There is one cheaper stripping splitter that I've been told works well.įor a few years now, China has been producing their own cheap capture card models that 'secretly' ignore copy protection. The generic HDMI splitter mentioned above strips HDCP, for whatever reason. The HDCP Stripper Method: 'ViewHD 2 Port 1x2 Powered HDMI Mini Splitter for 1080P & 3D' ($23) + any HDMI capture device ($?, preferably capable of lossless capture).The HDCP-Ignoring Method: Any active (powered) HDMI splitter ($18) + Timeleak HD72A ($55).Timeleak HD72A ($55, down from $66 in Oct 2013).HDMI cables long enough to reach from your PC to your AV source (2).Tons of free HDD space (100GB/hr you record, before compressing to your output i.e.Separate SATA hard disk drive with a fast write speed (2TB / 3TB / 4TB I use Seagate 5400RPM and they are fast enough) -or- a giant SSD - DO NOT CAPTURE TO YOUR OS DRIVE!.Desktop: available PCIe x1/x4/x16 slot (the faster, the better for reliability) / Laptop: available Expresscard slot or USB 3.0 port.Windows PC with maximum ~5-year-old processor (desktop highly preferable, but laptop okay).So for the best results you would have to capture to both cards at the same time (splitter) and combine the best video with the best audio. Apart from that the only SCMS-ignoring capture card I know of is the Hauppauge Colossus, which compresses its video input to H.264 and doesn't allow lossless capture. You could sync the audio from another source if it's available, of course. I've yet to find a cheap device that strips SCMS, even though it is way simpler to build than an HDCP stripper. That isn't really feasible for most people. I personally use an old PC with an audio card that has an optical TOSLINK input (Mad Dog Entertainer, VIA Envy24 chip) which ignores the SCMS copy protection bit.

Options for capturing compressed audio directly are more limited. If your source playback device allows you to output uncompressed multichannel PCM and you don't mind recompressing, the cheapest option I'm aware of allowing more than 2 channels is the BlackMagic Decklink Mini Recorder card paired with an HDCP stripper (as of Sept '13). (Almost) none of these cards will record more than 2 channels of audio.

How to capture HDCP-encrypted HDMI sources (Vudu, Netflix, Directv, Virgin Media, etc.) Author drngr Date, 3:38 PM Author drngr Time 3:38 PM (Edited) Post link How to capture HDCP-encrypted HDMI sources (Vudu, Netflix, Directv, Virgin Media, etc.) - Original Trilogy Sign In

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