SwiftCapture — Ben Software Forum

Capture 576i (PAL interlaced) from VHS source?

marco79 — Mon, 12 May 2025 12:26:26 +0000

Hi,

is it possible with Swift Capture to record videos in 576i (interlaced) from an HDMI USB Capture device? It's the "Magewell USB Capture HDMI Gen 2" device which by itself is able to grab 576i, for example on Windows with the Software "Virtual Dub". So I'm looking for a macOS alternative.

The goal is to capture some VHS video cassettes with lossless compression and by keeping the original image format which is PAL 576i (720x576 interlaced). Thanks a lot!

Problem capturing HDR 4:2:2 content

grahamwright1 — Fri, 30 Jun 2023 14:31:38 +0000

I am using an escape 326XC capture interface and it does a great job with 1080 and 4K SDR content. The 326 is advertised as supporting 4K HDR, but all my attempts to capture 4K HDR content have left a SDR captured file.

I have tried saving with 'Video encoding for movies' set to H.264 high quality, H.265 high quality, and ProRes 422 HQ but the saved file is always SDR. Talking to the ezcap support staff, they say the capture software must record using "P010" and colour space 'Rec. 2100 PQ'.

Does Swift Capture allow P010 to be selected somehow?

Thanks,

Graham

Multiple window support?

boisy — Thu, 28 Dec 2023 05:02:12 +0000

I've been using SecuritySpy for years and love it. Now I need a video capture solution for devices on my Mac such as two USB microscopes, an HDMI capture card, etc.

I downloaded SwiftCapture but it only appears to work with one video source at a time. Is there any hope of having it handle multiple video sources? This would really address my needs.

SwiftCapture exposure time

UICfilm — Mon, 06 Mar 2023 19:00:52 +0000

Is there a fixed single frame exposure time for SwiftCapture, or is it dependent on CPU/capture card/hard drive? I'm trying to get a sense of how much time I should allot for the capture of each frame.

Paul Dickinson

UIC Moving Image

SwiftCapture and DV camera

billc6 — Wed, 23 Nov 2022 17:21:05 +0000

I've got an older DV camera - JVC GR-DA30U. Through a combination of cables and adapters to go from mini-DV to Thunderbolt/USB-C, I've connected it to a Thunderbolt port on my M1 MacStudio running MacOS 13.0.1. The camera is recognized in the System Report and in iMovie and Quicktime Player but not SwiftCapture 1.3.3. This combination previously worked on a 2015 MacBook Pro running MacOS 12.2.1. Wondering if there is an explanation and if it is possible that this could be addressed in a SwiftCapture update.

Enhancement request for Swift Capture - Pause Recording

grahamwright1 — Fri, 16 Dec 2022 23:35:43 +0000

There are times where it would be helpful to pause a recording rather than stopping the recording. Would you consider adding a Pause button alongside the Stop Recording button?

Advice on adjusting "Audio delay for movies"?

grahamwright1 — Sat, 26 Nov 2022 03:41:44 +0000

With a M1 Pro based MacBook Pro I am having audio / video synchronization problems with my ezcap 321 USB attached capture device. On a short record of 5-6 minutes the audio and video sync is off just enough to notice it. The synchronization gets worse when capturing longer sources, such as a full 60 minutes when it's multiple seconds out of sync.

At this point it's unclear how to select a good millisecond value for the "Audio delay" settings, and my attempts at guessing have been totally unsuccessful. Is there a better way to determine what the "correct" value is?

I did try OBS 28.1.2 and it records 60+ minute files with correct audio/video synchronization, so I don't think this is some type of hardware problem with the ezcap device. Any ideas how to get the correct Audio Delay setting?

Will SwiftCapture capture from USB source?

Daphne — Wed, 25 Aug 2021 16:49:49 +0000

I need to capture video via USB. I’m feeding an s-video feed from an older camera via a USB converter and then to my Mac. Before I buy Swift Capture I want to make sure it will work and that it will recognize the USB input. Thanks.

