StarTech.com HDMI naar USB-C Video Capture Apparaat - UVC HDMI Recorder - Plug-and-Play - Mac en Windows - 1080p

My intended use for this audio and video capture device was to save demonstrations of software and other video streams to my Windows and Mac computers. I connected the unit to my Windows PC using the provided USB-C cable, and then attached an Android tablet to the port marked --HDMI In-- using the included HDMI cable.Then I plugged a microphone into the 3.5 mm port labelled--Audio In—in order to record a voice-over track along with the captured video. I needed to configure the device to change the audio input setting from HDMI to microphone.The company provides UVC Utility software for that purpose for Windows, Macs, and Linux operating systems on the website. Details for configuration are contained in the well-written and detailed Instruction Manual. As an optional check on the transmission, I connected a standard HDMI cable (not included) to the port labelled--HDMI Out--and plugged the other end into an LED monitor.According to the Instruction Manual software is required to store the incoming video as a file on the computer. The Guide provides instructions for downloading a free application for Windows, named StreamCatcher from their web site. Capture software is not provided for Mac or Linux, but the Guide indicates that any software that supports the UVC (USB Video Class) standard will work. Macs come with QuickTime software that works with UVC.I started the StreamCatcher software, which displays the tablet screen on the monitor. By clicking the red button at the bottom of the program window recording commenced. Then on the tablet I started an app and selected all the menu items while simultaneously explaining my actions by speaking into the microphone.When finished demonstrating the tablet app, I again clicked the red button which stopped recording and saved an MP4 file to the PC internal storage. It generated a name corresponding to the date and time it was saved. Using the default bulk method, the file was a little over 10 MB per minute.To record a live feed from a tablet camera the connection is the same as the above process but the camera app needs to be started on the tablet. Aim the camera, press the red button on the PC and the results are recorded. The files created are slightly larger, about 15 MB per minute.I next disconnected the tablet then connected a laptop computer to the capture device that was playing a video and using the same method created a recording. The quality of the resulting video appeared identical to the original when played from the stored file, which was also about 15 MB per minute in size. I repeated the above using Nero Video software instead of StreamCatcher and visually the videos appeared the same with only minor differences in file size.I repeated the same captures on a Mac Mini, using QuickTime software that came with the macOS operating system, with similar results except the files were stored as QuickTime movies (.mov suffix) instead of MP4, and were slightly smaller in size.This device functioned without issue to record streaming audio and video from the HDMI devices I tried. I did try to record from protected devices like DVD and Blu-ray players but it didn’t work at all. It is excellent for recording what I am doing on a tablet or computer with my own voice annotation, so I can either play it back later to refresh my memory, or send it to others for instruction.

Captured 1024 x 768 from a Mister without issue, and repeatedly. However, does not capture 720p from an Apply TV which I used for initial testing. Overall very good, especially at the price it has been selling for recently. Much better than an Avermedia product which I tried initially. My only issue is that the downloadable configuration utility appears to be only able to see the device immediately after my Mac is rebooted.

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Works some of the time but then the video starts to aggressively tear and get lagged.

Recording from a PC worked fine. Unfortunately I needed this to record video from a Mac, and that's where I ran into major problems.I had to call Startech for support. After some troubleshooting and a return call the next day, their engineers confirmed that the device cannot capture *from* a source Mac, only *to* a connected Mac from some other device like a gaming console or a PC. There is an issue with HDCP (High Definition Content Protection) being enabled all the time from a Mac's HDMI output, regardless of whether protected content is displayed on screen. The Startech will not display a picture if there is an HDCP-enabled signal on the chain.