Contents Overview............2 Features ............2 Specification ..........3 Hardware Descriptions ........3 Installation.............4 System Requirement........4 Installation..........5 Recording ............8 VLC Media Player Initial Setup....8 VLC Media Player Direct Show ..... 11 VLC Media Player Recording ....15 Recording for Mac using Quicktime..21...
1. Overview HT-BHM-11 is a HDMI to USB 3.0 video capture device (external USB capture dongle). It is designed to capture 1080p 60 FPS video and audio signal from HDMI source, and transfer video and audio between the video capture device and PC/Laptop through USB cable.
3. Specification MODEL NO. HT-BHM-11 DESCRIPTION HDMI to USB 3.0 Video Capture Device 1 x HDMI Type A INPUT INTERFACE HDMI 1.4b standard up to 1080p at 60 frames per second 1 x USB Type A (Uncompressed video is only available using USB3.0)
4. Hardware Descriptions 5. Installation *Note: HT-BHM-11 cannot display and record HDCP protected content (DVDs, Blu-rays, etc.) 5.1 System Requirement Available USB 3.0 port CPU: i3 Dual Core 2.8GHz or higher RAM: 2GB or higher Microsoft Windows 7/8/8.1/10 ...
5.2 Installation Connect the HT-BHM-11 to an available USB 3.0 port on your computer system (recording device). For Windows 10 & Windows 8, the computer will install driver automatically, for Windows 7, please download the driver from HornetTek’s website.
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Right click on desktop and select “Display Settings” Under “Multiple displays”, select drop down menu ‐ 6 ‐ ...
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Select “Duplicate these displays” from the drop down menu Click “Apply”. This concludes the external monitor set up. ‐ 7 ‐ ...
6. Recording 6.1 VLC Media Player Initial Set Up ***Note: VLC Media Player is the recommended software used for video capturing. Download VLC Media Player, for Windows, Linux/OSX: www.videolan.org/vlc/ ***Note: For initial use, the hardware accelerated decoding must be set at “Automatic”...
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Click on “Input/Codes” Select ”Automatic” for Hardware-accelerated decoding ‐ 9 ‐ ...
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Click “Save”. This concludes the initial VLC set up. ‐ 10 ‐ ...
6.2 VLC Media Player Direct Show 7. From the main menu, select “Media” then select “Open Capture Device” from the drop down menu. 8. For “Video device name”, select “USB Video Device” ‐ 11 ‐ ...
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9. For “Audio device name”, select “Microphone (USB Audio Device)” 10. To set up the correct aspect ratio, click on “Advanced options” ‐ 12 ‐ ...
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Enter the aspect-ratio for the video source (e.g. 16:9) Click “OK” to exit from the “Advanced Options” menu. ‐ 13 ‐ ...
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Click “Play” and the source screen will show in approximately 10 seconds. This concludes the VLC Direct Show Instructions ‐ 14 ‐ ...
6.3 VLC Media Player Recording ***Note: We recommend using the “Convert/Save” method to record the video from the device for best performance. 11. From the main menu, select “Media” then select “Convert / Save” from the drop down menu. ...
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12. Click on the “Capture Device” tab on the top right hand side. 13. Video device name should be “USB Video Device” and Audio device name Should be “Microphone (USB Audio Device” ‐ 16 ‐ ...
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14. To set the aspect ratio, click on the “Advanced options”. Enter the aspect-ratio for the video source (e.g. 16:9) ‐ 17 ‐ ...
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Click “OK” to exit from the “Advanced Options” menu. Click “Convert / Save” ‐ 18 ‐ ...
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Check mark “Display the output” box. Enter the desired file name for destination file. You may also use the “Browse” button. ‐ 19 ‐ ...
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Click “Start” and the recording will start in approximately 10 seconds. To stop recording, simply click on the square “Stop” button from the bottom control panel. This concludes the VLC Recording Instructions. ‐ 20 ‐ ...
7. Recording for Mac using Quicktime Launch Quicktime Player, Click on “File” from the top menu and select “New Movie Recording” The recording control panel will appear on the screen, first click on the “” symbol for the drop down menu ...
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Under “Camera”, select “HDMI to U3 capture Under “Microphone”, select “HDMI to U3 capture ‐ 22 ‐ ...
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Then adjust to desired volume for the speaker Click on the “Record” button to start recording. This concludes the recording procedure for Mac using Quicktime Player. ‐ 23 ‐ ...
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