BOARD COMPATIBILITY
    • DIAMOND STEALTH PRO
    • FAXMODEM COMPATIBILITY - GENERAL NOTES
    • IDE CONTROLLER COMPATIBILITY
    
    

    NETWORK BOARD COMPATIBILITY

    
       General notes:
    
    
    
       8-bit or 16-bit network boards will work fine with the Intel Smart Video
    
       Recorder.  A network board will use both an interrupt and an I/O
    
       address, so be careful of possible conflicts.
    
    
    
       The following table provides a list of network boards and their
    
       compatibility with the Intel Smart Video Recorder.
    
    
    
       Network Board                          Compatibility status
    
    
    
       3COM 3C503                             Compatible
    
       3COM 3C505                             Not compatible
    
       3COM 3C509                             Conditionally compatible
    
       Intel EtherExpress 16                  Compatible
    
       Novell NE1000                          Conditionally compatible
    
       Novell NE2100                          Compatible
    
    
    
       3COM 3C505
    
    
    
            The 3COM 3C505 8-Bit network board was tested with the Intel Smart
    
            Video Recorder using IRQ 3 and I/O address 310.  The Intel Smart
    
            Video Recorder installation software could not find the network
    
            card in the system.  When the Intel Smart Video Recorder was
    
            configured to use the same I/O address as the 3C505, the network
    
            software would not load.  The Intel Smart Video Recorder
    
            installation software could no longer find the Intel Smart Video
    
            Recorder in the system.
    
    
    
       3COM 3C509
    
    
    
            When running SETUP with the 3COM 3C509 installed, SETUP is unable
    
            to find an available IRQ for the Intel Smart Video Recorder Pro
    
            board.
    
    
    
            To resolve this issue first remove the 3COM network card from the
    
            system, run SETUP and configure the Intel Smart Video Recorder Pro,
    
            then replace the network card.
    
    
    
       Novell NE1000
    
    
    
            The Novell NE1000 16-Bit network board was tested with the Intel
    
            Smart Video Recorder using IRQ 9 and I/O address 300.
    
    
    
            Setting the Intel Smart Video Recorder for I/O address 310, caused
    
            a conflict.  The Intel Smart Video Recorder Diagnostics caused the
    
            system not to exit to DOS correctly, requiring a hardware reset. 
    
            The conflict was caused by the Novell NE1000 network board being
    
            set to IRQ 2 or 9 with the network software running.
    
    
    
    

    SCSI ADAPTER COMPATIBILITY

    
       General notes:
    
    
    
       SCSI hard drive adapters are compatible with the Intel Smart Video
    
       Recorder.  In fact, they are highly recommended because of their fast
    
       data transfer rates.
    
    
    
       The have been some reports of capture problems on systems with fast
    
       32-bit enhanced SCSI adapters and SMARTDRV double buffering.
    
    
    
       See "Dropping frames with fast 32-bit SCSI adapters" for more 
    
       information.
    
    
    
       The following table provides a list of SCSI adapters and their
    
       compatibility with the Intel Smart Video Recorder.
    
    
    
       SCSI Adapter                           Compatibility Status
    
    
    
       Adaptec 1542b                          Compatible
    
       Adaptec 1542c                          Compatible
    
       Adaptec 1740a                          Compatible
    
       Adaptec 1742a                          Compatible
    
       DPT PM2012b                            Compatible
    
       Future Domain TMC845                   Compatible
    
       UltraStor 34F                          Compatible
    
    
    
       Adaptec 1542B & 1542C
    
    
    
            The Adaptec 1542B & 1542C 16-Bit ISA SCSI controllers were tested
    
            with the Intel Smart Video Recorder using IRQ 11 and I/O address
    
            330 and found to be compatible.
    
    
    
            When the Intel Smart Video Recorder was also set to IRQ 11, the
    
            VidCap utility in Video for Windows returned blank video, and no
    
            frames were captured.  In another test VidCap failed with a warning
    
            "No Frames Captured.  Confirm that Vertical Sync Interrupts are
    
            configured and enabled."
    
