Latency has not been an issue for me. I find this method works better then remote access software be it TeamViewer, Anydesk, Chrome Remote Desktop, all of which get latency even on the LAN.
I am just looking for a solution that does not imply installing software on the source device. I would like to use my iMac M3 as a secondary monitor for my work computer with Windows 10, however I cannot install additional software on it. This seems a very good and cost effective solution. Thanks for the content!
You’re welcome. I know this solution does require using OBS studio, but for what it’s worth the software is free. They are very few computers out these days that have a video input option. I picked up several good quality HP all in one computers as salvage from a job. They had the option to function as a monitor with the single press button. I gave one to each of my daughters in college, and they love it. They connect their Macs to it where it works as a 23-in screen. For the rest of us, a solution like this is pretty much all that we have available.
@@technologistonthego2377 I just received the dongle, it works as you showed in the video, but I am not able to obtain audio output from by device (an Asus Laptop as source to an iMac M3), do you have such issue?. Anyway, thanks for sharing this solution ;), at least I am able to do some work using the iMac as a second monitor :)
@@ddegip Correct. All that is needed for the video display from the target system is to connect via HDMI, or an adapter like VGA to HDMI, DP to HDMI, etc.
Hey, so I've been trying to use my windows laptop as a secondary screen for my iMac late 2012 running macOS Catalina, while connecting the capture card from thunderbolt port to hdmi and hdmi to usb it doesnt show anything, it just shows a blank screen and I wanted to use it as a secondary monitor for my iMac. What do i do?
Now, I do not have a late 2012 iMac to test with, but what I have seen on the web states that your model does not support a USB to HDMI adapter. What you will need to use is a mini DV to HDMI adapter. Then you will be able to use an HDMI cable to connect the iMac to the windows laptop. At that point, you can run OBS studio on the Windows laptop in fullscreen mode, which the iMac will identify as an external monitor and utilize. You can get just such an adapter on Amazon for around $10. If for any reason it still chokes, you can always return the adapter. Please keep me posted as there will no doubt be others who want to do what you’re doing.
How can I use my Windows laptop with a MacBook Pro 2019 as a second monitor? I don’t want to mirror the screen; I want to extend the display. How can I do it?
Thank you for the asking the question. It's something I have wanted to do for the longest while. Your question got me thinking, and the result is a video on how to do just that. This is the link to the video: ruclips.net/video/D0QWZiq6FJs/видео.html
Very helpful video. Thanks. Unfortunately when I try to capture video from my PS 5 to a M2 MacBook Air, there is no audio--this despite the fact that I know the capture card is capable of capturing audio to my iPad Pro. Any thoughts about how to get audio along with the video from the PS 5?
Make sure the mic/aux in the "Audio Mixer" panel is enabled. Look at the properties to see which device it is selecting for audio. If it is default, launch the "Midi" app to see what is the default audio. You want it to come from HDMI via the video capture dongle. OBS is defaulting to some other audio input source, which is why the video is mute.
Sir, which option need to select to get entire Mac screen along with desktop items over obs studio seems only screen is visible. Because MAC screen is visible but the data available on MAC desktop is not visible.
Good question. Actually, using a Elgato HD60s was the first way I started to capture a video screen. I used it to capture Windows servers & media players to my MacBook Pro. That said, it was a bit cumbersome to take the setup to the (IT) field. Sometimes it was awkward to keep the cables & Elgator from falling. I finally settled on this approach because it is just a USB-c to HDMI input adapter - far simpler and lighter. Now, I believe the HD60s isn't supported by MacOS as of Monterey or Ventura. If I understand correctly, you're looking to use a more recent HD60X on a Windows PC capturing the MacBook Pro screen. That will work just fine. My hangups about using the Elgato are much less of an issue for you if the setup will be static, and the host OS Windows.
What video capture device are you using? The three simple HDMI to USB-c video input adapters I have all worked with MacOS’ built-in drivers. I’ve not needed any drivers at all. Now, the El Gato capture devices may have compatibility issues and require drivers, but these simple ones do not. Make sure you are using a video “input” or capture device. They look identical to USB-c to HDMI output adapters, but the latter are designed to send out video to a monitor. The input capture variants take a video signal as an input and with software like OBS, they display the output to your Mac’s screen. The make that input video function act like a quasi picture-in-picture or even have the Mac act as though it were a monitor.
