Camtwist audio and mic software#
Then plug a USB cable into your Mac, fire up Elgato’s Game Capture HD software (or some other supported software) and you’ll be able to see the game in a window on your computer. Most of these capture devices work on roughly the same principle: plug the HDMI from your game console into one end, plug an HDMI cable from the other end back into the TV, so the capture box essentially sits in the middle, intercepting the signal.
(There’s a 4K version that is considerably more expensive, as well as internal capture cards which would require a PC or a Mac Pro.)
Camtwist audio and mic 1080p#
If I were buying a new box today, I’d pick up the HD60 S+, which supports up to 1080p at 60 frames per second. The one I own 1 isn’t for sale anymore, but frankly, that’s fine because the newer models that Elgato sells are better. For this I use an older version of an Elgato capture box, the Game Capture HD. So, the first challenge is getting those games from my Xbox onto my Mac, so I can, in fact, stream them. But I’m bought in on the Xbox, so that’s what I have to work with. Again, it would be much easier if I simply owned the Jackbox games, which are available on most common platforms, on my Mac. However, I’m streaming with folks who are on a variety of different devices, so I use my iMac to stream. There’s also a Twitch app on Xbox which is reportedly pretty easy to use as well.) If you’re only playing with people on that platform, it’s by far the easiest and best option. (Microsoft actually has pretty solid built-in tools to stream games via Mixer, which it now owns. I own five of the Jackbox Party Packs on my Xbox One, which is definitely not the ideal setup for streaming with friends who aren’t on Xbox. But they adapt pretty well to online play, thanks in large part to the fact that, besides the person hosting the game, other players need only access to a browser, regardless of whether it’s on a computer, tablet, or phone. Jackbox Games’s Jackbox Party Packs are collections of delightful little mini games, usually intended for a bunch of folks clustered around a single game console. Where possible, I’ll mention alternatives, but this isn’t intended to be an exhaustive examination–just an explanation of how I do it. Note that my method is a little complex and very specific to me, and there are definitely other–and probably easier–ways to make it work. One thing we’ve been doing over at The Incomparable–in addition to playing a whole ton of D&D–is playing games online that we stream live for our listeners.Ī few people have asked what my setup is for these games, in particular the Jackbox sessions we occasionally do, so I’m going to run down how I make it work. As someone who’s worked from home for 14 years–and lived alone for much of that time–I’m more than familiar with having to come up with ways to stay in touch with friends even when we can’t get together. Note: This story has not been updated for several years.Įven in this age of social distancing, we still need human contact.
Camtwist audio and mic how to#
How to stream games with your friends (and other things too)
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