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The Big Three Plus One => GoldenEye 007 => Topic started by: StandardAXiOM on December 03, 2013, 06:44:44 am

Title: Capture Device?
Post by: StandardAXiOM on December 03, 2013, 06:44:44 am
What are my options for capture devices if I wish to record Goldeneye single stage runs? Any input would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
Title: Re: Capture Device?
Post by: OHMSS on December 03, 2013, 07:04:02 am
I you're not broke, IMO get a Dazzle or a decent HDD recorder and enjoy it. Those ultra-cheap chinese USB grabbers (EasyCap, LogiLink, Mumbi, ...) are usually a huge pain in the ass and probably don't even work with Win 8 / USB 3.0 machines (there's neither ongoing driver support nor any official homepage). In hindsight, I would've gladly spent 70€ on a Dazzle instead of having fucked around with my Mumbi for hours just to achieve acceptable operation.
Title: Re: Capture Device?
Post by: DYM on December 03, 2013, 07:06:01 am
Dazzle DVC 100 is what a ton of people use.
Title: Re: Capture Device?
Post by: speedruntrainer on December 03, 2013, 08:25:36 am
I use a Sweex Video Grabber. Got it for €35,-
Title: Re: Capture Device?
Post by: Jimbo on December 03, 2013, 09:23:51 am
Dazzle DVC100 and powered splitter combo for about $40.00 USD which will last you forever and provide unlimited entertainment when you want to stream to multiple TVs - tell me a better 40 bucks spent.
Title: Re: Capture Device?
Post by: Lark on December 03, 2013, 11:19:00 am
Just to let you know, you may have audio problems with the Dazzle DVC 100. If this happens, you'll have to get a 3.5mm Male to 2 RCA Female Cable.

http://www.amazon.com/Female-Adapter-Inches-Atomic-Market/dp/B00AX26TPU

That will save you a lot of frustration. Also, don't bother with Virtual Audio Cable, it's garbage. Best of luck, and hopefully you will be able to get your stream setup to work.
Title: Re: Capture Device?
Post by: AEB on December 03, 2013, 03:38:42 pm
I use an EzCAP which works great, IMO. DON'T buy an "Easycap" because those are fake and of much lower quality. I bought my EzCAP from the official seller. I use Windows 7 so I can't say if it'll work for you if you use another OS.

Dazzle seems pretty good if you keep what the above poster wrote in mind.
Title: Re: Capture Device?
Post by: Smit on December 03, 2013, 04:17:37 pm
Luke uses a Dazzle and he said that he has no problems with getting audio?
Title: Re: Capture Device?
Post by: Carathorn on December 03, 2013, 05:15:28 pm
setting up audio can be a bitch sometimes, as capture cards often require different drivers for the audio as the video. I even had a capture card once that supplied audio drivers that did not work and it took me days to find a replacement audio driver that did.

So basically, Dazzle will probably work but it might not work instantly
Title: Re: Capture Device?
Post by: Wody on December 05, 2013, 01:39:45 am
I want in game audio for stream badly :(    I have a dazzle have tried VAC and all that cant get it to work if someone figures out a pure setup tell me and i have team viewer also so you can use my pc
Title: Re: Capture Device?
Post by: Jimbo on December 05, 2013, 01:47:06 am
Lockwood I'm right there with you buddy. I eventually said fuck it and went with microphone-only audio instead which is almost just as good. Eise has a prime setup with game audio and mic over the top of it however.
Title: Re: Capture Device?
Post by: Lark on December 05, 2013, 01:56:19 am
Lockwood, buy this and it'll fix all of your audio problems.
http://www.amazon.com/Female-Adapter-Inches-Atomic-Market/dp/B00AX26TPU

Plug it into the microphone jack on your laptop. After you do that, hit the speaker icon, then go to system sounds > recording > microphone properties >

Be sure to check the box that says "listen to this device".
Title: Re: Capture Device?
Post by: Wody on December 05, 2013, 02:35:27 am
oh so people can hear me? because its coming through my pc and they hear what i hear

  edit again : wait how will people hear my voice if i use the microphone jack my current mic is in?
Title: Re: Capture Device?
Post by: AEB on December 05, 2013, 06:15:44 am
Maybe this thread on SDA can help you:

https://forum.speeddemosarchive.com/post/dazzle_dvc100_audio_fix_thread.html
Title: Re: Capture Device?
Post by: Carathorn on December 05, 2013, 07:42:54 am
oh so people can hear me? because its coming through my pc and they hear what i hear

  edit again : wait how will people hear my voice if i use the microphone jack my current mic is in?


only possible if you use a USB mic in that case. But if I were you, I'd read that SDA topic for solutions to get it working correctly in the first place