A great time to right some wrongs... (Destiny)

by BlackstarBSP, Wednesday, November 23, 2016, 01:43 (3014 days ago) @ Cody Miller
edited by BlackstarBSP, Wednesday, November 23, 2016, 01:49

You can record clips in 1080p60 up to infinity minutes with a $150 blackmagic card.

Which Blackmagic card is that?

Intensity 4K or a used decklink.

The Intensity 4K sells for $199. Read the reviews on it, you'll see complaint after complaint.

As for my own experience with the card: it has been abysmal for game capture on both consoles and with every OS option in several systems. The drivers are constantly being changed and previous versions are 'more' reliable than the latest ones. I had to revert to the 10.4 driver version for Windows 10 to even get video at all.

Which unfortunately, it will only record in a 10bit RGB color space not YUV; so to get accurate colors you have to change the settings on the console, plus it limits your record options, and must be configured in your editor and exporter correctly. PITA for workflow.

Not sure where you get your supply of used decklink cards, but I wouldn't want/trust one. Neither of those you mentioned in my opinion are a real workable solution.

The only real reliable solution I've personally found for high quality 1080p 60fps game capture has been AJA's U-TAP HDMI; which is a lot more 'pricey' than $150. A lot more: AJA U-TAP HDMI

Costs a much as a console itself, but it's been flawless.

So, considering the new PS4's internal solution (all be it a compressed one) still to me seems far more convenient than any of the external ones and for the vast majority, will more than likely be sufficient for their needs.