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system requirements
The following hardware is required:
•Recommended minimum memory size is 512 MB.
•Disk Space – 1GB or more recommended for saving Movies.
•Vide o Display – 800 X 600, 16-bit color or higher. 1024x768 or higher is
recommended.
•Mouse (ex ternal or built-in)
•Intern et connection required to display on- line help and download
additional software
•High Sp eed USB 2.0 port
Windows
The Orion Video Capture device, devi ce driver and Orion Capture
software requires Windows XP, Vista or Win 7 r unning on a Pentium
III™ or equivalent, or higher.
Mac OsX
The Orion Video Capture device, devi ce driver and Orion Capture
software requires Mac OS X 10.3 or above ru nning on a Power PC
G3/G4/G5 or Intel-Based Macintosh computers.
input Devices
A wide variety of Input devices are su pported (Figure 2).
The Orion Video Capture
Device enables any NTSC
or PAL analogue video
signal output from CCTV
camera, DVD, DVR, VCR,
Cablebox, Game Console
or Camcorder to be dis-
played and recorded on
any computer or Laptop
with XP, Vista, Win7 or
Mac OS X operating
system installed.
Video input can be from any Composi te or SVideo signal.
The software CD includes video c apture, video editing and movie format
conversion software.
The Video Capture Device can be use d for many purposes including:
•Live View ing and recording of astronomy subje cts via CCTV camera
such as the Orion Starshoot De ep Space Video Camera or the Orion
Starshoot Video Eyepiece.
•Live internet broadcasting via NightSkiesNetwork.
•Captur ing and editing home movies from tape to dig ital formats such
as DVD, Web and mobile devices.
•Captur e and convert movies to other formats such a s MPEG and AVI
formats.
•Automate d tracking and recording of meteor s using HandyAVI or UFO
capture software. (windows only s oftware links on CD installer)
Please read this instruction manual before attempting to use the video cap-
ture device or install the softwa re.
Parts list
•Orio n Video Capture Device (USB)
•Dual Fo rmat Windows PC / Mac OS X CD-ROM
•Manual
Figure 1. USB Device and
Software CD.
Figure 2. Examples of supported Input devices.