Gaming Capture Laptop Screen on Desktop

[Bently]

Hello fellow Tempers, haven't really posted in a while.

So, recently I wanted to start streaming video to Justin.TV (A live stream site) but the only problem I seem to have is when I start playing games during streaming. Since the game I want to stream (Starcraft 2) takes up nearly half my CPU the other half is consumed by the Live Media Encoder I use. Then I thought of the idea of capturing my laptop's screen (while playing) on my desktop which is then used to stream it on justin.tv. However, the only problem is... how could I connect my laptop to my desktop in order to capture my laptop's screen while I play?

I've tried using Remote Desktop programs (along with the software provided by Microsoft on Win 7), but it's really choppy and isn't good for gaming.

Is there any solution to this? Can I use my HDMI to 15 pin cable to connect my Laptop (HDMI) to my desktop (15pin)?

 

[Rydian]

You need input, not output. Hooking up a cable to two output ports isn't going to do anything.

 

[FAST6191]

+1 to the input thing.

I am mainly here to mention though that there are LAN intended VNC things that are light on compression (simple lossless stuff is huge compared to high end H264 but far easier on things), higher on resolution and lower on lag/amount of frame drop. Most VNC stuff you see is great for fixing a remote machine or maybe typing something but high throughput is not what they are about. Unfortunately I have not played with such things in some 5 years though and most of the ones I did were more about using a laptop as a third screen.

 

[Bently]

*Snip*

QUOTE(FAST6191 @ Mar 19 2011, 07:54 PM) +1 to the input thing.

Could you perhaps go into more detail? I'm not the best when it comes to the hardware aspect of computers.

 

[Rydian]

It's like trying to eat with your butt.

 

[jargus]

Ditch Live Media Encoder. Use XSplit Broadcaster. It more efficient and lightweight. Also try lowering the settings some on Starcraft.

You can only use your laptops HDMI output on your desktop if you have a HDMI capture card. Those can be rather expensive however. The cheapest I know of those is the AverTV HDDVR for about 100$.

If your laptop has physical output that your desktop already has an input for then use that to capture.

Worst case scenario you could use webcammax to stream.

 

[Sir VG]

Ditch Live Media Encoder. Use XSplit Broadcaster. It more efficient and lightweight. Also try lowering the settings some on Starcraft.

You can only use your laptops HDMI output on your desktop if you have a HDMI capture card. Those can be rather expensive however. The cheapest I know of those is the AverTV HDDVR for about 100$.

If your laptop has physical output that your desktop already has an input for then use that to capture.

Worst case scenario you could use webcammax to stream.

That card may be expensive, but damn it's...BEAUTIFUL. Well worth the price of admission.

 

[Bently]

Ditch Live Media Encoder. Use XSplit Broadcaster. It more efficient and lightweight. Also try lowering the settings some on Starcraft.

You can only use your laptops HDMI output on your desktop if you have a HDMI capture card. Those can be rather expensive however. The cheapest I know of those is the AverTV HDDVR for about 100$.

If your laptop has physical output that your desktop already has an input for then use that to capture.

Worst case scenario you could use webcammax to stream.

That card may be expensive, but damn it's...BEAUTIFUL. Well worth the price of admission.

Thanks, XSplit is much better. I'm getting 20-30 frames, however there is quite a bit of delay. At least its smooth. Also I probably won't be streaming that much, so I don't think that DVR will be much use for me.

Anyways, thanks for all your inputs ^^ (Mod can lock this).

 

[jargus]

Do you mean delay on your computer or delay to the stream? If the stream is delayed that's normal. You are uploading the to stream server which then processes it and broadcasts it. Usually its not more than 30 seconds.

 

[Bently]

Do you mean delay on your computer or delay to the stream? If the stream is delayed that's normal. You are uploading the to stream server which then processes it and broadcasts it. Usually its not more than 30 seconds.

Yep stream, and also my upload speed may contribute to it.

 

[idulkoan]

It's like trying to eat with your butt.

lol that just made my day

 

[jargus]

My upload speed is crap but video is always smooth when broadcasting if nothing else is consuming bandwidth