Animation Technologies Inc. isnot that well known as its LifeView trademark under which this company(founded yet in 1990) sells its products. Its solutions are not High-End,but there is also a silver lining thanks to the democratic pricing.
The model tested today is not new on the market but it's one of the widely available TV& FM tuners equipped with Philips713x 9-bit ADCs. The FlyTV Prime series (earlier named FlyVideo 3000/2000, prefix FM wasn't changed) includes models both on the Philips7134 (index 34, former 3000), and on the Philips7130 (index 30, former 2000), like AVerTV Studio Model 305. Be careful when making your choice.
Windows device driver information for FlyVideo The FlyVideo driver is meant for use in the corresponding flyVideo TV tuner card manufactured by LifeView. The driver is usually provided by the manufacturer on purchase on an installation CD. The same can also be downloaded from LifeView's. This section describes how to create video capture minidrivers, which follow the Windows Driver Model (WDM) architecture. It assumes familiarity with concepts discussed in Kernel Streaming. For information on creating a minidriver for audio-only devices, the Audio devices Design Guide.
Accessory pack
The colorful box with abstract images of eyes and ears doesn't look thatimpressive.
The accessory pack is predictable.
- Tuner
- Remote Control
- External IR receiver for RC
- Sound card line-in cable
- FM antenna
- Software CD
- Installation manual
The developers offer a software suite from Honest Technology which is also supplied with the Manli USB TV 2.0. It's named LifeView Suite
The components were renamed too.
LifeView Encoder (alias MPEG Encoder 4.0)
and LifeView Editor (alias MPEG Editor 4.0)
The DVD Maker is replaced with LifeView DV which can be explainedby unification taking into account the FlyDV Prime models comingwith the integrated FireWire controller.
Design and specification
This sample has the latest revision H.
The FlyTV Prime 34 FM is not the last word in fashion, and TV and FM signalsare received by old Philips solution - TCL2002MB-1F.
Philips SAA7134HL is used to decode the signal.
The tuner's specs are standard, but we didn't expect any revolution.
Testbed configuration
- Athlon 2800XP CPU (Barton)
- Gigabyte 7VAX mainboard (KT400 chipset)
- ATI RADEON 9800 PRO 256MB DDR2 video card
- 1GB RAM (512MB PC3200 from Samsung + 512MB PC3200 from Kingmax)
- Creative Sound Blaster Live! 5.1 sound card
- FUJITSU MPG3204AT E HDD
- Windows XP Professional (SP1) ENG OS
Connection
The card has a standard set of connectors,
and a standard circuitry.
Tuning
Instead of the drivers and TVR software supplied we installed thelatest drivers available on NVIDIA'ssite. Hereyou can find the list of corrected errors and additions, and a full listof models with the old and new names.
After installation you get the following devices
and a scheduler icon in the tray.
The None option in the audio input source section enables soundtransfer via PCI bus (it's supported in the Philips7134but not in 7130).
Let's have a look at the settings in TVR 3.00 (exactly with twozeros).
On the TV Settings tab you can choose between air or cable reception,enable autoscanning or input channels frequency manually, edit it, deleteor resort to fine tuning. Country auto detection works correctly, as wellas the other options in this section.
The outdated radio unit couldn't get one channel and received signals unsteadily,the manual input and fine tuning brought only the sound. There were nomore problems, but a good antenna can be of much help here.
TVR 3.00 has a new option of channel scanning by frequency usingsettings from the Fully Scan tab.
Here are Record Settings.
For the Honestech codec used for MPEG1/2 decoding you can selecta resolution and a bitrate. TVR 3.00 supports MPEG4 through Microsoft'sand DivX 5.1 codecs (older versions of the DivX codec are not supported).However, this support is limited by 352x288. But even such bonuses arerarely offered by other companies.
The Misc Page houses TimeShift settings, frame captureand Multi-Channel Preview.
The audio settings have a dedicated button on the panel.
Apart from choosing a source (remember that None means PCI audiotransfer) and volume adjustment you can change balance and treble, butthey are sound card's mixer's settings, and they have no effect on recording.
The most part of options which can be enabled with the 713X Chip AudioSettings button are not available because they are supported only in7135 chips with expanded audio capabilities.
The only useful option is Preview (Analog Out) which should be disabledwhen sound goes through the PCI bus and the sound card line-in is connectedin order to avoid echo caused by asynchronous audio streams.
On closing the program the TVR 3.00 icon remains in the tray.
Quality
When making screenshots we faced the problem with color described in the Manli USB TV 2.0 review.
Fortunately, there are a lot of alternatives for Philips713x based tuners,and we used probably the best one - Fly 2000 TV.
The program will be discussed a bit later, and now you can see the capturesettings.
Quality depends mostly on the ADC, and the Philips7134 doesn't let us down.
The sound is a bit muffled, but I would hardly have noticed it if I werenot alerted.
No screening problems.
Additional features
TimeShift works both in TV and FM modes.
There's a combined gallery for frames captures, audio and video files,the full list opens when a new file is added. You can send a bmp pictureor a wav file by e-mail.
can set broadcasting time for each channel and show several channels simultaneously,but it works only in the full-screen mode.
The schedule recording surprised us with the need to enter channels orfrequency manually for recording FM stations.
