[closed] Not showing video for Cameras 2 and 3

[BobCozzi]

I have 3 cameras and now v .32 only shows the video for one of them. Two are Canon HV30's one is a Canon XH A1. Even if I disconnect the XH A1 it shows video only from the "first" camera and Camera 2 window is a blank screen. Even if I try to assign Camera 1 to camera 2 it is still blank.

All connected via Firewire (two separate cards).

[Mike]

You should not connect two firewire cameras to the same card, and indeed hooking up multiple cameras to one PC can sometimes cause instability. Once Windows' firewire system is unstable, nothing will make it work but a cold reboot.

[Tony]

You should not connect two firewire cameras to the same card, and indeed hooking up multiple cameras to one PC can sometimes cause instability. Once Windows' firewire system is unstable, nothing will make it work but a cold reboot.

oh so we should install another firewire card then if there is a pci port to support it?

[Mike]

Yes, one unique firewire card per camera seems to work best for Windows. I have written a chapter about this in the help file of the upcoming v0.33.