To record a webcam video conversation from any video chat, simply use one of the free programs that record everything that happens on the desktop. The problem is however that some of them do not record streaming videos; that is, they record mouse movements, images and windows that move but do not record when there is an open movie on the screen, for example, with Windows media player and not even when there is a streaming video.
For some famous videochat there are ad hoc programs, developed only to record webcam conversations .
In particular, I focus on Skype, the most famous and popular chat in the world.
UPDATE: With the new version of Skype you can record video calls by pressing the + button and then the record button, during the call.
You can also save video chats on your PC by pressing the options button and activating the functionality-
So, the best and free program that works with all streaming videos, video chats, video conferences and everything that passes on the desktop is certainly CamStudio .
This program has already been presented in the previous article linked above and is absolutely head and shoulders above the others.
It can be used not only to record the entire desktop but also a selected area of the desktop.
After downloading and installing it, you must press the "Region" button on the program toolbar so you can select the window where the video of the conversation appears.
The buttons are those of a normal video recorder and the red one starts the record.
At the end, press "Stop" and save the .avi movie on the computer.
Screentoaster, a web application already covered, is also an excellent video recorder for the video chat windows that appear on the desktop.
These two software are very simple, a little poor in the quality of desktop recording video, a little that they want you to buy the original program but easy to use to record the video of webcam conversations and video calls.
In another article, the programs to register from Skype .
I also remember the SplitCam software that is used to use the webcam on multiple programs simultaneously, therefore also on MSN, Yahoo and Skype together.
