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How To Record HD PS3 Gameplay

Ever wanted to record that epic match you just experienced in Uncharted 2?

Ever needed to prove your skill at Super Street Fighter IV to your friends in Uganda?

Well, with a small investment and some patience you can hook your PS3 up to a PC and record it all for posterity. This how-to will detail one method of flooding YouTube with proof of your gaming greatness.

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GodsHand5766d ago

I use pretty much the same setup using the avertv hd dvr capture card which you can buy from $70-$100. Unfortunately you can not use the HDMI cable to record video movie, or game unless playing movie off the XMB. So you will need to use component to get the best possible quality video. The card itself has two HDMI inputs on for HD, the other for SD, and can capture audio as well, but only in stereo. In order to caputre video in 720p you will need a good CPU (I have an 3.4 Ghz dual core), plenty of ram (I have 4GB DDR2), and a raid0 configuration of atleast two HDD (7200 rpm). If you don't the video will be losing frames, and will seem choppy when viewed. For 1080 you will need atleast five HDD in raid0 configuration.

There are ways around the HDMI HDCP, but you will need to invest about another $300-$400 for the device, and you will need to caputre the audio seperate, which I have no idea how taxing the will be on a system to record video in one file, and audio in another. I hear/read that the xbox360 does not have this draw back of using HDMI to record.

You can check out some of the videos I've uploaded to you tube at http://www.youtube.com/user... here you can see the videos of some fottage that was captured using component, in 480, and 720. Not all the videos are 720, only the most recent.

My setup: PS3---Hdmi to TV, Component to Computer
Computer: AMD Athalon X2 6400 dual core
4 GB DDR2 Ram (G-Skill)
4 HDD (1 OS, 1 Extra Storage, 2 in raido configuration)
Nvidia GPU SLi XFX GT 9750 (not really needed for capture, as the capture card is CPU based, and does not encode video using the capture card.)

When I am going to record video, all I do is switch the video display via the display setting in the PS3, and when I dont capture, I switch it back to HDMI. This prevents me from having to manualy switch the cables.

AngryFork5766d ago

Thanks a lot for the write up, about to read this article also i've been interested in this stuff. Is there an article somewhere or screenshots that show the difference between HDMI and component?

I play HDMI right now so it's disappointing that that's not supported yet, but i'll go component if the quality is still great.

GodsHand5766d ago

This guy called Mr Deap made a video http://www.youtube.com/watc...

He also has some information about recording using windows media encoder here http://www.avsforum.com/avs...

morganfell5766d ago

I have used the Black Magic Pro at home and at work and since getting a Hauppage PVR I haven't dreamed of going back. The Hauppage is the easiest method ever and will give you 720p capture.

Johnny Jiron5766d ago

Hauppage for sure. No need to upgrade hardware except for editing purposes. Otherwise I have it running through my Netbook most of the time:
Modnation:
http://www.youtube.com/watc...
Alan Wake:
http://www.youtube.com/watc...
Uncharted 2:
http://www.youtube.com/watc...

...My Channel (plug:P)...
http://www.youtube.com/user...

GodsHand5766d ago

I thought about getting BlackMagic Pro, but it has the same limitations of the Avertv one, and it cost twice as much. Don't get me wrong the Balckmagic one does has better features, but it lacked the HDMI HDCP handshake I was looking for, so I went with the cheaper alternative.

divideby05766d ago

KUDOS for the excellent write up.....appreciate it

xAlmostPro5766d ago

i use a hauppage HD pvr :) cost me like £150 but the quality is really good.. captures upto 1080i and also upto 60fps..

and can take a little bit of strain from your PC since its, its own unit which is good, and if your looking to render/edit the clips aswell its format can be placed straight into sony vegas/after effects..

the only thing is that you NEED to run it through a HD component cable which costs like £7 but the quality is still great & you can also leave your hdmi in at the same time, incase youre playing games like heavy rain/gow3 and want to play 1080p..

also it only takes like 5-10minutes to set up xD i love it, the others seemed good but being internal PC capture cards, used more cpu and of course the time & effort of opening your p and installing it which i was to lazy to do lol

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HelghastKid5766d ago

Agreed, the PS3 has had the youtube auto uploading feature for awhile now but developers rarely ever use it :/

GodsHand5766d ago

Some games do, but the quality is not the same as the video when your playing, I did one of mushroom wars with the built in recorder, but I would rather use my PC for the higher quality video capture.

writersblock5766d ago

Would a graphics card with an input area work?

Chucky20035766d ago

this article is just an advertisement

ELite_Ghost5766d ago

im guessing this doesn't work on laptops? :(
Or all in one pcs :(, wow i'm really out of luck XD

GodsHand5766d ago (Edited 5766d ago )

You would need an extrernal capture device such as the Hauppage DVR.

