@ Liberty Baptist Church

Without knowing too much about your PC's specs or your budget, it's difficult to know what to actually recommend...
There are lots of options from older 'Viewcast Osprey PCI' capture cards, to newer USB3 capture boxes, but typically, 'composite' video capture is the oldest and poorest video quality of video, so you may or may not see a lot of improvement depending on what exactly you are using now.

I think the 'best bang for your buck' would be the Magewell XI006AUSB Capture Box which will give you 6 SD inputs over USB 3 (if you are considering adding more SD cameras):

http://www.magewell.com/xi006ausb
http://www.bhphotovideo....b_6_channel_usb_3_0.html

If your PC has an available PCI slot (dated technology), you may be able to find a deal on eBay for an older Osprey 440 card (although they are still available 'NEW' on special order from B&H):

http://www.ospreyvideo.c...p/products/legacy-series
http://www.ebay.com/itm/...dcd8a:g:EzgAAOSwHnFVhDP-
http://www.bhphotovideo....L56gWIsPam902BoC8JXw_wcB

Then there are Blackmagic Design products, although I am not a big fan, they do have a broad range of products that might suit you well like the 'Intensity Pro4K' or 'Intensity Shuttle' which will accommodate multi-format video:

https://www.blackmagicde.../products/intensitypro4k
http://www.bhphotovideo....4k_intensity_pro_4k.html
https://www.blackmagicde...om/ca/products/intensity
http://www.bhphotovideo....U_Intensity_Shuttle.html

And that is just a short list of your options, so you'll need to do more research and figure out exactly what will work best for you.

Hope that helps some.


Ice

Right now we are using the basic free version of vMix which has a maximum resolution of 768 x 576. Would we get a better quality video input /output if we upgraded to the Basic HD version which has a maximum resolution of 1920 x 1080. Or am I not correctly understanding the whole resolution thing?

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Ultimately, the overall video quality is determined by the weakest link. In your case, the highest resolution you will be able to capture from your NTSC camera is 720x480 (typical SD resolution). Upgrading to Basic HD will allow you to output a higher resolution, but the input will still be the same SD resolution unless you upgrade your cameras, capture device and possibly computer system to HD (more money). For many situations, SD is adequate for web use. Just look at how many youtube videos have a maximum resolution of 360p or 480p.

Would I get a better quality video if i switched to S-Video rather than the composite output of these 2 Sony PTZ cameras?

Ice, We are using these 2 capture devices (both have S-Video inputs plus we do have cables so I quit using composite)

KWorld USB 2.0 Expert Video DVD Maker KW-USB2800D
Hauppauge 610 USB-Live 2 Analog Video Digitizer and Video Capture Device

On another note, VMix is no longer giving us an image from the K-World device. Vmix sees it in the Camera Input drop down menu and opens it as an input but with no image. The other one is working ok.

I did notice that i had the resolutions set wrong so that has been corrected. Will stream / record Wednesday evening to check results.

LBC

Will check that out but one is on the front of the computer and one is on the back. I assume that would be 2 different busses. Both were working a week ago in the same set-up.

Liberty Media Ministry

Ice,
The device quit working properly last week while still in the composite mode. Does not capture either camera. Tried another device i have on hand and it did not work either. I will buy another device (can you suggest a quality one, if that even exists in these analog to digital devices).
The Hauppage device accepted S-Video input with no problem but I am reluctant to add another one just like it in case vMix cannot tell the difference between the two of them.
Definitely will go with S-Video as I can see a difference especially using correct resolution this time.

LBC Media

@Liberty BC

If you are looking for another USB SD capture device to replace the KWorld, try the EZ CapTV. Tom Sinclair has them on his site.

http://easternshorebroadcasting...ry/capture-cardsdevices/

I've also used the Elgato video capture with solid results. However, the EZ CapTV is only $36.95 compared to about $74 for the Elgato. Tom has said you can use more than one at a time. You can also find the EZ CapTV on eBay but make sure it's really the EZ CapTV.

@Liberty BC

At $74 for the Elgato, you are getting close to the price of a new Logitech C920 as Hellokitty mentioned.

Is going with a USB cam such as the Logitech C920 a possibility for your setup? It would give you HD. I have a Logitech C930. Don't use it much but it's compatible with everything.

Installed S-Video cables on both cameras. A noticeable improvement in quality has been achieved. We appreciate all the feedback and suggestions. Thank you!

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