Review on 🎥 StarTech.com HDMI to USB C Video Capture Device 1080p 60fps - UVC - External USB 3.0 Type-C Capture/Live Streaming - HDMI Audio/Video Recorder Adapter - Compatible with USB-C/USB-A/Thunderbolt 3 (UVCHDCAP) by Steven Saric

I wanted to use this audio and video capture device to save software demos and other video streams on my Windows and Mac computers. I connected the device to my Windows PC using the included USB-C cable, and then connected my Android tablet to the port labeled "HDMI In" using the included HDMI cable. I then connected a microphone to the 3.5mm port labeled - -Audio In - to record a voiceover along with the captured video. I had to set up the device to change the audio input setting from HDMI to microphone. For this purpose, the company provides the UVC Utility software for Windows, Mac and Linux operating systems on the website. Setup details are included in the well-written and detailed instruction manual. As an additional transfer test, I connected a standard HDMI cable (not included) to the port labeled "HDMI Out" and connected the other end to the LED monitor. Video as a file on your computer. The guide includes instructions for downloading a free Windows application called StreamCatcher from their website. Capture software is not provided for Mac or Linux, but the manual states that any software that supports the UVC (USB Video Class) standard will work. Mac computers come with QuickTime software that works with UVC. I ran the StreamCatcher software which displays the tablet screen on a monitor. Recording was started by pressing the red button at the bottom of the program window. Then, on the tablet, I started the application and selected all the menu items, while at the same time explaining my actions by speaking into the microphone. When I was done with the tablet app demo, I pressed the red button again, which stopped the recording and saved the MP4 file to the PC's internal storage. Storage. It generates a name that matches the date and time it was saved. Using the default bulk method, the file size was just over 10MB per minute. To capture a live feed from the tablet's camera, the connection is the same as above, but the camera app must be running on the tablet. Point the camera, press the red button on the PC and the results will be frozen. The generated files are slightly larger, around 15MB per minute. I then unplugged the tablet, then hooked up the laptop to a capture device that was playing a video and made a recording using the same method. The quality of the resulting video proved identical to the original when played back from a saved file, which was also around 15MB per minute. I repeated the above using Nero Video software instead of StreamCatcher and visually the video looked the same with slight file size differences. I repeated the same recordings on a Mac Mini using the QuickTime software that comes with macOS, with similar results. except the files were saved as QuickTime movies (suffix .mov) instead of MP4 and were slightly smaller. This device worked seamlessly to capture streaming audio and video from the HDMI devices I tried. I tried recording from safe devices like DVD and Blu-ray players but it didn't work at all. It's great for recording what I'm doing on my tablet or computer with my own voice annotation so I can either play it back later to refresh my memory or send it to others to learn from.