I am Attempting to stream my xbox one through my computer. But I am fairly uninformed on the entire system of how to do it. I am told capture cards are the way to go. and have been recommended a few different types. So my main questions are, what exactly is pass through, and how required is it? Also any suggestions get stream going smooth from xbox to my computer using OBS and twitch preferably. Thanks in advance for any and all advice!
Question / Help Questions reguarding Capture cards and Xbox one
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FerretBomb
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A capture card is like a video-in for your computer. A passthrough lets it 'sit' between the console and your TV, without introducing any capture delay on what's shown on your TV (the stuff coming into your PC will have an amount of cap delay regardless of card, though some are extremely low). You CAN use an HDMI splitter instead of a passthrough, if your capture device of choice does not include a passthrough port. That's pretty much what a passthrough port is anyway, just an internal splitter that sends half to the capture device and half to an output port which you then plug into your TV via another HDMI cable.
My own top two units are the Micomsoft SC-512N1-L/DVI, and the Elgato HD60 Pro. Both are internal cards, and both offer passthrough ports (the Elgato has one built-in, and the SC512 on a daughtercard which I have since removed and just use an HDMI splitter to save space in the case). I've also heard good things about the Magewell line, but do not own one (yet), and they're rather pricey.
Do AVOID USB capture devices if at all possible. They tend to have a significant amount of capture delay (around 2 seconds for the more common units) or significant technical glitches (in the case of Avermedia gear). The only general exception to this (if you have a laptop and NEED one) is the XCAPTURE-1.
My own top two units are the Micomsoft SC-512N1-L/DVI, and the Elgato HD60 Pro. Both are internal cards, and both offer passthrough ports (the Elgato has one built-in, and the SC512 on a daughtercard which I have since removed and just use an HDMI splitter to save space in the case). I've also heard good things about the Magewell line, but do not own one (yet), and they're rather pricey.
Do AVOID USB capture devices if at all possible. They tend to have a significant amount of capture delay (around 2 seconds for the more common units) or significant technical glitches (in the case of Avermedia gear). The only general exception to this (if you have a laptop and NEED one) is the XCAPTURE-1.
FerretBomb
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Interesting; I have one and did a cap card shootout between it, the SC512 and a Datapath VisionRGB-E2 on beta drivers at 1080@60 all around; it does have slightly more capture delay, and there was a stuttering issue at first but a new patch sorted it out. Though I have seen quite a few threads here about people having issues with them, I've not experienced any significant ones myself outside of a bit of HDCP-on-passthrough weirdness attributable to my HDCP-breaking splitter.
Narcogen
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I use the BlackMagic Intensity Shuttle, USB3 version to capture footage from my Xbox One. I won't say it has no capture lag, but it is nowhere near as much as two seconds. One caveat, though, is that it will only capture at 720p59.94, not at 1080. I think this was addressed in newer versions, perhaps the Thunderbolt version.