Inexpensive HDMI Video Capture Card (That Works!)

This video will review and demonstrate the Digitnow HDMI Video Capture Device/Capture Card, with 4K UltraHD passthrough.

[@JunipersQuest]

I was searching for a capture card and your video was easy to understand and how to setup the card. Thank you for sharing your experience with it.

[@potatoqueencalamity]

You are a life saver ❤️ I have been struggling to figure this darn thing out for a year! Thank you thank you thank you!

[@DaveTormala]

Thank you sir for show this. Looking to get into recording and streaming nintendo switch and looking forward to stream the next Zelda game coming in a few months.

[@mrbreezybright]

I just liked and subscribed... This is the only video that has given me hope... I use Panasonic Lumix fz300 and I learned it is not streaming stuff. So I bought this Capture Card. But still, it hasn't come yet. But the way your video has given me hope is that on OBS my device appeared as a "USB Video" just like yours, however, on other videos this capture card appeared as "USB 3.0 HD Capture Card" so I got scared. Thanks for sharing this video.. I am still looking for ways to make my Lumix fz 300 camera stream live. Thanks man.

[@IndieVR]

THANK YOU! Subbed! I was using a second HDMI for no reason lol!

[@KxngJay23]

Thannkkkyouuuuu I watched several videos most of them made it confusing but you made it super easy and understanding

[@xanderhernandez9598]

yo is it worth the buy?

[@PotatoGirl.]

Love the vid really help me out thanks so much!

[@frightknights4270]

Very helpful thank you

[@eggo__]

thank you so much this vid really helped me ^^

[@tattedmunky]

thank you!!! this helped a lot.

[@MuddyTheFox]

Thank you! The main thing I needed was the audio to work from the switch. There is a micro second delay with the sound from the video but its bearable :)

[@katelynnstroud2099]

Can't even get my mic to work I've got sound but that's it

[@LownarYouKnowMe]

Thanks for the help

[@imrobotjo]

thank you. your amazing.

[@thebirbsama2324]

For some reason, Im only getting a display when i change the Resolution type to custom, and set it to 800x600 and the FPS to 30! I have the exact same Capture card, any advice on a remedy?

[@jonburgmann6246]

It works but I’d definitely cut a square hole in case to mount an adhesive heatsink on the video processing ic essecially with higher frame rate

[@NeilKing-iv5lo]

when testing the bluray player, was the output from the capture in 4k though?

[@huf_fitness26]

Is this good for gaming videos from ps4 to KZbin? My quality sucks with just transferring from ps4 to KZbin

[@halami2149]

The only problem with a lot of these it seems is that they only have mono audio. I can’t seem to find one with stereo audio

[@DXsupraXD]

hello if i stream this how am i supposed to go full screen on one monitor? i don't want to play through obs

[@aidanfromxy]

Thank you so much for this video it helped me so so much 😃

[@user-lk2kc4vr4e]

I got this recently but it doesn't seem to capture audio from my Virgin Media (TiVo) box. There's nothing wrong with the card because it captures everything fine from a bluray player.

[@fernandofranca3921]

Just ordered on Amazon today! I'm gonna use another adapter from RCA to HDMI to capture and finally record some VHS tapes I have here, I think it'll work perfectly! About the audio delay, that's pretty simple actually (also also not that uncommon on any card actually), nothing to condemn the capture card.

[@stemccarrick2797]

Did it work mine said device not found it a joke!!!

[@fernandofranca3921]

@@stemccarrick2797 mine worked well!

[@rj7pev]

@@stemccarrick2797I’ve seen people say on simular ones you have to unplug it a few times if it doesn’t recognise it

[@Husker_XIII]

I can vouch for this I bought one and it works like a charm.

[@PanutButterBoi]

how would i set up sound in put and output for mic and game sound im trying to stream on twitch with laptop and xbox

[@naten971]

Please help! Using the same device (different brand), the AUDIO DEVICE doesn't come up with Digital Audio Interface (USB Digital Audio). Using a PS5 with OBS. all other steps followed exactly!.

[@RexxRedfoxx]

Ive got one of these. Diddnt expect much but it works really well for how cheep it is. Tho do not expect 'professional' quality.

