Osprey® SimulStream®
Installation Instructions for the
Osprey SimulStream Registration Utility
February 2014
The Osprey SimulStream registration allows you to enable SimulStream on the following video
capture card(s):
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Osprey 210
Osprey 220
Osprey 230
Osprey 300
Osprey 440
Osprey 500
Osprey 530
Osprey 540
Osprey 560
This utility works only with Osprey video cards manufactured by Opsrey by Variosystems.
Sections in this file:
What Is SimulStream?
SimulStream Evaluation
How to Purchase SimulStream
Osprey SimulStream Registration Process
Registration on machines that are not connected to the Internet
System Requirements
SimulStream Registration Utility Installation Instructions
Troubleshooting
Support Contact Information
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What Is SimulStream?
Osprey SimulStream is a software upgrade that extends the capabilities of Osprey video
capture cards. SimulStream enables a single Osprey video card to output multiple instances of
audio and video data from a single input source to multiple applications.
SimulStream Evaluation
You may try SimulStream using the evaluation option. The evaluation option allows you to see
how you would benefit from the capabilities of SimulStream before purchasing the product.
Follow these steps to enable the evaluation period:
1. Select the capture driver settings dialog from your capture application.
2. Select the SimulStream tab.
3. Select the enable SimulStream check box.
4. Close the driver dialog.
5. Open a second capture application. The capture driver will allow multiple capture
sessions.
Note: A SimulStream Evaluation watermark displays on all video capture sessions while the
evaluation is enabled. This watermark disappears when you disable the evaluation or you
enable SimulStream using the registration utility.
How to Purchase SimulStream
Access www.ospreyvideo.com to find a local reseller/distributor in your area.
Osprey SimulStream Registration Process
The Osprey SimulStream feature is enabled by registering a key with the drivers using the utility
provided with this document. This key would have been provided to you when you purchased
your Osprey product or in an email if you purchased SimulStream from an e-commerce site.
The registration utility allows you to see what Osprey cards eligible for SimulStream activation
you have installed in your system as well as the serial number of the card and the SimulStream
status.
The SimulStream key your purchased is specific for either an analog or digital card. The Osprey
530, Osprey 540 and Osprey 560 are digital cards. You can assign an analog SimulStream key
to any one analog card. Likewise, you can assign digital card SimulStream keys to any digital
card.
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Select a card that you would like to enable SimulStream.
Click Next.
Enter the key you were provided in the field.
Select Next. The Registration Utility contacts the ViewCast Product Registration System
(VPRS) to activate your key. The results of this process display on the next screen.
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Registration on machines that are not connected to the Internet
The Registration Utility provides a method to register the SimulStream key when the machine is
not able to connect to the Internet. You need to install the Registration Utility on the machine
with the Osprey cards as well as any machine that does have a connection to the Internet.
Follow these steps to register SimulStream using two machines:
1. Run the Registration Utility on the machine with the capture cards. (You must be logged
on as Admin.)
2. Go through all of the screens until the end. The utility will tell you that the mahine cannot
connect to VPRS. It will prompt you to save a XML file. Save this file to media that you
can access from another machine such as a USB storage device.
3. Run the Registration Utility at the second machine with an Internet connection.
4. Select the “Import a SimulStream registration file…”
5. Provide the location of the XML file back to the machine with the Osprey cards.
6. Run the Registration Utility.
7. Click Import a SimulStream registration file…
8. Provide the location of the XML file.
9. Click OK.
10. A status message of the registration process displays.
System Requirements
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This utility requires the .Net 1.1 (or later) components. You can find these components at
http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com
One meg of free disk space.
SimulStream Registration Utility Installation Instructions
1. Run the setup utility.
2. Locate the registration utility in the start menu option.
3. Start  All Programs  Osprey by Variosystems SimulStream Registration  Register
for Osprey by Variosystems SimulStream
Note: The SimulStream Registration Utility is not needed for normal operation. It can be
removed once SimulStream has been enabled.
Troubleshooting
Firewalls and router may prevent the registration process. Outbound port 80 is required.
Support Contact Information
voice: 800-994-2089
email: [email protected]
web: www.ospreyvideo.com
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