Context: I no longer have an Intel-based Mac. That said, Debut Video Capture software runs on Intel MacOS 10.4.4 and later. Reviews for it in the App Store say it lacks features the Windows & paid versions include. Most of the complaints regarding it is due to users wanting to perform advanced features. No one has knocked its basic feature to capture video input. Pannypanda2940, I can't give you the testimonial from personal use. Give it a try. Let me know if it does the job.
Absolutely! I use this device multiple times a week both for contact creation when I need to screen capture another system, and also as a quasi monitor. This allows me to capture the screen output of a server using OBS.
What video capture device are you using? Also, is the video cable designed ton match that speed? The capture device should be 1080p 60fps at minimum. The HDMI cable should match or exceed that quality. Some video input dongles are 30fps only. Also, some of those Five & Below HDMI cables were designed for the lowest graphics and will introduce lag, flicker, etc. Lastly, make sure you’re in a high-speed port. USB-C would be best, but make sure it’s one of those blue USB ports and not the black one.
You must use a video input capture adapter. The one I use is 1080p and takes HDMI output from any device as an input to my MacBook Pro. The OBS Studio app lets me view the display full-screen and even record it it I need it.
The PC doesn’t have any tie to the Mac. All that is happening is the PC’s video output is being captured on the Mac. That video can be recorded on the Mac, but as far as video goes, the PC believes it’s seeing a monitor that is actually the Mac.
@@technologistonthego2377 but if your screen sharing your mac to pc through obs, the point is to capture the entire screen and what your doing on the mac. How can i do that if all thats showing is just the background of my mac and not the actual screen capture.
@@420Born Delete your video capture device in OBS and re-add it. It appears to have gotten goofed up. That's happen3d to me, and it was a lot easier to start over than try and figure out what was wrong.
Very helpful! By the way how is the latency when you capture another PC's screen?
Latency has not been an issue for me. I find this method works better then remote access software be it TeamViewer, Anydesk, Chrome Remote Desktop, all of which get latency even on the LAN.
I am just looking for a solution that does not imply installing software on the source device. I would like to use my iMac M3 as a secondary monitor for my work computer with Windows 10, however I cannot install additional software on it. This seems a very good and cost effective solution. Thanks for the content!
You’re welcome. I know this solution does require using OBS studio, but for what it’s worth the software is free.
They are very few computers out these days that have a video input option. I picked up several good quality HP all in one computers as salvage from a job. They had the option to function as a monitor with the single press button. I gave one to each of my daughters in college, and they love it. They connect their Macs to it where it works as a 23-in screen.
For the rest of us, a solution like this is pretty much all that we have available.
@@technologistonthego2377 I just received the dongle, it works as you showed in the video, but I am not able to obtain audio output from by device (an Asus Laptop as source to an iMac M3), do you have such issue?. Anyway, thanks for sharing this solution ;), at least I am able to do some work using the iMac as a second monitor :)
But OBS Studio is only required to be installed on your personal machine right?
@@ddegip Yes, in my case the iMac (the device that I want to act a a second monitor)
@@ddegip Correct. All that is needed for the video display from the target system is to connect via HDMI, or an adapter like VGA to HDMI, DP to HDMI, etc.
Hey, so I've been trying to use my windows laptop as a secondary screen for my iMac late 2012 running macOS Catalina, while connecting the capture card from thunderbolt port to hdmi and hdmi to usb it doesnt show anything, it just shows a blank screen and I wanted to use it as a secondary monitor for my iMac. What do i do?
Now, I do not have a late 2012 iMac to test with, but what I have seen on the web states that your model does not support a USB to HDMI adapter. What you will need to use is a mini DV to HDMI adapter. Then you will be able to use an HDMI cable to connect the iMac to the windows laptop.
At that point, you can run OBS studio on the Windows laptop in fullscreen mode, which the iMac will identify as an external monitor and utilize. You can get just such an adapter on Amazon for around $10. If for any reason it still chokes, you can always return the adapter.
Please keep me posted as there will no doubt be others who want to do what you’re doing.
@@technologistonthego2377 sure will keep you posted. thanks a lot for the solution.
How can I use my Windows laptop with a MacBook Pro 2019 as a second monitor? I don’t want to mirror the screen; I want to extend the display. How can I do it?
