From owner-freebsd-multimedia@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Feb 7 23:56:59 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 10D9316A4CF for ; Mon, 7 Feb 2005 23:56:59 +0000 (GMT) Received: from mxfep01.bredband.com (mxfep01.bredband.com [195.54.107.70]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 876B743D2D for ; Mon, 7 Feb 2005 23:56:57 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from ola.theander@otsystem.com) Received: from c0003 ([82.182.185.144] [82.182.185.144]) by mxfep01.bredband.com with ESMTP id <20050207235656.TOYU23903.mxfep01.bredband.com@c0003> for ; Tue, 8 Feb 2005 00:56:56 +0100 From: "Ola Theander" To: Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2005 00:56:55 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook, Build 11.0.6353 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2527 Thread-Index: AcUNcLOEYRpgclLLR+ytI1tOQZCJQQ== Message-Id: <20050207235656.TOYU23903.mxfep01.bredband.com@c0003> Subject: Help: Tips for building a video capture device? X-BeenThere: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Multimedia discussions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 07 Feb 2005 23:56:59 -0000 Dear subscribers I'm trying to help a customer to build a station for documentation using video recording. My customer's business involves inspecting buildings using fibre optics. For this purpose he as constructed a suitcase like station using a DVD-HD recorder found in most retail stores, a flat TV screen etc. However, this station is very heavy and clumsy so I figure that I try and help him to create something more suitable. My idea is to use one of these ITX-motherboards to build a video capture computer with a simple touch screen interface but I haven't managed to find a motherboard that supports video-in as well as it's able to run FreeBSD or Linux. If it's possible I would try to avoid expansion video capture cards since I want to keep the package as small and as cheap as possible, since if this idea works it will be manufactured in a substantial number of units. So if anyone know of a motherboard that meet these requirements, please give me a hint. This construction is a first draft idea so if any of you hackers out there have some alternative idea how this can be done I'll be glad to hear. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Kind regards, Ola Theander