Free Application to Record Videos from Webcam

There are plenty of free and paid programs out there that can record videos directly from your webcam. Yes, you can use Windows Movie Maker which comes with Xp and Vista to capture your own video using your webcam but there is a better alternative. It's also free but it is packed with lots of features beside basic webcam recording.

This excellent freeware program is called Broadcaster StudioPro <--click to download

Aside from basic webcam recording, Broadcaster StudioPRO allows you to rebroadcast any video stream on your screen from any media player, web browser, or your desktop with full audio, so you can share other videos through your video chat to other people (this one is for you youtube people :). You can save your video in StudioPro in several formats. There's also basic video editing like adding titles and overlay tools. It is easy to use, simple interface and like i said, this program is completely free.

System Requirements:
- Pentium Processor
- 128 MB Ram
- 6 MB Hard Drive Space
- Windows 2000 / XP / 2003 or Higher ONLY

License: Free

File Size: 3.61 MB

From their website:

Broadcaster's StudioPRO allows you to capture any video playing on your screen including live streaming video and pre-recorded video clips playing on any media player. StudioPRO allows you to play video files or live streams through your web camera output while allowing you to split your camera output into multiple outputs. With StudioPRO you can broadcast simultaneously on multiple camera chat sites including Yahoo Messenger, MSN messenger, and Skype.

So plug that webcam now and record your own video!

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