Thomas Kurschell has recently added Video-in support to the ATI Radeon Graphics driver. He posted an update to BeBits, which now brings the driver to version 4.1, sporting a host of video-in related fixes.

Some of the changes below:

Added Video In support for cards with Rage Theatre (not Rage Theatre 200).

• supports NTSC, NTSC-J, NTSC-443, PAL-M, PAL-N, PAL-NC, PAL-BDGHI, PAL-60, SECAM (tested with NTSC and PAL-BDGHI)
• capture resolutions up to 640x480 (NTSC), 768x576 (PAL)
• uses DMA to significantly reduce CPU load
• built-in colour space converter for GREY8, RGB15, RGB16 and RGB32 (the capture hardware only supports YCbCr422, so you should use that if possible to avoid CPU load)
• limited tuner support for AIW cards: NTSC code is built-in (but untested), PAL is missing

The new package also has an automatic intall/uninstall feature, which makes it far easier to test and try out without resorting to a Terminal. (Some people are skittish this way. ;) Thanks to Das Jott for that feature.

Thomas, good job man! Now we'll leave you alone, as we anticipate your next release... ;)