My experience range from hardware to software and networking.07:17:01.118: preset: fasterĠ7:17:01.118: settings:ĥ000 is the low end of acceptable bitrate for 1080p60. Note: I am a independent computer consultant. However the technical issues and limitations are taking the fun out of it. So far I’ve had a lot of fun streaming too.
My wife got it for me for my birthday. I think the hardware is sound, and it’s well made. I call it a river rock because it looks and feels like one. I’ve been using it with OBS for months now.
Update October 2017: Avermedia does have drivers for Mac now and OBS can be used. Update: Apparently, they do not have Mac drivers. They have Mac drivers and you can use it with OBS.
You may want to look into the AVerMedia Live Gamer Portable 2. So, based on all of this I would say if you have a Mac you may want to look for another streaming card, at least to stream on a service like Twitch. I could use OBS with all of it’s features.
I really wish Elgato would write a driver for Mac so that video could be captured directly. After I updated El Capitan to version 10.11.6 the video with all versions of the Game Capture HD breaks up and is unusable for streaming. Based on my testing, the issue is with their software, but Elgato support personnel continue to pin the issue to my computer. I have been working with Elgato support from June 18th until today, July 20th) We haven’t really gotten anywhere, but they are trying to help.
Game capture HD still has the same exact issues it did a full year and 3 months ago. This article was published in August of 2016. October 2017 update: 2.8(1315) Same voice audio issues. Gchdm_21b85_1101_PB - The microphone audio is still an issue for streaming. Gchdm_21b84_1084_PB - This may have fixed the recording size issue, the file size was 85mb for a 2 minute segment of a stream, so I’m not sure, but this introduces a microphone issue during streaming. ( This is the version I use now, it’s the only one that streams video and audio correctly) Gchdm_21b66_1036_PB - This fixed the video issue, but there is a recording issue, if I grab 2 mins of a 2hr stream, the 2min segment file size will be as big as the entire 2 hour stream. It has the same issues as the previous stable version. Gchdm_204_981 - This is the updated stable version I downloaded on August 11, 2016. (Since the 10.11.5 update the video has been broken for streaming and recording, this version is no longer usable) I play Splatoon and it’s completely unusable for that. If you played a game without much movement like a card game it might be okay.
Now it has video streaming issues, stream quality completely brakes down if there is any movement. Gchdm_203_970 - Worked great before the 10.11.5 Mac update. I’ve tried the beta versions but they have issues too, which I’ll describe: The stable version of the software has major video quality issues. So, I’m left with only using the Elgato software.Īfter the Mac updated to version 10.11.5 of El Capitan I’ve had issues with Game Capture HD. This was too big of a problem for me to overcome. This is because display capture captures everything in a certain area, if you have any overlap with OBS you get an infinity effect. If you try to use display capture you’ll have to have a high resolution or a big screen so you can separate the OBS screen from the Game Capture Screen. For example, if a character turns his head the movement wouldn’t be smooth. If you use window capture I found that it works but, the video in my Twitch stream was rickety. *You can use OBS with this card, but you can’t capture directly from the device itself, you have to use Window capture or Screen capture and both have issues. You cannot setup Twitch notifications, or any of the other cool integrations you can have with OBS. With the beta software you can set up a webcam and a few overlays on your stream. The beta software does though, but it’s still limited. Currently the stable version does not support overlays. This software works well but, it’s limited. In most cases you will be relegated to using the Game Capture HD software with this device. They don’t write the drivers for Mac so you can’t capture the stream directly for use with OBS*. What I didn’t realize is that support for the HD60 on Mac computers is limited. It got really good reviews, and I also asked streamers that had good quality streams what they used.