Hello,

I'm looking to stream a live web show while simultaneously recording the footage for use in the achieves.

I'm wanting to use 3-4 cameras but am unsure about what I need to purchase. They will be connected via HDMI but will be close enough to the computer that there shouldn't be any distance issues. Is this just a matter of purchasing multiple cards for my computer? Do I purchase one card with 3 or 4 inputs?

Streaming at 720p is fine but would like to record at 1080p for the archives. Is this possible? Would it make sense to purchase some sort of scaler so that my computer doesn't have to work so hard to convert my 1080 feed down to 720? Or is that a non-issue?

There will be two wireless mics for the talent as well as instruments (like guitar and keyboards) so I'm pretty sure I would need an actual mixer. I'll likely be purchasing a compressor as well as something to help clean up buzz/hum. So this needs to be taken into consideration. Is there anything I need to consider for this to work with vMix?

Also, would I need to purchase something to correct any latency with my audio? I know they make relative inexpensive boxes that help solve that issue. Is that something that I can incorporate with vMix?

I've been lurking for a number of days but haven't really run across the information I need. Any help/answers/suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Any articles/videos that you think would educate me would be greatly appreciated as well.

It's not always easy to search for stuff on Google when you don't exactly know the correct terminology or search phrases. But I'm learning.

Thanks,
Lee

Thanks for the reply, fordry!

Wow, is it really possible to record each input individually? Being a novice, I would think that would be really resource intensive, especially at 1080p.

So when you say "Vmix has delay control for each input", does this mean that you basically play with the delay for each input until everything syncs up?

Can you think of anything else I might need or may not have thought about?

Thanks again. I really appreciate it.
Lee

Thanks again for your help.

-lee

Hello

1/ I will say NO.
The average of MTBF for a add on card on a normal computer is more than 20000 Hour on Continuous use. Get a good quality card, with single or more input it will be the same.
A single card with more input will help you to build a small unit as possible having at least the number of input you need.
Something even can be important but not so mandatory: more card equal more power also, then make a good choice for a stable PSU.
Sometime single card can be cheap adding it one by one than a single one with more input. This is remain your choice according to your budget.

2/ When you build a unit for this kind of use, never hesitate to go to SSD. HDD are cheap for more capacity but in some case don't fit for the JOB. Go then to SSD
If you want to record these 4 input at the same time your configuration must be a RAID 10. A minimum of 4 SSD will be need in that case, same size for each

This is the configuration I recommande : If you have two channel to record at the same time, you do not need a raid channel set, a single SSD can be used if you record in SD. If you are going to more than two channel to record at the same time or in HD, you must set your SSD in RAID 0. Set after in RAID 10 give you a backup in cas of malfunction on one channel

3/ The max memory you can put on your System will fit. A set with a minimum of 32 as you want will already perform well, If you can put more, do it. Note that, if in the futur you must do more thing with vmix a some addon, these 32 Gb can became a minimum, so I will recommand you to build your set with 64 Gb already to start very well.

4/ Reading your post, for the sound, if you are using Wireless Mic, use only UHF one of great quality, you will not have the Buzz you are talking about and use Mixer with USB output will give you a good qulity of Sound, the rest is up to you depending on your capacity to do a best setting as possible

C.