Great video! I've been having some issues with my 4K X, the audio will cut out randomly(though it does seems like clipping levels might be the trigger) I was wondering if you have any fixes to suggest. Thank you!
Great video Geeky 🙌 I got my 4K X a few days ago, will try Your settings in OBS. Have mixed and matched settings trying finding the optimal settings for 4K120FPS with not to BIG video files (have used the HD60 before). To my BIG disappointment seems I have lost audio from 3-4 hours captured gaming sessions. When I did Test recordings under 1 minute or so, both audio and video where fine. But longer videos / bigger files, audio was completly missing. Done another test recording for about 10 minutes after changing video encoder to your recommendation NVIDIA NVENC HEVC and it seems fine so far. Very strange audio where not recorded in larger files, but after some Google search I found out others reporting the same.
Do you have a method for having the audio of your gameplay (without lag (allowing to play competitive PVP gameplay)) whilst also having your game chat and stream audio prompts come through on the same headset? Preferably allowing you to use a high quality mic for game chat and stream chat.
It is so so disssapointing that 4K PRO can't record 4K at ALL while passing through 120hz, it's just doesn't make sense! I've been waiting for that card for years, and what they eventually do, they cut down the PRO version. Yeah I know it can pass through 8K, but what's the point if it: can't record it, and can't even do what 4K 60 Pro mk.2 - record in 4K 60 with a full passtghrough. I don't know if I want to go with extrenal card, they always gave me troubles, such as camlink 4K - it can stop working until you replug it in and etc, due to usb, and thats why i think pci-e card is way more reliable, it just simply works. It was very close to perfection, but they simply f**d it up with a PRO. Now I have to wait for another 6 years.
What TV did you get? I got an LG C1 for my PS5 and I get all of that. The only thing I'm curious about is shorts still come out all blurry so would this help? All the other videos come out in 1080 HDR would it help those videos go higher in resolution?
I'm not really sure what you mean about shorts and videos coming out blurry? With this (and a PC) you could record from your ps5 at 4k120 (or 4k60 to be more reasonable) so everything you record would be the same resolution as what you see when you're playing
@@GeekyPastimesI'll give you an example if I watch one of your shorts and if I watch I'm not going to say cuz I'm not going to do that cuz no self-promotion so mine are blurry😂
Hello, I tried to use Elgato 4K X to capture from iPad Pro. Everything works fine but having an issue with the audio. There is audio input from the iPad. Any solution?
im currently using elgato 4kx game capture card and obs to make my youtube videos, but how can i just play and display my game on my monitor in full screen without obs in the background, when im not recording gameplay. this is a new setup for me, just tryign to figure this all out
I use an actual TV as a playing monitor and then use the Toslink optical audio output to send the audio to a little mixer which I can then use to listen to the game audio without plugging my headphones into the game controller. Which the allows me to stream the game audio and listen to it with nonissues
Ok I just got mine yesterday and it’s taking me hours with trying to get the sound audio to play when the controller is connected into the capture card jack when using my chat link cable. The volume isn’t moving. I ended up disconnecting the 4k x and connected back my HD60 and everything is working just fine with the audio working…is something wrong with the 4kX
I have no idea, I never use the capture card audio jack. Could it just be that in Windows you haven't changed whatever you're using the record to the new device for the 4k x audio jack and it's still looking for the hd60 one?
Seeing the movement of those bots in modern warfare 3 is a breath of fresh air lol. Usually all I see is jumping spidermen and sliding monkeys and then I am dead.
My 4k x shows my xbox dashboard in obs then when I open call of duty it cuts out and says 'no signal'. Also occasionally it will loose signal on my TV (LG C2). HELP!!!
Sounds like you have Dolby vision on, games are using it but the menu doesn't, and it's not supported by the 4k x. Just go to display settings on the Xbox and switch the HDR settings to something else
@GeekyPastimes hi geeky! Sorry to bother you again. That worked!. Now my tv occasionally flashes and blinks with a black screen! (I just can't win!). I've tried turning VRR & HDR off on both xbox and the LG C2 but it still happens 😩. My laptop is the Asus Zenbook Pro15 Oled.
@@robblakeley3868 I would just go through Elgato support, they can show you how to change the settings on the capture card to match what your TV is doing
Man I’m glad I’m not the only one having to tweak obs settings! I’ve been trying to figure the best option for 4k 120 recording and ran into the similar specs you had.
Is it possible to turn down the quality of the capturing to maybe 1440p or 1080p to improve ps5 fps? As twitch only allows a max resolution of 1080p anyway? Or is it quite easy to get 120fps with minimal frame drops on this capture card. I have a Dell g3 1500 laptop I'm hoping to connect this capture card too. If I need to lower the capture resolution in order to get a better gaming experience then thats fine. Thank you.
