Is there a way to record just a few minutes of video (like Hallmark does with cards) so our Grandfather can keep it by his bedside and watch it to his heart's content? [more inside]
posted by czechmate on Nov 9, 2009 - 5 answers

How can I play console games through my computer monitor? [more inside]
posted by flatluigi on Oct 5, 2009 - 9 answers

I need to record myself giving a presentation for school. My laptop has a built in webcam and microphone. What free Windows software would you recommend for this task?
posted by gocubbies on Sep 24, 2009 - 4 answers

I'm looking for standalone devices to continuously record video and/or audio. I would like to record while biking and when the memory is full automatic overwrite should occur. I.e. I always want to have the last X minutes of the recording ready in case something interesting happens. Anybody know of an affordable solution for this?
posted by Brennus on Nov 16, 2008 - 4 answers

I want to watch the Knicks this season and beyond. The problem is that I live in the UK for most of the year so I'm looking for a way of getting to see more than just highlights. [more inside]
posted by i_cola on Oct 22, 2008 - 6 answers

We're taking a road trip from Boston to Michigan this weekend, and would like to record some video along the way, just for fun. Problem is, we've got a cheap digicam with a lousy built-in mic. How can we record audio (two people talking, mostly) on the übercheap? [more inside]
posted by SamuelF on Aug 20, 2008 - 2 answers

Looking for a more reliable recording solution than straight to DVD. Will this work or should I be looking at something else? [more inside]
posted by jeffderek on Mar 20, 2008 - 3 answers

What is the best way to script video/audio recording on Windows? [more inside]
posted by esd on Jan 18, 2008 - 1 answer

I would like to know how I can capture audio/video sessions on an HP laptop with built-in webcam for playback on the same machine. Some basic editing functions would be useful to clean up a session. I need to be able to take the file and play it on my Mac as well. [more inside]
posted by diode on Dec 29, 2007 - 2 answers

I had a DVD made of my first skydive. It will not play on any DVD player. [more inside]
posted by C17H19NO3 on Dec 18, 2007 - 33 answers

Best gear for inexpensive high-speed digital video capture? [more inside]
posted by jjsonp on Jul 12, 2007 - 7 answers

How can I record video streams from RealPlayer and Quicktime on a Mac? [more inside]
posted by Dasein on Nov 21, 2006 - 5 answers

My brother and I have an idea for a comedy piece that plays out over a video conference. How can we record both sides of our conference so we can later edit it together into a final product? [more inside]
posted by TonyRobots on Oct 24, 2006 - 4 answers

How easy would it be to set up some PCs to record the local news on several channels for purposes of offering a media clipping service? [more inside]
posted by pzarquon on Oct 7, 2006 - 9 answers

Looking to record classical guitar music near me for a reasonable price - I am thinking of posting something up at the music school at the nearby university, and maybe a guitar shop or two in town if I can do that, and making some recordings with willing musicians. Is this a reasonable concept or a blindingly stupid idea? If it's workable, what sort of price range should I pay the musician(s)? [more inside]
posted by beth on May 23, 2006 - 12 answers

Is there a way to record something from a DVR to a dv8 cam? [more inside]
posted by heartquake on May 7, 2006 - 1 answer

Is it possible to record IPTV? [more inside]
posted by puffin on Apr 17, 2006 - 4 answers

Does this device exist, and if not, how can I modify cheap consumer digicams to create it: A cheap portable digicam that will endlessly record video to some kind of small memory buffer, say enough memory for 1 minute of video, such that I could leave it running for days on the off-chance of it recording something interesting, and when something interesting happened, I just press a "Stop Recording" button, and the last 60 seconds of video are sitting in memory. [more inside]
posted by -harlequin- on Oct 29, 2005 - 13 answers