Re: VGA–USB adapter, Ubuntu 12.04?

[Colin Law]

On 23 February 2013 16:30, Johnny Rosenberg <gurus.knugum at gmail.com> wrote:
> ...
> I found more things now. One of them is the Epiphan VGA2USB:
> http://www.epiphan.com/products/frame-grabbers/vga2usb/
>
> They had a Pro version for $2000, but that's just a LITTLE too much for me… :P
> The cheapest version is around $300. All versions are compatible with
> V4L and there is even a tutorial for how to set it up in Linux.
>
> Here's a comparison table:
> http://www.epiphan.com/products/frame-grabbers/
>
> It says, among other things, that the frame rate at 640×480 is 29 fps.
> My source has a settable ”refresh rate”: 60, 66, 70 and 75 Hz.
> Could this be a problem?
> I know that refresh rate and frame rate is not the same thing, but
> still… do I need to worry about that?
> My main purpose is to capture still images anyway, but if recording
> video, the target frame rate will be 25 fps.

That seems like a lot of money to me.  I am afraid I don't know the
answer to the frame rate question, you could probably ask the
supplier.

Have you thought of just using a webcam?  You get a really good one
for much less than $300.  You could make a bracket or something so
that it is correctly located.

Colin

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