    
    
    

    SOUND BOARD COMPATIBILITY

    
       General notes:
    
    
    
       Since the Intel Smart Video Recorder does not have an audio capture
    
       module, you will need a sound board to add audio to your video capture
    
       files.  Most Windows 3.x-compatible 8-bit or 16-bit sound boards will
    
       work.
    
    
    
       Your video capture software will incorporate the sound from the sound
    
       board into the AVI file.
    
    
    
       The following table provides a list of sound boards and their
    
       compatibility with the Intel Smart Video Recorder.
    
    
    
       Sound Board                            Compatibility Status
    
    
    
       Creative Labs Sound Blaster Pro        Compatible
    
    
    
       Creative Labs Sound Blaster 16 ASP     Compatible
    
       Diamond Sonic Sound Board              Compatible
    
       Media Vision Pro Audio Spectrum 16     Compatible
    
       Microsoft Sound System                 Compatible
    
    
    
       Media Vision Pro Audio Spectrum 16
    
    
    
            The Media Vision Pro Audio Spectrum 16 16-bit sound board was
    
            tested with the Intel Smart Video Recorder using IRQ 5, IRQ 15, and
    
            I/O addresses 220 and 388 and was found to be compatible.
    
    
    
            You may notice some audio distortion when capturing video at
    
            320x240 resolution. It is most noticeable at 16 bit stereo, 22kHz. 
    
            In order to get around this problem, decrease the WAVE in
    
            Multimedia Mixer Dialog box.  Refer to page 2-6 of Pro Audio
    
            Spectrum User's Guide (v1.1.1).
    
    
    
       Microsoft Sound System
    
    
    
            The Microsoft Sound System 16-Bit sound board was tested with the
    
            Intel Smart Video Recorder using IRQ 7 and I/O address 350.  No
    
            problems were reported.
    
    
    
            Note:  Files created using this audio board may need to be edited
    
            with the VidEdit utility in Video for Windows to correct the video
    
            and audio synchronization.  To correct the synchronization, select
    
            SAVE AS and then click the COMPRESSION button.  Under TARGET:
    
            choose HARD DISK (INTERLEAVED).  Under VIDEO COMPRESSION METHOD:
    
            choose NO CHANGE.
    
    
    
    

    VIDEO BOARD COMPATIBILITY

    
       General notes:
    
    
    
       A Windows compatible VGA video board is needed for playback of video
    
       images. A 256 color SVGA or higher is recommended for good quality video
    
       playback.  For the best performance, use a VESA or PCI local bus video
    
       card.
    
    
    
       Be sure to use the latest Windows drivers for the video card being used.
    
    
    
       The following table provides a list of video boards compatible with the
    
       Intel Smart Video Recorder and Intel Smart Video Recorder Pro.
    
    
    
       Video Board                           Compatible
    
    
    
       ATI Graphics Ultra Pro                Yes
    
       Diamond SpeedStar                     Yes
    
       Diamond SpeedStar 24X                 Yes
    
       Diamond Stealth 24                    Yes
    
       Diamond Stealth 32 PCI                Yes
    
       Diamond Stealth 64 PCI                Yes
    
       Diamond Stealth Pro                   Yes
    
       Diamond Viper                         Yes
    
       Diamond Viper SE PCI                  Yes
    
    
    
       Diamond Viper Pro VLB & PCI           Yes
    
       Hercules Dynamite Pro VLB & PCI       Yes
    
       Hercules Graphite Pro VLB             Yes
    
       Matrox MGA-II PCI/VLB                 Yes
    
       Metheus Premier 928                   Yes
    
       Orchid Celcius VLB                    Yes
    
       Orchid Farenheit 1280 (ISA & VESA)    Yes
    
       Orchid Farenheit 64 VLB               Yes
    
       Orchid ProDesigner II                 Yes
    
       STB Lightspeed PCI                    Yes
    
       STB PowerGraph 64 PCI                 Yes
    
    
    
       ATI Graphics Ultra Pro
    
    
    
       Intel tested the ATI Graphics Ultra Pro and found it to be compatible
    
       with the Intel Smart Video Recorder.
    
