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First Look: macVCR 2.0

Arten Science has announced the immediate availability of macVCR 2.0, a Leopard application for capturing any video source on a Mac screen and saving it to QuickTime, AVI, M4V, or other movie formats.
While not as full-featured as Telestream's US$99 ScreenFlow or Ambrosia's US$69 Snapz Pro X, the entry-level price of macVCR 2.0 may make it attractive to Mac owners who are looking for a low-cost video capture solution. Features include:
- Live Camera Feed Option
- Magnify Area at Cursor
- Date and Time Overlay Option
- Choice of Codecs
- Resolution Presets
- Performance Adjustment
- Support for Multiple Monitors
- Record a Selected Region of any Monitor
- Export to Windows Media, iPhone, Apple TV, AVI and Many More
- Low Disk and CPU Usage

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
James D said 12:25PM on 10-13-2008
Sounds pretty cool, but I already have Screenflick which I love. Do not like SnapZ Pro X at all. ScreenFlow, imo...is very, very good, but more than *I* need.
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DMXell said 1:00AM on 10-12-2008
Also, if this was indeed official, it'd be a Youtube partner channel.
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JKT said 8:46AM on 10-12-2008
What on earth are you talking about?
Majormauser said 2:17PM on 10-12-2008
Do we really need another Screen-capture program
Honestly
Screenium
Screenflow
Snapz Pro
iShowU
iShowU HD
Jing
ScreenFliK
ScreenRecorder
...
Where's an Update to Yojimbo already?
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PKtm said 1:57PM on 10-12-2008
What about TubeTV? I've used that, and it was free...
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ShiggyMozart said 4:16PM on 10-12-2008
I thought this was a video source capture app (i.e. VHS to computer input).
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Jm said 8:19PM on 10-12-2008
Any1 know one that is free?
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Rich said 1:09PM on 10-13-2008
"Any1 know one that is free?"
Yes. Apple's HackTV. I use it all the time:
http://developer.apple.com/samplecode/HackTVCarbon/index.html
A good overview is here:
http://digitalmedia.oreilly.com/2005/01/26/hacktv.html
Totally free. Enjoy.
Carlos said 9:55AM on 10-13-2008
It doesn't say if it captures from Firewire via your HD cable box. Then we could play directly from Frontrow.
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