[@mrhobs]

Enjoyable video, thanks! Would have been nice if you had played a few seconds of the game so I could see if its truly capturing in 60fps. Menu looked a bit stuttery, like it was possibly only 30. Well the lens flair effect seemed pretty smooth though, so maybe its fine. Just gotta be super careful with these cheap ones. They can show as 60fps in software, but they're really just doing a deceptive frame doubling trick.

[@Cauptain]

If play 60fps, just use Bandicam or Mirillis Action to recortd this in 60FPS. Too easy.

[@disgomusic-vj3hx]

Obs makes capture cards stutter,but this supports 60 fps

[@disgomusic-vj3hx]

Switch supports 30 fps only

[@mrhobs]

@@disgomusic-vj3hx Thanks

[@mrhobs]

@@disgomusic-vj3hx Switch supports 30 fps only? Do you mean this device only supports 30 fps on Switch? Because the Switch definitely supports 60 fps. Either way, not good, ha.

[@fcaughli]

I know no one can speak to all models of these pass through type. But do they typically send the hdmi sound into it so when I record I can use the hdmi sound input? Thanks.

[@BluFox185]

Typically, yes

[@SpiderOwen44]

Will you show the actual video that was captured? Did it record your audio commentary? Trying to find out if I need to buy a microphone. Will a headset with microphone work?

[@airmicrobe]

Yes I doed

[@jojodemonnom3362]

Super interesting, it's true that this type of box is everywhere on the Internet, in every computer and high-tech equipment shop, but it's never the same brand! I've bought one, but it's not branded, it's cheap, and it doesn't work! What's more, the blue cable is USB 2, not 3.0! 4 contacts instead of 9. The blue color now means nothing at all!

[@Cosme422]

thanks

[@revolcane]

Got this for $27, and was good enough to stream our Xbox One S at 720p

[@andrejwitt2085]

I actually just want to play on my PC monitor while listening to my friends on Discord via the same headset. Do I really need obs? or can I just connect and start playing by listening to the discord channel and the game?

[@Dawid_The_Man]

I have a one that looks the same. But every time i stream the desktop sound is delayed do you know how to fix?

[@Smorgellep]

He talk about it about a 3rd way in the vid

[@Zikuto_]

what about live streaming and having your own voice audio included from a console? How would one go about that?

[@haxboi5492]

Plug in a mic?

@@haxboi5492yeah but you plug in the headset (for example) directly to the capture card or to the controller

[@disgomusic-vj3hx]

​@ both

[@Hynxzi]

@ no plug it into the controller and start a party. The capture card will pick up the party audio. That’s the simple way

[@shreyasbharadwaj9914]

Brother, sound is not capturing the sound from Nintendo switch with this on my MAC, what do i do ?

[@JMESPARZA05]

Can you take screen shots with it?

[@Astray_pgmg]

got my today and at first it works good but then suddenly it stops show HDMI output signal on my monitor, ahve no idea what to do and how fix it. currently can play and stream only from fullscreen OBS sceen.

[@DriZzlingBeAr]

Why everytime I plug in this capture card. I get directx error for origin games?

[@inkedsharkyt]

I did exactly what you said with the audio and the game audio still lags behind my inputs in the video. Any solutions?

[@rusest2593]

I have same issue with this kinda capture card (zasluke) On my capture card i experience audio delay when i stream and video starts stuttering after being online for 2-3 hours. Probably because the way the way it heats up

[@10kgjarnail11]

Just got one I like it ❤

[@JMESPARZA05]

Can you take screen shots with it

[@yugii3933]

does this support stereo sound / 2 channel sound?

[@milotiklyt]

i hope everything that you wish to come true in your life becomes a reality. you saved me a fucking headache

[@chaos7635]

So it won’t get out of the black screen phase how do I get out of that

[@davejones1621]

Hi buddy, what's the lag like on OBS with this? So from button press to action on screen. Many thanks.

[@inafridge8573]

there is probably a significant delay, there should be less delay on a monitor or tv screen if you hook it up to the hdmi output of the capture card, because the hdmi output bypasses the capture and takes the image straight from your console and into your display.

[@kaytyee]

When I plug mine into OBS and set the settings to what you have I can see the audio in OBS but cannot hear it. Any ideas?

