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Feasibility and Cost of running 3-Tracked Cameras with Aximmetry

We operate a green-screen studio and have started testing live virtual-production using Aximmetry. We are able to operate 1-tracked camera using Studio DE. We want to add 3 cameras, each tracked and rendering its respective UE environment live. Would we need 3 or 4 separate computers running Aximmetry to do this? Also, would it be best to switch these live feeds inside Aximmetry or would it be best to export via SDI and then bringing those feeds into our BlackMagic ATEM switcher? Finally, what would be the ballpark cost for using Aximmetry to achieve this? Assuming i needed 4 workstations (3 workstations to oerate each camera and 1 workstation for controlling the cameras... would would be the software cost [1 x Broadcast License @ $5,790 and 3 x Studio License (Free)]? So, $5790? Or would I have to use the Professional or Broadcast version for each camera? Thank you.

jakerockwell

Borgis

Trust me If I say that you will need broadcast license for every camera that you want to use. You want multi-machine for "flawless" syncing between projects and for tracking system. Now we have three computers with three Broadcast DE license. One of them have two cameras hooked (one on crane with tracking, one static without tracking) and two for separate cameras. Everything goes out via SDI into Decklink 8K Pro editing/broadcasting PC. It costs, but its most ideal setup. In matter of fact we will be buying soon another two Broadcast licenses so we can add one other camera and separate that one that is combined with crane cam.

jakerockwell

@Bordis - This is kind of what I suspected. Thank you for the response!

TwentyStudios

You could actually get away with using the Professional license in a multi-machine setup for workstations running non-tracked cameras. The controller machine always needs to run the Broadcast license.

Feasibility and Cost of running 3-Tracked Cameras with Aximmetry

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