Best Game Capture Card For Mac

I'm trying to use an external capture card to stream my Xbox one gameplay to twitch with a simple webcam overlay. As a macbook pro owner, I recently got an Eglato Game Capture HD and for the life of me can't get it running smoothly enough through OBS or even through their own GameCapture HD software to make a Twitch stream viable. Amazon’s best-selling computer microphone is $22, That’s nearly half of what you’d save on the Game Capture. Elgato Game Capture HD60 S features: Stunning 1080p quality with 60 fps.

I used to use the Elgato HD. If you use their program directly to stream, it's great. But if you want to implement it into OBS, it's terrible. The delay is barely fixable, since you have to Window Capture.

I was also never able to get to 60fps in even 720 when window capturing it. I now have the Blackmagic Intensity Thunderbolt. While the extra cables and such for audio output is annoying, it's flawless with the black syphon capture when I use this for Xbox One. I don't even use my TV to watch my game. My video output is 720p59.94, and it has to be selected and on for the preview to even show.

I have almost zero latency using it. I have also used this for Xbox 360, and while there is a hair of a choke, you have to change your resolution almost entirely because of the HDMI. Still works, and I still don't need to use my TV to watch my game, but I may go back to Elgato for the 360 if they ever have a driver for OBS. I do have to say though, the Blackmagic has issues with party chat on Xbox One because of the privacy changes or something? I'm not entirely clear on that.

As with most modern Mac applications, Microsoft Remote Desktop is available for download through the Mac App Store. Go to the icon Dock on your desktop and click the blue 'App Store' icon to open it.

So, I tend to Skype whomever I'm playing with and put that into OBS. Elgato's Game Capture HD should work as long as the console's outputs are RCA/Component for older console. Keep in mind that it can only capture 30fps. The HD60 captures 60fps, but it doesn't have RCA/Component input. You can use the proprietary program from them, or if you use OBS, you would have to window capture it, and it tends to degrade the quality.

You can go that route. OR just bootcamp your mac, so you can use OBS on windows since it can detect the Elgato as a capture device unlike the Mac version. That's the route I'm currently running. A thunderbolt device should be better than a USB3, but not in the case of the Thunderbolt Shuttle. Actually I've tested both Thunderbolt and the USB3 version of the Intensity Shuttle, both installed in a new MacPro, OS X 10.11.3. Results: The USB3 Shuttle worked without problems with PC Laptop and MacMini HDMI signals but the Thunderbolt Shuttle only worked with Camera HDMI signal.

I've tried up to 3 different cards with the same result, also installing different drivers. Notice that I'm talking about capturing PC or Mac HDMI RGB signals. Xbox or PS4 HDMI outputs could work due the fact that they send a valid YUV signal (I haven't tested because I don't have one). Cd viewer.