This unit (http://www.ptgrey.com/products/sync/index.html 
<http://www.ptgrey.com/products/sync/index.html%29>) will sync the input 
of multiple Firewire cameras on a single machine, even if they're on 
different cards. Point Grey makes a good choice of different 1394 
cameras and they have an excellent support staff.
     As far as output goes, either a multi head card or and agp plus an 
additional pci card should work just fine.

-- 
Dan Novy
Technical Supervisor
Flash Film Works

Hi all

I am currently working on an AR project using ARToolkit. I want to make an
application that takes two camera inputs and outputs two different images on
two different displays (e.g. monitors). The application has to run on one
computer. How is it possible? I have red articles describing application using
two different camera inputs, but they used multiple computers.

To get two different outputs I have considered using a graphics card with twin
view (output to two different monitors).

If anyone has experience with two inputs and/or two outputs on ARToolkit I am
very interested in hearing from you.

Best regards

Sune Kristensen

Sune,

Exact methods can vary, but ARToolKit 2.68.2 
(http://www.eden.net.nz/phil/develop/artoolkit/) supports multiple 
camera inputs on Windows, Linux and Mac OS X. This is achieved by 
using the ar2Video*() set of functions.

As far as outputting two images goes, you'll find libARgsub_lite (new 
in ARToolKit 2.68) very useful in that respect.

Regards,
Phil.

>Hi all
>
>I am currently working on an AR project using ARToolkit. I want to make an
>application that takes two camera inputs and outputs two different images on
>two different displays (e.g. monitors). The application has to run on one
>computer. How is it possible? I have red articles describing application using
>two different camera inputs, but they used multiple computers.
>
>To get two different outputs I have considered using a graphics card with twin
>view (output to two different monitors).
>
>If anyone has experience with two inputs and/or two outputs on ARToolkit I am
>very interested in hearing from you.
>
>Best regards
>
>Sune Kristensen


-- 
Philip Lamb
Research Student,
Human Interface Technology Laboratory New Zealand,
University of Canterbury, Christchurch, NZ.
+64 3 3642987 x3070