AVerMedia Extremecap U3 CV710 - 1080p 60FPS Game Capture
Linus Tech Tips
·Linus Tech Tips
·2015-05-07
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1,198 words · ~5 min read
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in our recent video about the lgp light from a media many of you expressed
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dissatisfaction with its 1080p 30fps recording limitation and asked why the
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devil we didn't talk about the extreme cap u3 CV 710 instead because it can
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record 1080p 60 FPS sorry about that
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here it
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is with the purchase of a qualifying Intel processor SSD or knck you could
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instantly win an Intel gaming Jersey and be entered in the draw for the ultimate
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system click now to learn more now because with motion blur 30fps delivers
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Smooth video playback most online video platforms notably YouTube have up until
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this point been limited to 30 FPS so even if you could capture at a higher
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frame rate you wouldn't be able to publish to your viewers that way anyway
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without some pretty janky workarounds well all of that is about to change so
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the 60fps argument becomes one that's much more important and a lowcost 60fps
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capture device could suddenly be a critical piece of equipment particularly
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for game streamers who focus on action oriented games and that's what we have
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here at around $150 the extreme cap u3
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does 1080p 60 FPS capture from a camera
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a separate PC or from a game console assuming you can find one that actually
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runs games at 60 FPS like the Wii U but
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considering that it has only one HDMI input with no pass through through and
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one analog component input is it capable
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of competing with the 2560x1440 60 FPS recording that NVIDIA
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Shadow play users already enjoy well the
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answer is a definite maybe one big
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benefit of a standalone capture device is the ability to use it as a video
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source for your favorite streaming software like xplit so I'm a big fan of
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a media's live gamer portable for that reason back to this product though
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unlike the live gamer portable it doesn't have a hardware h264 encoder
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chip so your CPU will be doing the work it doesn't have the handy onun record
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button and it doesn't have HDMI pass through and while a media claims that
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due to the USB 3 interface the latency is so low that you should be able to
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Output via HDMI to the CV 710 then play
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off the preview window in practice I found that even using a validated usb3
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chipset note that not all recording modes will be available on nonv
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validated usb3 chipset this setup didn't work that well the leg
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was very noticeable to me and I also observed more screen tearing than usual
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now a solution to this would be to use an HDMI splitter which can be obtained
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for about 20 bucks on Amazon which is more pieces though and more wires to
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contend with but still manages to come in under $200 for a 60fps live streaming
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and capture solution for console Gamers or PC Gamers who don't want to use a
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screen capture software or a separate recording PC but there are some other
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issues too after you run the USB port validation wizard while Rec Central is
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actually pretty darn solid and amazingly easy to set up with either one-click
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detection of your video Source or a wizard that lets you configure bit rate
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frame rate whether your commentary audio will be mixed in or saved as a separate
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file and your recording hotkey one big
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thing that's missing with this device is the ability to capture at
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29.97 FPS or 59 .94 FPS the frame rates
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that most consumer AV Equipment will use
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now to be clear it does work this is internally recorded and simultaneously
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captured footage from a Canon xa20 camera they are just at slightly
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different frame rates which may cause audio sync issues when editing very long
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videos on a timeline unless you reconformation
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for console Gamers it's fine but so is a
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live gamer portable in most cases and for PC Gamers I'd have liked to see a
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1440 30p capture option and HDMI pass
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through and then for someone who's more interested in uncompressed video capture
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from a equipment something it handles easily with premere and Vegas plugins
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available for free although some kaj jiggering may be required to get it
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going in Creative Cloud I'd have liked to see native support for the more media
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Centric frame rate Ates which doesn't make it a bad product at all at this
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price you cannot get a 60fps capture
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device with this kind of ease of use and versatility it even works on Mac it just
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feels like a version two of this product for a few bucks more with those little
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niggles taken care of would be much more
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compelling speaking of compelling we have a brand new sponsor on today's
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charging speed for each device giving every device an oem quality charge this
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is ideal for anyone who travels with a bunch of devices or with a large group
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we will definitely be bringing this with us on our trips to PS and CES the bull 7
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