Xbox 360 Video
http://live.pirillo.com/ – Many people use their computers to capture video. Some people use TV tuners while others swear by a dedicated video capture device. A user asks how he could capture video on his laptop so that he can play with the Xbox 360 on his laptops monitor.
Doing this might be trickier than you think as you’re going to need either a TV tuner or a video capture device. Chris thinks the best choice for this is a USB or FireWire-based video capture device:
- A TV Tuner is overkill, as you don’t need to be able to tune in several channels.
- A video capture device will generally have a higher quality input than a TV tuner card.
- Using USB or FireWire frees up a PCMCIA slot on the laptop, this also allows the capture device to be used on several machines, not just a laptop.
There are some things you will need to consider when buying a video capture device:
- Your capture device must support your output. If you have component cables, and the capture device only supports composite you won’t be enjoying high-def gaming.
- You should find a capture device that supports capturing audio with video. If you don’t, then the audio and video can fall out of sync.
- You’ll need the right software. This is where TV tuners have the advantage: if you don’t have the ability to view the video as it is coming through the device, what good is it? TV Tuners are built specifically for viewing video as it is being passed through.
Do you have any recommendations for a video capture device?
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11 Comments
GNC-2007-05-29 #271 - vidblogcast
May 29th, 2007
at 10:00am
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May 28th, 2007
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May 29th, 2007
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May 28th, 2007
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Andy
May 24th, 2007
at 2:53am
You should also bear in mind that some capture cards have a delay before the picture is shown on the monitor. This can make it difficult to play games as there will be a delay between using the controller and seeing the actions on the screen.
Andy
May 24th, 2007
at 2:53am
You should also bear in mind that some capture cards have a delay before the picture is shown on the monitor. This can make it difficult to play games as there will be a delay between using the controller and seeing the actions on the screen.
Rick Hogan
May 24th, 2007
at 2:28pm
I was about to say the same thing Andy said… there is almost always going to be a delay when using a video capture device of any kind to make your computer work as a “TV screen” for viewing a game. This delay will make it nearly impossible to play any games that are very sensitive to the timing of your controller inputs. You’ll always be a few hundred milliseconds late in swinging your bat or firing your weapon or making a turn or whatever you have to do in the game you are playing.
The other point you mentioned about trying to get a capture device with high definition inputs: I have not see any capture cards with component HD inputs for much less than $1000 and these are all PCI cards, not USB or PCMCIA devices for use with laptops.
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Ltrobinson25
June 9th, 2007
at 3:14am
This is what helped me am a little bit farther than u guys u get your video card and get a video amplifier that will send your video feed to your CPU and your TV hope that helped, but my thing is how do you record your own voice you can record other’s talking to you by playing throw speaker and headset and that piss me off I would like just my head set to be recored
Ltrobinson25
June 9th, 2007
at 3:14am
This is what helped me am a little bit farther than u guys u get your video card and get a video amplifier that will send your video feed to your CPU and your TV hope that helped, but my thing is how do you record your own voice you can record other’s talking to you by playing throw speaker and headset and that piss me off I would like just my head set to be recored
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[...] Well they call the slots on the TVs "cable card slots" but you can run a video capture device off of them. I think some people sell some composite/S-video to USB capture card cables that you can run to your PC, but I have no idea how much they are. Do you have any video inputs on your PC’s videocard? EDIT: Here is a site with a FAQ on capturing video from your console: http://chris.pirillo.com/2007/05/23/xbox-360-video/ [...]