[Stream Recorder]

I need to record videos from game consoles (PS3, XBox 360) using HDMI output.

Does NVidia, ATI or any other companies produce graphics cards or any other hardware that can do that?

Hava offers hardware that allows you to connect any HD video source as well as record, pause, fast forward, rewind live TV on your PC
HAVA Platinum HD TV Device
Will it be able to record HDMI streams, which includes the PS3, Xbox 360?

Gefen High-Definition Personal Video Recorder has HDMI input and seems and can potentially record from PS3 and Xbox 360, but it costs $999

But the device will not allow an HDCP encrypted source to be recorded. So this device will only record YPbPr and non-HDCP HDMI signals (and composite/S-video signals).
Besides Gefen anounced that future hard drives will be encrypted, to prevent users from accessing it with a PC!

Is HDMI signal from PS3 and Xbox 360 protected thus impossible to record? Am I only limited to component cables if I want to record high definition signals?

[Stream Ripper]

Hey there, sorry for the delayed response.

A friend of mine Andy showed me a link online to an hdmi recorder, it was $200 plus usd or so. Expensive, but looks like it works great with the ps3 and xbox 360.

The item can be found here: HD Fury

i've never used it myself however so i'm not sure how well it works.

hope this helps.

[Matthew Doucette]

I am looking to record 720p videos off my Xbox 360. I was recommended to check out this card: (This is not spam. I need to learn how to do this properly to create high definition trailers of a video game I am making.)
http://www.blackmagic-design.com/pro...ity/techspecs/

I basically know nothing about HDMI and high definition.

From what I can tell, my Xbox is hooked to my 720p TV using component video (three RGB cables) and stereo audio (white and red cables; not sure what this is called). As far as I know, that is HDMI. Or rather the xbox outputs HDMI, and my cable converts it to component video and stereo audio. Am I on the right track?

I have a few questions:

1) Should I go with HDMI cables to go directly from HDMI output from my Xbox to HDMI input on my capture card?
2) Just want to verify that connection on the back of my Xbox 360 is in fact HDMI. Is it?
3) I want to record some pretty crazy gameplay, and I do not want to play it lagged on my computer screen via the capture card. I want a capture card that outputs the single in HDMI (to use my Xbox 360 HDMI cables I am already using) to sent it back to my TV, in real time to play my game without any lag. No lag during capture is super important. I cannot stress this enough.
4) Will any HDMI copy protection disable capture?

Thank you, anyone, so much for answering any of these questions!

Just 2 steps.

Step1: Download screen video capture software and install it

Step 2: Adjust the settings if needed and click the Record button. If you have finished your recording, stop it, save the file and watch the playback.

[Stream Recorder]

You can use an HD capture card like Blackmagic Intensity Pro or Hauppage HD PVR to record game plays in HD quality. Note that Hauppage HD PVR records from component connection, so you will get SD quality as only.

So you need to use a component video output of your TV/monitor that is used for game plays. Connect it to your computer (you may need a capture card). Also connect sound output to your sound card audio in and record the video with audio.


The above mentioned HAVA Platinum HD also records in SD. It record to MPEG-2, so it is compressed by hardware for you. Your computer may not be powerful enough to record 720x480 videos, so hardware it's nice to use something like HAVA Platinum HD. On the other hand this limits your control over the output during recording.


As for Blackmagic Intensity Pro you can use a passive HDMI splitter from the xbox 360 with an HDMI cable to the Blackmagic Intensity Pro and an HDMI cable for connecting to your HDTV (Alternatively you can use an HDMI to DVI cable for connecting to your computer monitor. You may also need an in-line HDMI amplifier. Or use an active HDMI 1x2 splitter instead of a passive HDMI splitter and an HDMI amplifier.) This allows to record and play without any lags.

Please note that Screen video capture software requires you to have a powerful computer especially for record HD videos. I suggest you to capture using Huffyuv or Motion JPEG video codec first, and then re-compress your recorded videos.

[any ANONYMOUS forum user]

I need to record my game plays from xbox360 and PS3 in full HD quality (1080p). I'm willing to pay a lot for the Full HD Capture card that can record from my game consoles without upscaling.