In this guide we talk about a very powerful and little known free program, already reported a few years ago, called SplitCam . Through Splitcam it is possible to use a video capture device on two different programs, something otherwise impossible by Windows.
In clearer terms, you can easily use the same webcam to video chat, for example, on Skype and on Windows Live Messenger simultaneously.
With Splitcam it is therefore also possible to use a webcam, a digital TV card or a camera to transmit the video taken online to a friend or to create a streaming transmission .
Splitcam is also a program to add special effects to the webcam, video chat or do many other things.
Considering that today the webcam is not an embedded object in all laptops and in almost every monitor model, a program like Splitcam becomes a good opportunity to start the computer camera.
So, for example, you can use the same webcam for Skype, for Windows Live Messenger and for another program since it is possible to have three different video chat requests at the same time, coming from different sources.
SplitCam is also one of the programs to add effects to the webcam, such as black and white filters, red neon filters, animated flags, face cutouts and other very nice ones.
Used with videochat Splitcam also allows you to record videos from the webcam and transmit the videos on Youtube.
Another great feature, the one that most interests this post, is the ability to stream the viewing of a video or listening to music, from your computer to the outside .
Depending on the program you use, the broadcast can be sent to a friend via Skype or online over the internet via services such as Justin TV or Livestreaming.
It therefore allows you to watch a movie or video from your computer or to watch TV in the company of another person, simultaneously, remotely .
SplitCam also allows you to share the desktop in a live broadcast, useful for giving remote assistance to a person to show them how to use a program.
In short, Splitcam is a program capable of simulating and making the computer believe that images, audio and video from any source are from the webcam .
To stream a video or direct TV from a digital TV card, you can proceed in this way.
After installing Splitcam, run it and then go to the menu File -> Video -> Source and select the video file you want to transmit or the USB TV receiver.
Now, if you want to transmit the video to a friend on Skype, open Skype, go to Tools> Options> Video settings (in the "Gererale" tab), select the SplitCam webcam and click Save.
Then make a video call to a friend and play the video that will be seen both on the PC and on the friend's computer.
If you cannot hear the sound, check that the Stereo Mix property is configured in the Splitcam sound options.
You can also zoom in on a portion of the broadcast video and show only that to the person receiving the stream.
To transmit online, bearing in mind that you must have the copyright of what is being transmitted in order not to fall into illegality, you can use, instead of Skype, one of the free services to create a web TV with streaming from the webcam such as Justin TV, UStream and Livestreaming .
Using Splitcam you can transmit any video source online, including computer files, direct from a TV card or anything else.
In this video, a tutorial to set up Splitcam with Skype
Splitcam can be downloaded from the official Splitcamera.com website
Overall SplitCam is one of the best video and webcam programs out there, so it is recommended to expand your webcam's capabilities and to achieve the goal of online video transmission.
For this latter function, in another article, in another article, the best programs for a streaming media server and making videos from other PCs or smartphones are reported.
