<p>In the end, I found out that you can buy a dongle (in my case an INOGENI 4K USB) that will connect the camera to the computer via USB (amazingly, USB 3 is fast enough) or, in the case of BlackMagic Mini Recorder (which does 1080p only), thunderbolt.</p>

<p>The next challenge is, of course, to encode 4K fast enough on a laptop.</p>

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2016-04-04T08:53:30.400Z
2016-04-04T08:53:30.400Z
Dmitri Nesteruk
<p>Blackmagic Design's Decklink cards are a starting place for desktop computers: <a href="https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/decklink" rel="nofollow">https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/decklink</a></p>

<p>For laptops there's both Intensity: <a href="https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/intensity" rel="nofollow">https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/intensity</a></p>

<p>And UltraStudio: <a href="https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/ultrastudiousb3" rel="nofollow">https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/ultrastudiousb3</a></p>

<p>Other companies also make such products (and even Blackmagic Design offer yet more options), but the above provides a range of answers to your question.</p>

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2015-09-28T08:33:40.147Z
2015-09-28T08:33:40.147Z
Michael Tiemann
<p>I have a camera which outputs uncompressed HDMI. I understand that I can buy an external recorder (e.g., Atomos) to record the video, but is it possible to use an ordinary laptop (or desktop) computer instead?</p>

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PC instead of external recorder
Dmitri Nesteruk
# PC instead of external recorder

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-09-28)

I have a camera which outputs uncompressed HDMI. I understand that I can buy an external recorder (e.g., Atomos) to record the video, but is it possible to use an ordinary laptop (or desktop) computer instead?

**Tags:** video, video-recording, hdmi


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### Answer by username_0 on 2016-04-04. Score: 0 | Accepted answer

In the end, I found out that you can buy a dongle (in my case an INOGENI 4K USB) that will connect the camera to the computer via USB (amazingly, USB 3 is fast enough) or, in the case of BlackMagic Mini Recorder (which does 1080p only), thunderbolt.

The next challenge is, of course, to encode 4K fast enough on a laptop.


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### Answer by username_1 on 2015-09-28. Score: 2

Blackmagic Design's Decklink cards are a starting place for desktop computers: <https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/decklink>

For laptops there's both Intensity: <https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/intensity>

And UltraStudio: <https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/ultrastudiousb3>

Other companies also make such products (and even Blackmagic Design offer yet more options), but the above provides a range of answers to your question.


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