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===Software=== | ===Software=== | ||
The | Software is needed for the capturing, editing, transcoding or converting, and playback of the video and audio. The five primary operating systems, Windows; OSX; Linux; Android; and iOS, each have a number of open-source and proprietary softwares for each of these operations. | ||
The capture, or recording, software determines the initial format of the video. Using a webcam often has its own software to save the video in a predetermined format and size to the local harddrive, and usually has the ability to upload the video to a service provider such as YouTube or create a stand-alone video for uploading to a web server or even on physical media such as DVD or CD. | |||
====Webcam Recording Software==== | ====Webcam Recording Software==== | ||
====Screencast / Desktop Recording==== | ====Screencast / Desktop Recording==== | ||
=====CamStudio===== | =====CamStudio===== | ||
CamStudio is an open-source software for recording a desktop screencast. Resulting videos are saved in AVI format, and CamStudio offers export to Flash. | |||
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Codec is a portmanteau word created from encode-decode. A codec encodes and decodes data to a particular type or format. In multimedia, codecs are responsible for software being able to create, play, and transcode video and audio. | Codec is a portmanteau word created from encode-decode. A codec encodes and decodes data to a particular type or format. In multimedia, codecs are responsible for software being able to create, play, and transcode video and audio. | ||
There are numerous codecs available. For example, the screen recording software CamStudio offers an open source lossless codec. Each of the formats listed on this page have corresponding codecs. | There are numerous codecs available. For example, the screen recording software CamStudio offers an open-source lossless codec. Each of the formats listed on this page have corresponding codecs. | ||
====Transcoding / Converter==== | ====Transcoding / Converter==== | ||