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Roxio Game Capture
Whether you're a gamer, gaming
reviewer or someone who just likes to brag about their video game
exploits, than the Roxio Game Capture is for you. In essence,
it's an external USB capture device that allows you to transfer video
from your PS3 and XBox 360 to your PC and best of all, you can still see
all the action from your FULL HD TV while you play.
Best of all, the Roxio Game Capture is
quite reasonably priced at just $99AUD (July 2011) and contains
everything you need (cables & software) to capture real-time gameplay
and then publish for others to enjoy from YouTube to the Web and
countless other social networking sites.
Contents &
Specifications
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High Speed
Connection via UBS 2.0 por
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Vide Inputs:
Component Video (Support 1080i/720p pass-through to TV and 480p capture to PC
simultaneously)
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Support NTSC and PAL
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Cables included:
1x 6-foot USB 2.0 cable
1x 6-foot Component to Component Cable (male/male)
1x 6-foot RCA Stereo Audio cable (male/male)
Before we set up the device, we did notice
that the unit itself is quite small so it won't be an eyesore once it is
setup. It roughly measures at 125mm by 70mm by 25mm. All the cabling
comes with the device so no additional purchases are needed to use the
device out of the box.
Setting up the system is child's play as
you connect your TV to the device via the component cable and then
connect your PS3 or XBox 360 to the device via another component cable.
Lastly, you simply connect your PC into the device via the supplied USB
cable. It's that easy.
Once the hardware is setup, you need to
install the software and with that said, you do need a minimum of a
1.8Ghz Intel CPU or 2.0Ghz AMD CPU plus 2GB RAM and a DirectX 9.0 Video
Card or higher to successfully use the device. It's also better to err
on the side of more power, especially when you are capturing video via a
USB cable. Once done, you just load your game and the software on your
PC (generally on a laptop) and then start recording. Unfortunately the
product only supports the PC for now, so Macintosh users will need to
find other alternatives.
As per usual with Roxio, the software included with this product is
relatively quite easy to use, even if you only have a minimal amount of
PC experience. The editing capabilities, albeit quite simplistic allow
you to do basic editing and even some special effects to help jazz up
your videos. It's quite easy to add text or edit videos with just a few
clicks of the mouse and the storyboard helps keep you track of what you
wish to publish. The product also supports a variety of industry standard
that are as follows;
Input Formats
Video: AVI, DV-AVI, MOV, WMV, DivX, MP4
Audio: MP3, WAV, WMA, AAC
Image: JPG, PNG, TIFF, BMP, GIF
Output Formats
Video: AVI, DV-AVI, WMV, DivX, MP4
Audio: MP3, WAV, WMA, AAC
Image: JPG, PNG, TIFF, BMP, GIF
We tested the device with a plethora of
games from racing to first person shooters and even sport games. The
software allowed us to capture stills, video and audio, however where it
does shine is through the ability to capture video and then post it on
YouTube or Facebook. On our system and whether this was caused by
interference, there was some quality loss due to the throughput but it
wasn't that noticeable.
In conclusion, we could happily recommend the Roxio Game Capture
to any users who want to capture their
gaming glory for the world to see, whether you want to publish them on
Facebook, YouTube or some other shared networking site. It's all good
and it's all easy! |
