ezcap286 SDI / HDMI mp4 recorder (easycap 286 ez cap) review
Update 2016 Feb 15: it only captures at 15fps. sometimes it confuses the filenames or stores the same video on different files.
Update 2015 Sept 22: they asked me to remove some components, sent me new firmware different md5 from the last one. it seems to work now at least for the 4 times i tried.
i also reported the ticks in the hdmi out. they told me to check for shorts or bad on the pins from the chip to the hdmi connector! (i'm not confident enough to do that, these are very small SMDs)
recorded 4 hours continuously OK. the recorder split the file into 2.1gb each.
Original article below:
Caution: this device currently DOES NOT RECORD AUDIO as promised. we are still waiting for easycap to update the firmware to something that works as advertised.
i bought mine for less than $200. very cheap. connected it to ATEM TVS SDI program out, also tried HDMI input. it can record VIDEO ONLY on sdcard, harddisk, and usb.
during recording, the audio from the HDMI out will have blips and clips.
As of Sept 1, 2015, the firmware from the company still does not record audio. VLC shows that mp4 does not have an audio stream (only video).
as for now, the use of it is only for video recording, and also as an SDI-to-HDMI converter with SDI passthru. apparently it also serves as a 1080i to 1080p converter.
the manual says it should record aac and avc1 (but it doesn't)
if you have made it work, please let me know how, winelfredpasamba@gmail.com
Update 2015 Sept 22: they asked me to remove some components, sent me new firmware different md5 from the last one. it seems to work now at least for the 4 times i tried.
i also reported the ticks in the hdmi out. they told me to check for shorts or bad on the pins from the chip to the hdmi connector! (i'm not confident enough to do that, these are very small SMDs)
recorded 4 hours continuously OK. the recorder split the file into 2.1gb each.
Original article below:
Caution: this device currently DOES NOT RECORD AUDIO as promised. we are still waiting for easycap to update the firmware to something that works as advertised.
i bought mine for less than $200. very cheap. connected it to ATEM TVS SDI program out, also tried HDMI input. it can record VIDEO ONLY on sdcard, harddisk, and usb.
during recording, the audio from the HDMI out will have blips and clips.
As of Sept 1, 2015, the firmware from the company still does not record audio. VLC shows that mp4 does not have an audio stream (only video).
as for now, the use of it is only for video recording, and also as an SDI-to-HDMI converter with SDI passthru. apparently it also serves as a 1080i to 1080p converter.
the manual says it should record aac and avc1 (but it doesn't)
