[jitter] 3 x DFG or LFG4 ?

Thanks Yair.  Good to know that it's just a bandwidth calculation,  
and there's no other hidden issues with the DFGs.

On Mar 6, 2008, at 6:28 PM, yair reshef wrote:

> it depends purely on the data rate you pull from your grabbers. the  
> limits is explained on theimagingsource knowledgebase. then you can  
> add more fire buses (pci cards, epresscards, etc.)
>
> as for the activesilicon, be sure the check in advance whether your  
> copy of jitter supports the more esoteric (but often needed) calls  
> of your grabber driver.
>
> On Thu, Mar 6, 2008 at 5:07 PM, Ed Purver <ed at edpurver.com> wrote:
>
> Sorry if this has come up before, I couldn't find it in a search of  
> the archive.
>
> Has anyone tried using 3 dfg boxes to bring 3 video cameras into a  
> Mac Pro? I'm assuming I'll have to add at least 1 PCI Express  
> firewire bus, but want to be sure it'll work before I buy.
>
> http://www.theimagingsource.com/en/products/converters/dfg13941e/ 
> overview/
>
> Or would people recommend using Active Silicon's LFG4 instead?
> http://www.activesilicon.co.uk/products_fg_lfg.htm
>
>
>
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