From LQWiki

If you want to capture video from an analog source, e.g. from TV input, use V4L.

If you want to capture a video screenshot, use xvidcap.

For getting video input from a CamCorder or another fireWire device, have a look at Kino.

Video capture can be used as part of a PVR. One popular PVR application is MythTV

Specific Applications

• xvidcap
• wink
• gtk-recordmydesktop
• istanbul
• mythtv
• tvtime
• byzanz
• gvidcap (Is this program abandoned?)

Text-based tools:

• recordmydesktop
• ffmpeg

See also

• Video

External links

• kino homepage (kino.schirmacher.de)
• xvidcap homepage (xvidcap.sourceforge.net)
• V4L page with many links but little content of its own (www.exploits.org)