Retina MBP HDMI input? Possible?

[Panini]

Sorry if this question was a blatantly obvious answer, but I've looked around and can't find any mention of it.

Is it possible for the rMBP to receive HDMI input to possibly act as a capture card of some sort?

As far as I know, and HDMI cable can go both ways, so is this possible? HDMI in?

 

[Intell]

While a HDMI cable can go both ways, most HDMI equipped devices only go one way. The retina Macbook Pro is only a source, not a sink of HDMI content.

 

[miles01110]

Not without some kind of "tuner" box that would feed it in through an actual input port (USB or Thunderbolt).

 

[Panini]

That's a bummer.

If I got an HDMI to thunderbolt adapter then would I be able to get HDMI input since thunderbolt is I/O? Or would the cable only allow output?

 

[Intell]

It'd still be out only.

 

[flipnap]

i bought this and it simply converts the video signal on the fly and sends the final product into the macbook via usb. it will capture 1080p. i have no afiliation with them and am not trying to "sell it". i simply bought one and it works. plus its nice to not have the machine cranking away for hours encoding.

http://www.hauppauge.com/site/products/data_hdpvr.html

 

[Panini]

i bought this and it simply converts the video signal on the fly and sends the final product into the macbook via usb. it will capture 1080p. i have no afiliation with them and am not trying to "sell it". i simply bought one and it works. plus its nice to not have the machine cranking away for hours encoding.

http://www.hauppauge.com/site/products/data_hdpvr.html

I've looked into those before, but they're usually $200+

I was just wondering if there's any way I could use thunderbolt or the HDMI port to my advantage so that I wouldn't have to invest in a capture card.

 

[theSeb]

I've looked into those before, but they're usually $200+

I was just wondering if there's any way I could use thunderbolt or the HDMI port to my advantage so that I wouldn't have to invest in a capture card.

No, you cannot.

 

[HurryKayne]

Is it Hdmi port output just on Retina's Macbook pro?

 

[old-wiz]

pretty sure that none of the Macs have an HDMI port that is input/output; all are output only. HDMI input would have to deal with HDCP, which would be messy.

 

[Jugney]

These adaptors just came out from Black Magic, and people are reporting the initial batch isn't working. But something to keep an eye on. By far the cheapest option I've seen to bring HDMI signal into the computer.

It is designed to bring in HDMI or SDI signals, and outputs to Thunderbolt.

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produ...dlkulsdzminrec_Ultrastudio_Mini_Recorder.html

 

[dagamer34]

The inevitable answer to the ultimate question is that any capture solution is never going to be good enough for gaming because of the delay caused by picture processing.

Solution: buy a TV.

 

[alphaod]

Only the iMac supports this functionality. It's called Target Display Mode, and works on the 27" iMac with miniDisplayPort and the iMacs with Thunderbolt.