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

macVCR 2.0 is available for US$22.62 (£14.00) from the Arten Science Web store. A free trial download (click downloads application) is available for those who wish to try the software before they buy; it limits recording time to 90 seconds. macVCR 2.0 is free to educational and charity organizations.

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Source: http://www.artenscience.co.uk/artenscience/macVCR.html

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Carlos

It doesn't say if it captures from Firewire via your HD cable box. Then we could play directly from Frontrow.

October 12 2008 at 8:26 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Any1 know one that is free?

October 12 2008 at 8:17 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

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Moi

"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.

October 13 2008 at 1:09 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

ShiggyMozart

I thought this was a video source capture app (i.e. VHS to computer input).

October 12 2008 at 4:16 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

PKtm

What about TubeTV? I've used that, and it was free...

October 12 2008 at 1:56 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

slackpacker

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?

October 12 2008 at 10:29 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

DMXell

Also, if this was indeed official, it'd be a Youtube partner channel.

October 12 2008 at 1:00 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

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JKT

What on earth are you talking about?

October 12 2008 at 8:45 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

James D

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.

October 11 2008 at 11:40 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply