Best Capture Software For Hauppauge Colossus Hd

I've used the Colossus and love it. It can do 1080p if that's what your source is. This is the first I have heard that the Colossus can capture 1080p. I have a Colossus too, and the only capture resolutions I have seen in its specs are 480i, 480p, 720p and 1080i.

Since TV is not yet broadcast at 1080p in the US, that is not a problem. The only internal 1080p video cards with hardware encoding that I know of are the AVerMedia Game Broadcaster HD C127 and AVermedia Live Gamer HD C985. However they won't capture 480i sources, and the only software that works with them is that provided by the manufacturer.

I would suggest downloading our new software, Hauppauge Capture. Reviews >HDTV >HDTV Recorders >Best PVR software for Hauppauge HD PVR2. Best opening scene. The Capture4ME software also. Capture4ME is compatible with specialist high definition capture devices like the Hauppauge HDPVR, HDPVR2, StreamEez, Colossus. Mar 03, 2011 Hauppauge Colossus HD-PVR. I think one of the old Hauppauge cards was able to capture AVI. It will do way more than any software that Hauppauge.

The Colossus works with some third party software. It is supported by, Sage TV, and (with the plugin installed) it works with too.

[Edit]I forgot to say that the AVerMedia cards don't capture 1080p60 as 1080p60. They frame decimate to 1080p30, which makes motion less smooth. They can capture 1080p24 and 1080p30 sources without frame decimating. I'd go with the Colossus because it supports capturing at 480i as well as 1080i and because there are more options for software.

For lurkers who may be trying to decide whether to get a Colossus or a HD PVR2, there is one very important difference that you need to consider. The Colossus is installed in a slot on your PC's motherboard while the HD PVR2 is external and connected to the PC via a USB2 cable. If you intend to use the component output from your set-top cable box, if you get a Colossus you will need to have your PC next to the cable set-top box unless you want to run FIVE LONG BULKY 'high quality shielded' cables (3 video, 2 audio).

OTOH, if you get a HD PVR2 then it can be next to your cable set-top box and your PC could be far away from your cable set-top box running one skinny, flexible USB2 cable. I have 26 feet of USB2 cable from my HD PVR2 to my PC. The USB2 cable that came with my PVR2 is 10 feet long. I bought an active USB2 extender cable that is 16 feet long for a total of 26 feet. 1080i captures so far have been perfect.

That is pretty amazing. I'm not really sure that i trust Hauppauge after having my HD PVR 2 die in about a month. I did buy it used, but still. If a little power surge can fry it, then it shouldn't be so expensive. It should have some kind of surge protection if it's going to be external.

A little power surge/brownout could fry a lot of things. Maybe you should get an uninterruptible power supply if those are frequent.

I guess that Hauppauge suggested that you try power cycling the HD PVR 2. If you didn't try that yet, to power cycle the HD PVR 2, remove power from the unit for 30 seconds and then plug it back in. Note that all the devices in the Hauppauge HD-PVR product line (including the Colossus) might stop working and need to be power cycled/reset periodically. For the Colossus the reset procedure is different, and less convenient.

Caddy Electrical 3 82 Keygen Photoshop on this page. I don't have my notes handy, but as I recall it involved physically removing the Colossus. Fortunately this doesn't happen often.

[Edit] I found my notes. I didn't have to pull the Colossus. I cold booted my system with the power drained. (I shut my PC down, pulled the PSU power cord, and then pressed the power button on the case to discharge any residual electrical power from the PC. After about 30 seconds or so I plugged in the PC's PSU. I booted up the PC and that fixed the problem.) This is supposed to be Hauppauge's first step of troubleshooting for the Colossus.