Okay I have an Acer Chromebook with this exact device but it won't record me Xbox. I have OBS and everything but nothing pops up in the input list. It's just blank can u fix it?
@@Richie4728 spec sheet saids , it needs a nvida gpu card greater than gt630 gt735m an above . I have tried to capture on a non nvida laptop , but only got audio. or it can be a bug that I had on my high end Laptop with a gtx960m , the usb connection did not work , the fix is to uninstall all the usb inputs and restart the pc and it worked afterwards . on OBS hope that helps
@@giomansfield220 I was able to get audio no prblem via some playing around with the settings i OBS,, but what i seen , some owners on youtube found a work around / fix .
Glad this option exists, I honestly just wanted something I could use to stream my switch games to my friends on Discord but $100+ didn't seem worth it for that.
Lucas Pontes hey solved the issue. It was just a dumb mistake. I had plugged my headphones straight on the Switch, whereas we’re supposed to plug it on our computer. Then of course make sure that the sound input and output settings are correct.
FOR THOSE WITHOUT SOUND AND HAVE TRIED ALL THE OTHER TUTORIALS YOU COULD SEARCH FOR: Make sure you actually allow Windows to access your mics under Mic Privacy settings.
Been eyeballing this for a while. I thought there's no way it would have such a low latency when my elgato hd 30 can't even do that which is also USB 2.0. mine just came in today and it's crazy how good this little thing performs. I just ordered 2 more on aliexpress for less than $20. This video helped me make my final decision.
@@Locumparadisi you know what. I just changed to a different HDMI cable and now I hear sound and it works fine..... . . Hmmmm. The mystery continues haha
If anyone has trouble with sound in OBS, you need to change audio device when adding it as a source (scroll down to the bottom when you add the Video Capture Device. For me I needed to select Digital Audio Interface (USB Digital Audio)
Great review. I have one of these but it shows up as USB Video when I try to open Sparkocam, which I use for my Canon M50 to avoid it shutting down after 30 min. Because of this, I can't open the Canon option, only USB webcam, so the benefits of Sparkocam are pointless. Any idea around this or do I need a better capture card?
I paid $9 on eBay. Quality wise minus it feeling a little lite, If someone told me it was $100-$150 I wouldn’t think twice. Tried on 5 different cameras with no problem. Blown away.
@@buggiemara4902 i saw on another video it dies in about 3-5 months when always using, i just bought it like 5 min ago and i wanna stream on twitch with it
I ordered one of the "USB 3.0" models and I'm sad to report that it's just a blue colored USB 2.0 connector. It only has 4 pins instead of the 9 required for 3.0 speeds.
Can confirm, mine also has 4 pins and checked with USB device tree viewer the type and it is indeed high speed, so only usb 3.0. I'm keeping it because it surprisingly works with my 50fps camera but obviously has to do frame skipping Edit: the video signal is a little bit soft, but good enough for me
Yeah also got this one. The ebay page makes a lot of noise about being USB 3.0 and therefore being so much faster, but yeah as the commenters here say it is a blue colored USB 2.0 plug. Did only tested with my small notebook yet where it did very bad, but this could also be a limitation of my hardware, will try it again on my PC. I also ordered the other ones with and without loop, will see how well they work.
@@lal12 Yeeeaaah right... They _definitely_ work with 4k60. It would be funny if children didn't probably got parents to buy them. They're probably also moneywashing
*Here's how to get the best visual quality out of this capture card, (ive spent a good few hours experimenting to find this out)* Ok so I believe this capture card only outputs at a LIMITED REFERENCE RANGE (16-235), Which means on pc the image will be washed out, or darked out. *HOW I FIXED IT!:* - Put my xbox 360 "reference levels" display settings to STANDARD (limited) - Then in StreamLabs OBS, video capture device settings I set COLOUR RANGE= FULL - Then add colour correction filter to Video Capture device - Gamma= -0.07 / Contrast= +0.02 / Brightness= -0.01 Now the colour and brightness will be PERFECT! Now on your pc monitor the video capture card shows black=0 and white=255. *No longer washed out 16-235 range. Now full 0-255 range.* You can test if you wish by going to your in game video calibration settings for brightness, and take a screenshot and import to photoshop, the blacks = rgb 0, and the whites = rgb 255 here is the visual quality i get on Forza Motorsport (also stream is only at 3500kbps bit rate) www.twitch.tv/videos/712149036?t=00h02m08s *Update: just for a touch of extra brightness i now set the filter at:* - Gamma= -0.06 / Contrast= +0.01 / Brightness= -0.01
What set up do you need for this to work? I bought the HDMI Capture Card, and an HDMI cable. But I have no clue what combination to get it to work. All I am seeing on the display on SLOBS is colored bars.
Just wanted to say I bought this capture card back in October 2020 and it JUST broke last night. Plugged it in and the connection finally just stopped working. For $18, it was absolutely perfect for my needs, which has mainly consisted of streaming Switch gameplay through Discord and a few speedruns. I'll be buying a new one soon, but I'm honestly not even mad. I've made great memories in calls with friends thanks to this little thing, its been fantastic.
That's how I'm using mine too. Setting up the delay for my mic was surprisingly easy too after seeing the latency breakdown. Wish it did 1080p60 but I can't complain for $17.
@@nosta8488 I've purchased a couple for testing myself and should have them in my hands late next week. If Arsenio Dev doesn't get one before that, I'll rip mine apart and do some testing in a live stream
@@TechWizTime Just got a seller to admit it is false advertising for the 3.0 model so don't expect 60hz at 1080p "This capture card can currently support 4K@30hz hdmi input, but the resolution after capture cannot be so high. In mjpg format, it can support up to 1080P 30fps, if you set up 720P, it can support 60fps."
@@nosta8488 I read the output is only 30p. Okay for video but not so good for gaming I guees. Will still put it through the paces though if/when I get them :)
I bought it and followed every step to set it up as this video. It works!!! What sorcery is this!!! Tested it on my asus laptop with a simple dual core and 4 gb ram with my nintendo switch with pokemon. Still testing!
I got this card on eBay for like $8 without watching this video and I'm glad I did. I'm very happy with the results and although it's not named brand it still does its job very well. I stream just for fun so I'm also not too strict with the frames and resolution.
@@goldenhenproductions8051 No. Bought a computer that was good enough for streaming instead of using my switch capture. I still plan on using the capture card for other game I don't have on my computer. After 9 months of use, it still works good but does have some glitches with specific games. But it's a pretty good starter.
It worked just fine to use in one of our multi cam live concert streams. We even tested it out as the output capture card for a Roland V1-HD switcher and it worked seamlessly. We used it with OBS and it picked it up as a webcam without any issues. While this won't be a part in our professional streams, it's perfect for beginning streamers and anyone who has to work with a tight budget. Thank you for making this video!!!
I was looking at buying this and hooking up to a Canon EOS M200 for recording video. How is it working for you so far? Any lag between video and audio?
@@FloppySwordGaming I've been using it to play my PS5 on my PC (I know silly but I just wanted to be able to be on discord and play it like it was a PC game) and for me it worked great. Gameplay is smooth and flawless and 0 latency that I could notice. I haven't tried playing online games, mainly single players, but so far it's the same experience as using a TV in terms of latency. Hope this helps! Tip: get it on amazon and use it for a few weeks and if it doesn't work just return it for free if you have Amazon Prime
For the record, you can use multiple of these cards at once, however they have to each be on their own dedicated USB input (ie you can't put multiple on one USB 3.0 hub). I was curious and they were only $27 so I thought why not? I was VERY excited to see that it works. I use two of them, with two Sony mirrorless cameras and an Elgato HD60 S+ for Resolume graphics, all going into OBS Studio. There's no visable difference between the Elgato and the generic HDMI ones, and they all work at the same time. Simply fantastic.
