Value-packed Video Capture and Display
Cost-effective yet feature rich, Matrox Orion is the ideal choice for basic color ormonochrome imaging applications. Matrox Orion supports standard color/monochrome video capture and features an integrated display based on theMGA G400 graphics controller, providing leading edge graphics features andperformance.
AGP or PCI busAvailable for AGP or PCI, Matrox Orion meets the platform requirements oftoday's PC-based video capture applications. AGP's high data transfer rateenables the design of rich user interfaces by offering faster graphics updates,providing faster image capture to host memory and freeing up host CPU cyclesas well as PCI bandwidth for other tasks. Using AGP frees up a PCI slot for otherperipherals, while PCI provides compatibility with industrial and oldergeneration PCs.
Standard video capture
Matrox Orion captures standard analog composite (CVBS) and Y/C in NTSC/PALformats, and composite RS-170/CCIR video formats. It also includes discreteanalog-to-digital converters (ADCs) for capturing component RGB in NTSC/PALvideo formats. A separate trigger input is provided for synchronizing videocapture to external events.
Matrox MGA G400 Graphics
Matrox Orion features the award-winning graphics controller from MatroxGraphics Inc., a leader in PC graphics technology. The MGA G400 boasts animpressive set of features including two independent CRT controllers. OnMatrox Orion, the primary CRT controller handles the main (VGA) display outputwhile the second CRT controller handles secondary (TV) display output. Inaddition, the MGA G400 provides Matrox Orion with non-destructive true-colorgraphics overlay of live video without host CPU intervention, as well asarbitrary video scaling.
Key features
AGP or PCI form factor
composite, S-video, or RGB NTSC/PALvideo capture
composite RS-170/CCIR video capture
up to 8 video inputs
arbitrary video scaling
trigger input
VGA display up to 1280 x 1024
non-destructive overlay of true-colorgraphics on live video
separate and independent composite,Y/C or RGB NTSC/PAL video output
NTSC/PAL video output is synchronizedto video input
32 MB graphics and video buffer
available software is sold separately andincludes Matrox Imaging Library (MIL)/ActiveMIL, MIL-Lite/ActiveMIL-Lite andMatrox Inspector
supports Microsoft® Windows® 2000and Windows® XP