Melee Recording Setup

[Tawkos]

I'm not sure if this is the right place for this kind of post, but yeah. I've been pretty active in my local scene and well, I've been wanting to purchase a good setup to record on my laptop (which I just bought a new charger). My budget is decent, since I have a job, but I don't wanna over pay for a damn capture card. I want the smartest buy possible, if anyone could help me buy a full setup to record (which implies not having to buy any extra equipment like splitters at a local retail store), I'd greatly appreciate it.

 

[N9TMARE]

Get average supplies and you'll be fine honestly. Don't over-think the purchases.

 

[Tawkos]

Get average supplies and you'll be fine honestly. Don't over-think the purchases.

I don't know much about which supplies I actually need. I'd like for someone to give me what I really need and how to get it, if you get what I'm saying. I want someone to give me the smart thing to do in this scenario of me wanting to record.

 

[Chuckles]

First of all, the easiest way to record without any splitters is to first get an S-video/AV cable for gamecube or Wii. As for the capture card, I'd recommend this http://www.amazon.com/ATI-Technologies-100-703156-Wonder-Adapter/dp/B0002ZQFS4 . However, I should note that it only has drivers for WINDOWS VISTA. This was my first cap card and it has terrific SD quality. I used it for years for Halo and Smash. Other cap cards include Dazzles or a Black Magic USB.

I use a Hauppauge HD PVR 2 gaming edition with splitters and an AV switcher now.

 

[Kadano]

There is no single smart solution that's best for every situation. If you have a good USB3 port, the Micomsoft XCAPTURE-1 (250$) or Blackmagic Intensity Shuttle USB3 are definitely the best devices. If you only have USB2 ports, the Elgato Game Capture HD is probably the next best thing.
I'll do a video explanation soon of the different setups. It's pretty complicated.

 

[Goxplex]

It really depends in what you want to do. If, like me, you are planning to record Smash 4 when released, but also want to stream Melee, I think your best bet is Elgato Game Capture HD, which supports composite cables with it's adapter.

This is my setup:

- Elgato Game Capture HD
- "Home-made" splitter
- Microsoft LifeCam HD-3000
- Windows PC (i5 2500, HD7870, 120GB SSD, 1TB HDD, 8GB DDR3, AsRock z68 Extreme3 Gen3)

 

[EPsilon933]

This guide is written for those cheap capture cards that capture only through composite/s-video cables. They tend to cost $30-$80. Using any card will mostly be fine http://smashboards.com/threads/how-...m-recorded-videos-in-pseudo-hd-easily.333301/

 

[Tawkos]

It really depends in what you want to do. If, like me, you are planning to record Smash 4 when released, but also want to stream Melee, I think your best bet is Elgato Game Capture HD, which supports composite cables with it's adapter.

This is my setup:

- Elgato Game Capture HD
- "Home-made" splitter
- Microsoft LifeCam HD-3000
- Windows PC (i5 2500, HD7870, 120GB SSD, 1TB HDD, 8GB DDR3, AsRock z68 Extreme3 Gen3)

I mostly wanna record/stream Melee as I play at locals almost weekly, andI'd like to study myself and improve, also want other people's opinions, so yeah. About smash 4, I probably will upload smash 4 content since I plan to play that game competitively also, as long as it's worth it, but yeah... hm. Would an elgato be worth it? and how much would an elgato be?

 

[EPsilon933]

Would an elgato be worth it? and how much would an elgato be?

http://www.amazon.com/Elgato-Captur...398955138&sr=8-1&keywords=elgato+game+capture