I can get it to capture console, however my integrated webcam then doesn't work, it gets stuck on a freeze frame. Is there anything special I need to do. Its as if it won't accept the two video feeds at the same time. Any thoughts?
I think there's a new version of the device based on the Macrosilicon MS2130 chipset. It'll shows up in the device manager as a USB3.0 UHD Audio/Video/Input Composite Device (VID_345F , PID_2130).. Supposedly, it can do HDMI inputs of 4Kp30, 24/30/36-bit depth color, while outputting 1080p60 in YUV or JPEG output format, audio is L-PCM. The the latency is said to be 6 - 11 frames depending on the resolution with 720p input to 720p output.. a bit faster using 1080p in and 1080p out.
A heads-up regarding something never mentioned in all the reviews I've seen; all these cheap capture cards output at a fixed framerate, 30 or 60, whereas a Cam Link can sync with the input framerate. If you happen to want to capture 24 (23.976) or 25 fps, the output of the former will suffer from motion judder (and conversion back to 24/25fps in an editor will not correct it, in fact probably _worsen_ it ). For streamers and game-play capture it's moot, but if you're capturing (and editing) from a 24/25fps camera to create TV/broadcast compatible material you'll need the Elgato or something similar. Also, the cheap cards all output mono audio, the Elgato will pass-through PCM stereo (and likely keep it in sync within a frame or two, which makes life that bit easier for editing).
Man I can’t thank you enough for taking the time on making this video, it’s baffling how all of the very well known brands are just sold out everywhere, and those resellers with stock jacking up the prices like crazy, leaving folks with a need of one with no obvious options. If it’s not too much to ask, could you please make a similar video but checking webcam options instead?, with logitech c920, and many others being impossible to get, there are a ton of other “generic” ones and it’s just difficult to really choose one, Thanks!, PD: congrats and blessings about your newest member in your family!, cheers
I always wondered why the price of HDMI capture hasn't gone down after so many years. I mean HDMI is technically pretty old in the tech world and as we all know: The older something is, the easier and cheaper it is to produce. So I guess this was a long time coming.
Several points I would like to raise here (please don't be offended, I am not trying to be a d!ck, just want to maybe bring your attention to a few things) 1. HDMI has gone through many iterations, we are on HDMI 2.1, this supports HDR, 8K 120FPs etc etc. 2. Every time you produce something, you pay a royalty. This gets expensive (this is partly why HP etc invented Display port, to avoid royalties) 3. Yes, hardware costs come down, but the software that is developed costs way more, and this development cost has to be recuperated. 4. CODEC support generally has associated licensing costs also, codec's are generally not free. There are probably other reasons that i have not considered, but the HDMI element is a very small part of the product. Yes I would love an elgato style product for $30, but I think I might have to wait :)
I just bought it was perfect for what i needed such as streaming and video conferencing, Found out that it is great if you have older computer specs that cant handle the Cam Link. The cam link i have would freeze every 10 to 30 minutes using different USB 3.0 ports. Keep up the great work!
Hey man - can you help me understand this? I need to stream from a JVC ProHD camcorder with SDI out, so can use a BlackMagic SDI to HDMI converter to get a HDMI signal. With one of these capture cards, would the USB output be seen as a webcam by my laptop, which I can then select to stream via RUclips or Facebook Live?
I just bought it around $10, the updated version can support 4k input but outputs 1080p. EDIT: found out that I bought it from a sale. :( the original price is $20 It can do 1080p60, 1080p30, 720p60 and 720p30... though the build quality is not that much to be expected for. But damn! The price really got me. The color, the sharpness the resolution. EDIT: YES, it can input 4k BUT it can only output 1080p60 at maximum. At first, I can't use 1080p60 but restarting obs seems to work. I can now select 1080p60. Idkw.. EDIT: I just check it from amazon, but I can't find the exact item I bought. Maybe the price got a little bit higher since internet people knew about it. Will post the link once I saw it again posted on amazon. ~ I saw some people having issues with usb 3.0 overheating, I am still using the usb 2.0 version, no overheating at all. Will test it next week with a higher caliber camera. Maybe Ursa pro 4k just to test..
www.amazon.de/dp/B088KJZ51C/ref=pd_sbs_201_2/262-9793151-7445513?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B088KJZ51C&pd_rd_r=d2f3f647-3589-444b-91d8-9bf6e1cd6873&pd_rd_w=4iKJL&pd_rd_wg=uvCAB&pf_rd_p=42bf0ad8-ce6f-4127-a2f0-106727020a41&pf_rd_r=NRQDDB1E77JBB9963ZSX&psc=1&refRID=NRQDDB1E77JBB9963ZSX Looks like it's from the same manufacturer. Supports 4k in and 1080p60 out.
They are a hit and miss because you don't know which batch, or manufacturer your item is from. They have all the specs to manufacture these, but the parts used aren't always the best.
READ FIRST BEFORE BUYING! I bought this card and it worked great, but just yesterday it Fried on me. It got extremely hot to the touch when I plugged it in. This could be a me problem, but I checked and it wasn’t a short circuit on the port. Just returned it this morning and decided to exchange it for another one to see if it was just a defective one.
I looked at some of the reviews and other people had similar issues. Unfortunately, I already bought it, but it was only like $15 on eBay. Is there a way to prevent this? What if I have a USB extension cable rather than stick it directly into my PC? The last thing I want to do is damage my PC. Not worth the risk.
@@SuperLotus I am going to try using an extension cable this time and see if it helps. I will monitor the heat problem more closely when I receive the new one
@@johnbuscher @Nom still don't know the difference, but I would have to think about it like when using there or their. are, is, why bother with tense when time is magic.
Unless you're doing a lot of full-face content, 720p60 is more than enough for streams where you usually put the webcam as a small picture-in-picture in a corner. :) And for skype meetings, most ppl only have 30 fps anyways, so...
I just read another person's comment here where they said the most they could get working at one time was two of these capture devices hooked up to the same computer. Three or more would fail. I'm only repeating what I just read here.i can't vouch for the validity of it. But I have no reason to doubt it being true either. Just saying.
Thanks for this video! I could really use a webcam (as most people need them these days with COVID), and the webcam options I was looking at are back-ordered for months. I have 3 DSLR cameras at home, so this is an amazing option. Leaves my budget open for buying an external microphone to add to the setup, rather than preordering an overpriced webcam. I ordered one and it should be in in a few days. Here's to hoping it works!
I bought that one, still waiting for it to arrive in the mail, will give it a proper shakedown. If it is just as good as this one, for 15€ shipped to my door? I think this is a banger.
@@RJHEllis Does it say video capture with loop on it? I'm looking on ebay, just searched 'looping capture card' also does it deal with HDCP or do i need a stripper?
It arrived. I finally got it. *Exact* same like in the video. Connected my RX100 m3 to it and BAM it shows up instantly, no setup, literally plug and play. Mind blowing piece of tech for $4 lol. Perfect for someone who just wants a quality webcam without spending more. Thanks Adam!
This is exactly what I was looking for. 1. great for mobile gaming support in obs just plug and play 2. amazing for webcam for skype , zoom and other platforms. They got it down perfectly, I'm surprised no one did this yet, it checks all the boxes I needed.
@@Slai47 I have a desktop computer connected to this usb capture card and then connect my iphone to the capture card by usb-c to hdmi apple adapter. In obs add the source as a video capture device or webcam, same for audio.
Interesting. Looked around for a device to use my laptop display as a monitor temporarily for testing/maintenance desktop computers. This is what I need.
