capture livestream using usb camcorder

[willy0908]

does anyone know of any hardware that i can connect to acquire from a high def camera using the rca outputs of the camera and labview VI's?

im using a sony handycam HDR-CX12.  the problem is i cannot live stream through the usb output port.  I need to find a way to live stream 

using labview. any help would be appreciated 

[willy0908]

i did some research and found the Hauppauge HD PVR USB Video Capture Device. I called hauppauge and asked them if the hardware was direct show compliant and they said it was. before i make a major investment does anyone know if the hardware will work with labview? mainly labview USB Imaq Vi's?

[OliviaC]

Hi,

The IMAQ for USB driver will support any camera with a DirectShow filter. As long as the device has DirectShow support then the driver will work with it. What are you hoping to do with the video? The functions within the IMAQ for USB driver are very limited compared to the other IMAQ drivers.

[willy0908]

Hi olivia,

thanks for the reply and i apologize for the tardy reply. the hardware  is a personal video recorder. its used like a tivo but for high definition. i will be attaching a hd sony handycam to it. the question is if the usb vi's can support the hardware. which by your post they will. It would be easier to use IEEE1394 but i have requirements and they strictly prohibit me from using IEEE1394. I was hoping to us the imaq usb vi's to initialize a continuos stream. then using the usb snap vi snap a certain number of images at a certain time interval. I have got the project working with a webcam but the quality is alot less than i need. so hopefully the hdpvr works.

-william 

[OliviaC]

Hi William,

It seems you have used our driver with your webcam, so I don't need to explain what you can do with the driver. As I had mentioned before, as long as the device is Direct Show compliant, you should be able to use the IMAQ for USB driver with it.