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roodrigox

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USB hub + 1iMac + 4 USB CAM
« on: November 29, 2009, 08:28:40 PM »
Hi, I have iMac and it have only 1 USB port free.  I would like to insert a USB hub on it and then the 4 USB webcam on hub. Will it works? I prefer use USB webcams because is less expensive. Can you tell me which is the best USB CAM to use with USB HUB and iMac?

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Jay

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Re: USB hub + 1iMac + 4 USB CAM
« Reply #1 on: November 29, 2009, 10:51:36 PM »
iCamSource will work fine with multiple cameras, you just need to run one instance of iCamSource for each camera.

We have heard reports of people having issues running multiple cameras on a hub, but that's more of a hardware issue.  If your computer and your hub can handle 4 cameras simultaneously, then iCamSource should work fine with it.

One thing to keep in mind is that the CPU resources required will scale up with the number of cameras.  If your computer uses a lot of CPU to run one instance of iCamSource, then there's a good chance it won't be able to handle 4  of them simultaneously.

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Re: USB hub + 1iMac + 4 USB CAM
« Reply #2 on: November 30, 2009, 12:56:11 AM »
why dont you support 4 cams in one app ??

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Re: USB hub + 1iMac + 4 USB CAM
« Reply #3 on: November 30, 2009, 12:17:31 PM »
Multiple camera support in iCamSource is on our list of features to add in the future.