The Elgato Game Capture HD 60 also needs to be connected to a PC, and its specs only mention progressive resolutions, so it might not capture interlaced video properly.SDI to USB 3.0 Professional Video and Audio Capture DeviceĤK HDMI to USB 3.0 Professional Video and Audio Capture DeviceĮlgato Video Capture - Digitize Video for MacĬapture Card, Game Capture Card for Nintendo Switch It needs to be connected to a PC to record. The Elgato Game Capture HD might be better, but it isn't a stand-alone device. What I can't tell you is whether or not its H.264 encoder does a good job at preserving detail when capturing 1080i video so you can see small, fast-moving objects clearly. It does capture 1080i video at its normal broadcast fields per second, which will keep motion as fluid as the original. Is it good enough for sports? I cannot say yes or no. It can record to an installed 2.5 inch HDD or an external HDD. The device allows setting timers for recording TV from a set top box, but cannot change the channel.
I saw a review that claimed a 20,000 kbps maximum bitrate for the device at 720p or 1080p. Roby I don't have the AVerMedia Game Capture HD II, but I checked the manufacturer's specs and found it accepts 1080i input, which it can capture at 1080i. someone who has tried it could confirm whether or not you get the captures interlaced, flowing, like to see them live on TV? I was considering AVerMedia Game Capture HD II, but I could not figure out if it's right for me. An expert from the Hauppauge wrote to me that the Rocket records only in progressive, eliminating a field of the interlaced frame. In fast action, when the camera follows the ball, it's unwatchable.
I tried to record with HDPVR rocket but with poor results. I would like to record from HDMI 1080i 50fps (sky) in 1080i 50fps I'm interested in the NFL matches, but times are prohibitive in europe so I would record the games to see them the next day. I read the thread and I have not yet figured out what is best for me. The HDR PVR is standalone but the quality is poor. You could use a non-HDCP splitter to output 1 HDMI to your TV and another into the HDCP stripper HDMI splitter but I've no idea if that will prevent the freezing issue or not. You can always use a composite video cable/scart to view SKy in realtime to see what you're recording. Just output 1 HDMI from the splitter into the Elgato. Also don't bother outputting 2 HDMI via the splitter as that may cause the picture to freeze in the recording once per recording at a random time or it may not happen at all. Without it you won't be able to record Sky.
You'll need a HDMI splitter which has a feature of stripping the HDCP. I bought a core i3 laptop and it gave glitches in the recording. I wouldn't recommend using a CPU of a laptop is nowhere near as powerful as the CPU of a desktop. It has an Intel Core i3-3240 4Ghz (Dual Core. I'd also advise you get a 2nd PC just for using the Elgato on as doing anything else while recording may cause glitches in the recording (doesn't matter how powerful the CPU is of your main PC). Also there's a bug where the picture in the recording will fade to black at random within the first 3 minutes so always start recording 3 mins before the thing you want to record starts.
Just use software version 1.42.9 as other versions may drop frames. I would get the Game Capture HD as it's cheaper and it will still do what you want. It's just been released so there may be glitches in it. They also have a newer model the HD60 which I think does the same thing but with a different encoding chip and it allows recording at a max of 1080p at 60fps. Never used the Avermedia but based on the reviews and what people said in this forum, the Elgato is better.
When editing a video in a video editor I can edit each frame and and I can see 25 frames per second in the editor. I only deal with things I can see, I can't see fields. Don't know the technical side of things such as your explanation.