Question / Help Capture card resolution - can't choose below 720p

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jan_susi

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Hi!
So basically my problem is that I can't select a resolution through the OBS menu for my capture card, that would make my Wii (which is connected through HDMI and is putting out 480p) work. The lowest HD setting is 720p and the others are called PAL, NTSC, Progressive etc. and none of them work. The screen pops up normally in other software with the same capture card. How can I make it work? http://prntscr.com/br6qb5 (screenshot) This is all I have to choose from...
 
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jan_susi

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I'll try as soon as possible, but the last time I tried to set it up, I actually went through all the options, listed in that screenshot, and none of them worked :/ I will try again though as soon as I wake up and I will reply again once I do.
Also something I should've previously mentioned is that my capture card is a BlackMagic intensity shuttle USB 3.0
 
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jan_susi

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Yeah, I just get the usual videoless black screen where it recognizes my capture card, but not the video feed. http://prntscr.com/brdv4y I tried with the capture card app, and it "told" me that it's NTSC progressive, but NTSC progressive doesn't return a videofeed on my OBS Studio...
 
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mpek

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I'm having the same capture card/box.

What I watched with this box and HDMI signals is:

Sometimes the video signal is black and I have to shutdown the camera and turn it on again, when I start OBS. Sometimes I have to restart OBS and the video signal(s) are ready to capture instantly and you start to wonder why they are sometimes lost when starting a day.

When configuring my setup, OBS hung up, dunno what was causing it and the picture from Shuttle would even stay black after restarting OBS. Best time to restart the computer OBS is running at.
This configuration took hours to find out and now I'm running 3 cameras with OBS.

Perhaps you could restart your Wii with OBS running and configure your Shuttle in OBS. Did you try the other NTSC options in that list as well? Do you have the latest drivers from Blackmagic installed?
 
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mpek

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Yes, it works, but sometimes I have to restart either the cam or OBS. OBS or Intensity Shuttle seems to hang the picture from cam, and the cam shows black in pull-out monitor, so you can see if the cam works or not.
 
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jan_susi

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So because of the software I got with my capture card (Media Express) I could figure out at which settings the capture should be at (this image here: http://prntscr.com/bvb9kw ). Buuuuut OBS is still giving me a dark nothing on the recognizing screen, even though Media Express has no trouble whatsoever... (evidence: http://prntscr.com/bvbam5 ) I've tried loads of combos on what runs first, what last and nothing helped... any suggestions?
 
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jan_susi

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Forgot to mention: The closest I've gotten to it running (it always recognizes sound) was this: http://prntscr.com/bvbgae Which means it recognizes that there is a signal but it has a problem with decoding it or something, I don't know... gonna put the log in here too... https://gist.github.com/d75af53401e30c3e8410aa287bcf0cd4 Any advice will make my day. Thanks for the replies so far ^^ Also sorry for being absent, I was just very busy with other life stuff...
 
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jan_susi

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I checked the log myself... I dunno if ressetting devices and OBS fixed it, or maybe running OBS as admin... Now it works :P
Probably the admin thing, cause I went to read the log, which is what I should've done in the first place XD
the line:
18:48:05.962: Blackmagic Device (Wii): Failed to enable video input
is pretty much a dead giveaway that it doesn't have access to something XD
 
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jan_susi

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Suslik V

Suslik V

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I mean, full log with successful capture attempt. To compare (if it has actual fps info for the device, as Media Source do) with setting Mode: NTSC progressive from your screenshot.
 
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