Question
I'd like to be able to capture video of me playing games on my Wii, especially when getting past tricky levels so I can share my techniques/tricks with others. Obviously, I could just point a camera at the screen, but the quality of the capture is extremely poor and would take up physical space in the area where I normally sit to play.
What's the best way to capture that so I can post it to YouTube, Vimeo, etc? Can I use Mac OS X? Windows? what hardware do I need? Software?
Answer
Probably the cheapest way to do it is to use a USB capture card. Personally I use the EzCap116 which works nicely. Now, you can use a capturing software to play your Wii on your computer screen, but there tends to be input delay and lag compared to a TV.
To circumvent this problem, you'll probably want to get a stackable RCA/composite cable splitter, similar to the ones sold here on eBay:
If you want to see an example of this setup, here's a video of somebody connecting their Xbox 360 in this manner; it will work the same for the Wii.
EzCap also has their own official YouTube channel, with a setup video, but I like the example I provided better. Three female-female splitters is overkill when you can just get a single stackable one.
(You don't need to use my links for your purchases, these are just examples. A word of warning though: products named "EzCap" are made by an official company, products named "EasyCap" are cheap Chinese ripoffs. I bought mine from that Amazon link and can verify that they are legit and work well)
You may also want to check out EzCap's official website.
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