Don't know if this is the right place--probably could be placed in any of the gaming forums...but...

What's the easiest way to setup a direct a/v feed from your PS3 to a PC? I was wondering because occasionally I make videos on gametrailers, and I've used a webcam for off-screen video and sound, but if there's a way of setting up direct feed easily/cheaply enough, I'm curious about springing for it.

If anyone has any info on that, or can direct me elsewhere about it, please let me know.

Thanks!

interesting in hearing about this as well, bump

I don't have any personal experience with this hardware, but it seems to be what you're looking for: http://www.blackmagic-design.com/products/

You're basically going to want to be running the video into a PC and recording that way instead of your TV.

Hava or Happuage HD PVR if you have component outputs. Just google them.

I'm also interested in finding this out as well. I've looked into the Blackmagic Intensity Pro. From speaking to their pre-sales techs they've said that live video capture/viewing in realtime is possible with their card. At some point in the next month or so I'm going to take the plunge and just purchase one to see if it's true. My only other issue is finding decent video viewing software which produces no noticeable lag, which is incredibly important when trying to record video game footage from a console, where timing is everything. So far my only luck has ever been with the Asus Digital VCR software which fortunately works with both my older ATI AIW and my current Hauppauge. Though if anyone else doing this has found better software, I'm definitely interested as well.

It all depends if you want to capture at HD or SD resolutions.

SD capture can be done on the cheap with a video capture card/usb adapter, and setting the PS3 to output over analog video (composite/svideo).

Technically HDCP should prevent you capturing over HDMI, so o capture in HD you need to use component video and a HD component video capture card (costly).

Yeah, my plan is to capture at 720p or 1080i, and component is definitely the way to go due to possible copy protection issues with hdmi. From what I've been able to find out on the intensity pro (Called their pre-sales tech group again a bit ago to get clarification). The Intensity Pro will offer direct viewing of the component video source in real time. But, you'll need to ensure that you have both a fast connection to your storage media for recording as well as plenty of cpu and memory. The Intensity Pro relies on the computer to process the video rather than doing anything onboard (At least this is what I understood, if someone knows different please let me know). The tech recommended ideally to use at least a 4 drive raid0 configuration.. but this can vary depending on your needs. I'm planning on connecting via fiber to an enclosure. I'm stuck on my machine decision though. I've got a mac pro 8 core but since I also use my pc to do video and audio capture, I may look into building a new quad.. still trying to decide if I should wait for the new Phenom II or go intel this time around.. if anyone has recommendations there, I'm all ears.

I'm still on the hunt for other methods of doing the capture though..whether through another component video capture card.. or if there are other methods for getting the video to be recorded and monitored on the pc in real-time