6 live video inputs. What hardware?

[clighthall]

I was just wondering what hardware was involved with getting 6 live video inputs with the new build of V4?


Chris

[Gian]

Those capture cards can go up to 16 th Video Inputs in Composite.

Active silicon LFG4 video digitisers.
http://www.activesilicon.co.uk/products_fg_lfg.htm

Richard SAMSC posted another thread with that information...

[samsc]

If you buy these cards - mention me - you need to get drivers from me.

[RedLightning]

I admit I only did a quick look around but couldn't find them for sale, who is selling them in North America?

-s

[samsc]

I admit I only did a quick look around but couldn't find them for sale, who is selling them in North America?

-s

shaun.saber at activesilicon.com

mention you are using catalyst from me.

uk/europe try

simone.dale at activesilicon.co.uk

[saoirse]

hello SAMSC,

Did you test the Catalyst System with 6 video inputs??? Which hardware did you use and were the video streams played in realtime?

best wishes
saoirse

[samsc]

i have several shows up and running with 6-8 realtime video inputs.

using the hardware listed in this thread.

[saoirse]

hello,

there is only one video capture card importing more than 6 video simultanously.

But I only wanted to know the performance of the processor and if the videos were or are synchronise - things like that. Because I have not the chance to test it...

best wishes
saorise

[Gian]

I don't know why, SAMSC maybe can answer that to you, but we normaly use like 2 Video Inputs, and they do not use any MOVIES graphic use, as well the processor,... looks like the Video Inputs goes almost directly to the output.
I am shure they use some resources of the machinne, but I can not see it the computer working so hard.

[samsc]

video input uses a different part of processor, and its not so easy to measure the performance, and its not in catalyst application.

video input typically gets a delay - if computer is doing too much - but the delay isnt in catalyst its in the way operating system deals with video input.

the lfg4 cards dont work in the same way as decklink cards.