Curly

Sorry if this has come up before, I couldn't find it in a search of the archive.

Has anyone tried using 3 dfg boxes to bring 3 video cameras into a Mac Pro? I'm assuming I'll have to add at least 1 PCI Express firewire bus, but want to be sure it'll work before I buy.

http://www.theimagingsource.com/en/products/converters/dfg13941e/overview/

Or would people recommend using Active Silicon's LFG4 instead?

http://www.activesilicon.co.uk/products_fg_lfg.htm

Or would people recommend using Active Silicon's LFG4 instead?
http://www.activesilicon.co.uk/products_fg_lfg.htm

3-x-dfg-or-lfg4

it depends purely on the data rate you pull from your grabbers. the limits

is explained on theimagingsource knowledgebase. then you can add more fire

as for the activesilicon, be sure the check in advance whether your copy of

jitter supports the more esoteric (but often needed) calls of your grabber

On Thu, Mar 6, 2008 at 5:07 PM, Ed Purver wrote:

> Sorry if this has come up before, I couldn't find it in a search of the

> Has anyone tried using 3 dfg boxes to bring 3 video cameras into a Mac

> Pro? I'm assuming I'll have to add at least 1 PCI Express firewire bus, but

> want to be sure it'll work before I buy.

> Or would people recommend using Active Silicon's LFG4 instead?

it depends purely on the data rate you pull from your grabbers. the limits
is explained on theimagingsource knowledgebase. then you can add more fire
buses (pci cards, epresscards, etc.)

as for the activesilicon, be sure the check in advance whether your copy of
jitter supports the more esoteric (but often needed) calls of your grabber
driver.

On Thu, Mar 6, 2008 at 5:07 PM, Ed Purver  wrote:

>
> Sorry if this has come up before, I couldn't find it in a search of the
> archive.
>
> Has anyone tried using 3 dfg boxes to bring 3 video cameras into a Mac
> Pro? I'm assuming I'll have to add at least 1 PCI Express firewire bus, but
> want to be sure it'll work before I buy.
>
> http://www.theimagingsource.com/en/products/converters/dfg13941e/overview/
>
> Or would people recommend using Active Silicon's LFG4 instead?
> http://www.activesilicon.co.uk/products_fg_lfg.htm
>
>
>
>

Thanks Yair. Good to know that it's just a bandwidth calculation, 

and there's no other hidden issues with the DFGs.

On Mar 6, 2008, at 6:28 PM, yair reshef wrote:

> it depends purely on the data rate you pull from your grabbers. the 

> limits is explained on theimagingsource knowledgebase. then you can 

> add more fire buses (pci cards, epresscards, etc.)

> as for the activesilicon, be sure the check in advance whether your 

> copy of jitter supports the more esoteric (but often needed) calls 

> On Thu, Mar 6, 2008 at 5:07 PM, Ed Purver wrote:

> Sorry if this has come up before, I couldn't find it in a search of 

> Has anyone tried using 3 dfg boxes to bring 3 video cameras into a 

> Mac Pro? I'm assuming I'll have to add at least 1 PCI Express 

> firewire bus, but want to be sure it'll work before I buy.

http://www.theimagingsource.com/en/products/converters/dfg13941e/

Thanks Yair.  Good to know that it's just a bandwidth calculation,  
and there's no other hidden issues with the DFGs.

> it depends purely on the data rate you pull from your grabbers. the  
> limits is explained on theimagingsource knowledgebase. then you can  
> add more fire buses (pci cards, epresscards, etc.)
>
> as for the activesilicon, be sure the check in advance whether your  
> copy of jitter supports the more esoteric (but often needed) calls  
> of your grabber driver.
>
> On Thu, Mar 6, 2008 at 5:07 PM, Ed Purver  wrote:
>
> Sorry if this has come up before, I couldn't find it in a search of  
> the archive.
>
> Has anyone tried using 3 dfg boxes to bring 3 video cameras into a  
> Mac Pro? I'm assuming I'll have to add at least 1 PCI Express  
> firewire bus, but want to be sure it'll work before I buy.
>
> http://www.theimagingsource.com/en/products/converters/dfg13941e/ 
> overview/
>
> Or would people recommend using Active Silicon's LFG4 instead?
> http://www.activesilicon.co.uk/products_fg_lfg.htm
>
>
>
>


3 x DFG or LFG4 ?