EzCAP ezcap280 User manual

HD Video Capture
Quick Start Guide
Thanks for purchasing ezcap280 HD Video Capture. The following guides you how to set up the
device. Hope this device will bring you nice digital experience.
With this ezcap280 HD Video Capture, you can capture 1080P video from HDMI or YPBPR
(Component Video) port, such as PS3, PS4, XBOX, XBOX ONE, Blue ray and so on.
Features/ports and buttons:
1. OUTPUT—HDMI output, pass through
display HDMI or YPBPR video.
2. INPUT—HDMI input.
3. YPBPR INPUT—YPBPR component
input.
4. PWR—DC 5V power supply.
5. USB HOST—Plug USB drive or USB
HDD to save record files.
6. LINE IN—Work with YPBPR input only.
7. MIC—Connect a microphone and record
voice comments when play game.
8. LINE OUT—Audio output.
9. LED indicator—Color will be green when
standby, be red when recording.
10. REC button—Press to record/stop.
Note:Model ezcap280HB don’t have
YPBPR INPUT, LINE IN and LINE OUT ports.

Connections:
Ezcap280 have 2 input modes: HDMI, component.And it will automatically recognize the input video
source, no need to switch manually. Just please do not to connect 2 source at same time.
PS:
1, PS3，need to add HDMI splitter to decode HDCP for recording.
2, HDMI input mode does not support record MIC voice, only for component input
(YPBPR). Ezcap280P can support both of HDMI input and Component input.
Connect with HDMI input source:
1, Connect power with DC adaptor
2, Use HDMI cable connect with PS4 or other source.
3, With HDMI cable connect to monitor
4, Plug in an USB drive.
5, The “LINE OUT”is for connecting to speaker or earphone, it’s not necessary if you don’t need,
cause the HDMI output is also with audio output.
Important:

1, Use “safety remove”option to remove your USB drive or HDD after format from computer, DO
NOT just plug out without click “safety remove”option, otherwise you will cause problem during
recording.
2, Some HDMI video sources may have HDCP protection; you cannot get the pass through video and
record it.
3,The device(PS3) need to with HDMI Splitter to decode HDCP，if not,will can not working.
And for PS4, if not with HDMI Splitter, will need to disabled HDCP option (check the steps as below).
4, Note: Disable HDCP option is only for game play, not for blue ray DVD play
PS4 Setting:
(1) It has disabled HDCP option for firmware 1.7 or later, Make sure the system is 1.7 later:
(2)Go settings---System disable “Enable HDCP”option:
Connect with YPBPR component video source (such as DVD
player, PS3. Etc):
Note: Don’t need to read the part if you bought ezcap280HB model.

1, Connect power with DC adaptor
2, Use the adapter cable in the package to connect component (red, blue, green), just don’t mix the
red with the audio cable (the audio cable red and white will be separated with component)
3, With HDMI cable connect to monitor
4, Plug in an USB drive.
5, The “LINE OUT”is for connecting to speaker or earphone, it’s not necessary if you don’t need,
cause the HDMI output is also with audio output.
6, Connect a Microphone to the MIC port if you need record speak from microphone, it’s not
necessary if don’t need.
7, Connect a extra audio source to the LINE IN port if you need record background audio or music for
your recording video, it’s not necessary if don’t need.
PS3 setting: For the Component input
(1)Go to the settings---Video output settings, choose “Component/D-Terminal”:

(2)At the resolutions setting, make sure the “1080P” option is NOT be ticked, otherwise some game
play (e.g. GT5) cannot be recorded by ezcap280:
Record:
After connection is ready (component, or HDMI), you should see the pass through video on the
screen. You will see the green indicator shows on. It means now it is ready to record.
To record video is very simple --- press the record button, then you will see the indicator turns to red, it
means now recording.
There are several reasons for no actions when press record button, you may need check:
1, The input video source disconnected.
2, The USB drive is out of memory.
3, The format for USB drive is not suitable, e.g. exFAT. Ezcap280 support FAT, FAT32, and NTFS.
4, The USB drive is not connected well.
5, The USB drive is not ready, normally, it will take 4~8 seconds after plug it on.
To stop recording, just press the button again, will see indicator flash few seconds then turns to green,
means the record is stopped, now you can take off your USB drive (or USB HDD).
Note: please do not take the memory off when the indicator is flashing. The recording will
automatically stop if the USB drive or USB HDD out of space.
After stop recording, connect the USB drive or USB HDD to computer will see the recorded files: for
1080P recording, file will be Encode_1080P_1, for 720 or 480p recording, file will be Encode_1.
Every record/stop operation will create a different recording file: Encode_1080P_1, Encode_1080P_2,
Encode_1080P_3…and so on.

The max size per file will be around 1.95GB (around 15 minutes for 1080p video), when you record a
video more than 1.95GB (15 minutes), ezcap280 will partition it in more than 1 file, for example: if you
record a 45 minutes 1080p video by one click recording, you will see 3 files: Encode_1080P_1,
Encode_1080P_1_1, Encode_1080P_1_2…and so on
Sometimes you may find that some recorded video with problems, like: skip. It may caused by you
are using a USB drive on NTFS format, and you haven’t click “safety remove”the device when
disconnect from computer (especially for USB HDD, if not safety remove, may caused serious
problem). You can try to format it to FAT32 if that problem keeps happen.
Firmware and others:
1, Update firmware: you maybe need update firmware for this device for some reason. Copy the
firmware file in to USB drive, power off the device (unplug power jack), plug USB drive to device,
power on, the indicator will flash 7~8 seconds, and become green, it means the update is finished.
2, After long time using, you will see the number of recording file become too big, for example
Encode_1080P_234, but you want it be start from Encode_1080P_0, to do it you just keep press
record button (before power on), then plug the power jack to power on the device, after 3 seconds,
the file number will start from 0.
Edit/Convert recorded files:
The ezcap280 comes with a video edit software—Arcsoft ShowBiz 3.5, you can edit your video file
with it.
After install it on computer, and open it.
1, You can combine two or more video in one, just drag them into Showbiz:

