Re: Can OnLocation record from multiple cameras?

In my practical experience, OnLocation records from a single device at a time. In other words, you could attach two cameras, and switch between them for different takes, but there's not a way to actually attach the recorder to multiple cameras and record simultaneous feeds. I have an onboard Firewire port, and a card with multiple inputs. With one camera on the card, and one camera on the onboard port, I can still only record one at a time.

Newtek's TriCaster provides a means of inputing multiple cameras and switching between them live, and can then shunt the mixed output to a recorder. Theoretically, this would work with OnLocation, provided the TriCaster output would be recognized as a "device" on the Firewire bus. It still doesn't give you the option of having two streams to cut later- you have to do the cutting live while shooting. Tricaster is also rather pricey, but comparitively cheaper than broadcast TV equipment which has similar functionality.

Larry S. Evans II

Executive Producer

Digital I Productions