[@Chris_Redpilled]

@retroelements Mine doesn't say HDMI USB 3.0 audio. Instead it says CA-989UP UAC. I selected that for the video and the video works fine, but no audio. So i tried doing what you suggested for the audio but selected CA-989UP UAC instead ( since there is no HDMI USB 3.0 audio option) and I still can't get any audio. I also tried plugging in some headphones to the audio jack in the capture card, and I can't get audio from there either.

[@kal3555]

its great for switch and other consoles with HDMI but if you use an adapter to use HDMI it just won't work. However, I may just be ignorant and doing something wrong because there may be extra steps or something.

[@seeyouha]

This capture card works great but I can no get the audio to work at all on obs or streamlabs

[@theeeryteacher6417]

is there not a delay since you're using the capture recording to see??

[@wuwuzelcia4049]

tiny bit, its better to have second monitor or tv

[@RH-zc5dq]

can you record tv screen on laptop? mine doesnt work

[@marvels0816]

If i want to capture the gameplay of a mobile game. Does the phone need to be mhl supported?

[@shimbrosgaming]

thannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnk you sooooooo mutchj bro

[@Rikgaming1]

Why does my my display output start to get laggy when I charge my laptop while streaming but when I stop charging it it runs so smooth

[@dwightsmith5174]

One caveat, it does not block usb hum from the computer. I'm getting hum from my usb backfed into my hdmi to connected monitors. Tried a usb hum block. That worked but as soon as I ran OBS Studio on computer, I then had a ratcheting noise. This will likely vary from one setup to another. Just too many variables.

[@CrazyBonesR]

My audio is still not working …. I’ve watched a tone of videos and just can’t get the audio to work. It the same looking capture card you showing . Idk what’s going on very discouraging I guess I’ll just spend the big bucks for elgato

[@Davidskanaal-vm7qm]

Maybe use audio mixer

[@Brawlslayer77]

I just purchased this video capture but when I try to setup on obs i don’t se anything just a black screen :( heeeeeelp

[@cabji]

did you notice any lag between the switch controller and the gameplay while using this device?

[@noahbarks2219]

My screen went black when I said this up. Is there any way to fix that

[@glitchmasterskits941]

I don't know why but mine films 30fps per second not 60 is there a fix for that?

[@KiLLJOY1056]

Can this passthrough 144hz any how?

[@mrgutierrez0079]

The card works just needs a fan on it or a heat sink

[@TheGam1ngOwl]

8:19 here it doesn’t show the digital audio interface, it only shows my microphone. Do you have a solution?

[@banana_soul]

I'm looking for a solution too, I have the same problem

[@TheGam1ngOwl]

@@banana_soul I fixed it a bit ago. I just had to go to settings and System > Sound > All sound devices, and I had to manually go to my capture card and click allow for my windows to allow my pc to use my capture card for audio

[@mrhobs]

Do you have my set up? My Switch? My game? My Blu-ray player? (Soon to be my capture card lol) 😉

[@Blee216e]

im doing what your are saying in the video but trying to get my ps5 connected through the card to my pc :(

[@JmKrokY]

2:15 Does it require USB 3.0 to function?

[@drunkulasretrofuntertainme4746]

No.

[@haunteddeandollsuk]

is there a capture card that just connects into the tv so you can record video games? or do you need to plug it into a computer/ laptop

[@SleepyDogg]

PS4 has recording idk about other consoles.

[@darc192]

Hey man does work with ps3 with having the HDCP Issue?

[@Jordanime]

Just got mine, unfortunately the HDMI between my Switch Dock and the Capture Card isn't working. Not sure if it's the card or the dock to blame (HDMI works).

[@ForeverGrindinn]

Did you ever find a solution I’m having the same problem

[@xream-_-kp]

How do I put it in full screen?

[@lilhand7370]

i got captured card showing on my OBS but i cant get it displayed on the monitor i want to play it on ive tried unplugging both ends of the hdmi output but nothing works any suggestions anyone?

[@dietzwattson4242]

Hey guys I'm using OBS studio and trying to get it set up but no display I'm trying to connect to my tv so I can watch and record

[@carlosminez9709]

Hi, Will i be able to record 1080p with a HDMI Video Capture Card linked to ps4 fat ? thanks in advance

[@DoubleMonoLR]

It shouldn't matter which device you're capturing video from (assuming there's no copy protection, but that seems very unlikely for a game), it's all just a 1080p signal(assuming you set the ps4 to output 1080p) as the capture device sees it.

