Is there an easy way to record video out from an iPad 2 or iPhone 4?

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dave July 22, 2011

Is there an easy way to record video out from an iPad 2 or iPhone 4?

I want to record some gameplay video from either my iPad 2 or iPhone 4. Is there an easy way (preferably non-jailbreak) for me to display video content from my device onto my computer and record it using something like ScreenFlow or iShowU?

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gRagib 10 months ago

1. Connect HDMI dongle.
2. Connect HDMI-out to HDFury.
3. Connect HDFury to Hauppauge HDPVR.
4. Connect HDPVR to PC.
5. Start playing on iOS device and recording on PC.

Sent from my Nexus S.

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dave 2011-07-22 15:34:10

That's what I was afraid of. It doesn't sound too easy (nor cheap)!

gRagib 2011-07-22 16:51:24

Oh, it's easy. Just not cheap - you are looking at ~$500 for the HDFury and HDPVR, plus a PC running Windows and an iPad HDMI dongle. I don't think there is decent Mac software that works with the HDPVR.

JBMacaroni 2012-01-06 10:50:08

I'm trying to use my PC to record actions taken on my iPad—will this allow me to record those actions? Also, could you tell me a little about each part of this set up? Why do you need the HDFury and the HDPVR?

gRagib 2012-01-06 11:01:50

The HDFury converts HDMI signals (even if encrypted with HDCP supposedly) to Component signals. The HDPVR converts Component signals to MPEG2 stream for recording on a hard-drive.

I'm not aware of any system (one box) that will take HDMI in (encrypted or not) and spit out a recordable stream.

There are three ways around all this cruft:

Get the app running inside the Xcode emulator.
Get your hands on the units that Apple uses during keynotes to demo the devices.
Like dave said, jailbreak.

"record those actions"

You mean like if you place a finger (or more) on the screen, you want corresponding dot(s) to be displayed in the recording? I have no idea how to do that other than suggestion #2 above, or even #3 if a jailbreak solution exists. I haven't owned an iOS device in quite some time, so I know nothing about jailbreaking.

JBMacaroni 2012-01-06 11:55:16

Yes I am looking for corresponding dots to be displayed on the recording but it's ok if I just get a recording of the screens alone . Thanks for your response!!

gRagib 2012-01-16 12:50:20

Look what I found today!

www.amazon.com/dp/B002WBOQPU/

This box supposedly does what the HDFury does: strip HDCP protection and output component video. And it is way less expensive! $36 for this gizmo compared to $300+ for the HDFury.

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roberto 2011-07-22 14:58:28

I've only been able to find a jailbroken solution: www.iphonevideorecorder.com/

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Turbomac 2011-07-22 22:52:58

I believe the HDMI dongle only outputs video that is coded to go to a second screen, not mirroring. iOS 5 has screen mirroring to an apple TV but again that may not be everything. There are the Air Play Utilities (ericasadun.com/ftp/Macintosh/) That allow you to use AirPlay to your Mac which would allow you to use a screen capture utility. Again, I believe you are limited by what applications are programed to allow AirPlay out.

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thagrasshoppa 2011-07-22 14:16:34

Well, on the Iphone, you have video out cable, so with capture card (usb ones are like 15 bucks now) you can capture lowish quality video, but the advantage is that you get exactly what is output from the video feed, no dropped packets or irregular framerates....since I dont have either device, I can not say about application that can do this well on these platforms, as apple and company does not like sneaky ways to bypass drm...(not saying that you are bypassing, but you know it could be used for things like that...; )

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roberto 2011-07-22 22:57:20

Howvabout using the developer emulator on your computer and screen capturing that instead?

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