Multiple inputs like a VVTR

[Trevor Asquerthian]

The BBC have a white paper on something they did on Linux:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/rd/pubs/whp/whp-pdf-files/WHP133.pdf

I don’t think you’ll have much luck with multiple streams on a mac until the board manufacturers take in multiple streams per card (I think I heard that was in the Decklink roadmap, depending on demand)

[Walter Biscardi]

[mody] “I Do not wish to have 4 seperate Macs to capture need a solution on 1 or max 2 Macs”

Nothing that I know of that can do this using an FCP type of workflow. I believe decklink had some sort of a switcher type thing they showed at NAB last year, but nothing remotely close to that.

you’re looking at dedicated HDR’s for each camera to pull this off I’m afraid. That’s what they do with live events, though I’m pretty sure tape is always rolled as a backup.

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[Ramona Howard]

Mody,

We have testing multiple boards in a system but if we are talking uncompressed, dedicated units are the only option at the moment that I am aware of. The larger productions are syncing multi camera shots, with using one system as the TC generator (for our product, not sure how they are using others) and dedicated systems for each camera.

Best of Luck,
Ramona

[Ramona Howard]

Mody,

Neil comments below, obviously he’s not considering RaveHD as a VTR. Get all the info before you listen to a single person, even me…………….

That’s less than 4 VTRs and lass then any other DDR with similar capabilities I’ve come across.

Cheers,
Ramona

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[Trevor Asquerthian]

Another solution is the EVS-XT.

This can record 6 streams (at variable compression) per box.

They do have a workflow that enables you to take their files to FCP. Last time I looked you needed an XFile to do the conversion.

Of course once you have recorded your isos onto the EVS you can take the server to your post house and digitise them at baseband into your NLE.

Regards

Trevor