Hardware [How to...] capture video (and audio) from switch over 30s?

[barak06]

Hi,
What's the best/cheapest solution (card, hdmi ext...) to capture gameplay from switch games (video and audio) with no 30s limitation and editable on PC ?
THX

 

[SomeGamer]

A capture card, I guess? Also, a method is almost never both the best and the cheapest.

 

[PabloMK7]

Hi,
What's the best/cheapest solution (card, hdmi ext...) to capture gameplay from switch games (video and audio) with no 30s limitation and editable on PC ?
THX

I guess that you should use a capture card in docked mode to get the best quality. Unlike the N3DS the switch doesn't have unused extra cpu codes so I wonder if remote stream would be possible (also with the slow WiFi card).

THX

THX

 

[MrCokeacola]

You can get used component capture devices for pretty cheap these days. Then you just need a hdmi to component adapter. It's a mess of cables but it's cheap and it works. The hdmi to component converter I got even strips hdcp so I can use it to record PS3 as well.

 

[Proto-Propski]

Capture cards are much cheaper anymore Avermedia has a whole line of'em, and they're the most "premium" IMO. but you can find cheaper if you tear ebay apart, and do your research.

 

[gameboy]

hopefully someone brings the 3ds ntr capture ability to nsw

 

[gnmmarechal]

Capture cards are much cheaper anymore Avermedia has a whole line of'em, and they're the most "premium" IMO. but you can find cheaper if you tear ebay apart, and do your research.

On the subject of cheap Ebay capture cards, do *not* go for cheap things like the ezcap. They do work fine, but they tend to break randomly, and really early. Right now, I'm using a used Avermedia Live Gamer Portable Lite I got quite a while back, and it has yet to fail me.

 

[Proto-Propski]

On the subject of cheap Ebay capture cards, do *not* go for cheap things like the ezcap. They do work fine, but they tend to break randomly, and really early. Right now, I'm using a used Avermedia Live Gamer Portable Lite I got quite a while back, and it has yet to fail me.

Yeah I agree cheap on ebay is a pretty wide range, which is why you should always do your Homework with Sellers, and the Products being sold, Avermedia is definately more trusted, and reliable of a brand as far as Affordable Capture Cards are concerned, personally I've got myself their first gen Live Gamer Portable as I'm always on the road, but it does have some shakey Driver Support for it's PC Mode at 1080p 30 FPS on Windows 10 which somehow makes it, so I have to reinstall the drivers every, so often, or face the Blue Ring of Death, or whatever, but regardless it's never refused recording in PC-less Mode at 720p 60FPS. that aside way better then some of the garbage choices out there on ebay by a million, and one.

 

[gnmmarechal]

Yeah I agree cheap on ebay is a pretty wide range, which is why you should always do your Homework with Sellers, and the Products being sold, Avermedia is definately more trusted, and reliable of a brand as far as Affordable Capture Cards are concerned, personally I've got myself their first gen Live Gamer Portable as I'm always on the road, but it does have some shakey Driver Support for it's PC Mode at 1080p 30 FPS on Windows 10 which somehow makes it, so I have to reinstall the drivers every, so often, or face the Blue Ring of Death, or whatever, but regardless it's never refused recording in PC-less Mode at 720p 60FPS. that aside way better then some of the garbage choices out there on ebay by a million, and one.

Huh, I've never had that issue. I'd like to get a new card for PCless mode myself, but for now, my LGP Lite is doing just fine, so meh. It's not like I don't have a PC with me most of the time anyway

 

[Proto-Propski]

Huh, I've never had that issue. I'd like to get a new card for PCless mode myself, but for now, my LGP Lite is doing just fine, so meh. It's not like I don't have a PC with me most of the time anyway

Yeah IDK what causes the issue with the LGP C875, some experience it, and some don't, but apparently they fixed it with the LGP 2, so if you ever want to upgrade then I'd suggest that especially considering the LGP 2 Plus came out recently, so the price is getting more reasonable now.

 

[SjorsMaster]

Just get an Elgato 2nd hand, they tend to hang around 50 euros.