OP

VCR + Composite to USB PC playback recorder.

Elgato game capture HD is really affordable and idiot-proof. I like the video quality, but if the signal drops it stops recording unlike a DV deck or something like that.

Works well for me on composite, s-video and component

File: ocarina.webm (366KB, 640x480px) Image search: [Google]

366KB, 640x480px

This is from a Roxio vhs to dvd usb capture card, over s-video. The card accepts 480i video only, giving lower res games a blurry look.

>>3118952
Did you have composite also plugged in when capturing this? Or is your S-Video cable bad? That crosshatch noise pattern isn't normal.

>>3118897
I bought an Elgato Game Capture to see what the buzz was about. I sold it shortly afterward because my Avermedia C027 was better, not counting the fact it was a PCI card. Elgato had overscan problems, didn't work well giving me a clean, true to source quality, aspect ratio problems, and there was a huge delay from the source.

>>3119265
If you are going seriously play while capturing it's best to split the signal, 1 for playing, 1 for capture.

>>3118952
>The card accepts 480i video only, giving lower res games a blurry look.

You're supposed to deinterlace it, anon. In case of 240p games you double the framerate and duplicate fields.

>>3118952
>>3119408
Although your webm is showing you didn't pick up the good color space/chrome subsampling when recording. Experiment until you find the one that gives a better image.

>>3119403
This is the proper way, you're completely right. But due to my space and setup I don't have the luxury to split off to a proper display. With my internal C027, the "lag" is only a frame or two. I know it's completely unneeded to rag on the Elgato for having a delay because there's encoding being done on the fly, but shit like aspect ratio and overscan problems are inexcusable. I found it impossible to get a perfect 1:1 source out of Playstation games. With PS4 and I guess other HD consoles in general, they were fine.

>>3119912
>aspect ratio and overscan problems are inexcusable
>I found it impossible to get a perfect 1:1 source out of Playstation games.

It's not even that hard, but you must know the internal resolution for each game.

>>3120024
Some games switch resolutions for menus. I remember that screwed up my deinterlacing filter when I cared about video recording.

>>3120030
If you're talking about 480i some older consoles did this as well, I don't think it's an issue, it just requires some more work. What are your overscan/aspect ratio problems though?

>>3120041
This is me, not him.

>>3120024
Obviously I wasn't going for 384x512 from the Elgato. Even just a simple 640x480 from a PS1 had black bars on it, where as Avermedia C027 would give me a 720x480 with a 640x480 image in the center as intended.