Question / Help Multiple webcams

[gavferry]

Hey, i'm trying to get multiple webcams working but i'm maxing out at 4,
if i add a 5th i can get the vid up in the properties window but it wont come up on the main screen.
Does anyone have a solution?... tried all sorts & it's driving me nuts.

Ubuntu on an intel nuc,
Tia

 

[Tuna]

Make sure you don't overload the USB hub's maximum bandwidth. Depending what format you transmit from the cameras 4 sounds pretty much already. Check the NUC's manual which connect is connected to which hub - maybe you can distribute them more evenly. Or try changing the transmitted format to something else (compressed) to save bandwidth.