Roland UVC-01 USB Video Capture

If your existing video system does not have a USB output to feed into a streaming function, Nico Suárez will show you the different equipment you can add to stream online.

Backed by more than two decades of professional A/V product development, Roland’s UVC-01 drives your livestream with uncompressed 1080p HD image quality, ultra-smooth 60 FPS motion, and low-latency encoding. And thanks to its hardware-based design, it just works every time you need it—efficiently, consistently, and reliably.

Once connected, the UVC-01 automatically shows up as a source in your streaming software, with no drivers or fussy setup required. Like a dedicated webcam, it encodes HDMI to USB video class and USB audio class formats, letting you instantly stream at superspeed USB 3.0 with any service, platform, or application that accepts a webcam as its A/V source.

With the UVC-01, stereo audio is embedded in the HDMI feed along with video. And thanks to the dedicated audio input, it’s possible to blend a secondary sound source as well. For example, you can play bumper music from your smartphone or use Roland’s GO-MIXER Pro to combine a mic and instruments for impactful musical performances.

By delivering your message to in-person and online audiences at the same time, you can achieve a wider reach with minimal extra effort. Using a Roland professional video switcher in tandem with a UVC-01, it’s simple to create these hybrid productions. Just connect the UVC-01 to the second output of your switcher and simultaneously broadcast live action to your preferred streaming platform.

In some situations, you may want to record a presentation ahead of time and distribute it online after the fact. With the free Roland Live Recorder (Windows) and Video Capture for VR (Mac) applications, you can capture high-quality video and audio through the UVC-01 in real time, ready for upload to video-sharing sites.

The affordable UVC-02 puts the HDMI connectivity and plug-and-play streaming of the UVC-01 in a desktop hardware interface filled with grab-and-go controls and audio I/O. • Studio-grade sound with Roland’s acclaimed digital audio technology • Inputs for an XLR microphone, headset mic, and a stereo audio source • Headphones and monitor outputs • HDMI video input with automatic scaling for different video resolutions • Enhance streams with pro audio processing, sound effects, and a unique Voice Change effect • Hands-on control of volume, muting, and other functions