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I have the program I will use I'm just not sure on the card/cards or if I should use usb/serial? 
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I have the program I will use I'm just not sure on the card/cards or if I should use usb/serial?

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in terms of data transfer rate, i suggest usb as serial is slower.<br />
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--trigger-happy
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in terms of data transfer rate, i suggest usb as serial is slower.

--trigger-happy

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might be you need ieee1394 interface board
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might be you need ieee1394 interface board

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i have a IEEE1394 connected to my laptop, making webcasting with 3 digital cameras &nbsp;and work very well.! i use realServer to do that. <br />
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my IEEE1394 is a ZONET un 2300
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i have a IEEE1394 connected to my laptop, making webcasting with 3 digital cameras  and work very well.! i use realServer to do that.

my IEEE1394 is a ZONET un 2300

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so logicaly i can run 2 cards and have 6 cameras correct?
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so logicaly i can run 2 cards and have 6 cameras correct?

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I know this might me a little more than im aloud but what kind of cameras should I use...?<br />

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I know this might me a little more than im aloud but what kind of cameras should I use...?


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I need a video capture card that will simultaniously stream 5-8 cameras to another computer over a network. I need something that will be able to give me real time or very close.
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I need a video capture card that will simultaniously stream 5-8 cameras to another computer over a network. I need something that will be able to give me real time or very close.

VIDEO CAPTURE CARDS

The variety of Linux distributions creates myriad issues relating to configuration and operations when computers are networked, not the least of which is the use of various network management applications, some of which are included with specific distributions, while others are standalone applications.