How to get real time data from a camera using a frame grabber and Image Acquisition Toolbox?

I want to process images coming from Ultrastudio SDI (Blackmagic Design). Is the Image Acquisition Toolbox compatible with this device for real time image processing? Are there any examples of such an application?

[Walter Roberson]

According to https://github.com/xoriath/thesis/blob/master/Latex/spec.tex the Ultrastudio SDI is provided with WDM (Windows Drivers Model), which is what is required by Image Acquisition Toolbox. I suggest having a quick read through what the person did for their project.

[Image Analyst]

Is it an actual physical camera? If you bring it up in Device Manager, do you see it in the "Imaging Devices" category?

[Melisa]

The actual physical camera connects to Ultrastudio SDI which is a frame grabber that connects to the PC. Unfortunately I do not have access to the camera at the moment so I can't check if it comes up in the "Imaging Devices" category, so the answer to the second question is I am not sure.

Answer 1

[Madhura Suresh]

https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/ultrastudiousb3/software

This link for your product says that it has directshow drivers. Can you install the OS Generic Support package and try this?

You can install the support package using the command:

supportPackageInstaller

Once you install the support package and connect the device to your computer, What does this give you in MATLAB:

imaqhwinfo winvideo

Answer 2

[Image Analyst]

Here's the supported hardware: http://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/supported-hardware.html

I don't see it at http://www.mathworks.com/hardware-support/home.html, but if the camera shows up as a generic video device, it might be able to work with the generic video adapter.