It's not just a GIF maker. It's a converter of video to GIF animation. It supports many video formats, YouTube video, and even allow to record animations from webcam. So you don't need to be a professional web designer, or animator in order to create stunning GIF animations.

This software is designed for a large audience. Anyone can use this software to make cool GIF animations, and share it with the World.

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There are plenty of things to love about Skype for Windows 8, as it brings a full Skype experience to Windows 8.

You can perform audio and video calls, text, and instant message your friends. It's a shame that it doesn't integrate with Facebook like Microsoft's Messaging app so you can have all of your friends in one app. Still, what Skype for Windows 8 does, it does very well. Calls were loud and clear and video started up quickly, though the image looked a bit grainy.

The interface looks a bit sparse but it works well. Your recent calls, favorites, and contacts are all available from the home screen. You can change your Skype status on the top right. Skype for Windows 8 includes a bunch of fun, animated emoticons, which are sure to please emoji lovers.

Overall, Skype for Windows 8 provides a great video and messaging experience for Windows 8 users but could be improved with Facebook integration.

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Use Canon PowerShot and DSLR as webcam. Add live webcam effects to video chats and recordings including green screening effect, anaglyph 3D effect and face accessories.

The software is intended for users which have Canon digital camera and want to use it as a high-quality webcam.

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ImageCapture Suite is specifically optimized for web applications. With ActiveX, Plugin and Mac Editions, it supports all the mainstream browsers on Windows and Mac. All-in-one image capture and processing SDK. You can do image capture from TWAIN scanners and WIA/USB webcams, edit the images, recognize barcodes or do OCR and upload images with the library. Easy deployment and installation. It's easy for developers to deploy and for end users to use the plugin in browsers.

Web Developers who want to embed image capture (from TWAIN/WIA/USB scanners or webcams) and document processing and management features to web application.

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With the permanent recording functionality you can record videos in all sizes and length. Record from all your cameras nonstop around the clock. Adjust the video filesize so that the video contains always the last 24 hours, last 8 hours, last 3 days, etc.. If the selected videofilesize is reached the video is overwritten from the beginning. Thereby the video contains always the last minutes, hours, days from the current time backward.

CamPermanent is an extremely powerful video monitoring solution that supports regular webcams, IP cameras (netcams) and all other video capturing devices supported by Windows.

Business owners and private persons who want to use a video surveillance solution.

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- support of various types of video devices, like Webcams, IP-Cams, network cameras, capture cards, YouTube videos, video files, DVDs, streams, etc. - support of various transfer protocol types and codecs - integrated (motion) detector with several detection modes, like image comparison, face detection, miscellaneous types - integrated scheduler for unlimited video tasks - various different executable functions at detection and by scheduler - integrated multiple Email- and FTP-clients and a Web-Server - standard functionality like picture capturing, video recording, video previewing, etc. - various image filters like black&white, gray scale, brightness ... - permanent video recording in preselected video file sizes for 24/7

The special features of CamDVR are the permanent video recording and the pre-recorded videos. With the permanent recording feature the software records 24/7 all the activities going on and makes a surveillance system complete.

It's for professional and private usage, for business owners and private person who want to run a professional digital video recording and surveillance software.

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Camfrog Video Chat sounds innocent enough and generally it is, although its a bit disconcerting when it asks you for your marital status as mandatory during registration! The Camfrog Video Chat interface is similar to that of an IM client with contacts listed down the right hand and a messaging box along the bottom. When you log in, you're asked whether you want to join the main Camfrog Video Chat room or a specific room such as Latino, LearnEnglish, Single and a special room for those using sign language.

When you log into a Camfrog forum room, the rules are made clear - "No disturbing the room with repeated text or spamming" and "No nudity or asking others to get nude", for example. The main Camfrog Video Chat room is chaos though. Because there are several people all communicating at once, all you see is a flurry of random messages between users. Click on a contact, and you can usually see their webcam (unless they are categorized as a "lurker" which means their webcam is paused for a while).

You can also hear Camfrog Video Chat conversations intermittently like you're tuning in and out of a radio. In general, the whole thing is quite confusing. It would be fine to have a one-on-one chat on Camfrog Video Chat but interacting with several different users at once is like trying to catch rain water. If nothing else, it's amusing just looking at people on their webcams who look equally confused as they stare at the Camfrog Video Chat messages scrolling past and scratch their heads. You also get the sense of a voyeur at times. It's quite odd to accidentally tune into a conversation between a guy who's explaining to his girlfriend that she and Camfrog Video Chat are the best things that ever happened to him!

