PD14 - Can't get PD webcam to capture at 60fps

Richmond Dan

Senior Contributor Location: Richmond, VA Joined: Aug 07, 2014 17:17 Messages: 673 Offline

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Sep 16, 2020 12:37

I'm using my camcorder as a webcam. It is set to output 1920x1080 at 60fps (59.94). My PENGO HDMI-to-USB converter is capable of converting a 1080p image at 60fps.

I set up a custom profile on the webcam capture page to record at 1920x1080, but I don't have the option of setting the frame rate. It is set to 30fps (29.97).

When I record using the capture controls, it records a 1920x1080 image, but only at 30 fps. Why does PD14 insist on 30fps? Is there any way to change this to 60fps?

Thanks for your help... Regards,
Dan
Power Director 21-Ultimate
v 21.0.3111.0
XPS-8940, Win-10 64-bit,
Intel Core i9-10900 processor
(10 core, 20M Cache),
32GB DDR4 RAM, 2TB M.2 PCIe NVME SSD, 2TB 7200 RPM SATA HDD,
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER 8GB GDDR6

optodata

Senior Contributor Location: California, USA Joined: Sep 16, 2011 16:04 Messages: 8630 Offline

Sep 16, 2020 13:42

You can record up to 120fps with the ScreenRecorder2 app that comes bundled with PD14.

Richmond Dan

Senior Contributor Location: Richmond, VA Joined: Aug 07, 2014 17:17 Messages: 673 Offline

Sep 16, 2020 17:30

Quote You can record up to 120fps with the ScreenRecorder2 app that comes bundled with PD14.

My PD14 has ScreenRecorder, not ScreenRecorder2. When I look at the "Settings" options for frame rate, I can choose either 15, 25, or 30fps, nothing faster.

When I look at the properties of the video on the screen, it shows 1920x1080 and 59.94fps, so the frame rate in ScreenRecorder is not limited by what's on the screen.

tomasc

Senior Contributor Joined: Aug 25, 2011 12:33 Messages: 6464 Offline

Sep 16, 2020 19:11

There are other options available that should not cost you a cent. As a former win7 user, I used ocam freeware to do screen capture at a constant frame rate suitable for editing. You can record up to 144 fps in the preferences setting although I never tried it. It works in win 10.

Windows 10 is newer to me but there are screen recording options built in. You may want to check them out. There is the camera app, and Win key+G to start the screen recorder. I believe this may be a variable frame rate recorder. Try it out and make sure the capture frame rates are okay for your intended use.