I purchased one of these about a month ago with the main idea to take my camera input and be able to put it straight over my screen recordings when I record videos so I would save time syncing them later. It really does the job well... like, very well. It's nice and clean looking, especially if you're gonna make the face-cam smaller in a corner, it has good colours, latency is good for what I do. I paid like, 10 bux for it. Maybe, just maybe the best 10 bux I've ever spent.
Watching this was like seeing the opening scenes in "This Island Earth" where Rex Reason goes through the catalogue with metal pages of impossible equipment. Of course it turns out to be a trap from alien invaders intent on using his skills to save their planet from destruction in an interplanetary war. Later on Faith Domergue turns up.
Would you recommend this to someone who wants to make Switch games videos at 720p? 100$+ for a capture card seems a little too much if I don't want to make a career out of it lol
UPDATE: It worked for 3 weeks. Mine started getting so hot I could have fried a tiny egg on it. It stopped working as a capture card, but now I have a tiny USB hot plate.
Hi, Andrew! I’m working with 1080 25 FPS for 2 months already. No problems with this chip capture card. Maybe your signal was 4K 60fps, or something like that?
I got it 9 months ago and my wife use it everyday up until now. When I first got it it feels very hot if used for hours. Adding thermal pads to the dissipate heat to the aluminum casing significantly cooled it down. Even when its connected to the USB port for the whole day it just warms a little. You can check my cooling mod here @ around 3minute mark: ruclips.net/video/waLs0SkEbqw/видео.html
can u make an update video with you guys testing multiple units from different distributors and seeing how durable they are in terms of recording? Do they heat up? Will they fry due to long term usage? etc. The price for what it offers is amazing but it would be a shame if the majority of units are prone to frying after a couple of uses. Just some thoughts. Great Video!
Great idea. I was wondering whether all these units -- which look identical -- might share only the unbranded external housing but have different innards. If that were the case, the $50 ones from Amazon might actually be worth buying over the $17 ones from eBay.
I bought the MavisLink one on Amazon before I knew they were less than half the price on eBay. It gets warm to the touch, for sure, but nothing hot. I generally stream for 2-3 hours at a time and don't feel like the heat is abnormal. Maybe over time it will become an issue. I've been using mine steadily for about two weeks.
I picked up the 1080p 60FPS version with USB 3.0. looks like the same thing. it actually displayed PS3 gameplay even though capture cards have been stopped by its HDCP signal!
You use OBS on your mac to record video...are you then streaming or you edit and post? If the latter can OBS record in the file format to edit in iMovie?
@@thenetimp You've probably figured it out by now but I got one and "ffmpeg -f v4l2 -input_format mjpeg -i /dev/video2 -c:v copy output.avi" (without the quotes) works for me. You'll probably have to change the device number but that should get you started.
i got mine today for 5 euros from amazon. as some people already stated it's a little hit or miss. i personally have no issues AT ALL. i use it to capture my macbook where i produce music on and send it to my pc to stream it. video quality is absolutely decent. not the darkest blacks but easily improvable in obs. i'm currently still use the hdmi audio from it. sadly (as far as i can tell or change) it's only mono. for the beginning of streaming music production thats fine. i'd probably wouldn't use that audio at all, rather upgrading my audio interface later. i'm very happy with it!
So I am getting a gaming pc for Christmas, and I want to stream call of duty and use my GoPro as a face cam. And apparently I need a capture card. will this one do good for just plugging in a hdmi to mini hdmi and then plugging it in my GoPro and using it in obs? I am new to all this tech and video stuff.
I bought one off wish.com, $15 + $10 shipping. It is excellent. Bought a "Welcome" brand digital video recorder 6 months ago. Nothing, but problems. Plugged it in to this generic USB capture card, turned off icons, and now have the recording setup I want. Yes, the avatar image is the camera I use with this capture card. Works great. Best cheap gear bought during quarantine.
A version with HDMI passthrough also popped up. Would be interesting to see if this one performs like the one your presented just with an HDMI out. Maybe even worth a little update video? They go for 20 Eurobucks on ebay.
The HDMI logo is actually licensed in the opposite way to what you assume. They save significant money on their HDMI license (they have to pay license fees just to implement HDMI at all, but it simply a few cents per device) by displaying the HDMI logo prominently on the device and packaging. Not displaying the HDMI logo would cost them more.
For whatever reason cheap capture card didn´t work for me. Capture card was a different cheap one marketed as HD Video Capture card from DigiNow (China) Macbook 2018 with usbC ports, apple brand hmdi-usbc adapter, nikon d750..... El Gato Cam link worked right away after trying cheap one and banging my head against the wall. I did learn how to update my camera's firmware in the process as I was trying to figure things out, so I guess that's a plus. (updated firmware on camera, computer, obs software) I'm sure not all cheap cards are the same but sometimes you get what you pay for. Posting for those who might be frustrated like me.
I was looking for a cheap option to get video from my FUJI to PC without having to transfer files. Thanks for your review I ordered one. Hopefully this will speed up my workflow considerably!
I bought the same capture card. I'm using a 5yr old i3 laptop and Sony a5100. It worked but only for 720p 30 fps. Frames were dropped when using 1080p 30fps, video was downgraded to 10 fps, with significant latency. Unusable for OBS. I then bought another no-name capture card, around $60, but this was 4K and 3.0 USB. The 1080p 30fps worked with "forgivable" latency--I'm using this to make videos for the classes I teach during the pandemic, so I hope they wouldn't mind the slight delay.
For anyone watching lately it does work fine but I find that it does distort the colors of my sony a6400 at least when using it as a source in obs. Just something to take note of.
There should be minimal colour distortion(just minor less from jpeg conversion), you may have an unintentional colour alteration in your capture settings, especially if recompressing the video, rather than capturing the raw mjpeg. From memory, you can also adjust brightness/saturation etc in the capture settings for the device. It may be under something like 'video capture filters'(the term 'filters' is a bit misleading in this case though), and the appropriate section to make these changes may be labelled 'Proc Amp'.
I have this card, tried plugging my Sony camera to it and the camera went nuts! It flashed endlessly! Then I tried it on a canon cam, thinking the Sony had a problem with the HDMI output since I used it for the first time. Birthed the same result with canon too. I then used it on my DSTV decoder, and it's been smooth
I just ordered one for 13.86 in South Korea. It should be delivered by tomorrow. I'm planning on trying it with the new Mario 3D on Nintendo Switch. I am calling it a low-risk high-reward shot. As for you good sir, you just earned you a new subscriber. Thank you so much.
So I got a question for. Y’all if I was looking for a affordable capture card to record gameplay on my Nintendo switch for this channel would this be a good option?
At the moment (November 2020) these cheap little hdmi-to-usb devices do not work in Windows. I don't know what's going on, but it's widely reported and applies to many other usb-video devices as well. This capture device uses Windows driver with version number "10.0.19041.488". It just stopped working. So just a little heads up for anyone concidering buying one. I have two of these and I tried them with Windows 10 and Windows 7, no luck. Worked great before something got broken with some Windows update. Reference: just a google search link: www.google.com/search?q=driver%20%2210.0.19041.488%22
When you say: “with a raw access to the feed it can have even more of a preview latency”, what exactly do you mean? I’m very interested in seeing exactly how low you can get the preview latency to go. What exactly would I have to do to get “raw access” to the feed?
He actually said "to a more raw access to the feed it can an even lower preview latency". Maybe he means OBS has some processing that it does to the feed before sending it to the preview. Things I can think of are color filtering, overlays, converting the resolution and FPS values, downscale filtering. Or maybe since OBS has all of these other features, it's running tasks alongside feeding the video, such as recording/streaming and audio mixing, that may contribute to increasing the latency in the preview. I don't know if any of this is true, as I don't know how OBS works precisely. Perhaps a more raw feed would mean whatever signal you get from the capture card, you feed it straight to a monitor without doing anything to it. I don't know what programs can do this though.
