How To Record HD Video From A Game Console
Previously, we showed you a quick and cheap way to record video from your favorite console. Although it is an effective way to record standard definition content, it doesn’t work if you want to record HD content. With YouTube and plenty of other sites offering high-quality uploads, we’re going to show you how to capture video from a console in high definition quality. You can use either an Xbox 360 or PS3 for this, although an extra cable might be needed for the latter.
A word of warning for those choosing to take this route. You’ll need a somewhat powerful PC to process the HD signal and record it – a dual-core CPU and 256mb video card should work. Also, this particular HD PVR works with only Windows PCs. If you need something compatible with a Mac, look into something like the Blackmagic Design Intensity Pro
The good news for this setup? It’s simple as can be. The bad news? It’s going to cost a bit more. We’ll be using the Hauppauge 1212 HD-PVR
Once you have everything you need, setting it up is a snap. Simply plug the other end of the component cable coming form your console into the PVR, plug the included AV component extension cable into the back of your TV or monitor, and plug the included USB cable from the HD PVR to your PC.
That’s it. You’ll have a signal on your HDTV, and by installing the included software you will be able to record and edit that signal with your PC.
If this setup is a little too pricey for you and you’re OK with an SD signal, check out how to cheaply record an SD signal.
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The HD PVR does have functional beta Linux drivers available. I don’t know if they support the IR remote or the IR blaster functionality of the HD PVR, but I know (and have tested) that it does support capturing 720P component and 5.1 audio on Ubuntu Linux.
Also, you don’t need a powerful PC to record. The HD PVR does all the encoding using a hardware encoder, and the PC only needs to save the data stream to disk. Displaying the movies afterwards though is extremely CPU intensive and I would recommend a very fast CPU, GPU assisted decoding, or play it back on something like a PS3.
What are they talking about? You can get a Blackmagic Intensity Pro for less than that piece of junk.
You can’t use the Blackmagic Intensity Pro with a laptop. -.-
The Hauppauge HD PVR is compatible with mac, I’ve been using it for at least six months with no problem playing and recording in HD. You need to purchase elgato software’s EyeTV in order to use it, but the interface and editing are WAY better than the stock software they include for windows.
Highlights of this unit: HD signals captured look fantastic and I’ve never had a problem with skips or audio desync. Also the unit natively captures to h.264 which saves my computer from having to work too hard capturing and encoding on the fly. Great compression, great video quality and I can upload straight to youtube, it looks fantastic. For example:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAoOrB8LMjE
I just captured, trimmed and exported from EyeTV and uploaded straight to youtube.
Problems with this unit: SD signals work funny when capturing so I still use my DVD recorder for SD game system recording AND the recording is done through component cables rather than HDMI, which would be nicer. The blackmagic card does capture from HDMI. I have no idea how its software works though, or if compression is done on-board.
doesn’t sonys play TV do the same thing?
ive been really looking forward to that, but sony STILL have not released it here yet.
despite being available in europe over 1 and a half years ago.
thats sony for ya!
im starting to think the PS3 has not been released here yet since all its content here is delayed so much compare to the US.
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