    
    
       The ATI Graphics Ultra Pro uses a Mach32 chip and comes in four
    
       different bus types: a 16-bit ISA, a 32-bit EISA, a 32-bit VESA local
    
       bus and 32-bit PCI local bus.  The latest version (v2.2) of ATI's video
    
       drivers assists in the playback of digital video by utilizing Indeo
    
       video technology.
    
    
    
       ATI video driver v2.21 interferes with Media Vision Pro Audio Spectrum
    
       16 v1.1.1.  A lot of audio distortion was heard when playing back an AVI
    
       file using Media Player.  There is no audio distortion if played back
    
       using VidEdit instead of Media Player.
    
    
    
       When the standard VGA driver was used instead of the Mach32 driver,
    
       audio distortion goes away.
    
    
    
       Diamond Stealth 24
    
    
    
       The Diamond Stealth 24 VGA card is available in two bus types: a 16-bit
    
       ISA and a VESA local bus.  The 16-bit ISA version was tested with the
    
       Intel Smart Video Recorder.
    
    
    
       Note:     When set to 65 K colors, this card may cause a VidCap and
    
       Media player monitoring problem characterized by a blank image window. 
    
       This problem does not occur when the video card is set to 256 colors at
    
       a resolution of 640x480.
    
    
    
    

    DIAMOND STEALTH PRO

    
       This VGA card is available in two different bus types; a 16-bit ISA and
    
       a VESA local bus.  The 16-bit ISA version was tested with the Intel
    
       Smart Video Recorder.
    
    
    
       Customer Report
    
       Using an Intel Smart Video Recorder with a Diamond Stealth Pro video
    
       card in 800x600x65k color mode, no video was displayed when YUV9
    
       compression was chosen in Video for Windows.
    
    
    
       The Intel Indeo video technology compression was fine.  Switching to a
    
       640x480 VGA driver solved the problem.
    
    
    
       Customer Report
    
       Using an Intel Smart Video Recorder with a Diamond Stealth Pro video
    
       card in 800x600x65K color mode.  When a frame from VidEdit was copied to
    
       the clipboard, then pasted from the clipboard to BitEdit, a STACK FAULT
    
       error message was received.  Switching to a driver with 16 colors fixed
    
       the problem.  
    
    
    
       Microsoft noted that BitEdit is a 16-color editor only.  They
    
       recommended using a full graphics program for editing cut/copied frames.
    
        They also suggested that the manufacturer of the video card be called
    
       for an updated Windows driver.
    
    
    
    

    FAXMODEM COMPATIBILITY - GENERAL NOTES

    
       The Intel Smart Video Recorder should not have any compatibility
    
       problems with faxmodem boards.  The faxmodem should be able to
    
       send/receive faxes and use the data modem in both DOS and Windows.
    
    
    
       A faxmodem board may use interrupts and I/O addresses depending on the
    
       manufacturer.  Make sure that there are no conflicts between the
    
       faxmodem board and the Intel Smart Video Recorder.
    
    
    
    

    IDE CONTROLLER COMPATIBILITY

    
       General notes:
    
    
    
       IDE hard drive controllers will work fine with the Intel Smart Video
    
       Recorder and Intel Smart Video Recorder Pro.  Most motherboards now have
    
       the IDE controller built in, making an IDE hard drive a good choice.
    
    
    
       The following is a list of IDE controllers that are compatible with the
    
       Intel Smart Video Recorder and Intel Smart Video Recorder Pro:
    
    
    
            Acculogic IDE-4/VL VLB
    
            Identity CA9342 ISA
    
            Ultra Stor 15c
    
    

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