4k at 120fps recording is definitely incredible taxing on your hardware. You can easily turn down the resolution or framerate on OBS to whatever you really need for the recording, but keep 4k120 for the pass through. I generally record at 1440p60 and have no problems with a 3080 or a 4060.
Do you think it works great on Twitch stream? I already bought the 4K X and im waitin for it to get deliver but im coming from a HD60 S+ And I had "Micro Sttutters" using that one during fast motion sequences like wrestling games,sports ect (PS5)..Will the 4K X Fix that? appreciate the help and great video
To me that sounds like it's more likely to be your OBS settings. The 4k X will be great for the pass through being a higher res and frame rate but if you're getting micro stutters you might want to look at lowering your encoding quality or codec
I tired recording 4k 120 for ps5 but it it jus records in 4k 60 in obs. All the settings were perfect. I'm getting 4k 120 pass through though. When I switch to 2k 120 it's working in obs video capture device settings. But 4k 120 selected it jus recording in 60 fps
it should just capture whatever would normally be sent to your TV, so whatever resolution/framerate the TV version gets is what could be captured (I'm pretty sure it couldn't do each eye's view as side by side)
Ok your ps5 go to settings and hdmi and turn off hdmi hdcp, it's something to stop people recording from things like netflix. Once that's off it should work
@@GeekyPastimes it's off. Still nothing. That was the first step. The PS5 passes through my laptop just fine. But it doesn't save my recordings. My screen shots save just fine thou.
I don't understand. Unboxed my 4k X today, setting it up rn and while my Nintendo Switch can pass through a signal to my monitor (Gigabye M32U) my Xbox will not. Using HDMI 2.1 capable cables (the one included with my Series X and the one included with the 4K X) and video is viewable in the preview windows in both the Elgato software and OBS but it refused to pass through any Xbox signal
I’m having issues also because I see no audio playing steady it’s lagging in and out and not steady staying on. When I plug in my chat link cable the audio still isn’t working right. I just ended up going back to using my HD60x and everything went back to normal with on that one.
I think I did say at one point, it's very simple. Hdmi in from your source, hdmi out to your display, usb to your pc where you want to capture the footage. For audio I did a whole separate video about the wave XLR. My audio set up is very complicated in comparison, it took a whole video to explain here: ruclips.net/video/c3dv4OE7Roo/видео.htmlsi=v8BWPhTRVmKzYDkv
Do all usb c ports support the 3.2 10Gbps I have a gaming laptop with a usb c port but not sure if it supports 10Gbps or do all usb c ports support that as standard?
Hello, do you know if having this capture card will solve problem with obs stutter. I just have one pc with RTX 4090 where i play and record and 4k tv with 120hz and vrr but my games runs at 4K 90-100fps so when i record videos on obs at 60 fps it makes video stuttering i guess because of out of sync frames, but when i cap my games to 60fps I don't have video stutter anymore... I heard its VRR problem with obs...I want smooth video at 60 fps and want to play on 120 fps. What should i do? How you manage to record 120 fps games without stutter? Thanks a lot in advance!
This device apparently can cope with vrr pass through but I still think you would get some kind of stutter, for the reason you said. If you record at 60 (or 120) and the capture card isn't getting that many frames, there will be stutter. That being said, capturing at 4k120 is incredibly demanding, as is playing games at that. Perhaps the pc is just overwhelmed when trying to play and capture with everything turned up. Maybe check your GPU/CPU/RAM/Storage usage when you're doing that to see if something is maxed out. On OBS does it say it's skipping frames in the logs? You can find them after a recording by going to help and logs and then upload logs, it will bring up a webpage that will analyse them for you and see if something is wrong on that side.
@@GeekyPastimes is it the only solution to get one more extra pc for recording my gameplay? I don't have space in my room for that.. i just want to play at 4k 120 and record at 4k 60 smoothly
@@GeekyPastimes Which cpu and gpu i need for second pc in dual pc setup so i can stream and record 4k 60 fps? And also can i use 2k monitor or even 1k if i want to stream 4k 60 with capture card? I am thin with my budget. Thanks in advance! 🙂
Because I don't like the way captured video looks when it's tone mapped from HDR. It looks washed out and often too dark, so it's easier to just play with HDR off and then I see what the audience sees
Have you updated the firmware on the 4k x? That seems really strange that it would drop video on certain games. Make sure Dolby vision is turned off on the Xbox too
@@vegafoxxx you should just be able to use the included cable and the original Xbox cable so they should be fine. No idea why else it would happen, really sounds like something that loads with the games (high framerate, VRR, HDR) isn't supported by your monitor or the capture card, but the only thing the capture card doesn't support is Dolby Vision. I guess Elgato support will be the only ones who can help!
