Open Video Capture can capture video from webcam, TV Tuner card, digital video, digital camera, and other capture devices. The application looks and performs remarkably similar with the
AMCap utility which is bundled with certain TV tuners. The main window of the program is basically a preview panel with a menu and it supports resizing.
The publisher recommends
DivX for encoding video files. However, I tried the program with the
FFDShow codec, and it worked very well. Please be aware that Open Video Capture doesn't come with any built-in codecs, so you have to install them on your own.
You should also know that the trial version only records one minute of video. There's a message that tells you this when starting the program. I myself didn't notice it at first, so I was dazzled why the program stops exactly after one minute.
Pluses: You can set a custom frame rate and a time limit. The program automatically stops capturing when the time elapses.
Drawbacks / flaws: In conclusion: The words "simple user interface" are reinvented by this software. If you need a simple program for capturing video, Open Video Capture may be the solution.
version reviewed: 1.24.691
Open Video Capture Publisher's Description
Open Video Capture can capture video from webcam, TV Tuner card, digital video, digital camera and other capture devices. It can set video compression codec and audio compression codec, output frame size and frame rate. It also snapshots pictures with the hotkey. It can set each capture device's properties, preview and record real-time video, watch TV if TV Tuner is installed. It encodes AVI files with DIVX, XVID, DV Video Encoder, etc.
System Requirements Microsoft DirectX 9.0 or later
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