HyperCam

Infobox Software
name = HyperCam




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developer = Hyperionics
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latest release version = Version 2.14.02
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platform = Microsoft Windows
language = Multilingual
status = Downloadable
genre = Screencasting software
license = Proprietary
website = [http://www.hyperionics.com www.hyperionics.com]

HyperCam captures the action from a Microsoft Windows screen and saves it to AVI (Audio Video Interleaved) movie file. Sound from the system microphone is also recorded.

HyperCam is not intended for re-recording of other video clips from the screen (e.g. playing in Media Player, RealVideo, QuickTime etc.), but rather for creating regular software presentations, tutorial, demonstrations, video walk-throughs, etc. Re-recording has been performed several times, however, as there are many examples of this action on YouTube. The unregistered version of HyperCam applies a digital watermark to the upper-left corner of each recorded file; it is fairly distinct (a large white box at the bottom of the screen saying "Unregistered Hypercam"), and has driven some users to use alternative screencasting programs. HyperCam can be used to record many computer games.

License

An unregistered copy of HyperCam will ask the user to register on every startup and add a watermark to each recorded video. Base registration costs $40 and eliminates this. But others, sometimes go the extra mile to make a larger screen to crop the unregistered box in other video editing software.