How about this one for VGA input?

[samsc]

i just ordered the new dvi2usb from epiphan. we will see how well it works.

http://www.epiphan.com/products/prod...atid=1#DVI2USB

DVI2USB Solo is Epiphan's most compact DVI capture device. At a capture rate of 30 frames per second, DVI2USB Solo can capture resolutions of up to 1920x1200 from single-link DVI signals.
If you need to capture images from a single-link DVI source and maintain diagnostic-quality lossless images, then DVI2USB Solo is what you have been looking for. DVI2USB Solo is able to achieve frame rates of 30 frames per second at DVI resolutions up to 1920x1200 without any loss in picture quality.

DVI2USB Solo allows you to:

Capture images from any single-link DVI source.
Capture videos from the DVI source and save them as AVI files.
Print or record the captured image with the touch of a button using Epiphan's VGA Printer or VGA Recorder pro

http://www.epiphan.com/images/produc...SOLO-small.png

[ping141]

All right! Let me know how it´s doing. This is the one I was thinking about also...

[samsc]

All right! Let me know how it´s doing. This is the one I was thinking about also...

one can never tell until test. even then its not always possible to test on enough systems.

end user must always test third party hardware themselves.

[Raggi di Luce]

I have also found that USB capture devices (like the one mentioned above) do not work nearly as well as FireWire ones with Catalyst.

Also boxes like the one from Canopus can go as high as 1600x1200 resolution.

http://www.canopus.com/products/Twin...winPact100.php

Just bought it from Apple Store 599 euro.
It's a magic box: RGB to DV, Analog to DV, DV to Analog and so on.
Tested up to 1600x1200 with a Flash animation. Good with videos.
But image comes more clear and sharp only up to 1280. Best is 1024 60Hz (to read small fonts, like PP presentations or similar.)
It has 2 points:
- cheap
- it's firewire in, so, using DV-Input, Decklink remains free for a camera or so on.

Stefano
Raggi di Luce srl

[samsc]

I use on the Epiphan without the compression mode. With 800 x 600, I got like 23/24 frames, in 1024 x 768, drops to abou 16/17 fps, what for most of PPT presentations, goes pretty well. I am looking to buy a new Epiphan card, with the compression mode 30fps on any resolution. The box I have has not that option, just uncompressed, nut can capture either DVI or VGA.
Gian

got dvi2usb - but they dont have correct drivers to download from website. link is only for vga2usb and only downloads that software....

[samsc]

Just bought it from Apple Store 599 euro.
It's a magic box: RGB to DV, Analog to DV, DV to Analog and so on.
Tested up to 1600x1200 with a Flash animation. Good with videos.
But image comes more clear and sharp only up to 1280. Best is 1024 60Hz (to read small fonts, like PP presentations or similar.)
It has 2 points:
- cheap
- it's firewire in, so, using DV-Input, Decklink remains free for a camera or so on.

Stefano
Raggi di Luce srl

mary postma seemed to think this worked well.
think they have written a custom dv codec to improve image quality