Questions & Answers for Elgato Game Capture HD Game Recorder
28 Questions from the Community
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Is there a way to use this as a video input, without using the Game Capture HD software?
I would like to use this as an input device, for another video software. I can do it with the black magic devices but this one doesn't show up as an input anywhere but in it's own software.
- Asked by Theodore B from Vancouver
- Jun 14, 2013
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Can you connect a camera to this and stream to youtube?
I'm looking to stream from a camcorder to youtube. Will this work for that?
It is going through a Sony DVD Recorder so that will output the HDMI to this and then onto the iMac 27" to hopefully stream to youtube.- Asked by Simon D from Swansea
- May 5, 2013
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why cant the elgato game capture connect to the ps3 threw the hdmi why do you have to use the component? And will i be able to play in 1080p still?
just wondering why the xbox can connect threw just the hdmi but the ps3 can not? And if i us the Elgato and connect it to my ps3 with the component cable they give you when you buy this product will i be able to play in 1080p.???? My tv doe support 1080p just wondering because i heard that if you select 1080p in the video settings that it will not work or something?
- Asked by Shannon B from Fombell
- Jan 2, 2013
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AnswerYou can't use the HDMI on a PS3 because PS3 is a Sony product and they "honor/is compliant with" High-Bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HBDC). The HDMI cable supports the "handshake" between devices that the data transmitted is not being "intercepted" mid-stream, which is exactly what you are doing with the Elgato, therefore you need to use the component cables from the PS3 to the Elgato (component cables dont use HBDC), then use the HDMI from Elgato to the TV.
Component cables are still able to send a 1080p or 1080i resolution image, so you are still getting what is considered the bottom end of "HD" (1080). You can still play and view the game in 1080 on the TV (60 frames per second) while simultaniously recording it on your PC or Mac via USB output from the Elgato (at 30 frames per second at 1080, 60 frames per second at 720). The Elgato allows you to play and record at different resolutions (view on TV at 1080 while recording on the Mac/PC at 1080 or 720 or 480 or 576, etc)- Answered by Bryan C from Orange Park
- Jan 22, 2013
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Can I recored my face reaction as I recored the game in one video?
I want to use facecam as they play and record the game like the famous youtubers
- Asked by Alison L from Woodburn
- Sep 3, 2012
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AnswerNot easily. You would have to capture the console's output with a device like the Elgato Game Capture HD Game recorder or other HD capture device. Then with a digital video camera, your iPhone or iPad, or possibly a webcam, you would have to video your face, making sure to keep it in the frame. You would also have to make sure you either captured the audio with both recordings, or did something at the beginning that would work like an old fashioned clapper board, allowing you to sync the console video and your face video to the same time. Perhaps clap your hands in front of your face at a specific point at the start of the game. Then you would have to import both recordings into Final Cut Pro or some other video editing software that will allow you to combine the two recordings. Maybe put your face in a corner like a picture-in-picture. Then you would have to export that final product in a digital video format compatible with the device you want to watch it on. It seems like a lot of work to me. Of course, as long as you had a way to sync the two videos, you could always watch the console video on your HDTV, while at the same time playing the face video on your iPhone or iPad, or even on the device you used to record it. You wouldn't have a permanent record, but it would be a lot easier.
- Answered by Shaun F from Port Colborne
- Nov 15, 2012
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Will this work with my macbook air with a 1.8GHz processor?
- Asked by Adriana E from Denver
- Apr 16, 2013
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does it come with a disc to download onto the mac, or does it not need one?
- Asked by Frederick G
- Dec 31, 2012
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AnswerDownload the software off of elgato.com
- Answered by Matthew W from Ottawa
- Mar 2, 2013
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Can I watch Blu-ray movies through my PS3 onto the iMac?
- Asked by James D from Bellerose
- Mar 22, 2013
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can I use it to record from my HD TV?
Can I connect my HD TV and record a program on my MAC with this device?
- Asked by Jose A from Mexico
- Oct 30, 2012
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AnswerIf you have a HDMI cable/satellite Box ou would be able to run one HDMI cable from the box to the device and then the other HDMI to your HDMI HDTV then the usb to the computer and you'll be good to go pretty much the same setup as an xbox but you'll use the cable box instead of the xbox.
- Answered by Zachary R from Zanesville
- Dec 23, 2012
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Can i use this device to stream from a Sony Video Camera with HDMI, Firewire or Composite Video?
- Asked by George B from Toronto
- Feb 17, 2013
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Does this work on a pc with windows 7/8 ?
- Asked by Salim A from Dubai
- Feb 9, 2013
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does the Elgato game capture HD run with windows 8?
- Asked by Scott M
- Nov 27, 2012
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Game Chat and Voice
Does it capture Xbox Live party chat, and/or game chat?
I use Turtle Beach X11's.- Asked by Ross F from Willow Street
- Jan 4, 2013
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AnswerYes, this will work. Google for "elgato support turtle beach x11 with xbox" to find instructions.
- Answered by Florian D from San Francisco
- Jan 21, 2013
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is it better than than the happauge hd per with eye tv 3? worth the upgrade?:)
- Asked by Angela K
- Jul 10, 2012
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AnswerYes it is way worth it. However you do need to have an HD TV which is probably not an issue. If you are editing on a mac then the Elgato is definitely the better option as with the hauppague they make you spend hundreds on eyetv.
- Answered by Shama R
- Jul 22, 2012
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Can I use that device to play ps3 on my iMac27' 2012 without TV screen ?
- Asked by Sébastien L from Los Angeles
- Jan 10, 2013
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AnswerThere's a delay of about 1.2 seconds before video going into the Game Capture hD appears on your Mac, so it isn't really suitable for playing on your Mac screen. This is due to the video compression that the device performs. HDMI pass-through has no such delay.
- Answered by Florian D from San Francisco
- Jan 21, 2013
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will i still be able to record in HD even if im using a 27'' samsung monitor?
i play my ps3 on my computer monitor, and im wondering if i can still record in hd or do i have to connect everything to a tv
- Asked by Arman G
- Dec 3, 2012
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Is my laptop's RAM enough?
I have 4GB of RAM installed but it says (3.80GB usable), i have read that the elgato requires 4GB of RAM for the software, will I have enough?
- Asked by Luke B
- Dec 2, 2012
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AnswerYes, the I have 4gb installed but my Macbook only recognizes 3.75GB and it runs perfectly.
- Answered by Zachary R from Zanesville
- Dec 23, 2012
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