[@kylian9178]

@@DoubleMonoLR with my switch i'm limited to 720p any advice plz ?

[@manthanmangroliya4204]

Hey, can we record pc screen output in android phone by capture card

[@brotheralec8998]

Not sure if you ever found an answer to your question...I have been recording videos lately on an android device...there are some quirks to it but it does work...I am planning on putting together a pc running android for better quality...may have to upgrade to the item in the video to streamline things...hope this helps...

[@RichGustafson-zw2ip]

HDMI Firestick To RCA conecter to DVD-R Recorder is it possible ? TY

[@pauljcampbell2997]

So, no driver required?

[@JaphethCampbell]

I purcahsed one after watching this video. It works great!

[@HersheyyG]

For gaming?

[@AlexGesse]

Hello. Could you please answer me a question? I have the same card… I have the Nintendo Switch as source playing a game in 1080P in 60 FPS. It looks butter smooth on TV but on OBS even tough OBS tells me the source is in fact 60 FPS it’s not as smooth as the TV and the recording not as well. It looks more like 30FPs even though it says it’s in 60. What could this be? I tried every setting and even a different computer.

[@drunkulasretrofuntertainme4746]

If you capture at 1080 x 60 it's actually doing 30fps. You can check this by playing back in VLC and pressing the E button to advance frame by frame and you'll see frames are just doubled.

[@AlexGesse]

@@drunkulasretrofuntertainme4746 yea this is false advertising!! I heard If you do 720P it records in 60 frames but I have not tried it.

[@drunkulasretrofuntertainme4746]

It does capture 60fps at 720. I've also got another cheap capture card that does 720 x 60 but it isn't as good at fine detail as this card.@@AlexGesse

[@AlexGesse]

@@drunkulasretrofuntertainme4746 I did a test today and yes you are right. 720P seems to be at 60 but still it’s not as smooth anyway as you see it on the TV. Maybe it means it’s skipping frames? It could just be the quality of this capture card.

[@juancarlos3989]

Hola: Esta cap. usa el MS2109 como microprocesador. Gracias

[@gavindevault9981]

Great video but I notice there to be some delay with the capture card any solutions?

[@wegametohavefun]

I have the same problem, just bought mine. The guide says right click "Video Capture Device" then click "Filters", click to add "Video Delay (Async)" set it to 470 ms. (You can adjust it smaller or bigger until you find the audio & video synchronized) i have like 20 or 30 minutes trying to fix it changing the video delay (100, 150, 200, 300) i guess at some point i will find the right number, try to fix it that way or maybe @howtowithgeo can help us with that later. ^^

[@gavindevault9981]

@@wegametohavefun thank you so very much!

[@iPXST890]

So if you don’t have the 3.0 usb it won’t work

[@michelloranger2590]

Thanks for this video. I have a question though. My computer has 2 red USB ports in the front. I know that the 3.0 USB s are supposed to be blue. But I checked the specs on my computer and it says they are 3.1 USB ports. Think the card would work?

[@plethoraofpinatas]

Red, yellow, teal, and orange usb ports are all 3.2 superchargers. They also go both ways as far as data transfer. It should work very well. In fact, if you DL an app called "charge meter z it's green with a speedometer at the top and a heart at the bottom" that will tell you how fast your phone will charge. You'll also need a cable that's one of those colors too, but you'll never charge your phone faster when using those ports and that specific cable. Id use that cable on the card too btw as that's the best you can get for both. GL

[@michelloranger2590]

@@plethoraofpinatas Thank you

[@ItsReallyDon]

I plugged it into my monitor and it says input not supported. someone help me, what do I do?

[@quisk1894]

i have the same exact capture card however my computer is not detecting it even though the input and output are working. I have made sure that the usb parts are 3.0 however it is stlll not working.

[@Noah_Once_Lost]

Same issue here have u fixed it ?

[@AJTComicsBrand]

I just saw this. Can it capture converters HD systems like ps2 gamecube retro stuff?

[@gkaifrmdanawf8128]

I’m tryna find out the same shit lmk

[@AJTComicsBrand]

@@gkaifrmdanawf8128 😂

[@thatweirdnerdinthecomments4664]

Probably not natively without HDMI mods in the system itself but it's not hard to find an AV or Component to HDMI adapter. It should work with one of those converters.