The Camfrog Video Chat video and sound quality are pretty good and it's amazing how many people are online. It's much nicer to meet people "face-to-face" in this way rather than just chatting to them anonymously. It would be nicer to expand the size of the video but this is only available in the pro version. The same goes for seeing multiple videos at once. The overall Camfrog Video Chat interface looks a bit retro however - like MSN Messenger a few years ago - and feels a little bit cheap.

There are plenty of people online and Camfrog Video Chat has a lot of potential as a group collaboration tool. If you just want to meet friends though, you shouldn't have any problems if you persevere.

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Print reports and badges with barcodes, define export format to exchange information with existing human resource and security software as text files in your file system or through emails to remote locations. Install Versatil-ID at all your offices and synchronize them through SQL Server’s Replication. Use any webcam to take pictures of employees while punching and to read barcodes in one of many encoding formats including 2-D QR code or Data-Matrix. Connect any USB PC/SC compatible RFID reader and use existing Id cards, no need to purchase specialized hardware.

Truly versatile, select biometric reader or just use a webcam to read barcodes and take snapshots while identifying (Photo-ID). Use simple PIN entry with Photo-ID and you will be certain there is no buddy punching, no need for expensive readers. It connects to existing databases so there is no need to administer employee information in different places. Use MS SQL Server or Express, Oracle, Access or Azure. Video tutorials and wizards walk you through and explain how to quickly get started.

Versatil-ID is as an add-on for organizations with processes in place needing to add flexibility at the front end. For small organizations it works as a full solution allowing the viewing and printing of identification events and worked hours.

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CamLAN - Is the ultimate software solution for viewing all of your video devices from all PCs in your network. It supports webcams, netcams (IP-cams) and all video devices which are working with an up to date driver for Windows. It includes a Network Server Client functionality to send the video from all cameras from one server PC to all connected client PCs and vice versa and it includes a Webserver for direct access of all camera videos via simple HTTP request!

CamLAN is for user who want to view all their video devices within their network on each PC.

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Skype Portable is the standalone version of the popular VOIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) program that allows you call and talk to other Skype users, video chat and more for free over the internet.

Just like its desktop counterpart, Skype Portable lets you have voice chats on your computer – like telephone, only for free – and also make real phone calls at much lower rates, using the so called SkypeOut service and paying with Skype credit. Besides voice chats, Skype Portable also includes the standard IM functionalities (written conversations, emoticons, user avatars and so on) and also lets you have group video conferences.

These video calls are precisely the main focus on Skype Portable's latest version. The program's interface has been completely redesigned with video conferences on mind. This means Skype Portable has been made wider so that video fits in perfectly with your written chat, your contact list and a toolbar to manage conversation. The new interface in Skype Portable is transformed when you make a call, getting rid of all the clutter, so you just see the video images, and controls.

The sound quality in Skype Portable during our testing was perfect: loud and clear. Video sometimes appeared a bit pixelated, but nothing we couldn't really deal with. There was also one nice detail, and that's the ability to see your own video image built-in on your contact's video, and the option to take a snapshot of your own image.

The other major development in Skype Portable is Facebook integration. This is a pretty big thing, as not only does it give you your news feed in the app - anyone can do that - but adds call and SMS buttons to any of your friends who share their contact numbers. If you’ve paid for Skype minutes, you can call your Facebook friends, and if they’re also signed in to Skype Portable you can call them for free. One of the best new features is the automatic call recovery - drop a call and it’s put in pause. Restarting it is now really easy.

Skype Portable is just like the desktop version: complete interface overhaul that now focuses more on video chats; some handy improvements to the way you communicate online and no installation required!

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ooVoo is an elegant and powerful video conferencing and IM client that combines elegance with functionality.

Easy to use

Unlike some video conferencing applications, Oovoo is very easy to get running with your webcam and it can handle very high quality cameras - up to 2 megapixels, depending on the speed of your connection. During chats and video calls, you can add video effects such as sepia, blurring and morphing, something that sets it apart from other popular VoIP apps like Skype.

Outstanding Features

With ooVoo you can talk face-to-face with up to six people, add an ooVoo link to your blog or online profiles (so others can instantly add you to their contacts), send and receive video messages and, best of all, it's completely free. You will need to create an Oovoo account however, which, as registrations go, is fairly painless.

What's really nice about ooVoo, though, is the ability to place your contacts, and their video images, down the side of your screen in a sidebar simultaneously. This way, you can chat away to all of them at the same time and see them at once.

Set-up

Once you've started the setup process, you'll be asked to create an ooVoo username and password. You'll also be asked to add a few friends and contacts to your ooVoo account although if you don't know anyone using ooVoo, you can simply elect to send invites and hope that they sign up.

OOvoo’s an impressive video chat app, although it would be interesting to see how it performs when multiple users are trying have a video conference.

