Question / Help Connect 3 cameras. I'm looking for a good capture card

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Hi, i want to use 3 cameras or more with obs. I used 2 cam links and an Hd60s but i got only problems, sometimes one of them doesn't work, or they work togheter after a pc restart one of them was not avaible. So i'm looking for something differente. I'm interested to a BlackMagic Decklink quad hdmi, but i want to know if there's something more. I just need the possibility to have a single source for every cameras, so 3 source and not just one (mixer image). I saw blackmagic atem mini too and it's only a switcher. Someone find other capture cards?
 
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but the better way is to use a truck

there exist a simple reason why special hardware for special work have special requirements and a appropriate price
the reason is reduce troubleshooting to guarantee a smooth workflow

i know some not public buyable special hardware do what you looking for
but its much cheater to build a barebone pc with a 3 port hdmi pci-e card , display, keyboard and mouse
the only other smooth way is to buy special video hardware but that is designed for professionals start around x5/x10 cost
 
yeah i know but is little expencive. And i was looking for a capture card to connect with a laptop...

I wish I had purchased a quad HDMI card at the beginning. But I thought small and began purchasing each one independently. One Avermedia, 3 blackmagic, occupying 4 PCI slots and at the end, it was more expensive and a not very good choice. Since you want for laptops, well, in this case I don't know. It was you who mentioned blackmagic quad HDMI. On the external side, I use a blackmagic turtle USB 3.0 card. It works, but only one HDMI input. BTW, if you are thinking about purchasing cameras for streaming, the ideal ones are Canon SL2, they are cheap, excellent image quality, DSLR, clean HDMI, and you can let it on 24/7 without turning off. If you need to carry HDMI signal to great distances, the best way I found is to use a small mini HDMI to HDMI cable from the camera to an HDMI splitter. Then, use a normal cable from the splitter to your capture card. I tested even to 30 feet long with no problems. If you need more, just use a second splitter.
 
Hi, i want to use 3 cameras or more with obs. I used 2 cam links and an Hd60s but i got only problems, sometimes one of them doesn't work, or they work togheter after a pc restart one of them was not avaible. So i'm looking for something differente. I'm interested to a BlackMagic Decklink quad hdmi, but i want to know if there's something more. I just need the possibility to have a single source for every cameras, so 3 source and not just one (mixer image). I saw blackmagic atem mini too and it's only a switcher. Someone find other capture cards?

The ATEM Mini has a Web Presenter built in: via a USB 3.0 connector, it appears on the PC as a webcam.
 
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