Great video, thank you very much :) I'd normally be really on the fence about buying something like this, but your initial skepticism towards the device made me trust your take on it. I brought one and am now able to use my action camera as a webcam, and am using it for online meetings, and to stream/record educational content. Working very well :)
Hey man any HDMI splitters you'd recommend for this? Ive been wanting to record some smash from my switch and don't wanna pay an arm and a leg for the other capture cards at the moment.
@@noaaronspace7615 Yeah the twitter thread from Arsenio Dev he showed has now covered that it is, in fact, the same card with a fake blue USB 3.0 cable attached twitter.com/Ascii211/status/1273380591115911168 Just ordered my Can't Link USB 2.0 😁👍
The Genki Shadowcast is releasing in around 2 months. Its basically one of these with improved latency which they claim is the best so far, the whole purpose of the shadowcast is to allow people to use their laptops as a display for something like a switch with the added benefit if being able to capture and stream with obs. I would really like to see a review on it as its basically the exact product I have been wanting since ps3 era.
I worried about this setting on fire lol there has gotta be a catch. Did you have any issues getting the audio to work on stream lab? I can't figure out how to do it lol
@@DRUNKENATHEISTSTUDIO I remember it being complicated, make sure to disable time stamps in some properties, add the sound as a separate source in OBS and try different options...
If you want to use this with the OSSC keep in mind while it will capture all the way to 5x only 3x will be at 60fps. 4x and 5x seemed to max out at 50fps.
I am trying to use this to connect my Nintendo Switch to my Chromebook - I have seen online that this can be done) but I am having difficulties in figuring out how to, everything is plugged in correctly but I cannot figure out the next steps....anyone have any advice?? TIA x
Ok so I have a laptop and I want to start recording and will this work if i plug this into the hdmi port then into a usb port will I be able to record?
Holy Moly, I picked one up for 13€ to add another cam to my setup and.... it works. it just works, no drivers, no nothing and the image is great for a cam that outputs 1080p60, in my case the sony alpha 6000.
I’ve been wanting to make a comeback on my main channel for a while, but my biggest problem was I did the whole Darksydephil “point the camera at the TV” approach from 2007. I didn’t wanna do that anymore, but 100+ dollars seemed too steep of a price, and I thought “maybe I’ll stick to TikTok”. This option, thank God it came along. Bouta get one now!
Somebody in China read the current market situation VERY WELL.
Okay I have an Acer Chromebook with this exact device but it won't record me Xbox. I have OBS and everything but nothing pops up in the input list. It's just blank can u fix it?
@@Richie4728 spec sheet saids , it needs a nvida gpu card greater than gt630 gt735m an above . I have tried to capture on a non nvida laptop , but only got audio. or it can be a bug that I had on my high end Laptop with a gtx960m , the usb connection did not work , the fix is to uninstall all the usb inputs and restart the pc and it worked afterwards . on OBS hope that helps
Gavin Abegglen hey for me it’s working but not getting audio can you help
Is this compatable with wiiu and its virtual wii do you know?
@@giomansfield220 I was able to get audio no prblem via some playing around with the settings i OBS,, but what i seen , some owners on youtube found a work around / fix .
Glad this option exists, I honestly just wanted something I could use to stream my switch games to my friends on Discord but $100+ didn't seem worth it for that.
Hi, could you share your sound settings? I tried to plug in my PS4 and Switch but OBS won't capture the sound.
could you share your sound settings too? i will stream my switch on discord
Lucas Pontes hey solved the issue. It was just a dumb mistake. I had plugged my headphones straight on the Switch, whereas we’re supposed to plug it on our computer. Then of course make sure that the sound input and output settings are correct.
I'll share mine once I get home to look! I'm sorry that I didnt reply sooner I didnt see the notification
Does the quality seem a little sluggish to y’all? Especially when playing Super Smash I’ve noticed.
FOR THOSE WITHOUT SOUND AND HAVE TRIED ALL THE OTHER TUTORIALS YOU COULD SEARCH FOR:
Make sure you actually allow Windows to access your mics under Mic Privacy settings.
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Ordered one of these and seems to have about 200 ms of latency from my Sony A6400. Anyone know what I could be doing wrong?
put a delay on the mic, so it matches the delay thru obs
I'm getting about 100ms latency with the same camera.
Hey!! Love your videos
maybe your cable is too long, or not high quality. can also try usb 2 vs 3 port on pc.
definitely cable length or camera itself.
Been eyeballing this for a while. I thought there's no way it would have such a low latency when my elgato hd 30 can't even do that which is also USB 2.0. mine just came in today and it's crazy how good this little thing performs. I just ordered 2 more on aliexpress for less than $20. This video helped me make my final decision.
I have no sound...is this normal?
Me as well. Is there something I have to setup when capturing audio and video from a console? I thought they both came thru HDMI?
@@Locumparadisi you know what. I just changed to a different HDMI cable and now I hear sound and it works fine..... . . Hmmmm. The mystery continues haha
Amoci Music N More Thanks fam! I’ll try it.
It's the Rullz Mini Capture card right?
as I cant find a BlueAVS one over on aliexpress.
If anyone has trouble with sound in OBS, you need to change audio device when adding it as a source (scroll down to the bottom when you add the Video Capture Device. For me I needed to select Digital Audio Interface (USB Digital Audio)
i'm still not getting sound
@@peacesfgc figured my problem out you have to have microphone and camera enabled on windows for obs.
@@echowolfgamer1001 i fixed it by changing audio from capture only to direct sound
the audio still isnt working for me, please help
How do you enable mic and camera?
Great review. I have one of these but it shows up as USB Video when I try to open Sparkocam, which I use for my Canon M50 to avoid it shutting down after 30 min. Because of this, I can't open the Canon option, only USB webcam, so the benefits of Sparkocam are pointless. Any idea around this or do I need a better capture card?
what does it mean if on OBS it shows at USB Video? Im trying to use it for my RX100 Sony but the video is absolutely shit/blurry
@@lanniard the elgato camlink did the same for me but this thing was better still in terms of quality and reliability.
I paid $9 on eBay. Quality wise minus it feeling a little lite, If someone told me it was $100-$150 I wouldn’t think twice. Tried on 5 different cameras with no problem. Blown away.
Just want an update. Is it still working?
@@buggiemara4902 i saw on another video it dies in about 3-5 months when always using, i just bought it like 5 min ago and i wanna stream on twitch with it
@@z3st0s32 and how's it going?
I ordered one of the "USB 3.0" models and I'm sad to report that it's just a blue colored USB 2.0 connector. It only has 4 pins instead of the 9 required for 3.0 speeds.
I can confirm this also. No performance difference between this and the USB 2.0 one either (as expected)
Can confirm, mine also has 4 pins and checked with USB device tree viewer the type and it is indeed high speed, so only usb 3.0. I'm keeping it because it surprisingly works with my 50fps camera but obviously has to do frame skipping
Edit: the video signal is a little bit soft, but good enough for me
Yeah also got this one. The ebay page makes a lot of noise about being USB 3.0 and therefore being so much faster, but yeah as the commenters here say it is a blue colored USB 2.0 plug. Did only tested with my small notebook yet where it did very bad, but this could also be a limitation of my hardware, will try it again on my PC. I also ordered the other ones with and without loop, will see how well they work.
Btw on Aliexpress there are a bunch of other HDMI capture cards for around 40€ which claim to support USB3.0 and be able to capture 4k@60Hz.
@@lal12 Yeeeaaah right... They _definitely_ work with 4k60. It would be funny if children didn't probably got parents to buy them. They're probably also moneywashing
I just got mine on discount for $7.66 shipped to my door...tax and everything.