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Debut Video Capture enables you to record video from any image source on your PC, be it the screen itself or a USB video device connected to your computer, such as a digital video camera or a webcam.

Debut Video Capture is very easy to use: its interface offers a preview of what will be recorded, although in the case of screen recording, this is pretty confusing as the image repeats itself ad finitum. Besides that, everything in Debut Video Capture is controlled with three simple buttons (record, pause and stop) so that gives you an idea about the simplicity of the program.

Recordings can be done in a variety of formats, and each one has its own configuration settings. An interesting option is the possibility to download related programs from the same developer. Debut Video Capture also enables you to email the videos or upload them to an FTP server right after recording them. However, we did miss an embedded player with which to revise our recordings.

Debut Video Capture is a basic video recorder for your PC, and while it's not perfect, it will allow you to capture screencasts and incoming video

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iPi Motion Capture™ IS COMPATIBLE WITH: - Autodesk 3DS Max, Maya, Valve Source Engine, Unreal Engine, Unity, CINEMA 4D, Lightwave, Poser, DAZ3D, Blender and others. iPi Motion Capture™ WORKS WITH OFF-THE-SHELF EQUIPMENT: - 1 or 2 Kinect / Xtion depth sensors or 3 to 6 Sony PS Eye cameras; - Runs on regular PC with gaming class videocard. iPi Mocap Studio 2.x. 30 days Trial Version can be downloaded for free. After the end of 30 days trial period, iPi Mocap Studio Trial Version will continue functioning but animation export will be disabled.

ADVANTAGES: - No need special lighting, background and the team of technicians. - No need for clumsy sensor suits with reflective markers. - Portable system that can be packed in a backpack with as less as 20-30 minutes set-up and calibration time. - Allow up to 20 by 20 feet capture volume with minimum required space as small as 9 by 5 feet. - With integrated animation clean-up and motion transfer tools you do not necessarily need expensive 3rd party applications. - Affordable solution.

Our users are filmmakers, CG animators, videogame developers, broadcast motion graphics designers and prosumers. Our customers are from: entertainment, 3D design, education, military.

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More features: Store the records in a directory on the computer Store the records in a network share Send the records to an e-mail address Store the records in a FTP account Send the records to PC Agent Server Invisible in the process list Selective user monitoring Automatic uninstall Automatically delete records Protection against unauthorized use Filter the records Forward recorded emails

We offer you the opportunity to download the software and to test without time limitation before buying. So you can compare PC Agent with the products of other manufacturers.

The software is useful for administrators, CEO's and many others.

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Homer supports for the transmission of A/V stream basically both IPv4 and IPv6. The protocol version is selected automatically. For the transmission of A/V data, Homer does not only support the classic transport protocols TCP and UDP, but also alternative protocols, e.g., SCTP and UDP-Lite, are supported. The possibilities in this context are limited by the used operating system and the therefore available functions.

Homer is both a SIP softphone (with video support) and a video/audio streaming solution. Homer is the only known softphone which allows using a local audio/video file for broadcast (e.g. as replacement for the local camera picture and the audio input from the microphone) during a video conference session. Existing software solutions support either video conference or audio/video streaming functions. Moreover, Homer can be used for broadcasting the live desktop picture.

Homer Conferencing was designed for end users with advanced knowledge about audio/video streaming and SIP conferencing. Additionally, Homer can be used for experiments with network protocols.

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So, if you fancy turning yourself into an alien or a talking dog, CyberLink YouCam is probably for you. The application works with most major messaging clients, including Windows Live Messenger, Skype, Yahoo Messenger and AOL Instant Messenger.

All the effects included in CyberLink YouCam are organized in different tabs, and their results can be applied in real time. They include original backgrounds, all sorts of clipart and comic-like effects, hats and fake beards for yourself and even a free-hand drawing tool. Besides the fun part, CyberLink YouCam also includes a video surveillance utility that can help you keep control of your property without spending a fortune in a surveillance system.

The most recent release of CyberLink YouCam features the amazing augmented reality technology, thanks to which you can interact with 3D virtual objects in the video preview window. Thanks to the support for HD video and TrueTheater, the effects in CyberLink YouCam are more realistic than ever.

CyberLink YouCam is a fun tool that will spice up any web chat, although some of the effects are more realistic than others.

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Supports viewing live JPEG stream with iPhone, Windows Phone and Android Phone without installing APP. Generates thumbnail images to make video search efficiently. No need to export video.Remote viewing with IE and Firefox without installing Plug-in.

Monitoring live video from anywhere with Internet access.Playback recorded video files with Windows Media Player on Windows 7/8 without installing software or plugin. No need to export video.

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