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Record Screen Externally?

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Hey all, I do a series of youtube videos. One of these series is a Unity3D tutorial. The other ones are game commentaries. I use a program called ScreenFlow. It works just fine for the tutorials, but the games... Needless to say, it lowers the framerate by maybe 20. I heard there is a way you can record your screen externally, so the computers performance never takes a hit. Something like a pvhd cable or something. Basically, its like a HDMI sort of cable that allows you to capture your screen. Is there such a thing? If so, is it for mac, and if so... *pant pant* where can I get it?

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AppleCider said:
Hey all, I do a series of youtube videos. One of these series is a Unity3D tutorial. The other ones are game commentaries. I use a program called ScreenFlow. It works just fine for the tutorials, but the games... Needless to say, it lowers the framerate by maybe 20. I heard there is a way you can record your screen externally, so the computers performance never takes a hit. Something like a pvhd cable or something. Basically, its like a HDMI sort of cable that allows you to capture your screen. Is there such a thing? If so, is it for mac, and if so... *pant pant* where can I get it?

Thanks again.
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Sorry Screenflow doesn't work for you. Have you tried other screen capture programs like Camtasia, etc.? There are often free trials. You may want to try that before investing in hardware.
 
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Camtasia, QuickTime, I've tried them all. So it is possible to record it using hardware? Thats all I need, no software.
 

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