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iPhone video recorder with audio support debuts
Aaron Besson of MyTriniPhone posted this morning about a new iPhone video recorder. Unlike previous entries into this realm, this updated version from DreamCatcher records both sound and video.
I download a copy and gave it a try. The interface is a little on the prototype side but it recorded without a hitch. I was able to copy the resulting mp4 video onto my Mac and play it back. It was grainy (as expected, given the low quality of the iPhone camera) but the audio was clear. Playback on the iPhone itself simply did not work for me.
Apparently this code is based on ffmpeg and there's a lively little discussion about this over at the Hackint0sh forums, if you care to check that out. You must pay to register if you'd like to record more than 30 seconds at a time or if you simply like the program and want to support the developer. Deets are in the program. Just tap Settings > About > Buynow.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Magpie said 12:07PM on 4-25-2008
This looks like a cool add on but paying for it ? If we land up paying for every little add on its going to start costing me every couple months to play with my toy
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Luigi193 said 12:07PM on 4-25-2008
UG... GIVE ME FREE OR GIVE ME... NOT IT.
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Luigi193 said 12:08PM on 4-25-2008
That made no sence, but my point stands.
Magpie said 12:12PM on 4-25-2008
I also wanted to mention the cost a Refurbished Iphone ATT can save folks wanting to get a iphone but the cost was to much a goog alterative to a new Iphone
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Ryan Trevisol said 1:53PM on 4-25-2008
Well in that case allow me to point out that while I think your comment is partially undersdandible toog flurf majorly varspaadraply 3g iPhone Leopard.
(01) said 12:45PM on 4-25-2008
I wasn't aware that jailbroken iPhones app cost money...is this the only one or there others? Anyway, I think I can wait another month to see what official apps have to offer.
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Hard of Hearing said 7:43PM on 4-25-2008
I've run across another -- Labyrinth, a cool game that has several demo levels, but costs if you want the complete package.
Alva said 12:59PM on 4-25-2008
*30 seconds? That's plenty. Last time I checked it only took me 15.*
Uhhh did I say that out loud?
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webbuy said 12:56PM on 4-25-2008
From the screenshot, it looks like the version you tested was the first release. There have been two updates since then, and the video quality has improved dramatically.
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Tom said 1:46PM on 4-25-2008
The first one? Did ShowTime not support audio? Because I already paid for ShowTime!
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mSiqueira said 2:05PM on 4-25-2008
Erica,
Playback on the iPhone worked for me, but with some shortcuts:
After you press "Playback" the screen simply goes black. Then you tap on the scren after one or two seconds. After that, the screen shows up the iPhone video controls (Pause, Rewind, Forward, Progress bar, Done, etc.) and shortly the video itself begins to play.
Weird but it works...
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John Laur said 7:06PM on 4-25-2008
Shame on TUAW for beating around the bush on this point:
The developer of this app used several GPL libraries and is apparently failing to distribute the source of his derivative work. The problem is not so much that he is charging for the a time limit removal but that he is freely distributing binaries of other peoples work without source. Without a doubt, all of the incredibly hard heavy lifting that is going on in this app is the work of the libavcodec and ffmpeg developers.
Please do not give this guy any money until this problem is resolved!
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mrsteveman1 said 2:28PM on 4-25-2008
libavcodec is licensed with the LGPL, it is enough for the developer to simply point users at the ffmpeg project site. Releasing HIS gui code is absolutely not required, it is legal to link lgpl libraries into proprietary apps.
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Tony said 7:08PM on 4-25-2008
It's legal to *use* lgpl libraries in proprietary apps. It is not legal to link them in such that they form a single binary, as this app does.
Justin said 3:10PM on 4-25-2008
It's too bad.. iPhone software (hacked) is going the way of Palm software. At first there was so much good free stuff, now programmers are diluting their apps unless money is paid. Freedoommmmm!
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T-Dub said 3:23PM on 4-25-2008
Great app, I bought it and plan on using it for when I don't have a video capture device handy.
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iBSOD for iPhone said 3:24PM on 4-25-2008
i hope an official one or at least a third party via apple will be available soon...
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Silo said 4:59PM on 4-25-2008
Looks cool - too bad it crashed non-stop on encode for me. I couldn't get it play back a single one. Actually I couldn't get it to save changes to the settings at all either (tried turning the auto-encoding off)... weirdness.
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Drevil said 9:32PM on 4-25-2008
It is also problematic that the developer is charging for software that is not built on the official SDK, so there is no guarantee that it will function with the next software update.
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starkruzr said 2:30AM on 4-26-2008
I wonder if Apple's gimped APIs will still work after this has been written for the full set of APIs.
Oh well. It's not like I won't still jailbreak anyway.