dv switchers ** help !!!
 

thanks Chris for the approval !

hello, I am looking for a switch box to plug 2 cameras into, using 6 pin firewire cables, then from the switch box to the computer.


I am starting a live internet streaming show and need to switch between cameras on the fly, without the computer "seeing" that there was a switch so it doesnt drop the connection.

I have found a few 1394 switchers, but they are in the 1000 to 6000 dollar range, that seems ridiculous.

I have found that the box needs to be "syncronous" so that it can flip between the inputs and not drop the connection.

need some help !

I think you'd be better to buy a cheap analog mixer and a analog to dv converter. Cut the show on the mixer and run it to the converter and into the computer. It would allow you to cut the show without the connection problems. The total cost would be about $500 for a used mixer and new converter.

If your show was for tv that would be a bad setup. For the internet though I think it would be a cheap and effective way to go.

If you are using Windows, we have a DV switcher DirectShow plug-in that can switch up to 4 cameras live. It is still in development but fully functional.

Please PM me for more info.

John.

Benn, analog ? so you mean from the camera using the RCA's, to the box, and then from the box to the computer, via what? USB ? DV ? 6pin 8pin ? sounds like thats what I may need.

John, thanks, but I am a proud Apple Mac user.

so something like this

PYRO A/V Link Basic

and wat kind of mixer ??


THANKS !!!!! THIS SITE KICKS BUTT.

what about this, would this allow me to switch DV inputs on the fly without dropping the connection ??

OWC Express34 FireWire 400+USB2 Add On Card... (EXPC342F1U) at OWC

Yes, analog. Yes, the pyro av converter would work fine. No, the firewire card by itself won't switch the sources. You would need a card like that plus software to handle a switch.

As for a mixer, look up Panasonic video mixers on ebay. Check out some of the newer ones like Edirol from the sponsor sites here at dvinfo.

aye sir im on it ! thank you

wow, still all this stuff is way out of the budget.

theres gotta be a simpler way.

check the link i posted at my mac forums

dv switchers help !!! - Mac Forums

Sorry, we can only offer advice, not money : )

Maybe think about expanding your budget. Or capture to tape and cut the show in post. Good luck.

au contraire mon frere, you can offer money, and I can gladly accept, paypal is loneshark@gmail.com !! LOL

i need to start a fundraiser or rob a bank !

Felipe,

If you are still struggling to find a solution, you can still use our switcher software. With Apple's Boot Camp, you can install Windows on your Mac and use our switcher to capture to raw DV files (to make it easy to use them with your Mac).

Yesterday, I uploaded a package to our website:

http://www.enosoft.net/dl.php?filena...her31Aug08.zip

Features are described on the VideoHelp forum:

4-channel DV switcher software available for download - VideoHelp.com

John.

loading windows on a mac is stupid, please lets not get into this debate. I do not encourage anyone to use windows on a mac. yes it works. but it is not a viable solution. thanks for your input. :)

check my youtube page for some of my work. I have alwasy been an artist of sorts, and videography is just another media i have found to express my ideas.

http://www.youtube.com/loneshark2000

this was my very first final cut pro en devour. took me 13 hours from start to finish. learned the entire program in that time as well.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3walgM9Ff6I

those are my boys, Amber Rose

then i did something quick and dirty for my car club

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPE_bDY39OQ

then i got a client while i was out shooting Amber Rose

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nIB5DYXgac

then another quick fina lcut pro mix for Amber Rose

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l20TQ1X_iA4

then i setup the fatal the maskman page and did some post

http://www.youtube.com/fatalthemaskman

then i setup the Amber Rose youtube page and streamed their show live and also mixed in post, compare the sound quality of the last song vice the first six, tell me what you think.

http://www.youtube.com/amberroserocks

There's nothing at all stupid about it. It works fine and it opens up the ability to use a lot of excellent applications on your chosen hardware platform.

Which is a really great thing.

And if someone were kind enough to offer a solution to a problem I had, I think I'd begin my reply with a "Thank you." even if for some reason it wasn't the solution I was looking for.

"thank you."

I did thank Mr. Miller above and previously stated that I am a proud mac user, and he still pitched me a windows based program.

real mac users, dont need windows. ;)