Re: Best high frame rate cameras / cards?

[Peter Silva <peter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

David Topper wrote:

> I've been trying to figure out which camera + card combination will 
> let me get the highest refresh rate.  Something above a regular 
> firewire DV cam on a Mac would be ideal.
>
> I see, for example, that the Bt8x8 cards are popular, but what actual 
> products being sold are based on these cards?  I can't seem to find any.

BT848 is a chip, not a card.  Products don't say "based on Bt848" on the 
outside, but many, many are.
If you download the bttv source code, or look at the source in a modern 
kernel like 2.4.18, then you'll see
bttv-cards.c which has a whole list of cards based on those chips. 
Another option is to go to a store and look
at a card you like. Get the sales person to show you the card (ie. take 
it out of the box.)  
It will likely have a chip that says "Conexant Fusion BT878A" on it, 
which is a modern variant of Bt8x8's.

P.S. I have an ATI TV Wonder.  It has an 878A.   It doesn't work yet 
(locks the machine up solid on modprobe.)