HELP for Son (13) recording PS3 gameplay

fletch3163

Hi everyone

Can someone please help us. My son got what he thought was a video grabber from Tandy but it won't work.

He's got Winstars AV Grabber pro and it didn't work. He then got a cable that the Tandy guy said he needed. It didn't work.

He's plugged everything in where he thinks it goes (red, yellow, etc) but he's completely unable to do it.

Should he just mark his £30 down to experience? Is he destined NEVER to be able to record his PS3 play for Youtube?

There's nothing more debilatating to me than technology:o

Thanks in advance of a smart person dropping by.

scottishf

I had a similar problem with the Xbox......in the end it had something to do with the driver settings....I googled it....not sure if yours will be the same issue though, but I guess you could try google

fletch3163

Thanks scottishf. Am at a total loss. Am mince at figuring these things out and my son is so impatient!! I can't believe I've spent so much money to get nowhere. I'll give google a whirl then.

gaming_guy

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fletch3163

Thanks for your help. Son now thinks he's got the wrong fittings or something. Seems he's got a black plug (alongside the red, yellow, white) and he doesn't know what to do with it because there's nowhere to put it (I have a suggestion or two)

I so wish I was technically minded

KillerWatt

Yellow = Composite Video
Red = Audio Right
White = Audio Left

Your son needs to connect the yellow plug to the USB video grabber, and connect red & white if he wants the audio recorded as well.

I'll tell you for free right now that USB (and PCI) based capture devices aren't worth two bob if you want to capture anything more than 20 mins or so of footage, and you'll need a fairly quick PC to do it if you don't want to see dropped frames or audio sync issues when using said device.

liam8282

What game is he using? Some games you can record and upload, like Fifa, although I don't think you can upload direct to youtube.