Yea its blowing my mind. I have a LG C2 Oled. I sent in a ticket and they had me do a systems check. Now I'm just waiting reply. It's crazy that my hd60 s + worked just fine but this one doesnt
I've been searching for HOURS with no luck. Your OBS Settings finally made it possible to record 4K120. Really appreciate it!
One aspect that I haven't been able to find information on, is the audio capture mode. Is it 16 Bit 48 KHz, or can it do better like 24 Bit?
How do you fix the audio for streaming?
Great video! I've been having some issues with my 4K X, the audio will cut out randomly(though it does seems like clipping levels might be the trigger) I was wondering if you have any fixes to suggest. Thank you!
Great video Geeky 🙌 I got my 4K X a few days ago, will try Your settings in OBS. Have mixed and matched settings trying finding the optimal settings for 4K120FPS with not to BIG video files (have used the HD60 before).
To my BIG disappointment seems I have lost audio from 3-4 hours captured gaming sessions. When I did Test recordings under 1 minute or so, both audio and video where fine. But longer videos / bigger files, audio was completly missing.
Done another test recording for about 10 minutes after changing video encoder to your recommendation NVIDIA NVENC HEVC and it seems fine so far. Very strange audio where not recorded in larger files, but after some Google search I found out others reporting the same.
Do you have a method for having the audio of your gameplay (without lag (allowing to play competitive PVP gameplay)) whilst also having your game chat and stream audio prompts come through on the same headset?
Preferably allowing you to use a high quality mic for game chat and stream chat.
It is so so disssapointing that 4K PRO can't record 4K at ALL while passing through 120hz, it's just doesn't make sense!
I've been waiting for that card for years, and what they eventually do, they cut down the PRO version. Yeah I know it can pass through 8K, but what's the point if it: can't record it, and can't even do what 4K 60 Pro mk.2 - record in 4K 60 with a full passtghrough. I don't know if I want to go with extrenal card, they always gave me troubles, such as camlink 4K - it can stop working until you replug it in and etc, due to usb, and thats why i think pci-e card is way more reliable, it just simply works. It was very close to perfection, but they simply f**d it up with a PRO. Now I have to wait for another 6 years.
How do you play the game while streaming? Like to get the game screen fulscreen while you’re streaming? Thank you
It has a hdmi out port, you just connect that to the screen
What TV did you get? I got an LG C1 for my PS5 and I get all of that. The only thing I'm curious about is shorts still come out all blurry so would this help? All the other videos come out in 1080 HDR would it help those videos go higher in resolution?
I'm not really sure what you mean about shorts and videos coming out blurry?
With this (and a PC) you could record from your ps5 at 4k120 (or 4k60 to be more reasonable) so everything you record would be the same resolution as what you see when you're playing
@@GeekyPastimesI'll give you an example if I watch one of your shorts and if I watch I'm not going to say cuz I'm not going to do that cuz no self-promotion so mine are blurry😂
Hello, I tried to use Elgato 4K X to capture from iPad Pro. Everything works fine but having an issue with the audio. There is audio input from the iPad. Any solution?
Sorry, I haven't tried using it with an ipad at all. Is there a setting on the ipad to send audio via hdmi?
im currently using elgato 4kx game capture card and obs to make my youtube videos, but how can i just play and display my game on my monitor in full screen without obs in the background, when im not recording gameplay. this is a new setup for me, just tryign to figure this all out
Seems like a nifty bit of kit
I use an actual TV as a playing monitor and then use the Toslink optical audio output to send the audio to a little mixer which I can then use to listen to the game audio without plugging my headphones into the game controller. Which the allows me to stream the game audio and listen to it with nonissues
Ok I just got mine yesterday and it’s taking me hours with trying to get the sound audio to play when the controller is connected into the capture card jack when using my chat link cable. The volume isn’t moving. I ended up disconnecting the 4k x and connected back my HD60 and everything is working just fine with the audio working…is something wrong with the 4kX
I have no idea, I never use the capture card audio jack. Could it just be that in Windows you haven't changed whatever you're using the record to the new device for the 4k x audio jack and it's still looking for the hd60 one?
Nice
Seeing the movement of those bots in modern warfare 3 is a breath of fresh air lol. Usually all I see is jumping spidermen and sliding monkeys and then I am dead.
elgato 4k x now has ultrawide support????