$7.66. What the hell?!
Nice.
Where did you buy it? Can you pass me the link??
Is it working good for streaming ?
oi mate
song Nancy yes
*Here's how to get the best visual quality out of this capture card, (ive spent a good few hours experimenting to find this out)*
Ok so I believe this capture card only outputs at a LIMITED REFERENCE RANGE (16-235), Which means on pc the image will be washed out, or darked out.
*HOW I FIXED IT!:*
- Put my xbox 360 "reference levels" display settings to STANDARD (limited)
- Then in StreamLabs OBS, video capture device settings I set COLOUR RANGE= FULL
- Then add colour correction filter to Video Capture device
- Gamma= -0.07 / Contrast= +0.02 / Brightness= -0.01
Now the colour and brightness will be PERFECT! Now on your pc monitor the video capture card shows black=0 and white=255.
*No longer washed out 16-235 range. Now full 0-255 range.*
You can test if you wish by going to your in game video calibration settings for brightness, and take a screenshot and import to photoshop, the blacks = rgb 0, and the whites = rgb 255
here is the visual quality i get on Forza Motorsport (also stream is only at 3500kbps bit rate)
www.twitch.tv/videos/712149036?t=00h02m08s
*Update: just for a touch of extra brightness i now set the filter at:* - Gamma= -0.06 / Contrast= +0.01 / Brightness= -0.01
I will try this with my Xbox One, I've been trying to correct the colors with color correction filter, without a good result.
Thanks
@@RuyGTR did it turn out good?
What set up do you need for this to work? I bought the HDMI Capture Card, and an HDMI cable. But I have no clue what combination to get it to work. All I am seeing on the display on SLOBS is colored bars.
Update: just for a touch of extra brightness (my preference) i now set the filter at - Gamma= -0.06 / Contrast= +0.01 / Brightness= -0.01
Just wanted to say I bought this capture card back in October 2020 and it JUST broke last night. Plugged it in and the connection finally just stopped working. For $18, it was absolutely perfect for my needs, which has mainly consisted of streaming Switch gameplay through Discord and a few speedruns. I'll be buying a new one soon, but I'm honestly not even mad. I've made great memories in calls with friends thanks to this little thing, its been fantastic.
Bought one simply to use my DSLR as a webcam, it's great. A more than affordable capture card if you don't wanna pay over the odds.
i bought it for work and it works so dam good and i am using for twitch and it works good.
juan esparza does the game look nice or pixelated
That's how I'm using mine too. Setting up the delay for my mic was surprisingly easy too after seeing the latency breakdown. Wish it did 1080p60 but I can't complain for $17.
@@JoseGonzalezIII not even 720p 60?
@@Ramovis it does 720p60 and 1080p30
Man this deep dive went places I didn't expect, glad to help out lol
Ever get your hands on the 3.0 model and taken it apart? It's much easier to be skeptical of that one's "spec's".
@@nosta8488 I've purchased a couple for testing myself and should have them in my hands late next week. If Arsenio Dev doesn't get one before that, I'll rip mine apart and do some testing in a live stream
@@TechWizTime Just got a seller to admit it is false advertising for the 3.0 model so don't expect 60hz at 1080p "This capture card can currently support 4K@30hz hdmi input, but the resolution after capture cannot be so high. In mjpg format, it can support up to 1080P 30fps, if you set up 720P, it can support 60fps."
so would the 3.0 reject a 4k 60 source?, if it wont be compatible with ps5 then il get the 2.0 to be safe
@@nosta8488 I read the output is only 30p. Okay for video but not so good for gaming I guees. Will still put it through the paces though if/when I get them :)
I bought it and followed every step to set it up as this video. It works!!! What sorcery is this!!! Tested it on my asus laptop with a simple dual core and 4 gb ram with my nintendo switch with pokemon. Still testing!
Thanks, any feedback on cpu usage?
I got this card on eBay for like $8 without watching this video and I'm glad I did. I'm very happy with the results and although it's not named brand it still does its job very well. I stream just for fun so I'm also not too strict with the frames and resolution.
Did you use this to stream your most recent Minecraft stream
@@goldenhenproductions8051 No. Bought a computer that was good enough for streaming instead of using my switch capture. I still plan on using the capture card for other game I don't have on my computer. After 9 months of use, it still works good but does have some glitches with specific games. But it's a pretty good starter.
@@ATime102 thank you very much for your help
It worked just fine to use in one of our multi cam live concert streams. We even tested it out as the output capture card for a Roland V1-HD switcher and it worked seamlessly. We used it with OBS and it picked it up as a webcam without any issues. While this won't be a part in our professional streams, it's perfect for beginning streamers and anyone who has to work with a tight budget. Thank you for making this video!!!
When you find hidden gems like this my bank account thanks you!
for anyone watching this now:
the same or very similar card has been updated to support usb 3.0 and 1080p 60fps output. just got it on amazon for $18
Do you have a link to the mode modern versions?
I was looking at buying this and hooking up to a Canon EOS M200 for recording video. How is it working for you so far? Any lag between video and audio?
@@FloppySwordGaming I've been using it to play my PS5 on my PC (I know silly but I just wanted to be able to be on discord and play it like it was a PC game) and for me it worked great. Gameplay is smooth and flawless and 0 latency that I could notice. I haven't tried playing online games, mainly single players, but so far it's the same experience as using a TV in terms of latency.
Hope this helps!
Tip: get it on amazon and use it for a few weeks and if it doesn't work just return it for free if you have Amazon Prime
Can you show what equpiment is needed and how to set it up please
EposVox: I can't... but... if... how?....
Me: That's all I needed to hear...
For the record, you can use multiple of these cards at once, however they have to each be on their own dedicated USB input (ie you can't put multiple on one USB 3.0 hub).
I was curious and they were only $27 so I thought why not? I was VERY excited to see that it works. I use two of them, with two Sony mirrorless cameras and an Elgato HD60 S+ for Resolume graphics, all going into OBS Studio.
There's no visable difference between the Elgato and the generic HDMI ones, and they all work at the same time. Simply fantastic.
I can get it to capture console, however my integrated webcam then doesn't work, it gets stuck on a freeze frame. Is there anything special I need to do. Its as if it won't accept the two video feeds at the same time. Any thoughts?
Good info to know, thanks :)
I think there's a new version of the device based on the Macrosilicon MS2130 chipset.
It'll shows up in the device manager as a USB3.0 UHD Audio/Video/Input Composite Device (VID_345F , PID_2130)..
Supposedly, it can do HDMI inputs of 4Kp30, 24/30/36-bit depth color, while outputting 1080p60 in YUV or JPEG output format, audio is L-PCM. The the latency is said to be 6 - 11 frames depending on the resolution with 720p input to 720p output.. a bit faster using 1080p in and 1080p out.
A heads-up regarding something never mentioned in all the reviews I've seen; all these cheap capture cards output at a fixed framerate, 30 or 60, whereas a Cam Link can sync with the input framerate. If you happen to want to capture 24 (23.976) or 25 fps, the output of the former will suffer from motion judder (and conversion back to 24/25fps in an editor will not correct it, in fact probably _worsen_ it ). For streamers and game-play capture it's moot, but if you're capturing (and editing) from a 24/25fps camera to create TV/broadcast compatible material you'll need the Elgato or something similar. Also, the cheap cards all output mono audio, the Elgato will pass-through PCM stereo (and likely keep it in sync within a frame or two, which makes life that bit easier for editing).
