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Using live video input in Modul8 2.6
By default when you click on the ‘SP’ (special media) button in the ‘MEDIA SET’ and click
on ‘VIDEO INPUT 1’ Modul8 will display the video feed of whatever camera is connected
to your computer to the currently selected layer.
If you have more then one camera connected to your computer and select ‘VIDEO INPUT 2’
the next camera will display its image in the currently selected layer. Follow this process for
each camera. With more cameras continue to select each input that remains available.
If you want to change the camera that is associated with video inputs in the ‘SP’ panel this
can be done by accessing the video capture setting in the Modul8 preferences.
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Access the ‘Preferences’ from the ‘Modul8’ menu and
select the ‘Video Capture’ tab.
‘Video Capture #1’ will appear in the pop up menu.
‘Video Capture #1’ corresponds to ‘Video Input 1’ in the
‘SP’ section of the ‘MEDIA SET’ window.
Below the quality settings click on the button labeled
‘Source and Settings...’
A window appears that is the standard QuickTime window
for video input settings. Click on the ‘Source’ tab located
at the top of the window.
A list of the video input devices connected to your
computer will appear.
Select the video device you want to assign to ‘Video Input 1’
and click ‘Ok’ to exit the ‘Source and Settings’ window.
Repeat this procedure for each camera attached to your computer.
Modul8 user manual
CHAPTER 13
Logical recording and live input
Live video input allows Modul8 to display a live video feed in your composition and should
not be confused with capturing video and storing it on your hard drive. Should you make
a logical record using a life feed and render it, Modul8 will produce a file using whatever
is in front of the camera at the time of the render.
Some further notes about multiple video inputs
> Only one video device can be assigned to one of the ‘Video Inputs’ in the ‘Special
Media’ panel. For example if you assign the internal iSight camera on your laptop
to ‘Video Capture #1’ and then try to assign it to ‘Video Capture #2’ then the internal
camera will be re-assigned to ‘Video Capture #2’ and ‘Video Capture #1’ will have
no camera assigned to it.
> It is possible to use multiple FireWire and USB based cameras at the same time,
but only one camera can use the DV format.
> Some computers are faster then others when using multiple cameras.You may need
to adjust the compression settings in the preferences for live video input within
Modul8 in order to achieve satisfactory results.