User Manual

Getting Started
available from the Software Download
page.
3.1 USB 3.0 controllers
To take advantage of the high transfer rate of USB 3.0, ensure your video capture
workstation is equipped with an adequate USB 3.0 controller capable of supporting the
transfer rate. This is especially important when capturing high-definition video and
large audio files, and capturing 60 fps. Epiphan recommends the following USB 3.0
controller.
Linux requirements: kernel version 3.5 or later (Ubuntu 12.10+)
Recommended high performance controller:
• Intel ® USB 3.0 eXtensible Host Controller
4 Getting Started
This chapter describes basic steps for installing drivers and the Epiphan capture
software, and connecting a SDI2USB 3.0 frame grabber to the video source and the
video capture workstation. The video capture workstation is a computer that runs the
drivers and Epiphan capture software and is used to display and record images and
audio captured by the SDI2USB 3.0 frame grabber.
Basic steps:
1. Review the
Package Contents
section; verify you received all items.
2. Review the
System Requirements
section; verify that your video capture
workstation will work normally with the frame grabber. The video capture
workstation can be running Windows, Mac OS, or Linux.
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