Lighting plays the most important role for optimum video quality. When a camera is focused on subjects poor illuminated, it must compensate for the low light and it will turn the video gain up or will slow the shutter speed. This results in a blurry, not colorful picture also with a noticeable increase of noise. […]
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Available HD Capture Cards on the market.
If 2 years ago there weren’t many options for HD Capture CARDS, in present there are more than 20 well known HD Capture Cards products, both internal and external devices (via USB 3.0). Avermedia has several products like Avermedia DarkCrystal HD Capture PRO PCI-e (don’t buy the SDK version because is more expensive and you […]
Webcamsplitter settings example for HD Capture card + HD Camcorder
Step 1 1. Download, Install and activate Verysoft Webcamsplitter or Webcamsplitter Pro 2. Open Webcamsplitter and after right click on the program and select your HD Capture CARD HDMI source, make sure the HD video camera is in HD mode and HDMI output settings are on 720p or 1080p 3. Select proper Source Resolution depending […]
How to setup your HD CAMCORDER
After you buy the HD Camcorder, put it in HD Mode (not standard mode), go to Hdmi Output settings and make sure that you choose 720p (on some cameras the option is displayed fully like 1280×720, on other models might appear along with other sizes, for example like this: 480p/720p), connect the camera with the […]
USAGE OF HD CAMCORDER + HD CAPTURE CARD + HDMI CABLE
Attention: Using such equipment require medium to advanced technical SKILLS, if you are a beginner and you can’t find a person with experience that can help you, it might be better not to complicate yourself, use an HD Webcam or learn/research more before jumping into spending a lot of money with pro equipment, to avoid […]
Connecting your OLD CamCorder (hi-8, minidv etc) with capture card or tv tuner
Keep in mind that Firewire connection gets the best quality possible out of your old camcorder, using a tv tuner or capture card will have less quality, also require more technical skills to setup it properly, but use less CPU, because you can capture the image directly from capture card with smaller resolutions like 320×240, […]
How to get the most of your OLD CAMCORDER (mini-dv, hi-8 etc) – non HD Camcorders
To get the best quality out of your video camera you have to connect it via Firewire. In the previous version of the Xguide we said that Firewire is not recommended, this was because it require more cpu usage and there weren’t any good options to adjust colors properly. In present if you have a […]
Recommended settings procedure for all Logitech HD Webcams
This recommended procedure for adjusting your webcam settings is valid for all Logitech HD Webcams using latest Logitech Software. Same principles described here will apply also to other webcams from different manufacturers, only that the software and options names will be different. EVERYTHING STARTS WITH HAVING PROPER LIGHTING CONDITIONS. WITHOUT ENOUGHT LIGHT YOUR WEBCAM WON’T […]