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    Recording ps3 gameplay with hdmi in, Alienware m17x r4. Possible?

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by Omen123, Sep 3, 2013.

  1. Omen123

    Omen123 Notebook Consultant

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    Hi, I would like to record GTA V gameplay upon release, which is sadly just for consoles initially. So, can I go about doing this if I use my R4's screen, and using hdmi in? How can I get something like MSI afterburner to work with it? Surely my 7970m can just screen capture at 100% quality?

    Thanks for any help in advance!
     
    Omen123, Sep 3, 2013
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    I would also be interested to know if this works?
     
    Cploof88, Sep 3, 2013
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    I really hope it does. Don't want to buy a recording device just for this!

    Also I just want to capture the screen + audio that's being displayed on my screen.
     
    Omen123, Sep 4, 2013
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    No way that I know of to capture it. It's just a pass through that capture device. You could record the audio I think, not the video that I know of though.
     
    DDDenniZZZ, Sep 4, 2013
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    Hmm, hopefully there will be a way.
     
    Omen123, Sep 5, 2013
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    I think the HDMI-in runs through the Intel GPU, and has nothing to do with your 7970M. As far as I know the HDMI-in lets your screen work as an external monitor, as if you had hooked your PS3 up to a TV, and the computer part and the screen part are divided so to speak as long as you use HDMI-in.
     
    TheDane, Sep 6, 2013
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    Hmm, that's a shame.In your opinion what's the best way of recording it then, at a reasonable quality level?
     
    Omen123, Sep 6, 2013
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    Well you could try with FRAPS, I don't think it will work though. The PC becomes a monitor only while it is being used through HDMI in.
     
    Alienware-L_Porras, Sep 9, 2013
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    Tried it, sadly, it doesn't work :(
     
    Omen123, Sep 11, 2013
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