[Vince]

Hi WonderBoy!

I own an Elgato Cam Link and never had that issue with my current setup. Can you please let me know which firmware version your OSSC is running on? Also, I know you probably do already, but do you have everything up to date? (OBS, Elgato Cam Link drivers, etc.) Are you capturing the Elgato Cam Link signal directly from OBS or are you using the Elgato Game Capture HD Software/Plugin? Sorry for all the questions but it’ll help with the trouble shooting 😀 Looked great nonetheless!

[Vince]

Yes! I use the following HDMI splitter (Important that’s it’s HDMI 1.3+ if you’re planning on buying a different one)
https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B01HPXNW0Y/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

[Vince]

Hello everyone!

I finally received my Elgato Cam Link (the Package got lost in transit, a bit of bad luck unfortunately but in the end, everything’s fine!)

I have great news. As mentionned in an earlier post by @owlnonymous, the Elgato Cam Link was already working with Line2-3-4x as he reported.
As soon as I got the Capture Card, I plugged it into my computer, turned on the OSSC and selected Line5x mode using my RGB Modded N64 and BAM! it worked right away. The Elgato Cam Link took the signal like a champ and it looks so amazing. I highly recommend this capture card as it is extremely versatile with pretty much anything you feed it in 🙂

If you are curious about the results, I streamed all of my tests with many N64 games and Spyro the Dragon on my slim PS2. https://www.twitch.tv/videos/206512187

Cheers!

[Vince]

Hi @McLiLBas,

Amazon has been having a lot of issues delivering their packages recently so I haven’t received it yet. Hopefully I will get it tonight but won’t have much time to test it out until tomorrow (Friday).

The Elgato Cam Link is just like any other Capture Card, but it’s mostly for people streaming from their DSLRs / other cameras to add multiple views etc. So my guess is maybe it offers a wider compatibility in terms of format/resolution? Not sure what the differences would be hardware-wise compared to other Capture Cards…

I will indeed stream it on my Twitch account and will also update here 🙂 I’m very excited to test it out!

Twitch Channel: Vincertain

EDIT: My package got lost so they sent me a new one. I’ll have to be patient before I can send you guys an update for Line5x mode with the Elgato Cam Link!

[Vince]

Oh yeah, that is good information concerning the HDCP, good point…

With that in mind, I was wondering if @owlnonymous or anyone els had a chance to give the Elgato Cam Link a try in 240P x5 mode?

Also, a friend of mine recently told me that his StarTech USB3HDCAP was accepting 240P x 4 just fine!

I’m debating whether I should get the StarTech or the Elgato. The Elgato is cheaper but I wonder if x5 would work… That would be amazing! Maybe I’ll get the Cam Link and test it out, if 240P x4 works well on it then it’s already a great start. I’ll keep you guys updated…

UPDATE / November 28: I bought the Elgato Cam Link with an HDMI powered splitter (HDMI1.3+ certified). I should receive it on Thursday, the 29th of November… More updates to come…

[Vince]

I have the Avermedia Live Gamer 2 and I tested it in multiple modes with 240p output signal.
It only works in line-doubling mode x2. (480p) All the other modes don’t work even with the different TX options (TX HDMI and DVI).

@owlnonymous 🙂 Based on what you’ve said, the Elgato Cam Link has piqued my interest, the only down side about it is that it doesn’t have a passthrough for the HDMI signal… Ideally I would love being able to record and possibly stream my game on Twitch so I would have to get a powered HDMI splitter if I want to make sure I get no extra input lag whatsoever. And you seem pretty knowledgeable so I have a bit of a tricky question for you :).. Now, if I were to buy the Elgato Cam Link and use a powered HDMI splitter, how well would the splitter handle the signal? If Capture Cards are having trouble with it then I’m afraid splitters would run into the same issue… My goal is to simply be able to use at least the Line4x and Line5x mode simultaneously with a Capture Card and on my HD TV / HD Monitor… Let me know if you have any ideas if something like that could work 😉

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