HomeProductshdWebCam

Web Camera Software

hdWebCam is an application that lets you take snapshots and record video-audio with your web camera. It also allows you to use your web camera as an ip camera and stream live images and video. The program supports any web camera and will work with it right away. It doesn’t need installation, simply run the EXE file, choose the web camera to connect to and you’re ready to go.

Version: 1.1
License: freeware (view)
OS: Windows XP / Vista / 7 / 8 / 10, (32-bit & 64-bit)

Features
  • Supports BMP, PNG, JPEG, TGA image file formats.
  • Supports all available video codecs installed on user's system(*).
  • Saves recorded video as AVI file.
  • Supports ODML AVI files of any size.
  • Supports WAS and MME audio APIs.
  • PCM mono / stereo / multi-channel.
  • Multi-channel to stereo down-sampling.
  • Supports image and video streaming.
System Requirements
Minimum:
  • CPU : Pentium 4 or AMD equivalent
  • RAM : 512MB
How To
The toolbar is what you're going to use to perform most of the common operations.
The button actions are explained below.



1
Shows the settings window.

2
Connect to/disconnect from camera.

3
Adjust camera settings.

4
Toggle streaming.

5
Take snapshot.

6
Start video recording.

7
Pause video recording.

8
Stop video recording.

9
Toggle audio recording.

10
Show information about the application.
The status bar displays information about the web camera connection status and frames per second. Additional information is displayed while recording video such as the duration, file size and frames per seconds of the recorded video.
Press the toolbar's Settings button to show the settings window.

Select the Camera tab.
NOTE: By default, the web camera device will be automatically connected on startup.
Uncheck Connect on startup to manually connect to web camera.

1
Select the web camera device.

2
Select an image format.

NOTE: Depending on the web camera model resolution, image format and frames per second may vary.

Press the toolbar's Connect button to connect to the web camera.
Disconnect from the web camera by pressing the Connect button again.
While a web camera is connected you can adjust its settings by pressing the toolbar's Web Camera Settings button.

NOTE: These settings are specific to OS and web camera models. It is not a program feature.
Press the toolbar's Settings button to show the settings window.

Select the Snapshot tab.
Choose one of the available image file formats, the default is bitmap(*.bmp).
While connected to a web camera press the Snapshot button to take a snapshot.
Press the toolbar's Settings button to show the settings window.

Select the Video tab.
Before recording video you have to choose a video codec and the recording frames per second.


While connected to a web camera:
Press the Record button to start recording.
Press the Stop button to stop recording.
Press the Pause button to pause recording.
Press again to continue recording.
NOTE
While recording, press the Toggle Audio button to enable/disable audio.
Press the toolbar's Settings button to show the settings window.

Select the Audio tab.
1
First, make sure you have Enable Audio Recording option checked.

2
Select an audio API. MME and WAS is supported.

NOTE: On Windows XP only MME is supported. WAS is a Vista or later Windows operating system technology.

3
Select an audio device.It can be a web camera's microphone, other microphone, speakers etc.

4
Select an audio format.

NOTE: On Windows XP you have to select the source input(stereo mix, microphone etc.).
NOTE
While recording, press the Toggle Audio button to enable/disable audio.
Press the toolbar's Settings button to show the settings window.

Select the Folders tab.
Select the snapshot and video folders where files are saved.

Press the dotted button [ ... ] to choose a folder.
Press the open folder button [ _/ ] to open the folder.
NOTE: If a folder location does not exist, the folder where the executable resides will be used for saving videos and snapshots.
Use a web camera as an ip camera and stream image and video on a local network or the internet.
Press the toolbar's Settings button to show the settings window.

Select the Stream tab.


IP address sub-tab

The IP address sub-tab contains information about your PC's public and private IPv4 addresses. These are the addresses you and others will use to connect to your web camera via a browser. You can manually update the public ip address or let the program update it on startup and/or every user-defined time interval.

A third-party service is currently used to parse the public IPv4 address.
This service provider is NOT related to nor affiliated with hdmachina.com.
You can choose another one as long as it can provide raw ip data.

NOTE: Make sure the updating time interval is no less than 1 minute else you'll most probably be banned from using the service.




Connection sub-tab

The Connection sub-tab allows you to set the port and number of maximum allowed connections.

NOTE: You have to setup port forwarding in your router if you want to access the camera from the internet. See your router's manual for instructions on how to setup port forwarding.





Image sub-tab

The Image sub-tab allows you to set the jpeg image quality and resolution.

NOTE: This will also affect the video streaming output.





Video sub-tab

The Video sub-tab allows you to set the mjpeg video stream frames per second.





Url sub-tab

The Url sub-tab contains the addresses to use with a web browser in order to connect to the web camera either on a local network(private) or the internet(public).





Html sub-tab

The Html sub-tab allows you to edit the html pages by opening them in Notepad.
NOTE: It is recommended to backup the files before editing.



Copyright © 2018-2022 hdmachina.com