Question / Help Windows 8 super fast monitor capture?

[xdnbkingx]

What is it ^

Thanks.

I currently use Game Source for capture but would this be better?

 

[Grimio]

You can try it, but for monitor capture to work you need to run the game in windowed or fullscreen-windowed mode.

 

[xdnbkingx]

So i just use Monitor Capture and it will work? ive seen a few posts about it and just the Admins saying windows 8 benefits from it but i have no clue what it is? im happy with game capture but if this is better then i would like to learn more thats all.

 

[Grimio]

Monitor capture will capture everything that is on your screen.

 

[xdnbkingx]

I understand that but i can get rid of taskbar and capture inner window, i just want to know the benefits of " Super fast monitor capture"

 

[Grimio]

The benefit is that it's faster than on windows7 and below. If you are happy with game capture and don't want to capture anything outside of your game then it's perfectly fine to continue using game capture :)

 

[xdnbkingx]

Yes but whats it faster at? What part of OBS? what does it help? CPU?

I am happy with game capture i just like to know my options and thats what the forums are for.

 

[Grimio]

I didn't look at the difference between win8 and win7 capture API, so my guess is that on win8 the captured frame does not need to be copied from GPU RAM to RAM and can be directly used to compose the scene which is done on the GPU in OBS.
I hope someone will correct me if i'm wrong here.

 

[xdnbkingx]

Ok thanks, i will check back tomorrow to see if anyone else has input :)

 

[Xaraa]

It's also the fact Win8 does not have Aero like Win7.

 

[Grimio]

That is not correct. Aero is still there, but now you can't turn it off.