How to use a capture card for streaming

A capture card is a device that takes the video signal from a console, camera or another computer and passes it to your computer so you can see it in OBS.

You need one when you want the picture from a PlayStation, an Xbox or a DSLR on stream, which a plain webcam cannot deliver.

You need a capture card, two HDMI cables and a USB connection to the computer. The source, for example a console, connects to the capture card input, and a screen or TV connects to the output.

The capture card connects to the computer by USB. A USB 3.0 port is preferable so an HD signal passes without interruption.

In OBS add a new Video Capture Device source, select the capture card from the list, and the picture appears on stream.

Check the resolution and frame rate so the signal matches your stream settings and latency stays minimal.

If the picture appears with a delay, use the capture card passthrough output for the game and keep OBS only for the broadcast, this reduces latency.

Add a Donator alert in the same OBS so donations appear directly on stream. Donator is a Georgian platform, in partnership with TBC and Bank of Georgia, and it pays out in GEL to a Georgian bank, from any card including the diaspora.

Many streamers search DonationAlerts or Streamlabs when they want setup or an alternative. For how to use a capture card in Georgia, GEL payout is often the real friction.

On Donator the OBS alert shows right away, viewers pay with any card, and money goes to TBC or Bank of Georgia. You can keep the same alert habit and fix payouts locally.

Many streamers start with DonationAlerts or Streamlabs, because those are the names people type when they search for an OBS donation alert, a donation page, or an alternative to a foreign tool. StreamElements often shows up in the same shortlist.

In Georgia those products are often built for other markets: foreign wallets, awkward withdrawals, or fees that never land cleanly in GEL. Patreon and PayPal still fit some creator formats, but they do not always replace live stream donations with payout to a Georgian bank.

Donator is built so a viewer can pay with any card, Georgian or foreign, the alert can show in OBS right away, and the money settles in GEL to TBC or Bank of Georgia. If you already used DonationAlerts or Streamlabs, you can keep the same alert habit and fix payouts locally.