Elgato’s 4K60 Pro

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We have truly entered a high definition era where graphics can run on 4k display at 60fps. Problem is, you really can't capture that perfectly till now. Elgato has released their 4K60 Pro, the first consumer-priced capture card that will grab 4K video at 60 frames per second.

Here are the system specs to use it:

  • Windows 10 (64-bit) 6th generation
  • Intel Core i7 CPU (i7-6xxx) / AMD Ryzen 7 (or better)
  • NVIDIA GeForce GTX 10xx / AMD Radeon RX Vega (or better)
  • PCIe x4/x8/x16 slot
The only downside is it won't capture an HDR signal but it can record lower resolutions at high frame rates. Another downside is that a two minute video at max specs and you're looking at a full gigabyte of video data or more.

You can buy it for $400 USD.
 
I'm fine with my current HD 60 FPS.
At least I don't need to buy an entirely new high-end PC just to buy an even more expensive capture card, so I can record consoles that don't support 4K any way (and way longer uploading times, but let's put this fact aside).
 
Then you've never been in my house.
Uploading process never takes longer than 10 minutes for me, and I've uploaded even videos that exceed 2 GB before.
And if I'm at work, 10 minutes would eventually become 3 minutes.

Just the processing part can take ridiculously long sometimes.

Additionally, YouTube uploads back in 2006 were heavily dismotivating.
We had an upload limit of 100 MB back then, but even half of it could easily take up your entire day, literally.
I would start uploading right after breakfast, and by the time it would finish uploading, I would almost have to go to sleep again.
 
Are there enough console 4K games for the Xbox One X and PS4 Pro which make the Elegato 4K60 and a highend computer for recording worth it?

I think most PC gamers mainly use Fraps game screen recording software or the built-in game recording software in games, Twitch, YouTube live, and Windows 10 Creator update.
 
I personally use SimpleScreenRecorder, but don't look at me, I'm just that one Linux user nobody knows can exist.

SimpleScreenRecorder looks like a nice lightweight screen recorder for recording programs and games on the screen of Linux.

One of the advantages of Opensource software is that the software will continue to be supported as long there are enough software programmers who work on it.

I think the recording software and Elegato hardware drivers which comes with the Elegato 4K60 Pro may not work when Windows 11 or future versions of Windows 10 are released which can cause Hardware and Software to fail to run because of compatibility problems.
 
SimpleScreenRecorder looks like a nice lightweight screen recorder for recording programs and games on the screen of Linux.

One of the advantages of Opensource software is that the software will continue to be supported as long there are enough software programmers who work on it.

I think the recording software and Elegato hardware drivers which comes with the Elegato 4K60 Pro may not work when Windows 11 or future versions of Windows 10 are released which can cause Hardware and Software to fail to run because of compatibility problems.
Yes, it's really nice.
I used RecordMyDesktop in the old days, but it's only recording a portion nowadays for some reason, so I had to find an alternative.
And SimpleScreenRecorder was my answer. (^^)

As for Windows 11, don't you worry about this one.
 

There is still a chance that future Windows update will make software like Elagato's screen capture software not work properly, and Elegato stop making new software or software updates to fix future OS problems with their hardware if Elegato no longer sell the Elegato 4KPro after a few years.
 
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