Unfortunately, you can't make the PC turn off on finishing the recording.
For dessert, you are offered to change the panel look.
There's just one style supplied but it differs a lot from the default one.
You can manually modify it using the tools from the program folder.
FM Tuner
TVR 3.00 has the same interface for TV and FM modes, they can beswitched with special buttons on the panel.
The stations in the FM mode are listed in almost 1MHz steps. However, thelist can't be edited. I had to delete unnecessary stations manually inTvrSFile.iniin [CHANNELLISTFM] section. If you go this way, see that the numberin line 'FM=' corresponds to the number of stations left after editing.Fortunately, you can edit stations' names.
Although the radio unit is outdated, FM sensitivity is ok.
TimeShift and schedule recording were described above.
The sound lacks for high frequencies (downloada 20-sec fragment, mp3, 486KB). But it's not that fatal, and it's acceptablefor listening to radio. Besides, Leadtek'stuners also have this problem. Also remember about the mixer settings whichcan improve it.
Remote Control
The remote control is the triumph of stylistic minimalism. There are onlyessentials and the Power button to turn on/off PC. By the way, thecompany offers a special patchfor this RC mode under the Windows 98SE/ME. The RC takes power from CR2025 3V battery supplied.
Fly 2000 TV
Wdm Video Capture Driver Download
This software suite is developed for Philips 713x based tuners. The Nativemode is based on direct programming of chip registers, without enablingthe WDM driver. But this mode needs the WDM driver kernel mode to providefor the DirectShow conception. It supports several remote controlsand offers a lot of fine settings for 713x chips.
Beside the PCI audio transfer Fly 2000 TV supports Volume fromSIF function (audio capture from tuner's intermediate frequency. Butthis option is not supported for Philips7130 based tuners.
The scheduler and the support for all codecs including DivX for captureare also provided.
Lifeview Fly Video Wdm Video Capture Driver Windows 7
I recommend that you download the trial version (the registration feeis very low) of the Fly 2000 TV if you have a Philips713x basedtuner.
The only disadvantage I noticed is that mp3 recording quality is limitedby 24 kHz/ 56 Kbit/s. However, there are very few companies that offermore features. More about features of the Fly 2000 TV you can learn from here.
Conclusion
Highs
- Good image quality
- Good screening, no noise or pickups
- Stereo-On-TV
- Audio transfer by PCI bus
- BG/DK/I
- Deinterlacing
- Decent sensitivity in FM mode
- TimeShift both for TV and FM
- Multi-Channel Preview
- MPEG4 support (though the resolution is limited)
- Additional software
- Moderate price
Lows
- Outdated TCL2002MB-1F radio unit
- Sensitivity problems in TV mode
- Lack of high frequencies (audio)
- Manual changing of parameters in the configuration file for editing a listof FM stations
- Resolution limited by 352x288 for MPEG4 capture
- No mp3 support
- Sound card's AUX-in can't be connected
- No options for turning off PC on finishing the recording
The FlyTV Prime 34 FM still looks competitive though it's not new. It canbe a good choice for those who do not need impeccable sound and who havegood conditions for good reception of TV signals.
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Versions of FlyVideo are shipped with different tuners ; to find yours, grep on the card and your television standard to pull up relevant alternatives:. The card needs the saa driver, which should be built as a module in the kernel. OBS Studio screen recording and streaming guid Sign up to gain exclusive access to email subscriptions, event invitations, competitions, giveaways, and much more. No comments Comments posted by Steve from Other, February 06, Simple decoding chip for the TV, a few connectors for your externals and that’s it, but for performance that isn’t it.
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BB code is On. But it’s not that fatal, and it’s acceptable for listening to radio. Multi-Channel Preview one more function that has different names can set broadcasting time for each channel and show several channels simultaneously, but it works only in the full-screen mode. For detailed instructions, see Gentoo’s saa wiki.
It’s also got limited time shift functionality that allows you to pause live TV, but how well this works is dependent on the speed of your PC. Any Internal capture card: Accessory pack The colorful box with abstract images of eyes and ears doesn’t look that impressive.
Misc Sep 13, There’s a combined gallery for frames captures, audio and video files, the full list opens when a new file is added.
Subscribe to our Newsletter. The most part of options which can be enabled with the X Chip Audio Settings button are not available because they are supported only in chips with expanded audio capabilities.
Then build a kernel with module support enabled. It’s named LifeView Suite The components were renamed too.
Lifeview Flyvideo TV Tuner card
As well as the usual aerial sockets you’ll also find composite and S-Video inputs for hooking up your video camera, and a mini jack for plugging in the infrared receiver for the remote control. TimeShift and schedule recording were described above. You are currently viewing LQ as a guest. They hope these examples will help you to get a better understanding of the Linux system and that you feel encouraged to try out things on your own. Fly TV has integrated deinterlacing filters, sharpness and noise reduction settings.
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FlyVideo is a single slot PCI card with a built-in channel capable TV-tuner that automatically scans antenna or cable TV sources for channels. No comments Comments posted by Eugenio from Other, January 16, No comments Comments posted by Apexi from Other, June 30, Subscribe to our Newsletter. LifeView have rebranded this range to the ‘FlyTV’ range.
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