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12 hours ago, manikyath said:

this is the capture card i mentioned earler:

https://sandberg.world/en-be/product/hdmi-capture-link-to-usb

prices vary massively on this thing, and the color depth is shyte.

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if you can find 4 webcams for around the $20 mark that will be easier to set up, but if you need a high resolution it might be better to use a capture card, because cheap webcams are usually even more shyte than the color depth issues on cheapskate capture cards.

color depth isn't really an issue here because I'm trying to go for a "surveillance cameras setup" project so image quality and color depth aren't important.

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I'm going to look into rly cheap webcams and (unfortunately) probably just end up burning money on e-waste πŸ™‚Β 

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Thank you so much!Β 

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Hey guys,

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I have an assignment for Uni where I'm trying to live stream several different cameras to the same laptop, through any way possible.

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The final objective is to have 4 cameras connected to the laptop, streaming real time images, that can then be grouped and recorded with OBS and live streamed on Twitch or other platforms.

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I have the proper usb and hdmi cables for the cameras but since my laptop only has 1hdmi port, I cannot connect all cameras at once.

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I looked into HDMI splitters and Switches but they don't do what I need them to.Β 

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I'm looking for ways of achieving this that you could help me with, be it through hdmi, usb, or other ways I dont know of.Β 

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Thank you,Β 

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3 minutes ago, Eacyy said:

but since my laptop only has 1hdmi port

That's an HDMI out port, not an HDMI in port.

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4 minutes ago, Eacyy said:

I'm looking for ways of achieving this

Get four USB video capture devices and hope that you don't max out USB bandwidth or CPU resources.

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there's some cheapo usb capture cards out there that'll do the trick. i bought one a while back to use when troubleshooting pc's for around 20 bucks.

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it lacks some color depth, but is fine enough for what i need it for.

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on that note... why not 4 webcams?

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7 minutes ago, manikyath said:

on that note... why not 4 webcams?

That's not a bad idea, but I was trying to make work with the cameras I already have at home. Though if I would need to spend money on a capture device, then maybe just several cheap af webcams could do the trick. Thank you πŸ™‚

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59 minutes ago, AbydosOne said:

That's an HDMI out port, not an HDMI in port.

At first I thought you were just being picky with my wording, but now I understand that I wouldn't be able to transmit picture to the laptop since it's an out port. Thank you for pointing it out!Β 

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1 hour ago, AbydosOne said:

hope that you don't max out USB bandwidth or CPU resources.

Cpu resources should be fine since Im running a 12 core, usb bandwidth idk

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16 hours ago, Eacyy said:

That's not a bad idea, but I was trying to make work with the cameras I already have at home. Though if I would need to spend money on a capture device, then maybe just several cheap af webcams could do the trick. Thank you πŸ™‚

this is the capture card i mentioned earler:

https://sandberg.world/en-be/product/hdmi-capture-link-to-usb

prices vary massively on this thing, and the color depth is shyte.

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if you can find 4 webcams for around the $20 mark that will be easier to set up, but if you need a high resolution it might be better to use a capture card, because cheap webcams are usually even more shyte than the color depth issues on cheapskate capture cards.

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Ill show you my steps to figure this out.
I went to google and searched. 4 HDMI video caputre
I then found a amazon link to some cheap chinse box which captured 4 hdmi had a multi view out and was USB C.
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12 hours ago, Ahoy Hoy said:

Ill show you my steps to figure this out.
I went to google and searched. 4 HDMI video caputre
I then found a amazon link to some cheap chinse box which captured 4 hdmi had a multi view out and was USB C.
image.thumb.png.5a6013f8cf29f9556f23c2f7c5a6618b.png

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I knew something like this had to exist, but I just couldn't find it!

Thank you, I'm going to weigh my options and the price of them, since this is only for a Uni project.Β 

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12 hours ago, manikyath said:

this is the capture card i mentioned earler:

https://sandberg.world/en-be/product/hdmi-capture-link-to-usb

prices vary massively on this thing, and the color depth is shyte.

Β 

if you can find 4 webcams for around the $20 mark that will be easier to set up, but if you need a high resolution it might be better to use a capture card, because cheap webcams are usually even more shyte than the color depth issues on cheapskate capture cards.

color depth isn't really an issue here because I'm trying to go for a "surveillance cameras setup" project so image quality and color depth aren't important.

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I'm going to look into rly cheap webcams and (unfortunately) probably just end up burning money on e-waste πŸ™‚Β 

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Thank you so much!Β 

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On 5/31/2022 at 11:10 PM, Eacyy said:

color depth isn't really an issue here because I'm trying to go for a "surveillance cameras setup" project so image quality and color depth aren't important.

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I'm going to look into rly cheap webcams and (unfortunately) probably just end up burning money on e-waste πŸ™‚Β 

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Thank you so much!Β 

You thought of just getting IP cameras like CCTV cameras and just connecting them to a network switch to your computer

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