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All these pass audio as well from the camera.
Blackmagic drivers are designed to handle multiple devices so two MiniRecorders would be good, inexpensive and reliable.You might want to read this interesting blog post on using 3 HD cameras with Wirecast on MBPRetina.
https://stretchinternet.com/blog/2013/07/high-definition-three-camera-inputs-one-laptop-3500/ -
[joseph wilkins] “So the ex1 and c100 would be best?”
Yes as HDMI and/or SDI gives you the best HD quality source.
MXO2 would work for one camera.
You could get Blackmagic Ultrastudio MiniRecorder for the other.
I’m not sure if the two drivers will play well together otherwise you can use two MiniRecorders. They’re only about $140 each. Telestream will be testing them but they do work.I have both the MiniRecorder and MXO2. The MXO2 needs the Thunderbolt adaptor… which does cost more than a MiniRecorder.
Also not tested by Telestream but Magewell has a driverless HDMI or SDI to USB3 device which I’ve seen running on Mac with Wirecast.
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All three should work. The caveat is that Wirecast/Ustream Producer does not support DVCProHD so the other two cameras would be easier to use.
[joseph wilkins] “how I get the inputs recognized by the ustream prodicer software?”
It depends on your hardware. You’d have to list your complete computer specs including inputs.The free Ustream Producer only uses one input. You’d want Ustream Producer Pro for multiple cameras. Otherwise Wirecast Studio which works with Ustream as well as other services.
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Reading through it, this is what I glean.
Generally Single Pass High Profile CABAC encoding will give you near (but not quite) x264 quality. Most notable on high motion clips. On low motion clips Multi Pass CAVLC encoding may yield better quality. I’d also note that Jan tested on a computer which did not have hardware acceleration (only on i5 and i7, not Xeon… this is probably due to Intel’s “QuickSync” technology). So we’re not sure if hardware acceleration has a negative impact on quality. He also mentions that in general the quality is better in 4.1 than in 4 (probably due to adding High Profile and CABAC entropy but maybe other tweaks to the encoder).
The “illogics” are:
No CABAC encoding on multi pass.
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I’m not sure about MyComet x264 since it’s a Quicktime Component and Apple has moved to CoreMedia. I certainly wouldn’t make MyComet a major factor in a decision. More important may be comparing Apple’s High Profile CABAC encode (single pass only) compared to that x264 in both speed and quality.
My own guess is that when Apple does the next OS upgrade later this year (they are supposedly on a yearly schedule now), Quicktime Components won’t work at all.
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and following on that article is this one.
https://www.larryjordan.biz/mac-pro-performance-report-video-compression/Note that single pass hardware accelerated H.264 encoding is specific to i5 and i7 processors as they have Intel’s “QuickSync.” The New Mac Pro Xeons do NOT.
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Compressor 4.1 now does High Profile CABAC H.264 encoding although apparently limited to signal pass.
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If only two 7970 or 7990 were possible.
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Barefeats test which seems relevant if you’re considering speed between the two.
https://barefeats.com/tube03.htmlSeems the iMac is very competitive until one sees the LuxMark test which is multi GPU aware. The dual D300s are a big advantage and this is against the iMac BTO 780M
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[Aindreas Gallagher] “remember sam mestman creating all that stir with his hundred million dollar film?”
Whatever happened might have been the inspiration, in part, for this.
https://www.fcp.co/final-cut-pro/articles/1300-why-final-cut-pro-x-works-and-an-introduction-to-fcpworks-by-sam-mestman
and his company.
https://www.fcpworks.comIf he believes he can make a living at it somebody must be buying.
I don’t doubt when he gets the green light he’ll be using it to promote his new business.