Man I can’t thank you enough for taking the time on making this video, it’s baffling how all of the very well known brands are just sold out everywhere, and those resellers with stock jacking up the prices like crazy, leaving folks with a need of one with no obvious options. If it’s not too much to ask, could you please make a similar video but checking webcam options instead?, with logitech c920, and many others being impossible to get, there are a ton of other “generic” ones and it’s just difficult to really choose one, Thanks!, PD: congrats and blessings about your newest member in your family!, cheers
I always wondered why the price of HDMI capture hasn't gone down after so many years. I mean HDMI is technically pretty old in the tech world and as we all know: The older something is, the easier and cheaper it is to produce. So I guess this was a long time coming.
Its becos of stupid marketing
Several points I would like to raise here (please don't be offended, I am not trying to be a d!ck, just want to maybe bring your attention to a few things)
1. HDMI has gone through many iterations, we are on HDMI 2.1, this supports HDR, 8K 120FPs etc etc.
2. Every time you produce something, you pay a royalty. This gets expensive (this is partly why HP etc invented Display port, to avoid royalties)
3. Yes, hardware costs come down, but the software that is developed costs way more, and this development cost has to be recuperated.
4. CODEC support generally has associated licensing costs also, codec's are generally not free.
There are probably other reasons that i have not considered, but the HDMI element is a very small part of the product. Yes I would love an elgato style product for $30, but I think I might have to wait :)
This helps me close that technical gap, as soon as i get it my videos will be on my social medias.
Soooooo buying this now is a good move??
I just bought it was perfect for what i needed such as streaming and video conferencing, Found out that it is great if you have older computer specs that cant handle the Cam Link. The cam link i have would freeze every 10 to 30 minutes using different USB 3.0 ports.
Keep up the great work!
Hey man - can you help me understand this? I need to stream from a JVC ProHD camcorder with SDI out, so can use a BlackMagic SDI to HDMI converter to get a HDMI signal. With one of these capture cards, would the USB output be seen as a webcam by my laptop, which I can then select to stream via RUclips or Facebook Live?
What would you suggest to substitute the cam link from legato?
I just bought it around $10, the updated version can support 4k input but outputs 1080p.
EDIT: found out that I bought it from a sale. :( the original price is $20
It can do 1080p60, 1080p30, 720p60 and 720p30... though the build quality is not that much to be expected for. But damn! The price really got me. The color, the sharpness the resolution.
EDIT: YES, it can input 4k BUT it can only output 1080p60 at maximum. At first, I can't use 1080p60 but restarting obs seems to work. I can now select 1080p60. Idkw..
EDIT: I just check it from amazon, but I can't find the exact item I bought. Maybe the price got a little bit higher since internet people knew about it.
Will post the link once I saw it again posted on amazon.
~ I saw some people having issues with usb 3.0 overheating, I am still using the usb 2.0 version, no overheating at all. Will test it next week with a higher caliber camera. Maybe Ursa pro 4k just to test..
Can you post the links of the 1080p60 one and the link to where you found it for $10?
www.amazon.de/dp/B088KJZ51C/ref=pd_sbs_201_2/262-9793151-7445513?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B088KJZ51C&pd_rd_r=d2f3f647-3589-444b-91d8-9bf6e1cd6873&pd_rd_w=4iKJL&pd_rd_wg=uvCAB&pf_rd_p=42bf0ad8-ce6f-4127-a2f0-106727020a41&pf_rd_r=NRQDDB1E77JBB9963ZSX&psc=1&refRID=NRQDDB1E77JBB9963ZSX
Looks like it's from the same manufacturer. Supports 4k in and 1080p60 out.
where i have a elgato but im definitely interested in this one
Same please
Would love a link as well
They are a hit and miss because you don't know which batch, or manufacturer your item is from.
They have all the specs to manufacture these, but the parts used aren't always the best.
I bought same card for about 9 usd with shipping. And it works same as my expensive HD60s.
I tried this and it works perfectly with a go pro hero 4. Don’t hesitate and buy it ASAP
READ FIRST BEFORE BUYING! I bought this card and it worked great, but just yesterday it Fried on me. It got extremely hot to the touch when I plugged it in. This could be a me problem, but I checked and it wasn’t a short circuit on the port. Just returned it this morning and decided to exchange it for another one to see if it was just a defective one.
Hopefully it was just a faulty unit... but if the heat is a wide spread issue, perhaps a modification can solve it?
running hot can often be fixed with some small heasinks and removing the outside cover.
I looked at some of the reviews and other people had similar issues. Unfortunately, I already bought it, but it was only like $15 on eBay. Is there a way to prevent this? What if I have a USB extension cable rather than stick it directly into my PC? The last thing I want to do is damage my PC. Not worth the risk.
SuperLotus if it needs heatsinks you can often find bags of dozens designed for small chips on amazon and other sites
@@SuperLotus I am going to try using an extension cable this time and see if it helps. I will monitor the heat problem more closely when I receive the new one
There's some of these on ebay for less than $8 and can capture 1080/60
this thing is going to break the capture card market... its literally so good that its true :D
8:11 "i swear this capture card is magic" ...can't be a worse deal then the beans; sold!
Than
Can he capture the in game sound of COD mobile using this?
Nom The beans made him switch Than for Then. Never buy magic beans!
Does internal audio works?
@@johnbuscher @Nom still don't know the difference, but I would have to think about it like when using there or their. are, is, why bother with tense when time is magic.
So it can't output 1080p60? Also do we know if you can use multiple at once?
Unless you're doing a lot of full-face content, 720p60 is more than enough for streams where you usually put the webcam as a small picture-in-picture in a corner. :)
And for skype meetings, most ppl only have 30 fps anyways, so...
I just read another person's comment here where they said the most they could get working at one time was two of these capture devices hooked up to the same computer. Three or more would fail.
I'm only repeating what I just read here.i can't vouch for the validity of it. But I have no reason to doubt it being true either. Just saying.
Anthony Goodley how are you ferified
@@septicnoscope3645 I'm verified through Google's defunct Knol website over 6 years ago. No longer possible
I got 2 of these and I was able to use both of them at the same time on my Dell Inspiron 7559 :)
just got mine in, ran it with OSSC 5X with my Sega Saturn... holy hell, this is pretty impressive
Thanks for this video! I could really use a webcam (as most people need them these days with COVID), and the webcam options I was looking at are back-ordered for months. I have 3 DSLR cameras at home, so this is an amazing option. Leaves my budget open for buying an external microphone to add to the setup, rather than preordering an overpriced webcam. I ordered one and it should be in in a few days. Here's to hoping it works!
There is also a "looping" one, basically removing the need of a HDMI splitter
I bought that one, still waiting for it to arrive in the mail, will give it a proper shakedown. If it is just as good as this one, for 15€ shipped to my door? I think this is a banger.
I got mine this morning. Works great. There was some artifacting when i forst set it up but after rebooting the pc, worked great.
@@RJHEllis Does it say video capture with loop on it? I'm looking on ebay, just searched 'looping capture card'
also does it deal with HDCP or do i need a stripper?
Oi wanker link it or say exact search terms you used 😡
Can u drop me a link bruh I can't find this version? Thanks
I just ordered mine for $4.44 with free shipping... Now the month-long wait begins. Can't wait!
did you get it? lol
@@trashcant4678 tracking said it arrived at my country just yesterday and I haven't heard anything more because of the coronavirusss
It arrived. I finally got it. *Exact* same like in the video. Connected my RX100 m3 to it and BAM it shows up instantly, no setup, literally plug and play. Mind blowing piece of tech for $4 lol. Perfect for someone who just wants a quality webcam without spending more. Thanks Adam!
This is exactly what I was looking for.
1. great for mobile gaming support in obs just plug and play
2. amazing for webcam for skype , zoom and other platforms.
They got it down perfectly, I'm surprised no one did this yet, it checks all the boxes I needed.
What is your setup for mobile gaming capture?
