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Thread ID: 41253	2004-01-04 22:28:00	Using multiple web cams for recording video	Knutts (5078)	Press F1

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205347	2004-01-04 22:28:00	Hi everyone. I have a curly one I hope someone out there can advise me on. Best if I explain the application before I ask the question. I have a wedding coming up and don't want to use a videographer to wander around taking video. What I'd really like to do is use several static webcams (5 or so) strategically placed around the ceremony/reception area to capture low quality footage throughout the night. Quality is NOT a requirement. I Simply wish to combine low quality video from several sources simultaneously, then at a later date I will view the separate footage, edit the highlights to make a 20-30 video that I can burn to mini CDR's, and then send these out to our guests as a thank you. Our wedding invitations went out on mini CDR's as a Flash presentation and were very well received, so it would be nice to follow this up with a mini CDR of the wedding highlights. Perhaps colour security cams would be an option? I'm really open to any advice at all on this. So my questions are;- A. Can it be done? B. If yes, how would I configure it? C. Recommendations on equipment required. The event will take place over an 8 hour period approximately, so I know we're talking some major hard drive capacity here, but how much? Thanks in advance, Chris	Knutts (5078)
205348	2004-01-08 09:04:00	> A . Can it be done? Probably . ;-) > B . If yes, how would I configure it? No idea but someone else here might know . > C . Recommendations on equipment required . Ditto . If you still don't get any replies bump this thread up every couple of days until hopefully someone knowlegable replies . ;-)	Fire-and-Ice (3910)
205349	2004-01-09 01:34:00	You might be able to stack a lot of USB web cameras to multiple execuitions of a capture programme. Or ethernet equipped cameras, and just pipe the outputs to disk. It would not be cheap. I'm a bit concerned about cameras recording all sorts of activities in a well lubricated 8 hours. Maybe it could be a profitable exercise ... ]:) ... or if the editing wasn't careful enough it might lead to divorces.	Graham L (2)
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