Free webcam application software for windows

WebCam Live is an application that helps you have your live images up on the web in a matter of minutes.
WebCam Live captures JPEG images from any Video for Windows or DirectShow device including Video Cameras and USB cameras and posts them either to its built-in web server or to any FTP server.
The built-in web server is the quickest and easiest way to begin posting live images on the web and is ideal for DSL or cable internet ?always on? connections. WebCam Live also works very well with dial-up connections and can upload images to an FTP site.
Quickly notify anyone on the web of your WebCam Live site with the built-in e-mail notification feature. Password protect your WebCam site for added security.
Image options include variable image refresh (example: specify image refresh every 1 second or every 5 seconds, etc.), JPEG quality setting, and play sound on capture. Display options include the ability to add color text to your WebCam site (unlimited colors and fonts), and date/time stamping of your images.
WebCam Live has true remote image capture - people viewing your WebCam Live site can remotely update the image by clicking directly on the WebCam image and get the latest live image!
Main features:
- Getting Images from a Video Capture device - Any Video for Windows compliant capture device can be used with WebCam Live.
- Copy Images - Copy a still image from the current video source.
- Web Server Built In - Use the automatic web server to serve up your WebCam images.
- FTP Server Option - Use your own FTP site to serve up your WebCam images.
- Send WebCam Link - You quickly send anyone your WebCam URL while running WebCam Live. This is very useful when you want to send your WebCam URL to yourself at another location for monitoring.

The Webcam Signature application tracks the colors seen from your webcam to determine where your pen is. To obtain good results, the color of your pen should not be similar to the colors of your background.

You can adjust what range of colors Webcam Signature tracks from within the program. If you cannot get the program to work well with a colored pen, you can also use it with a flashlight!

Benefits of Using Webcam Signature:

• Natural: It is much more natural to write your name using a pen than a mouse.
• Smooth: Your signature comes out smooth, unlike when you use MS Paint to draw something. It wont look like you visited Jittery Joes!
• Convenience: Allows you to write your name on your computer by just using your webcam and a pen! Capture signatures anywhere.
• Reusable: Save your signature to an image for future use. Or, save the data points of your signature for future manipulation.
• Simple: A very clean interface that is easy to use and takes no time to learn.
• Versatile: In a pinch, you can use Webcam Signature to draw diagrams. Useful if you are taking classes and take notes with a laptop.
• Cool: You can use your webcam as your mouse and it tracks accurately!

With the program opened, hold down either the CTRL or SHIFT key and then proceed to write your name in front of the webcam. Release the key you are holding down to stop writing. Press the CTRL or SHIFT key again to start writing again. Copy your signature to the clipboard or save it to file to further manipulate it in a drawing program.

Save the data points of your signature so that you can retrieve it in the future to apply different colors and line sizes. If you want to use the Webcam Mouse Mode, ensure that you have set your tracking color first and then check the "Webcam Mouse" checkbox on the main page.

Enhancements: The ability to use your webcam to move your mouse has been added.Also added is a larger drawing area for the signature.

Requirements:

• You must have at least one webcam installed on your computer capable of capturing 640x480 video at 20fps.
• You need a pen with a colored cap, such as a common Bic pen. Red and blue ones work best.
• It is recommended that your processor is 1 GHz or faster and preferably a dual-core to handle the intensive math crunching in Webcam Signature.

Simple Webcam Capture is a simple application that captures screenshots from streaming webcams.
Main features:
- Lowers CPU usage by switching off the webcam between snapshots
- Use any standard windows capture device
- Capture to a file as a BMP or JPEG image
- Specify a flexible filename
- Give the image a caption
- Specify the frequency of snapshots
- Execute a file after each snapshot is taken