Grass Valley Pegasus HD/SD Video Capture Board

PEGASUS - General Description

The Grass Valley™ Pegasus HD/SD Video Capture board for content archiving and distribution offers an affordable way to capture high-resolution, full frame rate video in real time. Comprised of PCI Express hardware and software—featuring a Canopus® HQ hardware codec chip—the Pegasus board lets you preview, capture, and store footage in pristine quality.

Supporting many SD and HD formats as well as PC graphics, the Pegasus harwdare's inputs include S-Video, YUV and RGB analog, and HDMI, making it ready for today's range of video game consoles. You can also capture VGA output with its converter cable—ideal for creating software tutorials. It can alos capture external two-channel analog audio and up to eight channels of embedded audio via HDMI (supports HDMI version 1.0. HDMI 1.1-1.3, HDCP not supported).

PEGASUS - Features

• High-quality capture of standard- and high-definition (SD and HD) video using an onboard Canopus® HQ hardware encoding chip
• Capture up to 1920x1080/60i, 50i, and 1280x720/60p, 50p video
• Capture PC display signals up to 1280x1024 without downscaling
• Capture via HDMI, DVI*, S-Video, YUV, and RGB component inputs
• HQ recorder to capture software via three modes:
• Auto capture (when an input signal is detected)
• Manual capture
• Scheduled capture
• Includes Canopus codec pack for import of Canopus HQ AVI files in Windows-based video applications
• Software development kit (SDK) for software engineers to create custom solutions based on Pegasus technology
• HDMI support for 1.0 (HDMI 1.1-1.3, HDCP not supported)
• 1080p capture not supported
• DVI capture requires HDMI-DVI converter, sold separately

PEGASUS - Specifications

PEGASUS - Contents

• 1 x Pegasus PCI Express x1 bus card
• 1 x Pegasus Installation CD-ROM
• 1 x Installation guide
• 1 x 15-pin D-sub RGB to 9-pin miniDIN converter cable
• 1 x YPbPr component to 7-pin miniDIN converter cable
• 1 x RCA composite to S-Video connector
• 1 x Ferrite core
• 2 x Grounding gasket
• 1 x 4-pin to 4-pin internal audio cable