MrSaturn99
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Hey all. So for the past few months I've been experimenting with the Elgato Game Capture HD device for the purposes of taking screenshots for my gaming blog. I'm new to the whole recording thing, so naturally there's some things that've gone wonky.
Lately I've been attempting to capture footage/screens of older, non-HDMI games (mostly on Gamecube/Wii), which for Elgato requires some external devices. Unfortunately, most of my recordings look rather...inadequate, to put it kindly. I've posted a couple screens below alongside their respective capturing devices, with Zelda: The Wind Waker as a model.
Elgato's own Analog Video Adapter provided the above shot. Reduced to the size within the quote, it's fine, but the problem lies in how the TV display is outputted to a far blurrier resolution (click on the screenshot to see it's normal size and you'll see what I mean).
Elgato's own site recommended the Hosim AV to HDMI converter, which renders the game far brighter than it should be. Far from ideal too, and I actually hadn't noticed that lone black bar to the left until just now.
For clarification, I've been using my HD Vizio TV for play while recording on a HP Pavilion laptop, and the Sony Bravia television upstairs produced the same results. At college I did use my own computer (Windows) when recording Majora's Mask (on Wii VC), which from what I recall had good quality too but we're planning to use that comp for my own office upstairs, so unless the problem lies in the computer of choice I'm not sure I can move it willy-nilly.
I suppose what I'm asking is it possible to take cleaner shots/footage while also maintaining good picture quality on the TV? I've noticed the recording lags a few seconds behind, so looking only at the computer screen is no good. I've fiddled around with the settings and have yet to come up with a solution, so I'm open to whatever advice some of you may have (barring purchasing another recording device; I have money to throw around, but I don't think I want to drop another couple hundred bucks unless it's absolutely necessary).
For the record, I have captured footage for Wii U games as well and stuff like bloom is practically absent whereas jaggies are more apparent. I can provide screens of Smash Wii U if it helps.
Lately I've been attempting to capture footage/screens of older, non-HDMI games (mostly on Gamecube/Wii), which for Elgato requires some external devices. Unfortunately, most of my recordings look rather...inadequate, to put it kindly. I've posted a couple screens below alongside their respective capturing devices, with Zelda: The Wind Waker as a model.
Elgato's own Analog Video Adapter provided the above shot. Reduced to the size within the quote, it's fine, but the problem lies in how the TV display is outputted to a far blurrier resolution (click on the screenshot to see it's normal size and you'll see what I mean).
Elgato's own site recommended the Hosim AV to HDMI converter, which renders the game far brighter than it should be. Far from ideal too, and I actually hadn't noticed that lone black bar to the left until just now.
For clarification, I've been using my HD Vizio TV for play while recording on a HP Pavilion laptop, and the Sony Bravia television upstairs produced the same results. At college I did use my own computer (Windows) when recording Majora's Mask (on Wii VC), which from what I recall had good quality too but we're planning to use that comp for my own office upstairs, so unless the problem lies in the computer of choice I'm not sure I can move it willy-nilly.
I suppose what I'm asking is it possible to take cleaner shots/footage while also maintaining good picture quality on the TV? I've noticed the recording lags a few seconds behind, so looking only at the computer screen is no good. I've fiddled around with the settings and have yet to come up with a solution, so I'm open to whatever advice some of you may have (barring purchasing another recording device; I have money to throw around, but I don't think I want to drop another couple hundred bucks unless it's absolutely necessary).
For the record, I have captured footage for Wii U games as well and stuff like bloom is practically absent whereas jaggies are more apparent. I can provide screens of Smash Wii U if it helps.
