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AVerMedia GC553 Live Gamer ULTRA - 4K60 HDR Pass-Through, 4K30 Capture Card, VRR Support for Xbox Series X/S, PS5, Switch, Windows 11 & macOS 10.13 Gaming & Recording

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Brand AVerMedia
Hardware Interface USB 3.1 Type C
Video Capture Resolution 1080p, 4K30
Operating System macOS 10.13, Windows 11
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  • Elevate your recording and streaming experience with the AVerMedia Live Gamer ULTRA GC553 capture card.
  • Capture and record 4Kp60 HDR gameplay with ultra-low latency for an immersive experience on Xbox Series X/S, PS5, Switch, Windows 11, and macOS 10.13.
  • Up to 120 fps for Full HD signals delivers smooth and crisp motion for both console and PC gameplay recordings.
  • VRR support enables Variable Refresh Rate through RECentral 4 software for capturing and pass-through for Windows users.
  • Simple plug-and-play design with included cables and CyberLink PowerDirector 15 Product Key Card for easy setup and editing.

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  • Live Gamer Ultra (GC553)
  • HDMI 2.0 cable
  • USB Type C to Type A Cable
  • Quick start guide
  • CyberLink PowerDirector 15 Product Key Card
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    AVerMedia GC553 Live Gamer ULTRA - 4K60 HDR Pass-Through, 4K30 Capture Card, VRR Support for Xbox Series X/S, PS5, Switch, Windows 11 & macOS 10.13 Gaming & Recording


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    Product Description

    gc553; capture card 4k; 1080p60 HDR; video capture; switch capture card; hdmi video capture card

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    GC553
    Live Gamer ULTRA
    GC551G2
    Live Gamer EXTREME 3
    GC513
    Live Gamer Portable 2+
    GC311
    Live Gamer Mini
    AVerMedia BU113 Live Streamer Cap 4K
    Live Streamer Cap
    AVerMedia ExtremeCap BU110
    ExtremeCap
    Interface USB 3.0 USB 3.0 USB 2.0 USB 2.0 USB 3.0 USB 3.0
    Input HDMI 2.0 HDMI 2.0 / 3-Pole 3.5 mm HDMI 2.0 / 4-Pole 3.5 mm HDMI 2.0 HDMI 2.0 HDMI 2.0
    Output Interface HDMI 2.0 HDMI 2.0 / 3-Pole 3.5 mm HDMI 2.0 / 4-Pole 3.5 mm HDMI 2.0 n/a n/a
    Max Pass-Through Resolutions HDR: 4K60 /1440p144 / 1080p240 HDR:4K60 / 1440p120 / 1080p240 4K60 / 1080p60 1080p60 n/a n/a
    Max VRR Pass-Through Res. 1440p60/ 1080p120 1440p120 / 1080p120 - - - -
    Max Record Resolution 4K30/ 1080p60 HDR 4K30 1080p60 1080p60 4K30 1080p60
    Pairs Well With PS5, Xbox Series X/S PS5, Xbox Series X/S PS4 Pro, Switch PS4 Pro, Switch DSLR, camcorder DSLR, camcorder
    Ultra Low Latency ✔ ✔
    Streaming Platform Twitch, YT, FB Live, Mixer... Twitch, YT, FB Live, Mixer... Twitch, YT, FB Live, Mixer... Twitch, YT, FB Live, Mixer... - -
    Windows Operating System Windows 10x64/ 11x64 Windows 10x64/ 11x64 Windows 10x64/ 11x64 Windows 10x64/ 11x64 Windows 10x64/ 11x64 Windows 10x64/ 11x64
    macOS Operating System macOS 10.13 or later macOS 11/13 macOS 10.13 or later macOS 10.13 or later macOS 10.14 or later macOS 10.10 or later
    TAA/NDAA Compliant ✔ ✔

