Is it possible to connect one camera to allow capture on two separate computers at the same time? I would like to place one on the stage for judges and use another for the actual race scoring.
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yes. with FL 5.0 and above this can be done.
there are a couple of ways to set this up.
1) make sure both computers are running the same version of FL. Set the ip addresses at least 5-10 numbers apart within the same ip range. creat a shared directory on the second computer with full read/write priveledges. map a drive from the primary computer to the second computer. Also, set the second computer's FL hardware detect to None (restart FL on that machine for the change to take place).
once the race/timer starts (on the Primary) capture a little image and save the race over the network to the mapped drive on the second computer. On the second computer, open that race and notice that when a future image is captured it not only comes up on the primary but also on the second computer.
2) another way to tackle this is to set up the machines the same way but do all of the reading on the primary first, then save over the network, then open up the race on the second computer (after the race has been read).
3) another way --which is a little safer-- is somewhat the same as #2 but to save locally (on the primary) first then use the Backup utility in Lynx --to backup over to the second computer. that way the original is always available.
there are a couple of ways to set this up.
1) make sure both computers are running the same version of FL. Set the ip addresses at least 5-10 numbers apart within the same ip range. creat a shared directory on the second computer with full read/write priveledges. map a drive from the primary computer to the second computer. Also, set the second computer's FL hardware detect to None (restart FL on that machine for the change to take place).
once the race/timer starts (on the Primary) capture a little image and save the race over the network to the mapped drive on the second computer. On the second computer, open that race and notice that when a future image is captured it not only comes up on the primary but also on the second computer.
2) another way to tackle this is to set up the machines the same way but do all of the reading on the primary first, then save over the network, then open up the race on the second computer (after the race has been read).
3) another way --which is a little safer-- is somewhat the same as #2 but to save locally (on the primary) first then use the Backup utility in Lynx --to backup over to the second computer. that way the original is always available.