SKNet Capture Device

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I've been thinking of getting an Xcapture-1 for awhile now, but once I came across this capture device I started to have second thoughts.

From the looks of things, it records 1080p @ 60fps without a hitch. This blog post has some instructions on how to set it up for recording, and it has video samples that look good to my eyes.

I'll probably end up buying it anyways (and posting my findings here), but if anyone here has had any experience with it and could point out any notable quirks or whatever, I'd definitely appreciate the feedback.

(mod edit - moved to hardware so the experts will see it)

[Fudoh]

You could likely just go for the Avermedia ExtremeCap U3 instead. Wait a few more months and there will be even more 1080p60 capture units available.

I see the XCapture's strength in it's VGA and 15khz RGB recording capabilities. To record 1080p60 from HDMI you certainly have other options. This said, remember that both the XCapture and the ExtremeCap U3 (and likely the one you linked to) are no realtime encoders, but straight capture interfaces. For many people, especially if Youtube is the only target, live encoders (with on-the-fly h.264 encoding) can make more sense.....

[Sixfortyfive]

I see the XCapture's strength in it's VGA and 15khz RGB recording capabilities.

Yup. The XCAPTURE-1's strength is that it's the swiss army knife of quality video game capture devices at the moment. If you don't have a need for retro system capture, though, then there are several more economical options to pick from.

This said, remember that both the XCapture and the ExtremeCap U3 (and likely the one you linked to) are no realtime encoders, but straight capture interfaces. For many people, especially if Youtube is the only target, live encoders (with on-the-fly h.264 encoding) can make more sense.....

I really wouldn't spring on something that forces on-board hardware encoding unless you can get a really good deal on one. That's something you settle on if USB2.0 is your only option or your computer is just too old to do HD video encoding competently. Some can be useful for PVR functionality if that's all you're looking for, but going with those sorts of devices generally tends to be limiting in one way or another (no DirectShow compatibility, which limits the software it can be used with directly, lag and audio sync issues, etc). Depends on the use case, though.

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I ended up pulling the trigger on this. The suggested USB chipsets (Intel and Renesas) seem to be just that, as my AMD laptop is utilizing full USB 3.0 bandwidth just fine, capturing 1080 @ 60.

The included capture software is okay, enough to get the job done. It exhibits slight lag on the capturing end, but the HDMI passthrough doesn't seem to have any.

I'll do some more extensive testing (and maybe some live streaming at some point), but so far, so good.