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    4.4 out of 5 stars
    4.4 out of 5
    4,355 global ratings
    "The Sunk Cost Fallacy"
    3 Stars
    "The Sunk Cost Fallacy"
    TL;DR: If you don't get hit by quality control issues, this card's not bad...But the out of the box performance is fairly poor,(Any fast motion on the screen blurs everything), and even minor problems will require HOURS to fix, as if you need help, support is hard to get.And when you add in my first card being DOA, and the encoding glitches I had with the software, I don't think it was worth the effort.But if you're the kinda person who just want to plug something in, and hit play, and you're not picky about image quality, this will be usable!----I'm not a big streamer, nor am I a pro gamer, but I do enjoy recording gameplay at time.I recently build (fairly decent) a brand-new PC, with a AMD 3600x, and rtx 2600s gpu, loaded with SSD's and it records PC games great!So I just wanted something that could record console games as well, I had some issues with Elgato's software in the past, so I decided to give avermedia a chance!I saw some bad video reviews online, but I heard some of them had been fixed! so I paid $135 and waited for it to arrive!It showed up the next day!...dead!... Plugged it in, and the pc, no lights, not detected by the software, I tried multiple PC's... NO LUCK! Even the 'record button' on the device was brokenI should have just returned it, and gone for a different model/brand, But I really liked the Idea of PC-free recording, and it supported 480i even the new elgato cards don't! So I ordered a replacement. (Amazon made the return super easy!)The new one arrived, and worked out of the box, it lit up, and showed up in the software, so I made sure everything was up to date, and started recording!The first thing I noticed was how soft the image looked, so adjusted the record settings to the highest preset, called 'optimal', The image quality improved, but any time there was motion on the screen, it was filled with blur to the point where it was hard to make out moving objects.Again, that should have been enough to send the card back, but instead, I reached out to avermedia support, I tried their support page, their support twitter account, and asked on their subreddit, I mainly asked about how to improve the image quality overall.After almost 5 days of waiting, I finally got a rep's response on how to improve the image quality. word-for-word, it said: "we cannot improve the video quality. If you want to get higher video quality, please choose our device GC553/ GC573/GC551 they belong to software decoding."Their solution was to just buy a more expensive capture card, and to a point that makes sense, the higher end cards will generally look better, but I'm not looking for top of the line quality, but something actually watchable.But, turns out the highest preset only allows recording up to around 20mbps(auto adjusted bitrate), that should be more than enough for 1080p60, but it's not the maximum the card/software support, so I decided to try making my own preset.After all this, I still was dedicated to sticking with the card, the software gave me no information on what a better recording setting would be, so I look up some specs online, and found that 60mbps may give me the best quality from this card, I also set the quality to 'high' and tweaked a few other settings.And with some work, I was able to get MUCH cleaner recordings! (not sure why avermeida support did not recommend this.) Simply increasing the bitrate cleared up the blur, and made even free-frames look much more presentable!But, this is where I learned, how avermedia's software is significantly WORSE than elgato's! your codec is locked by your video card, only MP4 recording (h.264/h.265). no hevc high support, Autio bit rated capped at 192kbps, ONLY Constant bitrate options, no auto for manaul profiles? and no slider for video bitrate? (enter it manually, or use arrows)I get it, you don't want to overwhelm your customers with options, but when your presets are bad, and you don't give enough settings to fix them, then everyone loses!PC-free mode, caps out at about 1500kbps, (probably a limitation of the hardware) and records to MOV format, I'm not sure what form of hardware encoding is used but it could be better. And if the capture card doesn't like your SD card, there's no way to find out why, it just lights up red, and you gotta reformat or try a new card I guess?So after spending hours getting everything up and running it seemed to be working, The recording turned out much smoother, but when I brought it into my recording software, I started to notice some visual glitches in my recordings!I saw a few before, but I figured it was VLC freaking out when scrubbing through high bittrate mp4's..NOPE! Avermedia's software had ruined sections of my recording!This should have been the last straw, but I again kept trying to get the card to work,I decided to try using OBS for the recording instead, I used that for all My PC games and never had any problems, and on their website, they listed it as compatible, so I figured it was worth a shot!The first problem I ran into was that avermedia’s documentation on how to set up the card using their ‘stream engine’ was out of date, it was showing features that even their own software no longer supported.I eventually got it working, and cranked up the bitrate, and I was able to record without the massive encoding glitches, recording directly from the card lead to a few dropped frame (from the capture card, not due to OBS) But using streamengine allowed for smoother recordings.With either Option in OBS Some Blur is still added to motion, due to the capture card’s hardware decoder, but it’s still much better than the visual glitches recentral 4 gave me.Also, if you're looking to record 480i content from an HDMI enabled xbox/gamecube/ps2, you should know this will accept the signal, but it will not pass an interlaced signal to your PC, instead, you'll get 480p,I believe they just combine or duplicate the extra frames, and you can't change the setting,(even with OBS) so the resulting image may look less smooth than on your TV.So at the end of the day, I can’t even use the software made for the card, and based on the OBS recording, it seems like the main issue with the video quality is the encoding chip on the card.The card is USABLE, that why I’m not giving it 1/5 stars, but I’m seriously considering returning it, as even for the price, the quality could be better, and as avermedia said, the only solution would be a better capture card.But after all this work, and lackluster support, if I do upgrade this card, I won’t be buying another from avermedia.
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    Reviewed in the United States on May 8, 2021
    Size: 1080p60 PC/PC FreeVerified Purchase
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    Reviewed in the United States on May 22, 2023
    Size: 4K30 VRRVerified Purchase
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    Cumple con todo lo prometo
    5.0 out of 5 stars Excelente
    Reviewed in Mexico on January 31, 2024
    Size: 4K30 Ultra-Low LatencyVerified Purchase
    ZIE
    5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent product
    Reviewed in Canada on December 7, 2023
    Size: 4K60 HDMI 2.1 (Black)Verified Purchase
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    Dallas
    5.0 out of 5 stars Way Better Than Expected!!!
    Reviewed in Canada on May 9, 2023
    Size: 4K30 Ultra-Low LatencyVerified Purchase
    6 people found this helpful
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    Tyrone H.
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great little device, lots of bang for your buck
    Reviewed in Canada on May 1, 2023
    Size: 1080p60 hardware encoderVerified Purchase
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    5.0 out of 5 stars Great little device, lots of bang for your buck
    Reviewed in Canada on May 1, 2023
    Budget friendly capture card that goes above and beyond to deliver great video and audio. Very easy to setup: HDMI into TV, HDMI into stream source, USB 2.0 into PC. Keep in mind that it only comes with the USB cord, so you'll need at least 1 HDMI cord of your own. And while the device comes with instructions to download their app, it can be used right out of the box with your choice of streaming software.

    Took me a few minutes to figure out how to get it set up in OBS, but once I did it was smooth sailing. First, I created a new scene, then added "video capture device" & "audio input capture". Once you name your sources and move to the next screen, the Avermedia device will be available to select. When you first plug the device in by USB, it sets itself up automatically, no extra driver downloads needed.

    We'll see how long it lasts; on its own, it's a bit light.
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    sonderx
    5.0 out of 5 stars Buena calidad sin ser tan cara
    Reviewed in Mexico on February 17, 2023
    Size: 4K30 VRRVerified Purchase