So I need some computer help.
At my fencing club we have 4 competition fencing "strips" and I want to record some fencing action and be able to play back the action for instant replay purposes. I'm not really looking for long term storage of the video.
I have a surplus Windows PC, older model, not sure of the speed or memory but assuming it meets minimal standards that will be the base of my equipment.
Because the action in fencing is very fast, I'm looking at 4K video with a minimum of a 30 frame per second capture rate. 60 FPS would be better, but I doubt my budget will allow it.
This camera (BELOW) looks like it would do what than I need, it has AI tracking, which I probably don't even need. But panning side to side to track action would be a bonus. I'm really only concerned about recording the action that occurs in the middle of the fencing strip, no matter how good the video, I just don't think a camera like this, mounted on the ceiling of the room, will give me a good angle or image at the end of the strip. As 70+% of the action takes place in the "middle" that is the area of my concern for recording.
Pretty sure that recording 1 bout should be straight forward.
But what do I need to buy to record up to 4 bouts simultaneously? Will I need a splitter? Or perhaps 4 video capture cards in the PC? I want to be able to play on up to 2 TV sets.
At my fencing club we have 4 competition fencing "strips" and I want to record some fencing action and be able to play back the action for instant replay purposes. I'm not really looking for long term storage of the video.
I have a surplus Windows PC, older model, not sure of the speed or memory but assuming it meets minimal standards that will be the base of my equipment.
Because the action in fencing is very fast, I'm looking at 4K video with a minimum of a 30 frame per second capture rate. 60 FPS would be better, but I doubt my budget will allow it.
This camera (BELOW) looks like it would do what than I need, it has AI tracking, which I probably don't even need. But panning side to side to track action would be a bonus. I'm really only concerned about recording the action that occurs in the middle of the fencing strip, no matter how good the video, I just don't think a camera like this, mounted on the ceiling of the room, will give me a good angle or image at the end of the strip. As 70+% of the action takes place in the "middle" that is the area of my concern for recording.
Pretty sure that recording 1 bout should be straight forward.
But what do I need to buy to record up to 4 bouts simultaneously? Will I need a splitter? Or perhaps 4 video capture cards in the PC? I want to be able to play on up to 2 TV sets.