What is the automatic bandwidth sharing?
When multiple 1394 cameras are connected to a single adapter, they have to share the same 1394 bus, so only a limited bandwidht is available for each camera. A typical 1394 camera software would require you to set a reduced image size and frame rate for each camera in order to use several cameras. The automatic bandwidth sharing implemented in ActiveDcam allows you to run multiple cameras on the same adapter without being bothered with tedious presets. If the total bandwidth of cameras exceeds the maximum 1394 bandwidth, the frame rate of cameras will be automatically reduced to accomodate the bus limit. This is especially useful in the video surveliance when multiple cameras can be connected/disconnected on the fly. See our PlugUnplug sample for the demonstration.
