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These days, making videos with your webcam is as necessary as sending email. If you want your webcam to work like a video recorder, you will need software that can record and save your video into your personal computer. Don’t fret because there are all kinds of webcam recording software available for download or for purchase in the Internet. This article will mention a few examples.

Active Webcam

With Active Webcam developed by RCRSoft, your webcam can capture video with speeds up to 20 frames per second (fps). With this, you can save and watch your video from your home computer or via a File Transfer Protocol (FTP) server. With Active Webcam, you can use any Internet browser to open and watch your video. If you want to put subtitles or put a date/time stamp, this webcam recording software will allow you to do so. Also, it comes with settings so that you can tweak your video’s frame rate, video size, and quality. Active Webcam runs with Windows 98, ME, 2000, and XP. It costs $19.00 and a demo download is available for you to play around with.

Debut Video Capture Software

The wonderful thing about Debut Video Capture is that it is a very simple application to use. The user interface is very easy to navigate. The webcam recording software supports various video formats such as .avi, .wmv, .asf .mpg, .3gp, .mp4, or .mov. The support for .3gp means that you can upload your videos into your mobile phone, and that’s a big plus. It also allows you to make changes to your video’s resolution, frame rate, and color. If you want to make a 30-second video, you can easily set the recording time to do just that. Furthermore, it lets you send your video through email, or to the Internet. Along with these great features, Debut Video Capture can be downloaded for free.

oRipa Yahoo! Webcam Recorder

If you are always chatting online with Yahoo! Messenger, this webcam recording software is perfect for you. oRipa Yahoo! Webcam Recorder lets you save the video broadcasts of your chat partner in your computer for you to watch over and over. It lets your webcam record video as you chat, too. With a headset or a microphone, the software lets you record sound as well. The neat thing about this application is that it compresses your video files so that it occupies less space on your hard drive. This way, you can record your chat videos for hours. It also has settings for frame rate, size, and video ouput quality. Soft29’s oRipa Yahoo! Webcam Recorder is compatible with Yahoo! Messenger 6.0 and above. It is available for download for $25.00 with free 24-hour tech support which really comes in handy when you would encounter problems with it.

You can find all sorts of webcam recording software which will turn your ordinary webcam into a cool video camera. Each has its individual features, functionality, and price. And all that you need to right now is to get one that answer’s your video recording needs.

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