You can use the HMDI output from your camera and plug it directly into the hub's HDMI input channel to use 1 camera. We use 2 wireless routers and 1 camera plugged directly into the hub for a 3 camera set up.
There is a 2-3 second delay from what is live compared to what is distributed out of the HMDI out port. This doesn't not work for broadcasting large events in real-time to it's current audience unless a future update shows this is possible.
How much latency (audio-video delay) is there? Eg. if I want to switch cameras in time with the beat of the music in a dance recital, how easy would that be?
Wouldn't be easy. There is approx. a 2 second delay coming from the Wireless HMDI routers to the hub. Also, switching can be a bit buggy and doesn't always switch instantaneously even when you click it.
If you mean previously taken photos, then no. You can import photos to use during a broadcast by plugging in a Hard drive to the c-port ethernet/USB input. Simply drag your photos into the sling studio library and then import them into your project. If you are referring to VIDEO coming from your camera, you can use an HMDI cable plugged directly into the hub for a 1-camera setup. If you want more than 1 camera to be used at the same time, then 2 wireless routed would be needed.
Where can I find the specs? I checked the website, but there seem to be no specs to be found (or very difficult to find). For example: Can it transmit, receive, and record 4K video?
Go here and click "See full specs": www.myslingstudio.com/products It cannot broadcast live in 4k or make a live-to-tape 4k recording, however there is a way to get a 4k final product. Its live and live-to-tape broadcast maxes out at 1080p60 30Mb/s 8-bit 4:2:0. The way to get a 4k output after the fact is by recording 4k internally in each camera and then using the Premiere Pro or Final Cut Pro plugins to sync timecode and replace the 1080p files. It's essentially like using proxies, except you have to run an automated timecode sync. Using this method, the maximum final output quality is only limited by your camera's internal recording; if you shot on a Canon C200 you could get a 4k Raw final video.
Hi...can any one help? We urgently need to purchase the complete package of the slingstudio solution for shipping to Botswana, Africa. Any recommendations on best websites to buy from???
The new update they released allows you to adjust transparency. Keep in mind that you have to create graphics over a green screen or blue screen and you are not able to import alpha channels for graphics. You must use the new chroma key update to each video file.
Hi Christian, you can connect a GoPro via the SlingStudio CameraLink wirelessly to the hub. You can also connect one GoPro via HDMI directly into the SlingStudio hub as well.
