Hdmi capture

[apaar123]

I have seen many youtubers connect their camera to capture card of pc via hdmi. Why do they so? Just to see themselves or is there something else? And do I need to? 

[MVPernula]

Not quite sure what you mean now.

 

Do you mean that they plug their webcams into an external capture card while recording?

Is this while they also record with that specific capture card?

 

I've never heard of a capture card with a USB input for webcams.

[apaar123]

Not webcams but their DSLR or mirrorless 

[MVPernula]

14 minutes ago, apaar123 said:

Not webcams but their DSLR or mirrorless 

Remember to quote or we wont see your replies!

 

Can you explain further or show us an example?

[apaar123]

15 minutes ago, MVPernula said:

Remember to quote or we wont see your replies!

 

Can you explain further or show us an example?

If you jacksepticye setup or cinnamontoastken setup they said in that video that they have connected their camera via hdmi to the capture card

[MVPernula]

5 minutes ago, apaar123 said:

If you jacksepticye setup or cinnamontoastken setup they said in that video that they have connected their camera via hdmi to the capture card

Can you possibly add a link?

[apaar123]

 

8 minutes ago, MVPernula said:

Can you possibly add a link?

At 17:00

[tt2468]

11 minutes ago, MVPernula said:

Can you possibly add a link?

I dont quite understand how you dont understand.

 

Youtubers do it for many reasons

• You need it for live streaming
• It helps with editing, because you can just use OBS to overlay your face live
• It's way better than a USB webcam
• You have more control over the quality and bitrate

[MVPernula]

3 minutes ago, tt2468 said:

I dont quite understand how you dont understand.

 

Youtubers do it for many reasons

• You need it for live streaming
• It helps with editing, because you can just use OBS to overlay your face live
• It's way better than a USB webcam
• You have more control over the quality and bitrate

I'm just not personally familiar with that kind of setup, this was a bit alien to me.

I'll look in to it more.

[apaar123]

8 minutes ago, tt2468 said:

I dont quite understand how you dont understand.

 

Youtubers do it for many reasons

• You need it for live streaming
• It helps with editing, because you can just use OBS to overlay your face live
• It's way better than a USB webcam
• You have more control over the quality and bitrate

But what if I have to record console gameplay at the same time?

[tt2468]

Just now, apaar123 said:

But what if I have to record console gameplay at the same time?

??? Then you use 2 capture cards?

[apaar123]

6 minutes ago, tt2468 said:

??? Then you use 2 capture cards?

Yeah I guess so

[apaar123]

6 hours ago, tt2468 said:

I dont quite understand how you dont understand.

 

Youtubers do it for many reasons

• You need it for live streaming
• It helps with editing, because you can just use OBS to overlay your face live
• It's way better than a USB webcam
• You have more control over the quality and bitrate

but cant i just record my camera seperately ?

[tt2468]

9 hours ago, apaar123 said:

but cant i just record my camera seperately ?

You can, but the post you quoted literally just said the reasons why recording with a capture card can be better.