Sully
06-14-2007, 11:44 PM
I figured some of you might be interested in recording your gameplay (Tetris or otherwise) from consoles on your PC. I specifically wanted to be able to record gameplay of Tetris Evolutuion, Gears of War, and Guitar Hero.
I use a setup involving an adaptec gamebridge (http://www.amazon.com/Gamebridge-AVC-1400-USB-Cnct-Xbox/dp/B000DLBAFU) that I purchased from Amazon.com for $8.95. You simply run the composite (red/white/yellow) cable from your console into the gamebridge, then a USB from gamebridge to your pc. You then play with the output on your PC monitor. The gamebridge came with software for capturing video and screenshots, and I use Easy mpeg lite (http://www.easympeg.com/EasyMPEG_Lite.php) to crop vids after recording.
The only problem- the sound was about a second behind (during gameplay, not on recorded content), which made Guitar Hero videos impossible and other games borderline unplayable. I found a universal a/v adapter at EB games- it can plug into xbox/xbox360/ps2/GCN and has composite and s-video on the other end. I then bought two audio splitters at Radio Shack (one to split the red and one to split the white) and rigged it all uplike this:
From the universal a/v adapter (from whatever system I'm using)- S-video to gamebridge, split white to gamebridge and to TV, split red to gamebridge and to TV, and yellow to TV. Then usb from gamebridge to PC. Game is displayed on both TV and PC monitor, but I mute PC and play as normal on TV. I also had to get a 6' usb to usb extension as my TV isn't right next to my PC. Anyway, it works, and here's an example of the finished product (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Fvb0QpGeyg) (sorry it's not a Tetris vid).
I record in the worst of the 3 possible qualities to ensure that the vids will fit on youtube.
And while I'm here (Tepples will probably know this)- is there any way to run a composite cable out of a Nintendo DS to a TV? I'd love to record some Tetris DS vids with this setup.
I use a setup involving an adaptec gamebridge (http://www.amazon.com/Gamebridge-AVC-1400-USB-Cnct-Xbox/dp/B000DLBAFU) that I purchased from Amazon.com for $8.95. You simply run the composite (red/white/yellow) cable from your console into the gamebridge, then a USB from gamebridge to your pc. You then play with the output on your PC monitor. The gamebridge came with software for capturing video and screenshots, and I use Easy mpeg lite (http://www.easympeg.com/EasyMPEG_Lite.php) to crop vids after recording.
The only problem- the sound was about a second behind (during gameplay, not on recorded content), which made Guitar Hero videos impossible and other games borderline unplayable. I found a universal a/v adapter at EB games- it can plug into xbox/xbox360/ps2/GCN and has composite and s-video on the other end. I then bought two audio splitters at Radio Shack (one to split the red and one to split the white) and rigged it all uplike this:
From the universal a/v adapter (from whatever system I'm using)- S-video to gamebridge, split white to gamebridge and to TV, split red to gamebridge and to TV, and yellow to TV. Then usb from gamebridge to PC. Game is displayed on both TV and PC monitor, but I mute PC and play as normal on TV. I also had to get a 6' usb to usb extension as my TV isn't right next to my PC. Anyway, it works, and here's an example of the finished product (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Fvb0QpGeyg) (sorry it's not a Tetris vid).
I record in the worst of the 3 possible qualities to ensure that the vids will fit on youtube.
And while I'm here (Tepples will probably know this)- is there any way to run a composite cable out of a Nintendo DS to a TV? I'd love to record some Tetris DS vids with this setup.