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nandhitv  
#1 Posted : Tuesday, June 10, 2014 2:06:34 PM(UTC)
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what card support to capture 3,4 more camera input (analog or SDI) ? Best and Cheap
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#2 Posted : Tuesday, June 10, 2014 7:13:37 PM(UTC)
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Perhaps the question is best answered by asking what kind of camera do you plan on using?
Older Standard Definition cameras often have analog output.
Newer HD cameras will either have HDMI or HD-SDI or both.
Best?
That's debatable, as there are multiple high end (and expensive) cards out there.
Cheap?
What's your definition of cheap? There are a lot of CCTV type cards that are inexpensive, but typically are not "good" or reliable for use with vMix or similar software.
Magewell cards and dongles have been getting good reviews and will probably give you the best bang for your buck.
But the best bet is to do some research.


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#3 Posted : Tuesday, June 10, 2014 11:28:49 PM(UTC)
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HD-SDI is good
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#4 Posted : Wednesday, June 11, 2014 12:42:52 AM(UTC)
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If you have professional HD cameras, HD-SDI is top notch.
Lower end and older cameras will not have HD-SDI out, you will have to add a converter to the chain.
Hence why I suggested you rephrase the question to focus on the cameras you are using as to whether analog or digital (SDI) is what you need...
But to answer your question, HD-SDI is a preferred professional connection.

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#5 Posted : Wednesday, June 11, 2014 1:12:46 AM(UTC)
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I have Professional HD Video Camera

Suggest me a capture card,

there is a way to capture 3,4 camera in single capture card ?
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#6 Posted : Wednesday, June 11, 2014 11:06:44 AM(UTC)
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Yes, there are many to choose from. What is your budget?
Another thing to consider are the specs of your computer, some cards are not compatible with various MBs.

As indicated, Magewell cards have been getting good reviews, but they are a relatively new player in the game and may not be readily available near you.
http://www.magewell.com/...di_features.html?lang=en

BlackmagicDesign is another popular choice.
http://www.blackmagicdes...com/ca/products/decklink

Osprey cards have been around for quite awhile (since analog capture)
http://www.ospreyvideo.com/

Matrox have recently introduced the VS4
http://www.matrox.com/vi...roducts/vs4/vs4recorder/

NVIDIA has the Quadro
http://www.nvidia.ca/obj...adro_sdi_capture_us.html

Datapath have some products as well.
http://www.datapath.co.u...ionav-range/visionav-sdi

AverMedia is another source for capture cards.
http://avertv.avermedia....tion=search&device=4

and YUAN High-Tech products have been tested with vMix as well.
http://www.yuan.com.tw/


Once again, research, research, research...
Be sure to check out vMix's supported Hardware page, those products are known to work well with vMix.
http://www.vmix.com.au/supported-hardware.aspx


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