Question / Help Streaming PC Setup Question

[Furkay]

Hello Everyone!

I'm writing this little post trusting that somone with experience in the field of multi-PC streaming will be able to help me. Right now I plan to buy a dedicated streaming PC to improve my overall stream quality and to get some stress off my main CPU.
My problem is: I actually have no idea which capture card I should use for the streaming PC.
As I already use a 3-monitor setup for my gaming PC, I'll not be able to clone one screen to a separate output. So I'd have to use an HDMI splitter to split the signal between one of my monitors and the capture card.
With that setup, the capture card itself would receive a 1080p60 signal but should be able to output at 720p60 (as that will be my streaming resolution. Streaming at 1080p60 would be a bad idea, I guess).

So basically my question is: does anyone know which capture card will be able to do just that without downscaling to 30fps?

All help would be appreciated!

~Furkay

 

[Jack0r]

For your exact wish you can currently use the Live Gamer HD which has an option to input 1080p60fps and downscale it to 720p60fps. All other capture cards that support 1080p60fps but only 1080p30fps, to my knowledge, will not allow you to do 720p60fps without inputting 720p60fps.
Only other option would be to get a more expensive device that can input and record 1080p60fps. But in general I would probably recommend the Live Gamer HD. It works, and has the mentioned downscale. You can even try to use its passthrough, but a splitter is maybe the better choice.

 

[dacoder]

Hello Everyone!

I'm writing this little post trusting that somone with experience in the field of multi-PC streaming will be able to help me. Right now I plan to buy a dedicated streaming PC to improve my overall stream quality and to get some stress off my main CPU.
My problem is: I actually have no idea which capture card I should use for the streaming PC.
As I already use a 3-monitor setup for my gaming PC, I'll not be able to clone one screen to a separate output. So I'd have to use an HDMI splitter to split the signal between one of my monitors and the capture card.
With that setup, the capture card itself would receive a 1080p60 signal but should be able to output at 720p60 (as that will be my streaming resolution. Streaming at 1080p60 would be a bad idea, I guess).

So basically my question is: does anyone know which capture card will be able to do just that without downscaling to 30fps?

All help would be appreciated!

~Furkay

Well here is another option: since its its a dedicated streaming machine, use its cpu to downscale the source.

The best way to do this take the input as 1080p60 then make obs' canvas 1080p30fps, but just under that is a downscale feature. Turn that to 720p, with best detail sampling. Dont worry about the fps, obs' capture will just capture 30fps (its usually a video source or a window capture). Good luck, and i wish i could do what you are doing :D

 

[Furkay]

@Jack0r: Thanks a lot! I was actually looking at the Live Gamer HD before but I wasn't sure if it actually supported downscaling to 720p60. :D

@dacoder: Yeah, that was my first plan. The Problem is just that it's really difficult to get your hands on a PCIe Capture Card which actually supports full 1080p60 output. :)

 

[dacoder]

@dacoder: Yeah, that was my first plan. The Problem is just that it's really difficult to get your hands on a PCIe Capture Card which actually supports full 1080p60 output. :)[/QUOTE]

Oh, so most cap cards at 1080p only support 30 fps? That is kinda cheap sounding, and for 200 bucks too? :/