My 4k x shows my xbox dashboard in obs then when I open call of duty it cuts out and says 'no signal'.
Also occasionally it will loose signal on my TV (LG C2).
HELP!!!
Sounds like you have Dolby vision on, games are using it but the menu doesn't, and it's not supported by the 4k x.
Just go to display settings on the Xbox and switch the HDR settings to something else
@GeekyPastimes hi geeky!
Sorry to bother you again.
That worked!. Now my tv occasionally flashes and blinks with a black screen! (I just can't win!).
I've tried turning VRR & HDR off on both xbox and the LG C2 but it still happens 😩.
My laptop is the Asus Zenbook Pro15 Oled.
@@robblakeley3868 I would just go through Elgato support, they can show you how to change the settings on the capture card to match what your TV is doing
Man I’m glad I’m not the only one having to tweak obs settings! I’ve been trying to figure the best option for 4k 120 recording and ran into the similar specs you had.
Recording at 4k120 is no joke, I think I need to upgrade some hardware to keep it smooth
@@GeekyPastimes im running a i5 10400F with a 3060 ti (12gb) do i use the same settings
@@MadMaxness I think you would struggle to record anything like 4k120 on that, I would aim for 1440p120 or 4k60
@@GeekyPastimes thats i i have for a monitar
@@GeekyPastimes either that ill do 4k 60 1440p with 120
Is it possible to turn down the quality of the capturing to maybe 1440p or 1080p to improve ps5 fps? As twitch only allows a max resolution of 1080p anyway? Or is it quite easy to get 120fps with minimal frame drops on this capture card. I have a Dell g3 1500 laptop I'm hoping to connect this capture card too.
If I need to lower the capture resolution in order to get a better gaming experience then thats fine.
Thank you.
4k at 120fps recording is definitely incredible taxing on your hardware. You can easily turn down the resolution or framerate on OBS to whatever you really need for the recording, but keep 4k120 for the pass through. I generally record at 1440p60 and have no problems with a 3080 or a 4060.
Do you think it works great on Twitch stream? I already bought the 4K X and im waitin for it to get deliver but im coming from a HD60 S+ And I had "Micro Sttutters" using that one during fast motion sequences like wrestling games,sports ect (PS5)..Will the 4K X Fix that? appreciate the help and great video
To me that sounds like it's more likely to be your OBS settings. The 4k X will be great for the pass through being a higher res and frame rate but if you're getting micro stutters you might want to look at lowering your encoding quality or codec
I tired recording 4k 120 for ps5 but it it jus records in 4k 60 in obs. All the settings were perfect. I'm getting 4k 120 pass through though. When I switch to 2k 120 it's working in obs video capture device settings. But 4k 120 selected it jus recording in 60 fps
Sounds like maybe a bandwidth issue, one of the cables or your usb port maybe?
@@GeekyPastimes I used the cable came with elgato 4k X and ports are usb 3.2 gen 2 and gen 1 both I have tried . Tried using diff cables too
Any idea what limitations it has with PSVR 2 capture?
it should just capture whatever would normally be sent to your TV, so whatever resolution/framerate the TV version gets is what could be captured (I'm pretty sure it couldn't do each eye's view as side by side)
I got a series X and a 4k 144hz monitor and a decent pc build all I need is this 4k X for max potential 😂
Exactly!
4K Capture Utility. My PS5 recoding aren't showing up. Changed the encoder. No success. Changed the recording path. Nothing. Why isn't it recording?
Ok your ps5 go to settings and hdmi and turn off hdmi hdcp, it's something to stop people recording from things like netflix. Once that's off it should work
@@GeekyPastimes it's off. Still nothing. That was the first step. The PS5 passes through my laptop just fine. But it doesn't save my recordings. My screen shots save just fine thou.
I cant get it to show up on my gaming moniter. I can only see it though obs on my other moniter with ny xbox.
Just make sure you have a hdmi cable from the hdmi out on the capture card to an input in your gaming monitor, and then select that input
does this el gato 4k x support dolby vision @120? on xbox series x
No it doesn't support Dolby vision at all, but you can use HDR 10
I don't understand. Unboxed my 4k X today, setting it up rn and while my Nintendo Switch can pass through a signal to my monitor (Gigabye M32U) my Xbox will not. Using HDMI 2.1 capable cables (the one included with my Series X and the one included with the 4K X) and video is viewable in the preview windows in both the Elgato software and OBS but it refused to pass through any Xbox signal
That's really strange. Have you updated the firmware in the Elgato software? And make sure Dolby vision is turned off on your xbox
I’m having issues also because I see no audio playing steady it’s lagging in and out and not steady staying on. When I plug in my chat link cable the audio still isn’t working right. I just ended up going back to using my HD60x and everything went back to normal with on that one.
