Applications

A huge variety of third-party software can take advantage of USBVision or VideoGlide For Mac OS X. Any application that supports standard QuickTime video digitizers can be used. The following list shows just some of the many choices.

ImageCaster
Take virtually any image -from video camera or other sources -and broadcast it on the world-wide-web. Add overlay text and graphics and customize your upload schedules. ImageCaster takes full advantage of the USBVision software multi-device support allowing multiple video sources to be simulcast. ImageCaster is highly recommended by EchoFX.
www.econtechnologies.com

QuickTime Broadcaster
QuickTime Broadcaster is Apple's live encoding software that lets you produce professional-quality live events for online delivery -quickly, easily and affordably. Note that QuickTime Braodacaster supports only one out-going video stream per computer.
www.apple.com

Live Channel
Live Channel Pro is a complete software solution for producing, streaming and broadcasting live video over the web and out to video simultaneously, replacing the functionality of expensive video production and broadcasting hardware.
www.channelstorm.com

Wirecast
Wirecast is a feature rich dynamic web broadcaster with very sophisticated multimedia options. Wirecast supports multiple cameras and multiple broadcast streams.
www.varasoftware.com

bTV and bTV Pro
View video from any video input source, either in a window or full screen on an entire monitor. Video can be captured to disk as a standard QuickTime movie file and single frames can be saved as image files. The Pro version includes movie playback and editing, stop motion animation, time lapse capture, motion detection, DV stream input/output, and frame averaging.
www.bensoftware.com

Video Viewer
Video Viewer is a versatile viewer for live video sources. You can view video in a window or fullscreen, copy snapshots to the clipboard and more.
www.schubert-it.com

SecuritySpy
SecuritySpy is a multi-camera video surveillance application for the Macintosh. This software will enable you to set up a comprehensive and effective surveillance system quickly and easily. SecuritySpy's state-of-the-art motion detection feature means that you can choose to capture footage only when there is some activity to record. In addition, you can use the timelapse feature to record continuously. SecuritySpy can use multiple USBVision devices simultaneously.
www.bensoftware.com

HomeGuardian
SubRosaSoft HomeGuardian is a tool to help guard your home. Integrating movement detection, sound detection, and very flexible reporting, it turns your computer into a high technology security system. HomeGaurdian can use multiple USBVision devices simultaneously.
www.subrosasoft.com

XTension
Home automation software. Supports live video backgrounds in graphic views.
www.shed.com

Delicious Library
Delicious Library helps you rediscover your home library. Just point your camera at the barcode on the back of any book, movie, music, or video game. Within seconds the item's cover appears on your digital shelves filled with tons of in-depth information downloaded from one of six different web sources from around the world.
www.delicious-monster.com

Comic Life
Comic Life is highly regarded software that gives you a super-quick and easy way to create astounding comics, beautiful picture albums and enticing instruction booklets to name a few of the many possibilities. Images can be dragged straight from a live video feed into a comic book.
www.plasq.com

HD Log
HD Log is a powerful tool for indexing and cataloging video from analog or digital sources in preparation for editing, archiving, or sharing. It is especially helpful in long form projects, transcriptions, and extracting frames for printing.
www.imagineproducts.com

ArKaos VJ
ArKaos VJ lets professional video jockeys and installation and event artists work with image files, movie files, and live video sources, along with loads of different effect types and sequences to make great live VJ performances.
www.arkaos.net

iStopMotion
iStopMotion can be used by educators, professional and amateur film makers to create astonishing work. iStopMotion is the tool of choice for Stop Motion Animation (aka. Claymation) and time lapse recording.
www.boinx.com

Max/MSP and Jitter
Max/MSP is a graphical environment for music, audio, and multimedia processing. Jitter is used in the Max/MSP environment for real-time video processing, custom effects, 2D/3D graphics, audio/visual interaction, data visualization, and analysis.
www.cycling74.com

iChalk
iChalk lets users do anything they could do with a regular blackboard, and more. Users can use the blackboard for teaching math, swapping ideas on a graphical organizer, or just doodle. The trace feature let's users drag and drop a picture, or a frame from a live video source onto the blackboard, and trace over it with ease.
www.mathgamehouse.com

Videocue
Videocue lets you write a speech, then records you reading it back. You can include movies, images and titles in your presentation. Videocue also allows you to include a live video feed in your presentation.
www.varasoftware.com

Oculus
With Oculus you can create your own WebCam page, create time lapse movies of your home or office and watch for movement or noise in a remote location.
www.poubelle.com

EvoCam
Use EvoCam to publish a webcam with streaming video, view and record video from network cameras and video servers, create timelapse movies, or use it as part of your home security system with its configurable motion sensors.
www.evological.com

KeyCamX
KeyCamX is liteweight webcam software for Macintosh. You can use it just for fun or for serious applications including protection of your property.
www.keywebx.com

Video Broadcaster
Video Broadcaster Webcam broadcasting software, hosting, and chat. All you need to have your Webcam live in minutes. Connected to the highly popular WebcamNow.com video chat community. Completely free including hosting.
www.webcamnow.com

CamSpinner
CamSpinner lets users publish a web cam on a web site, grab still images and record QuickTime and MPEG movies using QuickTime compatible web cams.
www.optima-system.com

iChatUSBCam
Apple's iChatAV deliberately ignores third-party hardware such as USBVision devices. With iChatUSBCam and USBVision you can lift this restriction and use any analog video device with iChatAV. Note that iChatAV requires Mac OS 10.3 or later.
www.ecamm.com

iSpQ VideoChat
iSpQ VideoChat desktop conferencing software connects you with people from around the world in a live chat community. Connecting is easy with public directories, private chat rooms, and an online contact list. Breakthrough video and voice technology enable a real and natural experience that shrinks any distance between two or more people.
www.ispq.com

Yahoo! Messenger
Yahoo! Messenger allows you to send instant messages. Instant messages are used to communicate with friends on the Internet. Yahoo! Messenger supports video chatting.
www.yahoo.com

iVisit
iVisit integrates audio, video, chat and messaging into a simple but powerful package that works on dial-up and broadband connections, PC and Mac computers.
www.ivisit.com

Session
Session integrates Voice over IP, Video over IP, application sharing and media sharing into a single desktop solution.
www.wave3software.com

iMovie
Apple's iLife suite video editor. iMovie requires DV Stream input. USBVision movies can be exported to DV Stream format using USBVision Exporter included as part of the USBVision For Mac OS X package.
www.apple.com

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