@@Slai47 I have a desktop computer connected to this usb capture card and then connect my iphone to the capture card by usb-c to hdmi apple adapter.
In obs add the source as a video capture device or webcam, same for audio.
Interesting. Looked around for a device to use my laptop display as a monitor temporarily for testing/maintenance desktop computers. This is what I need.
Found one for $10 on ali. Bought!
Is it Mac compatible?
$9.84. Hopefully get it before August.
Sheepdog Smokey yes
@@Jedi6 Do you have a link? I can't find it now.
8 bucks but 1 month for delivery, i bought mine from amazon for 12 and got it with in 1 week
"720p60" is all i wanted to know. Well, besides "UVC" :D It's ordered.
I purchased one of these about a month ago with the main idea to take my camera input and be able to put it straight over my screen recordings when I record videos so I would save time syncing them later. It really does the job well... like, very well. It's nice and clean looking, especially if you're gonna make the face-cam smaller in a corner, it has good colours, latency is good for what I do. I paid like, 10 bux for it. Maybe, just maybe the best 10 bux I've ever spent.
There are now newer versions using the MS2130 chipset, which can do 1080p60 YUY2 and the audio bug isn't present.
Do you have the link for it? Please, or also how can I check this?
picked it up for £8 on AliExpress a few weeks back for use with my G7, love it
have you got a link for the UK folk ?
@@SufyanMussood www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08967KSC1/ref=cm_sw_r_other_apa_i_p773Eb5HMGQCD
@@SufyanMussood ebay have them for £8.99 or 14.99 (usb 3.0), just search for usb 2.0 hdmi capture card.
Watching this was like seeing the opening scenes in "This Island Earth" where Rex Reason goes through the catalogue with metal pages of impossible equipment. Of course it turns out to be a trap from alien invaders intent on using his skills to save their planet from destruction in an interplanetary war. Later on Faith Domergue turns up.
Wtf are you on about? I must be on the wrong channel
Would you recommend this to someone who wants to make Switch games videos at 720p?
100$+ for a capture card seems a little too much if I don't want to make a career out of it lol
UPDATE: It worked for 3 weeks. Mine started getting so hot I could have fried a tiny egg on it. It stopped working as a capture card, but now I have a tiny USB hot plate.
Hi, Andrew! I’m working with 1080 25 FPS for 2 months already. No problems with this chip capture card. Maybe your signal was 4K 60fps, or something like that?
I got it 9 months ago and my wife use it everyday up until now. When I first got it it feels very hot if used for hours. Adding thermal pads to the dissipate heat to the aluminum casing significantly cooled it down. Even when its connected to the USB port for the whole day it just warms a little. You can check my cooling mod here @ around 3minute mark: ruclips.net/video/waLs0SkEbqw/видео.html
Dude you just saved me so much money, I was about to purchase a HD60s to just record retro game footage for speedruns
can u make an update video with you guys testing multiple units from different distributors and seeing how durable they are in terms of recording? Do they heat up? Will they fry due to long term usage? etc. The price for what it offers is amazing but it would be a shame if the majority of units are prone to frying after a couple of uses.
Just some thoughts. Great Video!
Great idea. I was wondering whether all these units -- which look identical -- might share only the unbranded external housing but have different innards. If that were the case, the $50 ones from Amazon might actually be worth buying over the $17 ones from eBay.
I bought the MavisLink one on Amazon before I knew they were less than half the price on eBay. It gets warm to the touch, for sure, but nothing hot. I generally stream for 2-3 hours at a time and don't feel like the heat is abnormal. Maybe over time it will become an issue. I've been using mine steadily for about two weeks.
Good Idea! Well I got the GOODAN one on Amazon and so far it gets pretty hot not going to lie.
Just confirmed that it goes all the way down to $4 (philippine peso converted to USD) but it only ships to SEA countries
I picked up the 1080p 60FPS version with USB 3.0. looks like the same thing. it actually displayed PS3 gameplay even though capture cards have been stopped by its HDCP signal!
TIP: Recording via VLC / macOS on this device was incredibly laggy for me. Downloaded and tried OBS and it was perfect.
You use OBS on your mac to record video...are you then streaming or you edit and post? If the latter can OBS record in the file format to edit in iMovie?
Oh yeah I saw these months ago when I was searching for Linux compatible capture cards. Some of them apparently work out-of-the-box.
masterneme well yeah I sure hope they do
UVC is standard my dude
heck UVC out is even support by the PS Vita using a plugin made by xerpi, no drivers needed
Did you buy one and try it on Linux? I am trying to get it to work with FFmpeg and failing.
@@thenetimp Does it work in other applications or is it just FFmpeg that's finicky?
@@thenetimp You've probably figured it out by now but I got one and "ffmpeg -f v4l2 -input_format mjpeg -i /dev/video2 -c:v copy output.avi" (without the quotes) works for me. You'll probably have to change the device number but that should get you started.
i got mine today for 5 euros from amazon. as some people already stated it's a little hit or miss. i personally have no issues AT ALL. i use it to capture my macbook where i produce music on and send it to my pc to stream it. video quality is absolutely decent. not the darkest blacks but easily improvable in obs. i'm currently still use the hdmi audio from it. sadly (as far as i can tell or change) it's only mono. for the beginning of streaming music production thats fine. i'd probably wouldn't use that audio at all, rather upgrading my audio interface later.
i'm very happy with it!
So I am getting a gaming pc for Christmas, and I want to stream call of duty and use my GoPro as a face cam. And apparently I need a capture card. will this one do good for just plugging in a hdmi to mini hdmi and then plugging it in my GoPro and using it in obs? I am new to all this tech and video stuff.
Cam link is priced for demand. Not component cost. Just like a bottle of water.
So you are saying I can use my laptop screen for my raspberry pi zero? OMG that's amazing!
I bought one off wish.com, $15 + $10 shipping. It is excellent. Bought a "Welcome" brand digital video recorder 6 months ago. Nothing, but problems. Plugged it in to this generic USB capture card, turned off icons, and now have the recording setup I want. Yes, the avatar image is the camera I use with this capture card. Works great. Best cheap gear bought during quarantine.
Just got it for £9.99 ($12.99) from Amazon. Absolutely brilliant with my older Sony A5100. Thanks, great Chanel ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
when you think about it, they shouldn't cost much, all they are doing is turning a HDMI output and making it seem like a webcam
A version with HDMI passthrough also popped up. Would be interesting to see if this one performs like the one your presented just with an HDMI out.
Maybe even worth a little update video? They go for 20 Eurobucks on ebay.
link?
@@eimparas likely this one, smile.amazon.co.uk/dp/B088KNK13Y/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_KV.-EbC8DD706
The HDMI logo is actually licensed in the opposite way to what you assume. They save significant money on their HDMI license (they have to pay license fees just to implement HDMI at all, but it simply a few cents per device) by displaying the HDMI logo prominently on the device and packaging. Not displaying the HDMI logo would cost them more.
For whatever reason cheap capture card didn´t work for me. Capture card was a different cheap one marketed as HD Video Capture card from DigiNow (China)
Macbook 2018 with usbC ports, apple brand hmdi-usbc adapter, nikon d750..... El Gato Cam link worked right away after trying cheap one and banging my head against the wall. I did learn how to update my camera's firmware in the process as I was trying to figure things out, so I guess that's a plus.
(updated firmware on camera, computer, obs software)
I'm sure not all cheap cards are the same but sometimes you get what you pay for.
Posting for those who might be frustrated like me.
First the mod mic now the capture card What are you doing to my wallet Eposvox!! GG!!
I must have missed that one. Which video is this please?
Yes which video... :)
Wow this would be great for streaming something like Animal Crossing that is not twitchy (except for fishing lol)
How can you connect it to a console? Because you can't see the screen right?
