Capturing more than one webcam at a time...

[GazBrady]

Anyone know of any software i could use to capture my laptop in built webcam and USB attached webcam at the same time so i can get dif angles of the same vid. The audio is not so much important as everything is wired through UX2 and edited, the overlayed on vid using Reaper etc..

 

[Chili]

Whew... don't know. I'd say, use real cameras, don't rely upon webcams and laptop cams for your video.

 

[GazBrady]

its the only option i have at the min, jsut thought it'd be easier thatn mutiple takes.. if i could set up both.

 

[guitarplayr82]

I'm assuming you're on a PC? I'm not very knowledgable of PC apps, so I don't know of any program that does this (although, that doesn't mean that one doesn't exist). Maybe you could run two different programs to capture the video, one for each camera?

 

[TimOBrien]

Doesn't anyone else in the band have a laptop??

Setup up multiple pc's capturing video and, just like you do with audio, piece together the videos with a video editor later.

or play the songs several times and comp bits of several performances over one audio track-- no one will notice if you do it right
(I once simulated a multi-camera setup this way for a 2-hour play by taping a week's performances, moving the camera each night and using the best bits)

** webcams suck... you need real cameras.
** what video editor do you use? I highly suggest you spend $50 for Sony Vegas Studio if you're on a PC.