u/Fragrant_Shoe2961

I know, I know, Quality and Zoom/Teams/Zoom are oxymorons. It's bit crushed to pieces, limited dynamic range and looks like Gameboy Color.

That said, I'm in corporate video and the Teams/Zoom/Webex is unavoidable. My question is: If forced to send 1080p @ 30 rec709 to a USB UVC capture device, what is the best way to do this?

AJA UTAP, INOGENI SDI2USB, Vadadadadadaddio AV Bridge, Extron Mediaport all have significantly different price points. They also just sorta take most input resolutions and the app always usually makes it highly compressed h.264 and transports it into the packetty ether.

Do certain devices have better conversion before capture? Smoother algorithms for that capture?

I remember wondering why anyone would buy an FS2 if I could slap a Decimator up/down/cross on everything. Spoiler alert: one of these things just does it better. I don't even totally understand why but clearly FS2 is doing slick stuff when converting frame rates and so on.

Is there a target resolution and color space that makes it easier to invest into these UVC driver USB capture devices? Is there a difference in these capture devices or is the price difference basically just brand loyalty? I'm looking for the one with the magic fpga that just makes it look better.

EDIT: Not seeking reliability so much as demonstrably better video quality and an understanding why.

Not sure if this has been discussed but I haven't seen it. What techniques are Nashville producers using to get their distorted guitars? Every country, Christian rock, whatever release out of Nashville seems to have less bite, sort of rounded off limited 2-6k distorted guitars. It's a good sound but totally different than US coast studios rock sounds a la CLA and Pals. Is it ribbon mics? Is everyone playing single coil Strats into Fender Princetons? Do they just hire players who are predominantly country so even if they play more aggressive styles, their technique and guitars come through? Maybe a good comparison would be Dolly's rock album. It rocks hard but there's uncontested space for vocals in a way that I don't hear on most modern rock records. Not even talking about PRS>Dual Rec albums. Springsteen also has a pretty aggressive distortion on his tele.