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From: Roger Hardiman <roger@cs.strath.ac.uk>
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To: "Jose M. Alcaide" <jose@we.lc.ehu.es>
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Subject: Re: hardware and software for video broadcasting
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Jose M. Alcaide wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> 
> I need advice on video broadcast tools for FreeBSD. I found the
> VIC under ports/mbone, and it looks nice. However, I am worried about
> frame grabber support. The VIC documentation says that only the
> Matrox Meteor and the Radius Video Spigot are supported. Unfortunately,
> these cards appear to be discontinued.
> 
> Can VIC be used with other frame grabbers (such as the bt848-based)?
> Are there other good options for video broadcasting (using IP
> multicast)?

VIC works great with Bt848/Bt878 based cards as the driver
emulates the Matrox Meteor.

Bye
Roger


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