Reply 1000 of 1405, by Kordanor
So I ordered the 4k Capture thing from Elgato, because I need to use it for a camera anyways.
However I was wondering...there is nothing to install (well, it got its software but that seems to be standalone, but no drivers or anything), with the camera it becomes a bit hard to test colors and I thought the most easiest way to test it, would be to just have a virtual monitor in the same PC.
So I recorded One video via OBS on my normal monitor (display port) having a black screen. And then I recorded another one on my "elgato Monitor", meaning the HDMI cable went directly into the elgato 4k thing.
Then I opened both videos and put together a picture. That way everything went through the same phases and compressions (up to picture compression at the end) but you can see a very clear difference:
The right side, which is the normal screen is far blacker than the Elgato side (left).
Now I am wondering, is that because
1. A hdmi cable issue? Very unlikely, I also tested 2 different cables
2. Elgato just cant capture real blacks?
3. Some configuration for Elgato required?
4. Some issue with the HDMI signal?
Regarding the HDMI signal: I am aware that there is an option (normally) to switch to full color range.
However:
So....any other ideas here? I know it's not 100% related to VGA at this point, but If there is already such a loss with the elgato cam in itself, then it can only get worse if you add additional devices.