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Lukage
3rd September 2009, 20:15
Pardon me, first off, if this is in the wrong spot. My roommates and I are looking for some methods to capture video on our devices.

The immediate PC solution (capturing gaming, sorry for not saying sooner) is using the FRAPS software. It doesn't compress on the fly and frankly, uses too many resources. A simple alternative solution would be awesome (looking into Camtasia and WeGame right now). The hard drive limitations aren't an issue, but at things like 2GB a minute, its a bit absurd to capture high res. I can do the rest in Gordian Knot, so compressing afterwards won't be an issue.

Next is the console gaming. Both our 360 and PS3 are on HDMI and the TV has no video output, so without buying a DVR or a Radeon AIW HD series, what other alternatives are there?

I'm not against using a somewhat lower-resolution source, but I'd rather not go composite and run it through a VCR. I'm open to any suggestions, but am hoping you guys have some suggestions that aren't going to go the DVR or Radeon HD card route.

Feel free to ask questions as needed and inquire about our available equipment. Thanks!

Seraphic-
3rd September 2009, 21:55
Hi,

If you are interested I have a MonxterX high-definition capture card available for purchase and some cables.

And if you need PS3/Xbox360 D-Terminal cables...
There is a 20% off sale on all in-stock items at Play-Asia.com when paid with your VISA credit card.

Link to Play-Asia.com and their Visa Summer Promotion details (http://www.play-asia.com/SOap-23-83-2bed-71-bn-74-251-49-en-84-n.html)

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http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/8510/monsterx.jpg

MonsterX Technical Specifications
Video Capture: 480i, 480p, 720p, 1080i
Audio Capture: Two Channel Linear PCM
Video Connectors: Japanese D-Terminal
Audio Connectors: RCA (red/white), Optical Toslink
OS Support: Windows XP/Vista - 32bit
Capture Codec: Uncompressed/Lossless video and audio
Optional Capture Codec: Any video/audio codec installed on your system

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Official Nintendo Wii D-Terminal cable plus original retail packaging
Official Sony PSP D-Terminal cable
Monster Cable Optical Toslink cable
Component to D-Terminal cable (capture video from pc if video card has component out cable)

http://img248.imageshack.us/img248/4629/wiidt.jpg

GoldDragon
4th September 2009, 00:25
I can't offer much regarding consoles, but for PC capturing you can take a look at a guide I put together awhile back:
http://genadmission.com/vdubguide.html

It has it's pros and cons, but may offer some help. When I can find the time and motivation there are some updates I need to post--one being that the latest versions of the VHScrCap driver work fine so v1.5.0 isn't needed.

(Filefront recently dumped my videos so the sample footage section has nothing available. sorry)

Chikuzen
4th September 2009, 09:35
I recommend Dxtory (http://dxtory.com/home-en.html) as alternatives of Fraps.
You can freely choose codec, and size of the file is not limited.

Lukage
5th September 2009, 17:27
That sounds great and all aside from the error it gives me when starting the software as well as the fact that the error and most of the instructions are IN JAPANESE.