Thank you for the asking the question. It's something I have wanted to do for the longest while. Your question got me thinking, and the result is a video on how to do just that. This is the link to the video:
ruclips.net/video/D0QWZiq6FJs/видео.html
Very helpful video. Thanks. Unfortunately when I try to capture video from my PS 5 to a M2 MacBook Air, there is no audio--this despite the fact that I know the capture card is capable of capturing audio to my iPad Pro. Any thoughts about how to get audio along with the video from the PS 5?
you could connect your headphones to the controller
Make sure the mic/aux in the "Audio Mixer" panel is enabled. Look at the properties to see which device it is selecting for audio. If it is default, launch the "Midi" app to see what is the default audio. You want it to come from HDMI via the video capture dongle. OBS is defaulting to some other audio input source, which is why the video is mute.
either use a headphone and connect it to the controller, or either use an external speaker connected to the ps5, or else use quicktime player
Sir, which option need to select to get entire Mac screen along with desktop items over obs studio seems only screen is visible.
Because MAC screen is visible but the data available on MAC desktop is not visible.
Place your mouse cursor over the OBS screen and right click:
Select Transform -> Fit to Screen
That should do the trick.
How would you do this with a MacBook Pro 2019 to pc windows 10 using a elgato HD60x. I want my pc to use OBS to capture my MacBook Pro screen
Good question. Actually, using a Elgato HD60s was the first way I started to capture a video screen. I used it to capture Windows servers & media players to my MacBook Pro. That said, it was a bit cumbersome to take the setup to the (IT) field. Sometimes it was awkward to keep the cables & Elgator from falling. I finally settled on this approach because it is just a USB-c to HDMI input adapter - far simpler and lighter.
Now, I believe the HD60s isn't supported by MacOS as of Monterey or Ventura. If I understand correctly, you're looking to use a more recent HD60X on a Windows PC capturing the MacBook Pro screen. That will work just fine. My hangups about using the Elgato are much less of an issue for you if the setup will be static, and the host OS Windows.
I can't find Videp Capture USB 3.0 driver for macos
What video capture device are you using? The three simple HDMI to USB-c video input adapters I have all worked with MacOS’ built-in drivers. I’ve not needed any drivers at all. Now, the El Gato capture devices may have compatibility issues and require drivers, but these simple ones do not.
Make sure you are using a video “input” or capture device. They look identical to USB-c to HDMI output adapters, but the latter are designed to send out video to a monitor. The input capture variants take a video signal as an input and with software like OBS, they display the output to your Mac’s screen. The make that input video function act like a quasi picture-in-picture or even have the Mac act as though it were a monitor.
sir my mac is running on 10.5.7 catlina and i cant get obs installed on it
Which model MAC are you using?
Context: I no longer have an Intel-based Mac.
That said, Debut Video Capture software runs on Intel MacOS 10.4.4 and later. Reviews for it in the App Store say it lacks features the Windows & paid versions include. Most of the complaints regarding it is due to users wanting to perform advanced features. No one has knocked its basic feature to capture video input.
Pannypanda2940, I can't give you the testimonial from personal use. Give it a try. Let me know if it does the job.
Can I record using the MacBook book recorder and screenshot
Absolutely! I use this device multiple times a week both for contact creation when I need to screen capture another system, and also as a quasi monitor. This allows me to capture the screen output of a server using OBS.
Good content!
how do I fix the input lag
What video capture device are you using? Also, is the video cable designed ton match that speed?
The capture device should be 1080p 60fps at minimum. The HDMI cable should match or exceed that quality.
Some video input dongles are 30fps only. Also, some of those Five & Below HDMI cables were designed for the lowest graphics and will introduce lag, flicker, etc.
Lastly, make sure you’re in a high-speed port. USB-C would be best, but make sure it’s one of those blue USB ports and not the black one.
helped a lot thanks!!
How do I mirror my TV to my MacBook like this
You must use a video input capture adapter. The one I use is 1080p and takes HDMI output from any device as an input to my MacBook Pro. The OBS Studio app lets me view the display full-screen and even record it it I need it.
does it has sound output ?
Yes, it does. It will carry the sound through the HDMI connection same as it would if you connected a PC to a monitor with the built-in speaker.
8:10 why aren’t your files on your mac showing on obs through your pc
The PC doesn’t have any tie to the Mac. All that is happening is the PC’s video output is being captured on the Mac. That video can be recorded on the Mac, but as far as video goes, the PC believes it’s seeing a monitor that is actually the Mac.
@@technologistonthego2377 but if your screen sharing your mac to pc through obs, the point is to capture the entire screen and what your doing on the mac. How can i do that if all thats showing is just the background of my mac and not the actual screen capture.
@@420Born Delete your video capture device in OBS and re-add it. It appears to have gotten goofed up. That's happen3d to me, and it was a lot easier to start over than try and figure out what was wrong.