Taking your streaming game to the next level Streamyard and Lightstream will both work, but require a paid subscription. Streaming via Twitch requires a bit more work because you will need to use a third party broadcasting service. This will allow you to select your video capture card as your broadcast method. Use the webcam option when setting up your stream.

This image illustrates how everything is connected together.

This setup lets us play Rocket League, Minecraft, Zelda, etc using the TV, while the Chromebook is recording the action. You don’t need anything fancy, and there isn’t anything to set up or configure. We run one HDMI cable to the TV and the second goes to the Chromebook. This little box let’s us connect two screens to the console. To make this happen, we need one more piece of inexpensive equipment: an HDMI splitter. Ideally, we want the game to show up on our TV and on the Chromebook. It’s pretty tough to play a video game by watching the Chromebook screen. You don’t need something high-end to start streaming! Recording game play from Zelda, Breath of the Wild, on an HP Chromebook. This $150 capture card also works with Chromebooks and has a few additional features like dual audio input and the ability to record straight to an SD card.Įssentially, there is an option for every budget. We purchased this inexpensive model from Amazon for $20 and it works great. Most models won’t specifically mention being compatible with a Chromebook, but they should work just fine. Video capture cards are pretty basic and inexpensive. John’s HP Chromebook didn’t have an HDMI port, so we purchased a video capture card that lets us connect the HDMI cable from the video game console to the USB port on the Chromebook. This setup will work Xbox, Playstation and any device that has an HDMI output. The first thing we had to do was figure out a way to connect our console (Nintendo Switch) to our Chromebook. Honestly I wasn’t 100% sure if this was possible, but I said we could try. Recently he asked if it was possible to use his Chromebook to record and edit some of his game play to share on his YouTube channel. My son John, is a big fan of Minecraft and Rocket league. While this blog is primarily focused on ways to use Chromebooks in the classroom, I do occasionally like to demonstrate that Chromebooks are capable for handling all kinds of technology projects and hobbies.

Youtube video downloader for chromebook