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Elgato H.264 with Quicktime Broadcaster
by Thatcher Kelley on May 6, 2009 at 5:10:04 pm

I need to know if the Elgato will solve my problems.

I record live events with quicktime broadcaster to upload for podcasting.

This is my setup:
PowerBook G4 1.3GHZ 1GB memory
OS X Leopard (latest updates)
DV camera plugged in firewire400
Quicktime Pro 7.6
Quicktime Broadcaster 1.5.3

I need my resolution to be 640x360 (16x9)
Bitrate around 600kbps
30fps
h.264 format (I've been using x.264 encoding for it's extra options)

So far with this computer, I can only get around 10fps and the CPU appears to be working hard.

If I used the Elgato hardware encoder, will I be able to get 30fps out of it? I don't know where my bottleneck is and if the Elgato will open it up.

Also, the events that I shoot are about an hour long. Are there problems with the Elgato in terms of duration?

I know it's not a professional device. These videos are for a poor church that can't afford much. So I'm looking for a cheap solution.

Thanks,
Thatcher


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