2, You can cut a video to two or more:
3, Click “Produce”after editing, you can create DVD or upload video to YouTube:
4, Please click “Create file”to create multiple files for different devices, such as apple, PSP, mobile
phone, etc:

Please click the “?”key on the software panel to get the more information and help.
Specifications:
Connections
Interface
USB 2.0 Host
Video Input
Digital: HDMI
Analog: Component Video
Audio Input
Digital: HDMI
Analog: Audio RCA L/R, 3.5mm Line In, 3.5mm Micro Phone In
Note: Only ezcap280 model doesn’t support 3.5mm Micro
Phone In and 3.5mm Line In when used for HDMI Input.
Video Output
Digital: HDMI (Pass-through from HDMI or Component Input)
Audio Output
Digital: HDMI (Pass-through from HDMI or Audio RCA L/R
Input)
Analog: 3.5mm Stereo (Pass-through from HDMI or Audio
RCA L/R Input)
Package Contents

Device
ezcap280 HD Video Capture
Others
HDMI cable, Component Video cable adapter, DC adapter, Software
CD, User Manual
Hardware Extra
Codec
Hardware H.264 encoder
User Interface
On-board Hot Button for one-click recording / stop
LED indicator for working status
Dimensions
110(L) × 75(W) × 27(H) mm
Weight
135g
Standards
Storage Media
USB Drive Disk, Portable Hard Disk
Note: The exFAT format is not supported.
Resolution
Input / Pass-through:
720 x 480 (60p), 720 x 576 (50p), 1280 x 720p (50p), 1280 x
720p(60p), 1920 x 1080 (50i), 1920 x 1080 (60i), 1920 x 1080 (24p),
1920 x 1080 (25p), 1920 x 1080 (30p), 1920 x 1080 (50p), 1920 x 1080
(60p)
Capture:
720 x 480 (60p), 720 x 576 (50p), 1280 x 720p (50p), 1280 x
720p(60p), 1920 x 1080 (50i), 1920 x 1080 (60i), 1920 x 1080 (24p),
1920 x 1080 (25p), 1920 x 1080 (30p), 1920 x 1080 (25p), 1920 x 1080
(30p)
Note: Up scaling is not supported.
Record Format
Video: MP4, Audio: AAC Stereo
Record Quality
Max: 18Mbps@1080P 30fps
Record File
Max: 2GB / Per File
Record Place
Max: 140MB / Minute, 8GB / Hour
Power Supply
DC 5V / 2A
Applications

Software
Arcsoft Showbiz
Video Editing
Timeline / Storyboard edit, Split / Divide Scenes, Multi Trim Scenes …
Video Export
Upload to YouTube
Portable Device: iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch, Apple TV, PSP, PS3, Xbox
File: MPEG 1 / 2 / 4, WMV HD, QuickTime (MOV) …
Operating System
Windows 8 (32 / 64 bit), Windows 7 (32 / 64 bit), Windows Vista (32 /
64 bit)
CPU
Intel Core 2 Duo 2.8GHz, AMD Athlon 64X2 Dual Core 3.0GHz
Memory
4 GB RAM
Graphics Card
VGA card with support for DirectX 10.0c or above
FAQ:
1, Why can’t record MIC voice when I input HDMI and Microphone?
- Ezcap280 doesn’t support MIC input if you select HDMI input. Please purchase other models –
like ezcap280P, ezcap284,if you want recording MIC voice for all the video input.
2, Why can’t record video through HDMI port of PS3 and some DVD player?
- Because HDCP protection of HDMI signal. You need to buy one HDMI splitter to decode HDCP.
Of course, it’s illegal in some countries and areas.
3, Why can’t record video with ezcap280 HD video capture device?
- Please make sure your monitor display the video at first. If not, please check all the cables
connection, and check your HDMI video source has HDCP protection (like point 2, it that, you
can’t get video on your monitor).
- For PS4, you need to disabled HDCP option following the option in manual.And the option is only
for games, not for Blue-Ray DVDs.
- Please make sure your USB drive or USB HDD isn’t out of memory, and don’t take your USB
drive off when the REC LED is flashing. The recording will automatically stop if the USB drive is
out of memory.
- Please make sure your USB drive or USB HDD is the right format –it doesn’t support exFAT
format. Please format them in your computer, and FAT32 is the best choice. Please use “safety
remove”option to remove your USB drive, don’t just plug out directly without “safety remove”
option. Sometimes maybe you still find your recorded video with problems if without “safety
remove”.
- Usually USB drive will flash seconds (If your USB drive includes LED inside, and don’t care this if
it’s no LED inside) when you just plug it into ezcap280 device, then turn off.And it will flash after
you press REC button to start recording, if not, it means not recording.
- For recording PS3 with YPBPR (Component video), please set following the option in manual.
4, How to update the latest firmware?
- Copy the firmware file (jedi.img) into USB drive, power off the device (unplug power jack), plug
USB drive to device, power on, the indicator will flash 7~8 seconds, and become green, check