HDMI device that can capture (unencrypted) "HD" audio sources?

[jalyst]

What do mean by above, are you ref to realtime software encoding?.

Some cards only allow archiving, not RT playback/access.
Fortunately this is not the case for the CaptureX, according to their response.

Skydigital CaptureX
Video = RawAVI
Audio = Wave (LPCM 2.0), AC3 DD, DTS 5.1

Yes I have already determined this.

Hauppauge Colossus, SKNet MonsterXX (If it ever get out and it not going be cheap must a round 45,000/50,000 YEN or round $500 US dollars) and SKNet Monster HD 264 are only few 1080 Hardware H.264 Encoder out there.

Still waiting for these guys to answer the same two questions.

Really pissing me off, so many of the OEM's don't think they have to respond if you email them.
I will be calling some of them via google voice soon.

Yet to email m-audio about their analogue cards, & yet to email some semi-pro soundcard OEM's.

Name one Broadcaster support DTS audio on the air way there none.
So how do we get DTS then?, well there only few way to get it DVD Player or Blu-ray Player or Steam that has the embeded DTS audio.

I explained earlier in the thread what source I will capture DTS from, PS3 Games.

Take time read Dolby vs. DTS Surround Sound
http://www.practical-home-theater-guide.com/dolby-vs-dts.html

Will do, thanks!

[SHS]

Really pissing me off, so many of the OEM's don't think they have to respond
if you email them

That becuases you need take your English Language to there Japanese Language by translation it becuase must small international company email system don't used or have auto language translation.
Used Google languages translate, Keep that in mind when dealing with small international company like in Japan.
Bear in mind that very few international company that have people that know other language and when they do it the OEM that higher a translator for a OEM deals not avg joe calling want info about there product.

[jalyst]

^
I've always found Gtranslate to be hopeless on webpages.
But admittedly I've never tried for email...
Maybe I will try it, thanks for the suggestion!

[jalyst]

Google voice works beautifully w00t!
Got through to Hauppauge in Singapore, & SKNet in Japan successfully.
Skydigital & others here I come, no longer shall you ignore me!
Hopefully more updates in 24hrs, once I've got much more feedback.

[jalyst]

I think these 3 can all be ruled-out, because as far as I can tell...
None support reading/capturing any of the incoming DD/DTS formats?
This leaves the Colossus, CaptureX, MonsterXX, or the Analogue capture cards.
I've asked Skydigital (CaptureX) questions similar to this:
<SNIP>

Based on feedback I've now gathered from all OEM's...
I'm going to try makes/models in the following order, if the prior make/model turns-out to be unsuitable etc.

(1) Colossus (Hauppauge)
(2) CaptureX (Skydigital)
(3) Semi-Pro soundcard (exact make/model YTBD, suggestions welcome!)

(4) Delta ? (M-Audio: one of their cheaper PCI/e multich analog capture cards)
(5) Pegasus (GrassValley: no HDMI-in DD/DTS but it does support 8ch LPCM, the main reason it stays on the list)
(6) MX02 family (Matrox: external & no DD/DTS support, but there may be other redeeming qualities, YTBC)

It's not clear if the MonsterXX's audio specs will be suitable.
SKnet (Japan) explained that they won't release them for at least one more month.

Intensity Pro (Blackmagic) audio specs don't look suitable.
The Shuttle's better & perhaps more suitable than the Pegasus (uses newer HDMI), but it's external (USB3).
So for now Blackmagic's products are "off my radar" entirely.

If anyone feels the order should be different, please let me know why!

Thanks again.

[Brad]

Wow jalyst, you missed out. Brand new Pegasus sold on eBay for just $100 (retailed for $1000).

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Grass-Valley-Canopus-Pegasus-HD-SD-Card-PCI-Express-Digital-Vi...p2047675.l2557

There is still this one for $450.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=271114754372

[jalyst]

Wow jalyst, you missed out. Brand new Pegasus sold on eBay for just $100 (retailed for $1000).

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Grass-Valley-Canopus-Pegasus-HD-SD-Card-PCI-Express-Digital-Vi...p2047675.l2557

There is still this one for $450.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=271114754372

Thanks for the heads up, I put all this on the "back burner" ages ago, I really want to resume it soon, but life's been too hectic in recent yrs
This isn't the only thread where I researched/documented all this stuff, I have about a dozen on the same topic (or related) all over the net!
I remain hopeful that this aspect of my research will finally be concluded by mid-2013, so long as things don't get too hectic again!

[sebus]

Is there anything out there still can do it. Skydigital product went back, as it definitely was not able to capture DTS. It did OK with AC3

[SHS]

Is there anything out there still can do it. Skydigital product went back, as it definitely was not able to capture DTS. It did OK with AC3

Sorry but I don't think any thing out there can do DTS capture

[Brad]

This is only for display, not capture, but it demonstrates that certain Blackmagic capture cards are capable of receiving DTS & DD bitstreams. You would need to be able to force the player/console/whatever you're capturing from to output compressed audio, though. The EDID of the capture cards only advertise them to connected devices as supporting LPCM.

I've never successfully used one of these cards for this purpose myself, though. And it's an entirely unsupported usage.

[sebus]

DTS/AC3 capture with ASIO drivers in ASIO build of Audacity 2 works a treat.
I just do not want to do two separate captures (video/audio) and then sync...