Hi all!

Short introduction since this is my first post.

My name is Petter Jarbo, I'm TD (volunteer) at my church in the south of Sweden. We started a videoministry a year ago and we've just got it running.

We are currently using a Datavideo SE500 with two Panasonic DVX100B and a computer with a BMD Intensity Pro for capture. We are in the process of purchasing two new (or used) cameras and are leaning towards a couple of JVC GY-HD251.

We need a new mixer! Enter vMix, and I am impressed! A nice member gave us his used i7 computer (state of the art everything when the i7 came out)

To my question: Have anyone used the Decklink Duo? Can vMix use both inputs from this single card? I would like to do a six camera system, but the number of pci-e ports hinder us.

Thank you!

Petter

Sounds great!

My specific question about this card is if I can use it for two cameras simultaneously.

From the BMD site "DeckLink Duo is perfect for developers who need two completely independent capture and playback streams in and out of a computer, as both capture and playback channels are completely independent. "

That means I could do a 8 camera mixer with my computer :-)

Thanks!
Petter

The DeckLink Duo should work with both inputs in vMix straight out of the box.
If it doesn't there will only be a minor tweak required to get it to work with vMix, and I would be happy to make any adjustments as required.

As for running 8x cameras out of 4 cards, as long as you have plenty of memory bandwidth (DDR3 1066 or higher) and a fast processor (Core i7) it should be ok.
Just note that the duo requires a PCI-E x4,x8 or x16 port.