video capture - external hardware solution

thomasp

hi,

i'd like to run an application on a PC and record it's video output on a second computer, a macbook pro specifically. does anybody have experience with capture hardware that would take a DVI or HDMI signal and convert it all into nice, uncompressed video or frame sequences on the receiving side and works reliably?

output resolution of 1080p would be required at a minimum - and an output format that is useful in post-production software.

oh and - i do know about FRAPS, thanks.

Eric Chadwick

I looked into this a couple years ago, and Hauppauge boxes were all the rage, probably still are.
http://www.hauppauge.com/

Fraps works good up to a point, but only works locally and strains the CPU while it's at it.

thomasp

thanks eric, i looked into it but it seems all hauppauge are offering is recorders that output a h.264 compressed videostream.

i've found this one from blackmagic design though, which looks like it would fit the bill:
[ame="http://www.amazon.com/Blackmagic-Design-UltraStudio-Mini-Recorder/dp/B009D91314/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1401004739&sr=8-1&keywords=Blackmagic+Design+UltraStudio+Mini+Recorder"]Amazon.com: Blackmagic Design UltraStudio Mini Recorder: Electronics[/ame]
http://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/ultrastudiothunderbolt

my laptop has a thunderbolt port so that would match up, just wondering though if this kind of technology is popular with PC's at all? would hate to buy a piece of kit that then only works on one platform - and only as long as apple thinks it fashionable.

i only found years old articles regarding a few PC mainboards with thunderbolt support.

Eric Chadwick

Try digging around the forums over at http://www.videohelp.com, there's an active community over there for video related jiggery.