Easy Web Video Capture
With the growing amount of video sharing sites available on the internet, more and more people are wanting to download and save the web video to their computer. Once saved to your computer you can also go one step further and change the file format of the downloaded video clip for playback on Ipods, Iphones and other such devices.
A search on the web for “how to capture web video” will turn up a many sites promoting both free and paid software applications that promise to do this for you.
So which one is best for you?
This will usally comes down to 3 factors;
1. The video sharing site you wish to capture video from
2. Ease of use and functionality required
3. Price
Firstly, most of this software works really well on mainstream sites such as Youtube and Dailymotion but can vary when trying to grab video from sites such as on-demand TV sharing sites. You’re best to check the website of the application manufacturer which should list the video sharing sites it supports.
Secondly, most of these applications have easy to use and simple interfaces where a click of the mouse once on the desired site is all that is required. Where they differ is the playback ability/compatibilty and options for converting the file type for transferring to Ipod, phones etc The best products make this very easy to do with little background knowledge of specific file formats required.
Thirdly is price. This generally ranges from a very reasonable free cost to approximately US$40.00 which is not really a lot for the functionality supplied.
We downloaded and compared the top 4 currently available tools to capture web video which consisted of 1 free tool and 3 paid tools ranging from $29.95 to $39.94. I have to admit to having a personal favourite before the test comparison but it came in second to the surprise winner.
No matter what video sharing site or your technical ability, there is a tool here that will help you to download and capture your favourite web video clips.