Using a USB webcam to record..

[SE14man]

Hi there

I was wondering if anyone knows how to make it so i can record with a USB webcam?

Then save it to a common format such as AVI, MPG etc?

Thanks

[jagabo]

Just about every video capture program can record from a webcam. VirtualDub, for example.

[SE14man]

Ah yes ive found that on virtual dub thanks for that!

How do i stop the output filesize from being so big?

I recorded like 30 seconds and the size is 280 MB.

what settings need changing?

Thanks

[jagabo]

Video -> Compression
Audio -> Compression

[SE14man]

When i do this though it doesnt play the avi properly afterwards.....
It plays the first frame and thats all and just plays for the 10 seconds i recorded for but with the picture frozen.

What settings should be applied in XviD?

Thanks

Just wanted to now add when i play it back it plays in VERY VERY slow motion. Almost 1 frame per 5 seconds.

Aah ok thats because i played it back in VLC but on WMP is fine

So how would i make it so the output file plays well on VLC?

Thank.

Im wondering if Klite codec pack might be responsible for this?

I should really stay away from that shouldn't I?

Should i remove it and if so what should i have installed on here to get the best setup?

What would you guys recommend?

[jagabo]

Capturing with slow codecs like Xvid isn't advisable. Use fast lossless codecs like Huffyuv than convert to Xvid later. Same with audio.

Generally good capture advice: https://forum.videohelp.com/threads/104098-Why-does-your-system-drop-frames