The next time you open OBS Studio you'll need to set it back to the correct setting when using full range.
When opening 4K Capture Utility, it will reset the color range setting in the 4K60 Pro driver properties.
Now that you know what can happen when the configuration is wrong, and how it should look when correct, lets go over how to set everything up. Since there is no information to work with between 0-16 and 235-255, a white hue effect is added. What happens when the source is limited range, often the default for PCs and consoles, and the capture card or OBS Studio is set to capture full range. Featuring Instant Gameview, this video game capture device has a reliable, high-performance USB 3.0 connection. Capture your finest moments in full HD for all to see. The colors past 16 and 235 are crushed into one color, created the effect of high contrast but losing image detail and clarity. Share all of your most triumphant victories and troubles with this Elgato Game Capture HD60 S Stream and Record in 1080p60. What happens when your source is using the full RGB range, but the capture card or OBS Studio is set to limited RGB range.
Setting the correct color range is very important, as mismatched settings can cause stream color to look washed out or too dark. The background for these is rooted in TV, and you can read up more on the topic here. I ended up with the Magewell Pro Capture HDMI which has even better quality and latency than the Avermedia and is absolutely the best thing available at 1080p.RGB color has two color ranges, commonly referred to as limited range and full range. After switching to Linux I had to find a new capture card as the Avermedia has no Linux drivers. Getting the Avermedia card in person confirmed the findings of the video and I had taken off screen photos for comparison (I probably could have just print screen screenshotted lol) of the most aliased images I was seeing where the quality was most easily identifiable, which happened to be the red X in the Xenoblade games on Nintendo Switch home screen. This is the video which made my decision in which you can see the difference in quality in the side by side comparisons. While searching for other potential capture cards I became aware of the Avermedia Live Gamer HD2 and began to search for comparisons. I noticed a degradation in image quality compared to when I had the switched hooked up to my monitor directly through HDMI. I borrowed a HD60 Pro from my friend and tried it out. Now I was only in the market for a capture card so I could play my Nintendo Switch on PC so I was directly concerned with image quality and latency.
Ok, I will admit I have only tested their HD60 Pro, but as the PCI-E card, this should be their best offering at 1080p and representative of what else they offer. They just have the highest brand recognition by gamers, which sucks nobody knows better than to buy their trash cards. What exact Elgato products have you used and what issues did you find with them?īecause their cards are the lowest quality.
I'm curious on how you came to the conclusion that Elgato is trash? Especially considering they're essentially the biggest player in the consumer capture card market. RchUncleSkeleton risingson Elgato is trash, I would be surprised if EVGA quality and latency was worse.