fdoeve Posted October 10, 2014 Report Share Posted October 10, 2014 Anyone have any experience with these? StarTech PCI Express HD Video Capture Card 1080p30 – HDMI / DVI / VGA / ComponentWould there Be any reason for me to assume it would not work with watchout?Thanx in advance! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adela Kriland Posted October 10, 2014 Report Share Posted October 10, 2014 Hi, I have not tested my self, I have a customer that used it in Version 4 no troubles, but then with version 5. He could not make it work. There is no real reason for it not to work, so it should be just a matter of drivers. This card can only capture one at a time. But maybe go to a tested one Blackmagic intensity? My comments ... hope it helps. Regards 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fdoeve Posted October 10, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2014 Hi Adela! Thank you for your quick reply! At the moment we use BlackMagic Intensity Pro cards, but i'm not too happy with them, as they are mainly Video capture cards and most of the capturing we do is Computer screens. The cards limit me to 1080i resolutions at 24, 25 or 30Hz, where i want to capture 1920x1080p @60Hz or more... And they also just capture one input at a time... Thats why we are exploring some possibilities to swap it for something else 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator jfk Posted October 10, 2014 Moderator Report Share Posted October 10, 2014 ... i want to capture 1920x1080p @60Hz or more... The StarTech is not going to give you that. Stated under Specifications - Performance - Maximum Digital Resolutions 1080p30 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fdoeve Posted October 10, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2014 hmmm how did i miss that... Well i guess that one's out the window then... Thanx guys! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fdoeve Posted October 10, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2014 But then again... this is what it says: Maximum Digital Resolutions 1080p30 Supported Resolutions TV: 1080i/p, 720p, 576i/p, 480i/p PC: 1920x1080, 1440x900, 1280x1024, 1280x960, 1280x720, 1024x768, 800x600 So the PC resolution would be 50/60Hz.... right? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcsmokey Posted October 10, 2014 Report Share Posted October 10, 2014 Hi We are also mostly capturing computer screens and have been using the Datapath VisionRGB-e2s for a while, and they have been working just fine. Of course a bit more expensive but it gets the job done without hiccups. Guess everything is a matter of budget though.. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adela Kriland Posted October 10, 2014 Report Share Posted October 10, 2014 Hi That was my point... they are the same !. You can try Magewell. http://www.magewell.com/?lang=en Not cheaper but they work. Thanks Adela 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fdoeve Posted October 10, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2014 Hi We are also mostly capturing computer screens and have been using the Datapath VisionRGB-e2s for a while, and they have been working just fine. Of course a bit more expensive but it gets the job done without hiccups. Guess everything is a matter of budget though.. very true.. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator jfk Posted October 10, 2014 Moderator Report Share Posted October 10, 2014 The StarTech is not going to give you that. Stated under Specifications - Performance - Maximum Digital Resolutions 1080p30 But then again... this is what it says: Maximum Digital Resolutions 1080p30 Supported Resolutions TV: 1080i/p, 720p, 576i/p, 480i/p PC: 1920x1080, 1440x900, 1280x1024, 1280x960, 1280x720, 1024x768, 800x600 So the PC resolution would be 50/60Hz.... right? Where do you see that? Typical marketing speak where they give resolutions with no refresh rates. The stated maximum is unambiguous. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fdoeve Posted October 10, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2014 Sent them an email about those resolutions... Still waiting for a reply... Hope i'll be able to give you some more info soon :-)_ 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fdoeve Posted October 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2014 Well we got the final answer... and indeed, 30Hz is the max... even for PC resolutions... you guys were right all along ;-) So what if i desperately want to capture a PC signal at 50 or 60 Hz , preferrably through DVI, am i stuck on just the Datapath capture cards as option to buy then? Because rightnow i use BlackMagic Intensity Pro's and they only have HDMI, through which i could only capture 1080i at 24 Hz... not really what i had in mind... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dataton Partner Walter Posted October 16, 2014 Dataton Partner Report Share Posted October 16, 2014 Hi Frank, Whats the issue? Budget? I have two Datapath E1S's for you which I currently don't use anymore as I moved to E2S's. I could make a reasonable price for you. You know where to find me, welcome for a cup of coffee sometime too ;-) Walter 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomT Posted October 16, 2014 Report Share Posted October 16, 2014 I tested Blackmagic Decklink Studio 4k, works fine uo to 1080p / 60 Hz. Price is round about the half of a Datapath e1. More Infos and specs : https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/decklink/techspecs/W-DLK-12 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator jfk Posted October 16, 2014 Moderator Report Share Posted October 16, 2014 I tested Blackmagic Decklink Studio 4k, works fine uo to 1080p / 60 Hz. Price is round about the half of a Datapath e1. More Infos and specs : https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/decklink/techspecs/W-DLK-12 but there are differences between the two, are there not? i.e. the decklink is a video only card - YUV colorspace, and the datapath supports either RGB or YUV colorspace. And computers, or course, prefer RGB - but will step down to YUV when needed. Or am I reading the spec incorrectly? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
screenshaper Posted October 16, 2014 Report Share Posted October 16, 2014 I think Blackmagic Declink 4K studio and Extreme can handle RGB 4:4:4 too. Tomorrow I will check... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
screenshaper Posted October 16, 2014 Report Share Posted October 16, 2014 DeckLink 4K Extreme support RGB at any resolution. https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/decklink/techspecs/W-DLK-12 It is not clear for DeckLink Studio 4K 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonas Dannert Posted October 17, 2014 Report Share Posted October 17, 2014 It says, by clicking on the respective model images above the specs : HDMI Configuration HDMI automatically configures to connected display. HDMI Resolution Pixel for pixel up to 4K resolutions. HDMI Color Precision 10-bit RGB in HD 10-bit YUV in 4K This goes for 4K Extreme 12G, 4K Extreme & 4K Studio But not for Decklink Mini Recorder (only YUV) /jonas 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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