[@mottlthegreatest]

I did everything exactly like u showed in the video for my ps5 but my monitor is black… in OBS i can see my ps5 screen but my monitor is black… can u plsssss help me?❤️

[@metric_33]

Hi, this is the same thing for me, did you find a solution to this? Thanks

[@metric_33]

Edit: hdmi to the output of the capture card was not plugged in properly lol, was able to see my xbox screen on the monitor straight away after replugging some of the cables - hope this helps :)

[@Ocgaming2011]

still having trouble gettting the gameplay to streamlabs any suggestion

[@natefrr1801]

ima having problems getting game audio

[@kylian9178]

It works but there is a delay between the controller and what is displayed. Solutions ?

[@OctoAngel8]

if a capture card has a hdmi cable with it, you can plug that into another device (tv or monitor or just anything that can use it) and then it will appear on there with no delay. i think

[@graverobshawty187]

Anyone know if this works for digitizing camcorder digital8/hi8 tapes

[@lexxical]

It just shows the colorful line screen for me when I turn my switch on...

[@AaronfromEngland1989]

Watching this on mute got a 15 year old camcorder that uses scartlead to tv,can i Capture this on my tv or anything i want from tv ?

[@chronicgaming8973]

Had this for a while and not used it for about a year iv jusy got a new pc with windows 11 on it and it won't show up anywhere when I plug it in anyone know why

[@notchippy]

when i hit stream the sound cuts off

[@jackpez]

this device does false advertise as if you use a software like obs, it can not record 60fps on 1080p but only 720p. Otherwise it still works.

[@100Bucks]

I have a similar capture card. $20 dollars I paid. It's not the device itself. All the horse power comes from your PC GPU. The capture card is only sending the video signal to the PC and that's it. Whatever resolution you can achieve is all on your PC itself. I can achieve a full 4k 60fps with my $20 capture card. I've tried this same capture card on 2 separate computers. One pc a Celeron laptop, the second one a Ryzen 7 paired with a RX 480. My laptop sends 720p 30 and 60. My gaming rig gives me the full 4k 60fps. In obs you have to choose less CPU power to be able to record in full 4k 60fps no problem. Again, all the capture card is doing is only sending the picture to the PC and that's it. Whatever you can record it's all on how strong your PC is. Bandicam also gives you the full 4k 60fps which is way lighter than OBS.

[@Scott_Silver]

I have done everything you just did and still can’t get that to work for the video with my switch. Thought it might be that it was an oLED model, but tried the base mode too and nope. I have no idea what to do but think it might be the device. Thank you for confirming I am at least doing the right steps.

[@100Bucks]

@@Scott_Silver Here's one more trick to make your PC a bit lite weight. You need a TV to do this tho. When your PC is connected to a TV. You should have a display option for interlaced. Interlaced is fake resolution. Example of 1080p in interlaced form. Interlaced form it's 1080i and the real resolution is 540p. If this doesn't help you can always upscale your videos with Handbreak program. Always Denoise to get best upscale quality.

[@seeyouha]

Video works great but no audio at all

[@XsosotaX]

Weird it works for me

[@piranhalegify]

Has anybody noticed that their sound recorded sounds tinny?

[@AlecMcOne]

Yes. I've tried everything, the sound is terrible. It's like it's straining to get through. I've tried everything but it's still the same. I only got it yesterday but I'll probably send it back and get a more expensive one. The picture quality is still great on this tho.

[@_Vorzo]

i brought the whole capture card before knowing anything about usb 1 2 or 3 stuff and my laptop dosent have a usb3 connnection :(

[@YungSimbah-_-]

does this work with ps5??

[@jonburgmann6246]

It does heat up no heatsink at all in mine overheat damage

[@somepersonontheinternetsus694]

So, can someone explain why nothing pops up in obs? All it has is the integrated webcam and i have everything plugged in

[@somepersonontheinternetsus694]

Nevermind, i got it

[@Noah_Once_Lost]

How did u fix it

[@phatswag100]

Does this enhance the performance on switch

[@ThecVIX]

Nothing can enhance performance on switch unless you hack it and overclock it.

[@Bichota0214]

The other hdmi do I put from the capture card to my TV??

[@everythingandanything5155]

the HDMI output goes to your TV.

[@Bichota0214]

@everythingandanything5155 yes I got it already figured out .. my issue is the mic . I can't use it from switch to bear me