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What's in the box: Video editing software DVD, getting started guide, and DVD USB video capture device; plug in your camera, VHS etc; To this capture device and connect to your computerPreserve and protect your treasured home video memories by transferring them to DVD and other digital formatsCapture video from VHS, Hi8, and V8 cameras and other sources, including Xbox, PlayStation, and even DVD playersCreate polished movies with the included software featuring integrated tools, titles, and transitionsUpload directly to the web or mobile devices with its advanced output options
FAVOLCANO Easycap ($11). See capture quality here.
i-o Data GV-USB2 ($35). See capture quality here.
Diamond VC500 ($36). See capture quality here.
Dazzle Video Capture ($44). See capture quality here.
Hauppauge 610 ($49). See capture quality here.
To capture from these you would need a computer, an AV splitter, and some software to capture video (like OBS).
Perhaps the most important and expensive is making sure you have a good computer or laptop that can handle streaming. Hopefully you or a friend in the scene can make that happen, 'cause that will be the biggest expense.
In terms of actual stream equipment, I'm going to assume you want the cheaper options:
You will also want a crt that has an output area in the back or a seperate device called a splitter!
I super recommend this, $50 for a good quality mic that is durable and super easy to set up. Since it is an open mic it will capture extra noise aside from a commentators but I think starting hear is best!
https://obsproject.com/
https://www.xsplit.com/
Old, but this thread can be helpful, even though it's for melee. Has a bunch of products with prices and quality tests.
https://smashboards.com/threads/beginners-guide-to-capturing-and-recording-melee-footage.298260/
For people who just want to record matches for cheap, there are a variety of recording cards, such as:
If you have any questions, lemme know! Stream shit is complicated at first, but once you get into the groove a lot of it makes sense. :)
My recommendation would be to throw down a bit of money and get a good usb capture card, some RCA Splitters, extra cables and a TV or Monitor that has inputs. Total cost should be around $50 on Amazon before the TV/Monitor. The analog signal only degrades slightly (can barely tell on a CRT or stream) and is super easy to set up. There are cheaper options out there but I wouldn't recommend using them - a few of the USB capture cards I have seen that are cheaper than the GV-USB2 don't have drives that work passed windows 7, and even on Win7 they are super janky to get working. The GV-USB2 has a bit of lag when going into OBS so I wouldn't recommend playing straight off of it, hence the splitters. An alternative capture card would be a Dazzle, but I have heard multiple people having issues with audio on those, your mileage may vary regardless of which option you go for.
There are also more expensive options such as getting an internal card but you will probably be stuck with having to get one for digital or one for analog at an increased price.
This one? it's advertised as a dvd recorder? is it good?
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https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00EAS14KI/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_DsDqxbC6NT8SK
That's crazy. This one is literally the first one on the amazon search page. Why would anyone go searching for a more expensive dazzle, not sold by amazon? Just to make a point? There is no way anyone would pay 150$ for a dazzle in 2014 unless they were a complete idiot.
Not sure where you read that but I had something like this years ago and it worked fine.
Dazzle VHS to DVD converter still in the box, unopened. Got it off amazon for $63, I'll let go of it for $50.
For lagless SD recording on a budget, I recommend either the Dazzle DVC-100 or the Diamond VC500. I have and use both, and they're pretty great.
The standard elgato may not be a great choice for twitch, since there is a ~2 second delay that can be a bit of an annoyance.
You basically need:
A capture card
GV-USB2 is pretty great quality for SD, but installing the drivers is entirely in japanese. They're pretty easy to figure out by just hitting random buttons and guessing, but people have made guides for "hit these buttons in this order". Once you set it up, it'll work perfectly from then on. The Dazzle DVC 100 used to be a pretty common choice, but I think the GV-USB2 is honestly better (I have a Dazzle, and even I'll admit the GV-USB2 is better).
As far as a splitter/switch, unpowered splitter cables would be fine, such as these plugged into the side of your NES, just make sure you get RCA cables that match up to go to your TV and to your capture card. If you want to get the best picture quality, a powered splitter/switch like this one will give a slightly better picture and will give you room to hook up more consoles as well (since it is a switch as well).
As for software, the standard entry-level streaming software is OBS, and for free software, it honestly is pretty great. If you want to spend money, there's some other good stuff out there, but OBS does everything you'd probably want to do. If you want something a bit better for a timer than your iPhone, try LiveSplit. You can setup splits to keep track of your pace (though considering how short the WR is, just a basic timer is probably fine, this will just allow you to let people watching on youtube or twitch see your timer too).
If you need any help otherwise, let me know.
you can use your pc as a display for your console but capture card needed. I use dazzle https://www.amazon.com/Dazzle-DVD-Recorder-VHS-Converter/dp/B00EAS14KI not the best. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0747R2VMZ/ is the one I'm looking at for hd. and http://www.amarectv.com/english/amarectv_e.htm to use your pc display as a screen. remember you need a capture card to plug it in the console to your pc.
Dazzle is more expensive than GV-USB2.
http://www.amazon.com/Dazzle-DVD-Recorder-VHS-Converter/dp/B00EAS14KI
http://www.amazon.com/DATA-connection-video-capture-GV-USB2/dp/B00428BF1Y
Well from connecting to a capture device. You won't need much to be able to record. Since the recording is handled by the device. Most laptops would do the trick. I recorded of a pretty low end one not to long ago.
Also This and This are also options. Keep in mind to record on the PS3 you have to use either composite or component cables. The Roxio is Component only and these other two are composite only.
If you get a powered AV switch with an output you can output to a capture device that accepts AV input. You may want to look into a dazzle. I personally use a discontinued Avermedia card that accepts hdmi and AV/Component and I had used a Dazzle very far back in the past. SVideo IMO is not going to help drastically much since your signal is going to be slighty degraded from being split.
You could use this switchet however you will experience some video signal loss since it is not powered:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07HF6MDCX/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_ltyaCb4FT3XAA
The main thing to look for with one of these is that it has 2 outputs. The switcher I have is a much older discontinued kind with coax output and composite output and is a powered variety.
The capture card I have is an Avermedia C027 internal card but they are discontinued as far as I know of. But you can use a Dazzle and there are guides how to use them with OBS
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00EAS14KI/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_2yyaCbS4EBHFG
You can take a look at my channel and see how my setup works when I'm streaming from a classic console.
It can be tricky if you arent aware of how to keep your video signal boosted.
I use Dazzel. It's sold for under fifty bucks and it comes with a disk and no regular payments. It works great but as you now it's a real time down load - takes the same about of time to down load as it took to record it. I'm just keeping my search active for something that works faster. I guess we're not there yet. Thank you for your response. https://www.amazon.com/Dazzle-DVD-Recorder-VHS-Converter/dp/B00EAS14KI/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?crid=2L3DOPQ8SKWJO&keywords=dazzle+video+capture+device&qid=1558966242&s=gateway&sprefix=Dazzel+video+%2Caps%2C179&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1
Actually, would it be possible to use this:
http://www.amazon.com/Dazzle-DVD-Recorder-VHS-Converter/dp/B00EAS14KI
Without a laptop? I can use a desktop at home, and I plan to use this to record videos from locals.
I would actually recommend this model Dazzle. It's the one I use, and I had none of the audio nightmares you hear about in terms of getting it to work in OBS. Just go and make sure the audio is outputting through it (It says something like "Line- Dazzle" in OBS) and you should be good to go.