Bluecherry releases 8 port H.264 Linux supported encoder cards

Posted: January 9, 2012
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January 9th, 2012 (Fulton, Missouri) – Bluecherry, a leader in Linux based video surveillance, is proud to release the BC-H08240A – 8 port hardware compression H.264 PCIe card.  This card features real-time recording at 352×240, or 150FPS recording (total) at 704×480.  This card also has support for 8 audio inputs, along with a video display port, that acts as an on-card multiplexer that allows up to 16 cameras to be displayed on a television via the composite output.  Each input can simultaneously encode 2 H.264 streams and one MJPEG stream.  This card also has on-board motion detection, which makes it an excellent candidate for open-source or proprietary surveillance applications.

The Bluecherry H.264 cards come with an eighteen month warranty, a thirty day no hassle return, and our GPL-licensed Linux driver.  Bluecherry is a registered licensee of the MPEG-4 visual patent license (MPEGLA).Bluecherry develops a free, open source (GPL) licensed Video4Linux2 driver that exposes much of the video functionality of the card to user-space applications.  The audio is handled by the ALSA sound system.  This driver is publicly available at www.github.com/bluecherrydvr/solo6x10

Pricing
8 port hardware compression H.264 card - OEM / driver only. Version 2 software not included$259.95
8 port hardware compression card and version 2 software (Bundle) - Basic support$349.95
8 port hardware compression card and version 2 software (Bundle) - Priority support$399.95

General information
Operating SystemLinux 2.6.36 or newer (Video4Linux2 support)
Video Information
Video InputUp to 16 x BNC
Video Output1 x RCA
Video Resolution720x480 @ 150FPS (NTSC) / 720x576 (PAL) Recording and display
CompressionH.264
Audio Information
Audio InputUp to 16 x RCA
Audio Output1 x RCA
Audio Sampling Rate8KHz or 16KHz
Interfaces
Senors (Optional)8 Port
Relay (Optional)4 Port
Watchdog1 watchdog reset cable
PCIe
Card InformationPCIe X1
Physical Characteristics
DimensionsHeight: 3.75" Width: .5" Length: 6"
Miscellaneous
Package Contents• Bluecherry capture card

• 4, 8 or 16 port pigtail (Video / Audio)

• Watchdog reset cable
System RequirementsPC:

• Intel or AMD 1.6 GHz or higher

• 512MB of RAM (1GB for advanced features)
Platform SupportLinux
Warranty
Standard Warranty18 month limited