Sonic-Keyblade 007
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Hello, I'm going to be responsible for live-streaming an event this weekend and we'll be using a Canon XA20 Camcorder as the video recording device. I assumed that connecting the camcorder to my Dell Precision M6500 laptop would be no different than using a simple usb webcam in OBS, but I've heard that a capture card is needed for HD camcorders. I have a Displayport connection on my Laptop and a Displayport-to-HDMI converter, would I still need to use a capture card? If so, would the Live-Gamer Portable work? I already have that capture card. Thank you for your time, my laptop runs on 64-bit Windows 10, 4GB of Ram, with a Core i7 CPU Q720 @ 1.60GHz.
Log File: https://obsproject.com/logs/jVF_ZlTpZgfpkrrE
My Laptop Model: https://www.amazon.com/Dell-Precision-1-73GHz-Windows-Premium/dp/B007CKOG42/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=dell+precision+m6500&qid=1559953113&s=gateway&sr=8-2
Canon XA20: https://www.amazon.com/Canon-8453B002-XA20-Professional-Camcorder/dp/B00C3R16O2/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=canon+ax20&qid=1559953386&s=gateway&sr=8-2
Live Gamer Portable: https://www.avermedia.com/us/product-detail/C875
Log File: https://obsproject.com/logs/jVF_ZlTpZgfpkrrE
My Laptop Model: https://www.amazon.com/Dell-Precision-1-73GHz-Windows-Premium/dp/B007CKOG42/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=dell+precision+m6500&qid=1559953113&s=gateway&sr=8-2
Canon XA20: https://www.amazon.com/Canon-8453B002-XA20-Professional-Camcorder/dp/B00C3R16O2/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=canon+ax20&qid=1559953386&s=gateway&sr=8-2
Live Gamer Portable: https://www.avermedia.com/us/product-detail/C875