From owner-freebsd-multimedia Fri Jun 6 08:21:27 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id IAA24657 for multimedia-outgoing; Fri, 6 Jun 1997 08:21:27 -0700 (PDT) Received: from gdi.uoregon.edu (gdi.uoregon.edu [128.223.170.30]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id IAA24647 for ; Fri, 6 Jun 1997 08:21:22 -0700 (PDT) Received: from localhost (dwhite@localhost) by gdi.uoregon.edu (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id IAA09635; Fri, 6 Jun 1997 08:20:57 -0700 (PDT) Date: Fri, 6 Jun 1997 08:20:57 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White X-Sender: dwhite@localhost Reply-To: Doug White To: Chris Coleman cc: Amancio Hasty , multimedia@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Bt848 In-Reply-To: Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-multimedia@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk On Thu, 5 Jun 1997, Chris Coleman wrote: > Ok I am getting ready to set up a local Mbone network here on campus and > we are looking at Video Capture cards. Do the Bt848 cards work as Video > capture cards for Mbone? I am looking for a Low-Cost setup for Freebsd. > What are the recommendations for: > > Video Capture Cards: Bt848-based, definitely. There are a few models; see http://www.freebsd.org/~fsmp/HomeAuto/Bt848.html > Sound Cards: Gravis UltraSound Plug & Play. The SoundBlasters are too flaky. You can get drivers for it from ftp://rah.star-gate.com. > FreeBSD Version: I'm on 2.2-GAMMA, but any 2.2 branched releases should work OK. > Cameras: Any camera with a composite video out. I use an old VHS camcorder. Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major Spam routed to /dev/null by Procmail | Death to Cyberpromo