So you do all that and you don't show where to plug everything.
I think I did say at one point, it's very simple. Hdmi in from your source, hdmi out to your display, usb to your pc where you want to capture the footage.
For audio I did a whole separate video about the wave XLR. My audio set up is very complicated in comparison, it took a whole video to explain here: ruclips.net/video/c3dv4OE7Roo/видео.htmlsi=v8BWPhTRVmKzYDkv
I'm a bit bummed they didn't include Dolby Vision Gaming passtrough......
It's a shame if you're really passionate about it. I can't really notice the difference between that and regularly HDR10
Wait. Why would pass through stop dolby vision? Is it not just passing through the signal as is?
Been using the avermedia live gamer ultra for 4k60 recording with full pass thorugh of 120 with VRR and hdr. What does this do differently?
4k120 recording (or up to 4k144), is the big one, but they're pretty similar by the looks of it
@@GeekyPastimes Thanks for the answer. I may pick one up for the 4k120. Not sure when I would use that though ,😄
Do all usb c ports support the 3.2 10Gbps I have a gaming laptop with a usb c port but not sure if it supports 10Gbps or do all usb c ports support that as standard?
You'd have to check the manual for your laptop, they definitely can differ, especially on laptops
@@GeekyPastimes if it doesn’t could I get a usb c hub or something to plug into the laptop that will give the 10Gbps?
Hello, do you know if having this capture card will solve problem with obs stutter. I just have one pc with RTX 4090 where i play and record and 4k tv with 120hz and vrr but my games runs at 4K 90-100fps so when i record videos on obs at 60 fps it makes video stuttering i guess because of out of sync frames, but when i cap my games to 60fps I don't have video stutter anymore... I heard its VRR problem with obs...I want smooth video at 60 fps and want to play on 120 fps.
What should i do? How you manage to record 120 fps games without stutter? Thanks a lot in advance!
This device apparently can cope with vrr pass through but I still think you would get some kind of stutter, for the reason you said. If you record at 60 (or 120) and the capture card isn't getting that many frames, there will be stutter.
That being said, capturing at 4k120 is incredibly demanding, as is playing games at that. Perhaps the pc is just overwhelmed when trying to play and capture with everything turned up. Maybe check your GPU/CPU/RAM/Storage usage when you're doing that to see if something is maxed out.
On OBS does it say it's skipping frames in the logs? You can find them after a recording by going to help and logs and then upload logs, it will bring up a webpage that will analyse them for you and see if something is wrong on that side.
@@GeekyPastimes i checked the logs already and it doesn't say it skips frames... My pc is rtx 4090 Ryzen 7 7800 x3d and 16gb ddr5 6000mhz
@@GeekyPastimes is it the only solution to get one more extra pc for recording my gameplay? I don't have space in my room for that.. i just want to play at 4k 120 and record at 4k 60 smoothly
@@GeekyPastimes Which cpu and gpu i need for second pc in dual pc setup so i can stream and record 4k 60 fps? And also can i use 2k monitor or even 1k if i want to stream 4k 60 with capture card?
I am thin with my budget.
Thanks in advance! 🙂
Why do you have auto HDR off on xbox?
Because I don't like the way captured video looks when it's tone mapped from HDR. It looks washed out and often too dark, so it's easier to just play with HDR off and then I see what the audience sees
It doesnt work with my xbox series x. If i load up Apex or overwatch it drops video and i cant get it back unless i go to xbox home page.
Have you updated the firmware on the 4k x? That seems really strange that it would drop video on certain games. Make sure Dolby vision is turned off on the Xbox too
@GeekyPastimes yep, dolby is turned off and update has been done. Tried different hdmi cables and still does it.
@@vegafoxxx you should just be able to use the included cable and the original Xbox cable so they should be fine. No idea why else it would happen, really sounds like something that loads with the games (high framerate, VRR, HDR) isn't supported by your monitor or the capture card, but the only thing the capture card doesn't support is Dolby Vision. I guess Elgato support will be the only ones who can help!
Yea its blowing my mind. I have a LG C2 Oled. I sent in a ticket and they had me do a systems check. Now I'm just waiting reply. It's crazy that my hd60 s + worked just fine but this one doesnt
what monitor do you use GP?
Right now the Gigabyte m32uc, it's not ideal for pc, I think I should have stuck to 1440p for that. But it's great for console and video editing