Orchid Vidiola Manuel utilisateur
Vidiola
User’s Manual
for models:
Vidiola
Vidiola Pro
Vidiola Premium
ORCHID
Vidiola User's Manual
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Vidiola User's Manual
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction 4
About This Manual 5
Important
- Before You Begin 6
SECTION 1 - INSTALLING VIDIOLA 9
Quick Install 9
Hardware Installation 9
Software Installation 10
Figure 1.1: Vidiola Diagram 11
Figure 1.2: Vidiola Pro Diagram 12
Figure 1.3: Vidiola S-Video Sub card 13
Figure 1.4: Vidiola Premium Daughtercard 13
Step 1: Preparing Your Computer 14
Step 2: Preparing Your Vidiola 14
Jumper Settings 14
JP1: IRQ Address 15
JP2: Base Address 16
JP15: VGA Compat.
(Vidiola)
16
JP15: VGA Compat.
(Vidiola Pro & Premium)
17
JP4 & JP3: Compressor Base Address 17
Step 3: Installing Your Vidiola 18
Vidiola Premium Daughtercard Installation 20
Using S-Video (S-VHS) 20
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SECTION 2 - VIDIOLA DRIVER INSTALLATION 23
Before You Begin 23
Installing the Vidiola Drivers 23
SECTION 3 - USING VIDIOLA 25
The Vidiola Configuration Program 25
Align Configuration 25
Source Configuration 26
SuperZoom Configuration 27
Picture Configuration 27
Hardware Configuration 28
Using Video Capture Applications 29
Video Format Configuration 29
Video Source Configuration 31
Video Display Configuration 31
Video Capture Guidelines 32
Motion Video 32
Still Image Grab 32
Vidiola Live Video 33
Quick Start 33
NTSC Video Output 33
PAL Video Output 34
JPEG Video Compression Guidelines 36
Running in High Resolutions 38
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APPENDIX A - TECHNICAL INFORMATION 39
CompuServe 39
Troubleshooting Vidiola 39
Avoiding Address Conflicts 46
Vidiola Technical Specifications 47
Memory Upgrade 49
Memory Upgrade Software Changes 50
Vidiola VGA-OUT Pin-Out Specifications 51
Feature Connector Pin-Outs 52
APPENDIX B - TECH SUPPORT TIPS 53
From the Trenches: Tech Support Tips 53
System Configuration Chart 57
APPENDIX C - PLAYING AVI FILES 59
Playing AVI Files on non-Vidiola Systems 59
APPENDIX D - USING VIDEO DIRECTOR 61
Video Director and Vidiola Pro/C 61
FCC NOTICE 62
INDEX 63
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Introduction
Vidiola™ is a high-performance digital video card
for 386, 486 and Pentium systems. It features
SuperZoom™ digitalvideoplayback,whichincor-
porates advanced scaling techniques and allows
digitized video clips to be played back up to full
screen without affecting the frame rate.
Three versions of Vidiola are available: Vidiola,
Vidiola Pro and Vidiola Premium. Vidiola is a video
overlaycardthatallowsgraphicstobe"overlaid"on
top of video. Overlay modes are 640x480 up to 65K
colors and 800x600 up to 256 colors, however, actual
captureabilityisgraphiccarddependent.Forhigher
resolutions, Vidiola's built-in VGA loop-thru is en-
abled. Depending on system performance, motion
video capture is 30 fps at 160x120 and 15-30fps at
320x240.
The software included allows Vidiola to provide
you with a total video capture, editing and presen-
tation solution for Microsoft Video for Windows.By
making use of the feature connector on a standard
VGA card, video is displayed in full color without
the need for a high-performance VGA Windows
accelerator. To record audio as well as video, you
need a compatible audio card installed in your
computer.
Thank you for purchasing Vidiola. Care has been
takento ensure that your card will provide you with
years of trouble-free operation. We believe you will
be pleased with your purchase.
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About This Manual
This manual presumes that you are already familiar
withyourIBMPCcompatiblecomputer.WhileVidiola
has been designed to be easy to install, we recom-
mend that you refer to your computer’s reference
manual when terminology or installation steps are
unfamiliar to you. This manual has been organized to
help you set up and install Vidiola as quickly as
possible. Each section is divided into short, easy-to-
follow steps, to help you understand the installation
and function of Vidiola.
Section 1: Installing Vidiola
Whether you are a beginner or an experienced user,
this section will give you important information on
the proper installation of Vidiola.
Section 2: Vidiola Driver Installation
Here you will be given the information needed to
install Vidiola drivers.
Section 3: Using Vidiola
This section covers using the Vidiola configuration
program and video capture applications.
Appendix A: Technical Information
If you are experiencing installation difficulties or
require troubleshooting information, this appendix
gives you checkpoints to look at to ensure that your
Vidiola is operating properly. This appendix also
includestheVidiolatechnicalspecifications,andgives
you instructions for upgrading the memory.
Appendix B: Tech Support Tips
Hereyouareprovided withalist ofthemost common
issues to help you get up and running with your new
Vidiola card.
Appendix C: Playing AVI Files
This section gives you instructions on how to play
Vidiola compressed files on non-Vidiola systems.
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Important! - Before You Begin
This manual contains information for the products
listed below. All references to "Vidiola" will refer to
all these products, unless otherwise noted.
Vidiola
Vidiola provides full motion capture and playback
of digital video. Text and graphics overlay on top of
full screen live video. The hardware design pro-
videsfeaturessuchasSuperZoomplaybackandreal
time compression (3:1).
Vidiola Pro
Vidiola Pro is the same as Vidiola and adds NTSC
output and S-Video output. Two configurations are
available for Vidiola Pro; the hardware is the same,
but the software is different. Vidiola Pro/D offers
digital video capture and editing with transitions
and video output. Vidiola Pro/C offers full screen
"cuts-only" video editing and titling utilizing
camcordercontrolandoverlaywithoutstoringvideo
to hard disk.
Vidiola Premium
Vidiola Premium is the same as Vidiola Pro/D and
adds real-time Motion JPEG compression with ra-
tios up to 56:1.
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This manual will familiarize you with the features,
installation and use of your Vidiola. There are several
symbolsandconventionsusedthroughoutthismanual
which will help to draw your attention to a feature or
to focus on important information:
WhenyouseetheMagnifyingGlass,it
means the text is referring to some-
thing you should take a closer look at
before proceeding further.
When you see the Exclamation Mark,
it gives important information on
avoiding damage to property.
Common Names
AVI Audio/Video Interleaved
PC Refers to the family of IBM PC, PC/XT or
PC/AT compatible computers
JPEG Joint Photographic Experts Group
NTSC National Television Standards Committee
PAL Phase Alternate Line
VGA Video Graphics Array
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