
and connectors for Diamond's DTV 2000 TVtuner and video-capture add-in cards. Still like every niche piece of hardware the GC1000 does get the job done, it just isn’t for everyone. Each card also ships with Diamond's sophisticated In Control Tools. Sadly in my opinion the Diamond GC 1000 was designed for devices in a pre-1080p and pre-Twitch world and has largely been replaced by on demand streaming in the PS4. It is something we must accept or work around.

I know hating on HDCP and 1080i is like bashing Steam DRM. I had countless issues trying to get the GC1000 to play nicely with my home theater and it all came down to HDCP protection over HDMI. Sadly broadcast programs like OBS are not able to capture the encoded video stream unless you do a window capture which will encode the video again and possibly introduce even more compression artifacts. Because the videos are encoded in real time you will notice some lag when recording which is why having an active video pass-thru is so important. The device does support HD video at 1080i and the videos are compressed using H.264.

It is important to note that the GC1000 is an external video encoder and is one reason why video can be saved over the slower USB 2.0 interface.

#Diamond video capture card driver#
Driver Provider: Conexant Driver Date: Driver Version: 7.0.127.71 Digital Signer: Shenzhen Geniatech Technology LTD.
#Diamond video capture card drivers#
The external design pared with the small software footprint makes portability an option and with no external power supply you only need to pack the device and a length of USB 2.0. Diamond One-Touch Video Capture VC500 with latest drivers from vendor website. The DIAMOND USB 2.0 GC1000 HD 1080 Game Console Video Capture Device or GC1000 is an interesting device that seems destined to fill the needs of a small group.