Different color between live view and recording

theomh — Wed, 19 Aug 2020 12:30:23 +0000

Hi, the colors of the live preview are accurate, but in the recording not. It has to much yellow in it. I record via a Nikon D800e and a Avermedia UVC Capture card to my iMac. Any tipps for a newbie? Thanks Andreas

Using an older Canopus Video to Firewire converter

fester — Thu, 31 Oct 2019 18:14:57 +0000

Although the Mac sees the Canopus on both Mojave and Catalina Firewire ports, SwiftCapture doesn't show it as available. Any thoughts?

How to specify font size for text overlay?

quinkink — Wed, 03 Jul 2019 23:52:44 +0000

From User Manual: Text overlay - enter some text to be drawn at the top-left of each video frame, at the specified font size. To add the date or time, use +y for years, +M for months, +d for days, +h for hours, +m for minutes and +s for seconds, for example: +d/+M/+y +h:+m:+s.

Video lag and mirror image feature request

Darren — Tue, 27 Feb 2018 20:40:32 +0000

I've recently acquired a Logitech Brio 4K webcam for creating product demos. As many have commented online, the bundled software supplied by Logitech is minimalist, to say the least, and only allows simple screen viewing and changing of camera settings. No recording is possible. This is a bit odd because I bought a webcam from Logitech maybe a decade ago that came with software that had this simple functionality. But in any case, Logitech recommends Swiftcapture on their website, so I'm giving the trial version a go. I have two issues: 1) Video lag on the Swiftcapture display panel is just over 2 seconds, which is much too high to be able to record a demo. Neither the Logitech software or Skype has this issue. 2) I need to be able to mirror the video, otherwise, it's just too confusing trying to monitor what I'm doing on-screen. Hardware-wise I'm using a Mac Pro (Late 2013) trash can, 12GB RAM, AMD FirePro D300 2 GB video cards. Thanks in advance for any help.

Feature request: Capture Controls window

scopemonkey — Mon, 24 Apr 2017 14:43:32 +0000

I was just wondering if there was interest in adding a capture controls window to SwiftCapture similar to the one in BTVPro? When using BTVPro, this allowed for easier frame capture than a menu or keyboard command. Don't know if it is possible, but would be nice to have that option available again.

Humble Feature Request: cropping tool

Rabari — Mon, 05 Oct 2015 12:05:10 +0000

SwiftCapture is a remarkably good replacement for the bundled software which came with my Terratec G1 USB video capture device (and probably a lot of similar older Quicktime 7 based devices). As analog video often contain "junk" on the edges, it would be great if SwiftCapture in addition to the great gamma, saturation and sharpness controls would have a cropping tool with sliders for cropping off the sides, either proportionally, or individually (with resulting slight distortion). I don't know if this is a trivial undertaking, as it would involve scaling the result to the desired output resolution. BTW - does SwiftCapture work both with older Quicktime-based drivers and newer AV Foundation drivers? I've noticed that some newer capture apps I evaluated failed to find my Terratec amongst available input sources (for instance, I can record Terratec-video with the Quicktime 7 player, but not with the QuickTime X player). Or am I misinformed - is there a difference? Regards Rabbe Sandelin

Announcing SwiftCapture: easy high-performance video capture software

Ben — Tue, 08 Sep 2015 12:52:21 +0000

Today we have release our new product SwiftCapture, an easy-to-use high-performance video capture application for the Mac. Its powerful features and intuitive user interface will allow users to create high-quality video recordings, timelapse captures and stop-motion movies. SwiftCapture supports any video input device that works on a Mac, including built-in FaceTime and iSight cameras, USB webcams and the popular Blackmagic range of devices for analog, HDMI and SDI input. Main features:

Supports any Mac-compatible video and audio input devices
Records standard MOV and MP4 movie files, which have wide compatibility
Timelapse and stop-motion capture features
Hardware-accelerated video encoding
Easy image capture, including copy-and-paste and drag-and-drop
Image adjustments: brightness, contrast, saturation and sharpness
Applescript control for automation

Please let us know if you have any questions about this new software!