Multiple Channel Video Capture to PC?

gremilex

I want to set up several video cameras and channel their outputs to the PC.
Are there cards that just take composite video in, TV tuner is not essential.
Perhaps there is a better USB solution or something else ?
Cheap solution appreciated.
Thanks

Hellion

If your cameras have firewire then you can send video through that

Hythers

You can get 4 channel video pci cards, as found in most industrial DVRs.
ive just seen one on ebay for £20

culpepper

Ive got the Aver EZDVD PCI card in my computer.I think it was about £40 a couple of years ago.It has video in and uses your existing sound card for audio. Ive got mine connected to a video recorder .It can capture in DVD or VCD format. I think they still sell it in maplins.

Flimber

Hythers wrote:

You can get 4 channel video pci cards, as found in most industrial DVRs.
ive just seen one on ebay for £20

These are very low framerate devices (typically 5-10 fps with all channels simultaneous). The best ones have onboard hardware compression and are thus full framerate with all channels blazing but you're talking hundreds of quids.

Mike.

gremilex

Low frame rate is OK for this application.
I will check out the recommended card and work my way around from there.Hoped to get something for under £20, audio is not required.
Thanks to all who replied.