Reply To: Capture card compatibility report thread

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I managed to get my SNES working with my Elgato HD60 Pro after a few hours of banging my head against the wall, but it requires some weird extra steps to work. If I start OBS (or Elgato’s own Game Capture software) in anything except Line5X at 1920×1080 I will be unable to get a signal by switching modes. I must make sure the OSSC is set to Line5X before I start the video capture. Unfortunately, the SNES only works with Line2X, so how do I get the capture card working for the SNES if I can’t start it in Line2X mode you ask? Well, this is what I do.

– Connect my Genesis to the OSSC (which does work with the capture card at 5X for some reason)
– Turn the OSSC on and switch to Line5X at 1920×1080
– Open OBS
– Switch to Line2X quickly
– Unplug the Genesis and connect the SNES

Voila! If I skip the Genesis and just boot up OBS with the SNES at Line5X before switching to Line2X it doesn’t work. It seems like the capture card needs to start with a solid signal at 1080p before you can switch to 480p. If I close OBS and reopen it the video signal is lost. Fortunately, resetting the SNES or powering it off and on persists the video signal.

And just to be thorough, the OSSC works with the SNES and my other systems at any Line mode on both my TV and via my capture card’s passthrough. It’s just capturing the video that doesn’t work without this hassle.

I have no idea why this works or why I can’t switch to Line2X after the video capture is active. I’m not sure if it’s the capture card or the OSSC. This is mostly academic though. I’ll probably end up buying that Cloner card that jiggle is recommending.