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Antonie Koen · May 16th, 2009, 08:32 AM

We are currently using an Edirol V8 mixer (which is analog) to mix video from 3 x hdv cameras (Sony FX1's + V1) for Sunday church meetings. We run an analog to digital converter between the mixer and a pc for live capture.
However, with all this conversion going on (camera ditigal to mixer analog to pc digital),the final video quality is not very good.
Because of this we are having to capture and edit from the original dv tapes for broadcasting purposes. The mixer is suppose to save us time in this regard but because of the quality issue I am looking for a digital solution. There are digital mixers available from DataVideo but I was wondering if there are any other solutions out there?

Is it possible to connect 3 to 4 digital camcorders via firewire to the same pc and do live mixing without a physical mixer in the chain.

Looking forward to hearing from you.

Randy Martin · May 17th, 2009, 06:55 PM

I am also looking for a beter solution as my old panasonic WJAVE5 just died
Some software solutions are out there but i dont know if any are really good at full screen output and some require a Firewire card per camcorder. Let me know if you find something that can produce professional or 'prosumer' results

Jay Morrissette · May 17th, 2009, 09:15 PM

I remember seeing a switcher at NAB a few years ago that had FW inputs, I thought it was from Focus Enhancements, but I don't see it on their site now.

I quick google search dug up this one:
Datavideo | SE-800 Digital Video Mixer | SE-800DV - NTSC | B&H

Are you trying to record HDV, or just DV?

I saw some cool software at WFX that will allow you to begin editing in FCP while you are still recording the service. I think they have an HDV version of the software. I can't remember the name, but I have their paperwork at the office.

~Jay

May 16th, 2009, 08:32 AM	#1
Antonie Koen Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: S.A. Posts: 112	mixing live video to pc We are currently using an Edirol V8 mixer (which is analog) to mix video from 3 x hdv cameras (Sony FX1's + V1) for Sunday church meetings. We run an analog to digital converter between the mixer and a pc for live capture. However, with all this conversion going on (camera ditigal to mixer analog to pc digital),the final video quality is not very good. Because of this we are having to capture and edit from the original dv tapes for broadcasting purposes. The mixer is suppose to save us time in this regard but because of the quality issue I am looking for a digital solution. There are digital mixers available from DataVideo but I was wondering if there are any other solutions out there? Is it possible to connect 3 to 4 digital camcorders via firewire to the same pc and do live mixing without a physical mixer in the chain. Looking forward to hearing from you. Last edited by Antonie Koen; May 16th, 2009 at 12:13 PM.

May 17th, 2009, 06:55 PM	#2
Randy Martin Tourist Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 3	I am also looking for a beter solution as my old panasonic WJAVE5 just died Some software solutions are out there but i dont know if any are really good at full screen output and some require a Firewire card per camcorder. Let me know if you find something that can produce professional or 'prosumer' results

May 17th, 2009, 09:15 PM	#3
Jay Morrissette Regular Crew Join Date: May 2009 Location: L.A. California Posts: 61	I remember seeing a switcher at NAB a few years ago that had FW inputs, I thought it was from Focus Enhancements, but I don't see it on their site now. I quick google search dug up this one: Datavideo \| SE-800 Digital Video Mixer \| SE-800DV - NTSC \| B&H Are you trying to record HDV, or just DV? I saw some cool software at WFX that will allow you to begin editing in FCP while you are still recording the service. I think they have an HDV version of the software. I can't remember the name, but I have their paperwork at the office. ~Jay