Use 4 webcams at once

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Has anyone had any luck using 4 USB webcams at one time? It seems like if I attach them using two separate USB hubs it should work, however I noticed on one hub, TD maxes out at 2 webcams in, whereas I can see 3 in OBS. I’m going to test myself when I get a second USB hub, but I want to see if anyone else has made this kind of multi-cam setup work? Does it matter if the cameras are identical or will it work better if they are different?

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It should not matter.

If on Windows, if you have problems using the default ‘DirectShow’ library, try ‘Media Foundation’ library as its the more modern of the two.

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Thanks ben, I’m on a Mac and as long as the cameras are plugged into two separate USB ports (2 cameras in one port, two in another) it works just fine. In this way I think up to 6 USB webcams could be used on a typical computer with 3 USB ports.

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