I was looking for a cheap option to get video from my FUJI to PC without having to transfer files.
Thanks for your review I ordered one. Hopefully this will speed up my workflow considerably!
Dose this work for Nintendo 3DS/2DS Consoles???
I just ordered both the USB3 and USB2 version. let's see how they will turn out
Please update when it's up
Damn, 7 years ago I was doing RUclips on a cheap VHS to DVD adapter from a 360 component cables and it was HORRENDOUS
I was at the computer store with a cam link in hand and say this for 22 Canadian. I got it just to run my dslr on obs, great value
I bought the same capture card. I'm using a 5yr old i3 laptop and Sony a5100. It worked but only for 720p 30 fps. Frames were dropped when using 1080p 30fps, video was downgraded to 10 fps, with significant latency. Unusable for OBS. I then bought another no-name capture card, around $60, but this was 4K and 3.0 USB. The 1080p 30fps worked with "forgivable" latency--I'm using this to make videos for the classes I teach during the pandemic, so I hope they wouldn't mind the slight delay.
For anyone watching lately it does work fine but I find that it does distort the colors of my sony a6400 at least when using it as a source in obs. Just something to take note of.
There should be minimal colour distortion(just minor less from jpeg conversion), you may have an unintentional colour alteration in your capture settings, especially if recompressing the video, rather than capturing the raw mjpeg.
From memory, you can also adjust brightness/saturation etc in the capture settings for the device. It may be under something like 'video capture filters'(the term 'filters' is a bit misleading in this case though), and the appropriate section to make these changes may be labelled 'Proc Amp'.
I purchased the USB 3.0 version of this. I will be updating this comment for how it goes.
I'm considering it, too, tell me how it went!
Commenting to stay up to date - really curious about your impressions!
I'm also interested in an update
Same as other guys, do update us please
ditto
I have this card, tried plugging my Sony camera to it and the camera went nuts! It flashed endlessly!
Then I tried it on a canon cam, thinking the Sony had a problem with the HDMI output since I used it for the first time. Birthed the same result with canon too.
I then used it on my DSTV decoder, and it's been smooth
I just ordered one for 13.86 in South Korea. It should be delivered by tomorrow. I'm planning on trying it with the new Mario 3D on Nintendo Switch. I am calling it a low-risk high-reward shot. As for you good sir, you just earned you a new subscriber. Thank you so much.
Thanks for subscribing!
So I got a question for. Y’all if I was looking for a affordable capture card to record gameplay on my Nintendo switch for this channel would this be a good option?
Did you get it?
At the moment (November 2020) these cheap little hdmi-to-usb devices do not work in Windows. I don't know what's going on, but it's widely reported and applies to many other usb-video devices as well. This capture device uses Windows driver with version number "10.0.19041.488". It just stopped working. So just a little heads up for anyone concidering buying one. I have two of these and I tried them with Windows 10 and Windows 7, no luck. Worked great before something got broken with some Windows update. Reference: just a google search link: www.google.com/search?q=driver%20%2210.0.19041.488%22
I was thinking of getting this to record xbox 360/PS3/ nintendo switch gameplay and found this video during my research. Thanks for reviewing it!
i run 3 out of my 4 stream cams off these lil things, except for my main camera only because i need the 4k res output .... solid as she comes
When you say: “with a raw access to the feed it can have even more of a preview latency”, what exactly do you mean?
I’m very interested in seeing exactly how low you can get the preview latency to go. What exactly would I have to do to get “raw access” to the feed?
I would love to know this as well, I had to add a 120ms offset on my mic to get everything synced on mine.
He actually said "to a more raw access to the feed it can an even lower preview latency".
Maybe he means OBS has some processing that it does to the feed before sending it to the preview. Things I can think of are color filtering, overlays, converting the resolution and FPS values, downscale filtering. Or maybe since OBS has all of these other features, it's running tasks alongside feeding the video, such as recording/streaming and audio mixing, that may contribute to increasing the latency in the preview. I don't know if any of this is true, as I don't know how OBS works precisely.
Perhaps a more raw feed would mean whatever signal you get from the capture card, you feed it straight to a monitor without doing anything to it. I don't know what programs can do this though.
Got lucky and found this on $6 day at the Amazon bin store. Looking forward to using it to stream retro games.
🤣🤣🤣🤣 same here!! Grabbed 2 for 14 yesterday The 3.0 version at that. #KunTreeHuStleGaming #KunTreeHuStleRadio 💯👍🏼
Great video, thank you very much :) I'd normally be really on the fence about buying something like this, but your initial skepticism towards the device made me trust your take on it. I brought one and am now able to use my action camera as a webcam, and am using it for online meetings, and to stream/record educational content. Working very well :)
Hey man any HDMI splitters you'd recommend for this? Ive been wanting to record some smash from my switch and don't wanna pay an arm and a leg for the other capture cards at the moment.
@@thias1 He didnt say that? He asked for a HDMI splitter
@@thias1 They deleted their comment so
Bought one of the usb 3 ones with the cable attached, turns out its just usb 2, doesn't do 1080p60 and has bad mjpeg artifacts.
You know this before buying read.... 60fps on 1080p lel.
@@RS_Redbaron he shows another one that was usb 3 and out of stock, thats the one i got.
@@noaaronspace7615 Yeah the twitter thread from Arsenio Dev he showed has now covered that it is, in fact, the same card with a fake blue USB 3.0 cable attached
twitter.com/Ascii211/status/1273380591115911168
Just ordered my Can't Link USB 2.0 😁👍
When I got mine, I was having mjpeg artifacts too. Restarted the pc and that resolved itself. Been working fine.
Got one for 6$ on aliexpress, gets the job done pretty nicely for that kind of money.
The Genki Shadowcast is releasing in around 2 months. Its basically one of these with improved latency which they claim is the best so far, the whole purpose of the shadowcast is to allow people to use their laptops as a display for something like a switch with the added benefit if being able to capture and stream with obs. I would really like to see a review on it as its basically the exact product I have been wanting since ps3 era.
Mine overheated and died after 3 days. Might depend on how well they assemble each of them.
I worried about this setting on fire lol there has gotta be a catch. Did you have any issues getting the audio to work on stream lab? I can't figure out how to do it lol
@@DRUNKENATHEISTSTUDIO I remember it being complicated, make sure to disable time stamps in some properties, add the sound as a separate source in OBS and try different options...
If you want to use this with the OSSC keep in mind while it will capture all the way to 5x only 3x will be at 60fps. 4x and 5x seemed to max out at 50fps.
I am trying to use this to connect my Nintendo Switch to my Chromebook - I have seen online that this can be done) but I am having difficulties in figuring out how to, everything is plugged in correctly but I cannot figure out the next steps....anyone have any advice??
TIA x
Cromebook lol that’s your problem
Yea screw chromebook. It was obsolete the moment it was created.
Ok so I have a laptop and I want to start recording and will this work if i plug this into the hdmi port then into a usb port will I be able to record?
me to corsair: admit it cam-link is *literally* robbing people
I can’t hear the audio for the gameplay on my stream can you help with that?
@@nom37cy52 Thanks it did work
Holy Moly, I picked one up for 13€ to add another cam to my setup and.... it works. it just works, no drivers, no nothing and the image is great for a cam that outputs 1080p60, in my case the sony alpha 6000.
I’ve been wanting to make a comeback on my main channel for a while, but my biggest problem was I did the whole Darksydephil “point the camera at the TV” approach from 2007. I didn’t wanna do that anymore, but 100+ dollars seemed too steep of a price, and I thought “maybe I’ll stick to TikTok”. This option, thank God it came along. Bouta get one now!
Dam those halo 3 clips just braught in the memories.