whats some good webcam programs?

[shake_n_bake]

well i got a laptop for christmas and its got a webcam. i was wondering whats a good program for it, preferably free lol. it came with xp but i reformated it to windows7 and lost whatever came with it.

 

[Stickyfinger]

well i got a laptop for christmas and its got a webcam. i was wondering whats a good program for it, preferably free lol. it came with xp but i reformated it to windows7 and lost whatever came with it.

Just update the drivers. Or maybe they are updated cause win7 does that for you. Just read the paperwork that came with your new laptop, and find out what webcam you got, go to there website if they have one, re-download the program. Most of those companies have it for free to download. If not, you will get a bunch of answers about your question in this thread. Hope you find a good program, if that is not the way you want to go!

 

[Putty]

My HP netbook came with ArcSoft Webcam Companion 3.

It's not that great, no frills or anything, but it takes pictures/video with my cappy webcam.

 

[R3birth]

if you are asking for backgrounds and effects for your webcam, usually laptops come with software that does that for you already. hp and dell have decent programs. if you're looking for other effects, they are not too hard to find. these programs allow for customizable backgrounds and effects and have free downloads of other users' creations.

if you're talking about communication, skype is the best in terms of quality. it's free too. skype is one of the best free communication tools ever created for computers. the only downside of skype is that you can only video chat between two people. you can do normal calls and have 20 ppl in a conversation if you please, but video is limited.

there are other programs like oovoo that allow for 6+ video streams at once, but they are filled with ads and are rather confusing and ugly. there are other programs out there, but you have to find them. harness the power of google!

EDIT: forgot you had reformatted. the programs that come with either dell or hp can be downloaded off their websites for free.

 

[JasonBourne]

if you are asking for backgrounds and effects for your webcam, usually laptops come with software that does that for you already. hp and dell have decent programs. if you're looking for other effects, they are not too hard to find. these programs allow for customizable backgrounds and effects and have free downloads of other users' creations.

if you're talking about communication, skype is the best in terms of quality. it's free too. skype is one of the best free communication tools ever created for computers. the only downside of skype is that you can only video chat between two people. you can do normal calls and have 20 ppl in a conversation if you please, but video is limited.

there are other programs like oovoo that allow for 6+ video streams at once, but they are filled with ads and are rather confusing and ugly. there are other programs out there, but you have to find them. harness the power of google!

EDIT: forgot you had reformatted. the programs that come with either dell or hp can be downloaded off their websites for free.

Now this is the guy to ask! Also StickyFinger. :^P