To acquire text, images, audio and video in their original format. Once captured in the computer, the data are typically edited and converted into another format. See frame grabber, video capture board and screen capture.
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- Fraps 3.0.3 (Windows)
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- Software downloads 2009-11-22
- D3DGear 3.55 (Windows)
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- Software downloads 2009-11-22
- 5 Clicks 4.6.318 (Windows)
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- Software downloads 2009-11-22
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- Blog posts 2009-11-21
- Cool Radio Recorder 3.2 (Windows)
- Cool Radio Recorder will capture radio broadcasts and store them onto your hard drive. You can then upload to your mobile cellphone, MP3 player, or iPod. Record rare music and talks from underground or alternative stations or just tune into your favorite Internet radio and listen. Thousands of radio and...
- Software downloads 2009-11-21
- Layers 1.1.7 (Mac)
- Layers A different and unique screenshot tool for Mac designers, developers, technical writers, documentalists and Photoshop aficionados. Capture all the windows (including dock bar, status bar, finder icons, etc.) as separated layers in a PSD archive. Also, capture a complete web page directly from major Mac browsers, fast and accurate....
- Software downloads 2009-11-20
- Cocoa Packet Analyzer 0.66 (Mac)
- Cocoa Packet Analyzer is a native Mac OS X implementation of a network protocol analyzer and packet sniffer. CPA supports the industry-standard PCAP packet capture format for reading, capturing and writing packet trace files. Features: Basic packet capturing (libPCAP/ tcpdump filter expressions can be used). Analyze and display...
- Software downloads 2009-11-20
- iTube Grabber 0.9.17 (Mac)
- iTube Grabber enables you to capture almost any audio and/or video stream. Most video streams are in Flash Video format and cannot be played by with QuickTime by default. If wanted iTube Grabber can automatically convert to several formats and presets (iPod, iPhone, MP4, MPEG, ...) With the very intuitive...
- Software downloads 2009-11-20
- RemoteSight 1.0.1 (Mac)
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- Software downloads 2009-11-20
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- Software downloads 2009-11-20
- Power Screen Capture 7.1.0.71 (Windows)
- With Power Screen Capture, you can capture screen from your desktop with high quality. Besides, it offers you the function of capturing video and image from other devices, DV and TV tuner. A list displays all the files captured by Power Screen Capture, and then you can view, copy, delete,...
- Software downloads 2009-11-19
- IceClean 3.3.2 (Mac)
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- Software downloads 2009-11-19
- Demo Builder 7.2.0.7 (Windows)
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- Software downloads 2009-11-19
- My Journal 2.0 build 20091111 (Windows)
- My Journal is a program designed to allow you to capture your life, one day at a time. My Journal is intuitive and easy, yet powerful enough to preserve your memories for years to come. My Journal allows you to pour out your mind and safely tuck it away, safely...
- Software downloads 2009-11-19
- Screenshot Uploader 0.20 (Windows)
- Screenshot Uploader is a small application that allows you to take screenshots and quickly upload them to the internet. Press hotkey and get the URL of your screenshot. You can capture part of screen and add quick note with pencil tool. No storage limit. Also work without registration, but screenshot...
- Software downloads 2009-11-19
- Salesforce Chatter: Social operating systems emerge on the IT stage
- The next big shift: Intranets, portals, and software suites that are the integrating force of the social fabric for our organizations. This morning's announcement here at Dreamforce today from Salesforce of Chatter, an enterprise-class realization of Facebook and Twitter, is further evidence of the industry's push for social Web capabilities...
- Blog posts 2009-11-18
- Micro Video Capture 7.0.0.663 (Windows)
- With Micro Video Capture, you can record video and image from Webcam, TV tuner card, digital camera and other capture devices in real time, and all captured video files can be saved as AVI format by using any compression codec. What's more, it enables you to set each capture device's...
- Software downloads 2009-11-18
- Blue Iris 2.32 (Windows)
- Video Capture. Use up to 25 cameras (Webcams, camcorders, network IP cams, analog cards, or your PC desktop). Capture JPEG snapshots or capture movies in standard AVI, advanced DVR, or leading-edge Windows Media file formats. Video Security. Keep an eye on your home, place of business, cars, and valuables; watch...
- Software downloads 2009-11-18
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