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HyperCam from Hyperionics |
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Hyperionics
HyperCam |
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| Pros |
• captures audio, video, and
still images
• affordable |
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| Cons |
• video editor requires separate
purchase
• performance dependent on
computer
• can't record from other movie
files
• won't record full-screen
DOS programs
• won't record from DirectX/Direct3D
games
• Windows only |
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The Bottom Line
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HyperCam captures video content from any part
of your Windows desktop. Can also record sound
from your system microphone. The multimedia
content is output as a standard AVI movie file.
Useful for creating multimedia presentations,
software tutorials, demonstrations, and CD-ROM
content. Free 30-day evaluation. Shareware -
$30
HyperCam
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| Feature Highlights |
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Captures cursor movements, menu selections, tool tips,
pop-up windows, and audio in your screen movies. |
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Content is editable with any third-party AVI editor. |
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Can be controlled remotely by Automation client software.
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Content can be imported into a standard GIF animation
tool for creating Web-ready animated GIFs. |
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Correctly handles color palette changes if recording
in 256 color mode. |
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Support for annotations, panning, frame rate control,
hot keys. |
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Record layered and semi-transparent windows under
Windows 2000 or XP. |
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Integrates with VideoFramer movie editor when purchased
separately. |
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Support eight compression options, including codecs
from Vivo, Intel Indeo, Cinepak, Microsoft Video,
and MPEG-4. |
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| Reviewer's Comments |
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Making Screen Capture Movies with Camtasia and
HyperCam
It seems like only yesterday that a studio full of
equipment was necessary to produce instructional movies
or video—not anymore. Now Techsmith, a company
that specializes in capture software, has released
its version 2.2 of Camtasia. Another company that
develops capture software is Hyperionics, offering
HyperCam. Both programs are based on the principle
that a picture is worth a thousand words and that
a moving picture is worth more than the sum of all
its images. They are targeting the large and expanding
market of those that train others in the use of computer
equipment and software.
Both products enable the user to capture what is
relevant on the computer screen and then apply real-time
effects to those screen images. Both products facilitate
the introduction of capturing all or part of the
screen; add special effects such as titling, adding
notes, panning, and zooming while capturing the
screen activity. And both programs—once properly
configured—produce a very usable AVI movie.
Yet, they differ in their presentation and methodology
of fulfilling these tasks.
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