Epiphan Capture Cards – BROADFIELD NEWS https://news.broadfield.com Distributor of Live Production Equipment for Resellers Only Tue, 30 Nov 2021 19:14:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 https://news.broadfield.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/bdi-square-logo-150x150.png Epiphan Capture Cards – BROADFIELD NEWS https://news.broadfield.com 32 32 HDMI to USB adapter buyer’s guide: Four key considerations https://news.broadfield.com/hdmi-to-usb-adapter-buyers-guide-four-key-considerations/ Tue, 30 Nov 2021 20:13:00 +0000 https://news.broadfield.com/?p=20420 When buying a video capture card there a lot of things to consider. Bill Allan of Epiphan explains in a recent blog post the top four things you should look for when buying a capture card. Epiphan has a line of capture cards themselves. Their AV.io HD, AV.io SDI, and AV.io 4K capture cards are perfect HDMI to USB adapters.

Video capture cards are here to help translate your camera’s analog video signal into a digital video format that your computer will understand. Allan thinks of it as the middle man between your computer and HD camera.

The four features you should consider before buying your capture card are..

  1. Capture resolution and frame rate.
    Make sure your capture card and capture the resolution and frame you need. If you are using a 4K camera you will need to make sure your capture card supports 4K.
  2. Compatibility
    Your capture card has to work with your computer.
  3. Durability and portability
    Before you make your purchase, think about where and how you will be using it. If you are going to be traveling with it, you’ll need something rugged and portable.
  4. Audio transmission
    If you need to capture your camera’s audio, make sure your capture card can support that.

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]]> How to convert HDMI to USB for live streaming https://news.broadfield.com/how-to-convert-hdmi-to-usb-for-live-streaming/ Mon, 22 Nov 2021 17:35:00 +0000 https://news.broadfield.com/?p=20307 Matra Chernova, Customer Success at Epiphan does a great job explaining how to convert HDMI to USB for live streaming with Epiphan’s line of AV.io Capture Cards. The Epiphan AV.io HD, AV.io 4K and AV.io SDI use UVC drivers pre-installed on your computer, making it easy to capture video from your camera or other video source. Just connect your video source to one end and your computer to the other via USB and you’re ready to capture with any consumer or commercial encoding software.

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“Looking to stream video from your camcorder, mirrorless, or any other source with an HDMI out to your computer? To do this, you’ll need an HDMI to USB capture card. Watch this short video to learn more about how HDMI to USB video conversion works.”

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