Also FYI, if you are going to split the signal using a splitter, I sugest using a powered splitter box, or you will lose a lot of the color/clean quality if you dont.

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Final Fantasy X 25th Anniversary Website Launches With New Nomura Artwork and Merchandise

Square Enix launches Final Fantasy X 25th anniversary site, revealing new Nomura art, books, music releases, and merchandise.

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-Foxtrot35d ago

Look I know VIII has its issues and all that but how on earth can the do big anniversary events with new artwork and merchandise for VII, IX and X yet VIII got sweet f*** all.

They could have given it something during its 25th anniversary yet all it got was a single Happy Anniversary post on their social media.

solideagle35d ago

they should know that we are OG fans of VIII as it sold truckload as well. not as much as VII or X. I personally didn't like IX but X and VI are my personal fav.

Shadow Hearts 2 covenant is another game I love. I hope one day someone can make remake, I would be delighted

Relientk7735d ago

Final Fantasy VIII is great and you are always the first to defend it in the comments

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15 Years Ago, Mortal Kombat (2011) Saved Gaming’s Biggest Fighting Franchise

A brutal reset, a smarter story, and a return to what made it great—Mortal Kombat (2011) revived the series.

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italiangamer44d ago

"Gaming’s Biggest Fighting Franchise"

Press X to (seriously) doubt.

DarXyde42d ago

Underrated comment. I used to hate that game so much that any time my siblings asked me to play it, I just picked Hom and shut myself down mid-match.

Soy42d ago

And then MK1 killed it again.

DivineHand12542d ago (Edited 42d ago )

15 years went by so fast. I remember playing through the story mode at launch.

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PlayStation legend Shuhei Yoshida says Jim Ryan fired him because he didn't listen to him

Why did Sony push Shuhei Yoshida out of his role leading PlayStation's first-party games? He'd overseen some huge successes. Well, apparently, he didn't listen.

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Relientk7743d ago

Yeah I can see that for sure. Shuhei Yoshida should have been in charge not Jim Ryan.

Cacabunga43d ago

It should be free highway for him now.. but Sony are too stupid to see this, especially that moron Hulst

S2Killinit43d ago (Edited 43d ago )

Wtf why all that anger. PlayStation is dominating on every level. Besides I think there is a little more to hiring a CEO than just who is available. Its not like its a athlete your team wants to buy.

neutralgamer199243d ago

S2Killinit

live service failures, chasing trends, closing studios. yes dominating

Cacabunga43d ago

Sony is Dominating because competition is not existing. Compared to previous gens this is the poorest in terms of software offerings.

Last gen we got Uncharted 4 Lost Legacy and TLOU2 from ND alone.

This is so far a remasters gen, with no competition to lift up the quality

1nsomniac42d ago (Edited 42d ago )

..."PlayStation is dominating on every level"....

...Really???

PlayStation are soon heading into a new generation in the not to distant future. They currently have the worst customer satisfaction they've ever sustained as a company. The company is heading for a huge crash while at the same time they'll need to be planning how they are going to try and win back that favour and the build up to their new releases.

Yes financially they're winning but they're going to have to ride out this complete public corporate disaster. No one has faith in the company or the product anymore. They've damaged their public image so much this generation. Greed can kill anyone.

medman42d ago

Hulst is a disaster......

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blacktiger43d ago

He would've done the same thing and fire Jim Ryan and Shuhei would be the villain. Why?
Because Elite creates the narrative and distraction for gamers, users and citizens.

Outside_ofthe_Box43d ago

More confirmation that Jim Ryan is the culprit for what has happened to Sony. Hulst needs to go too. What sucks is that a lot of the good top heads at Sony are no longer there. I wish that guys that were forced out prematurely by Dumbo Jimbo like Shuhei and Layden came back.

robtion42d ago

Yep. Yoshida was responsible for bringing one of the best games of this generation to playstation (Stellar Blade). He is an actual gamer and is in touch with what gamers want (creative, fun games, not GaaS and agenda pushing). He also seems like a genuinely nice guy if you watch some interviews. Of course they got rid of him.

darthv7243d ago

Makes you wonder if MS even thought about hiring him after Phil and Sarah were leaving. He certainly couldn't make their situation any worse.

Agent7543d ago

Microflop. After Windows XP and Xbox 360, it all went floppy.

S2Killinit43d ago

Floppy 😆
No pun intended

badz14943d ago

Yoshida for President! Jim Ryan was and always be a hack! Sony should get Shu back

Lightning7743d ago

All the gamer/consumer lead heads are gone across PS and Xbox. shuhei gone phil's gone (questionable) but gone. The future of gaming is somewhat uncertain across the board.

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