I want to capture a small part of a long video stream from the web. And I want it in mp4. [more inside]
posted by tamarack on Jul 7, 2009 - 6 answers

Decent free video screen capture *with*sound*? [more inside]
posted by notsnot on Mar 2, 2009 - 10 answers

I have a Polycom VSX 7000 that we use for video conferencing. I'd like to capture video conference streams and publish to a web server (or youtube) for playback at a later time. (does not need to be in real time) What open source tools can I use to do this? Or can someone point me to a "how to" for this....
posted by purenitrous on Feb 25, 2009 - 0 answers

Trying to record a video card output (VGA/DVI) with this camera. What adapter do I need and how would you recommend setting it up? [more inside]
posted by siclik on Feb 19, 2009 - 7 answers

Mac osx/canon hg10 cannot get stills off camera. Video yes, stills no. We're supposed to have a baby any day now and this sucker ain't behaving (the camera-mac connection). I haven't had this kind of problem with a mac in 10 years. [more inside]
posted by willep on Jul 12, 2008 - 4 answers

How do I extract a still from a New York Times video segment? [more inside]
posted by Thin Lizzy on Apr 5, 2008 - 5 answers

How can I record video of a powerpoint/impress/etc slideshow in a format suitable for inclusion in a video podcast? Presenters use their own laptops and I have access only to a vga cable carrying the image, so screencapture tools are not a preferable option. [more inside]
posted by Alterscape on Jan 29, 2008 - 2 answers

Is my ThinkPad laptop capable of video capture? [more inside]
posted by stleric on Jan 13, 2008 - 2 answers

I have a VHS-C camcorder and an eMac with USB 1.1 ports (firewire ports are broken) and I am curious if the Dazzle Video Creator Platinum will allow me to use the VHS-C camcorder as a webcam on this Mac. [more inside]
posted by terrapin on Sep 29, 2007 - 5 answers

I have a project coming up where I will need to capture (digitize) a full 8-10 hours of footage (to be captured on DV tape) and make DVD copies for 3 people by the end of the next day. Ok, so I know how to go from DV to MPEG2 via either Final Cut Pro (v. 5.1.4) or Avid Xpress. What I'm wondering is, is there a way to bypass capturing the footage to DV (then converting to MPEG2) and going straight from the tape to MPEG2 so I can save myself hours of encoding from DV to MPEG2 and then burning discs? [more inside]
posted by eatcake on Aug 21, 2007 - 9 answers

I have: a bunch of family videos, and the two old camcorders they were taken on. I also have: a PowerBook G4. I would like to get these old videos onto DVDs, using the copy of iMovie on said PowerBook. How do I go about this? What new hardware do I need? [more inside]
posted by Johnny Assay on Feb 7, 2007 - 10 answers

What is the easiest (cheapest) way to get a series of stills from a video file? [more inside]
posted by antifuse on Oct 16, 2006 - 5 answers

Does anyone know a decent real-time MPEG-2 capture program for the PC? One that produces high-quality output (as good as a standard DVD recorder), produces DVD compliant MPEG2 files, and is preferably free (or cheap). [more inside]
posted by ascullion on Sep 10, 2006 - 2 answers

Software gurus: Help me scope out a video programming job, involving firewire, HDR tonemapping, autofocus and more jargon... [more inside]
posted by Popular Ethics on Jul 25, 2006 - 1 answer

What is some good software and hardware that can handle multiple channels of video/audio capture, compress the video in real time, and stream it over a Gigabit network? [more inside]
posted by nickerbocker on Feb 22, 2006 - 3 answers

VidCapFilter:Help me get my VHS tapes onto my Powerbook! [more inside]
posted by GilloD on Dec 20, 2005 - 5 answers

I am failing to find a free program that lets me capture the video/audio from a web tv stream (WMP). [more inside]
posted by fondle on Nov 11, 2005 - 8 answers

I need to capture video from a webcam for 1 min. every 30 min, for a 24 hour period. I know I could do this with a python script but --as I have very little python experience-- I am looking for an easier, point-and-click method. Are there any programs that one can set to capture a specific amount of video every x minutes over a certain period? Is there some easier/better way to script this than with the python module?
posted by signal on Oct 10, 2005 - 7 answers

What's the best program to use for capturing video from the desktop? Say, if I wanted to provide a visual tutorial in Photoshop that I could save as a video.
posted by jimmy on Jul 27, 2005 - 9 answers

I wish to capture some footage from television, edit it in final cut pro, and output it in as high a resolution as possible. [more inside]
posted by puppy kuddles on Feb 24, 2005 - 10 answers