How to Record Yahoo Video Chat
As Web technologies evolve and Internet connections speeds increase around the world, video chat and conferencing are more popular than ever. According to CNET Downloads and as of June 2011, Yahoo! Messenger is one of the most-frequently downloaded video chat applications on the Web. Around the world, millions of users log in and use their webcams to connect with friends every day. During a video chat with a special friend or loved one, you might want to record the session to keep as a digital memento. While Yahoo! Messenger does not allow you to record video chat directly, you can use many third-party applications instead.
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Navigate to a website that offers an application capable of recording Yahoo! Messenger video chat sessions. Applications such as BSR Screen Recorder, oRipa and EatCam let you record your Yahoo! chat videos, with a couple of mouse clicks. Download a trial version of the video recording application and save it to your computer.
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Click "Open," then "Computer." Browse to the folder where you save the video recorder application. Double-click the downloaded file to start the setup wizard. Accept the License Agreement, then follow the prompts to install the video recorder program on your PC. Restart your computer if prompted to do so.
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Launch the video recorder on your PC, then start Yahoo! Messenger. Log in to Yahoo! Messenger with your username and password.
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Double-click the name of the friend with who you want to chat in the Contacts list in the Yahoo! Messenger window. A small chat window opens. Type a text message to your friend and ask to engage in a video chat session. Alternatively, click the "Actions" link on the chat window menu bar, then click "Start Video Call." Wait for your friend to accept the Video Call invitation and a window displaying the stream from his webcam to appear on the screen.
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Click the window tab for the video recorder application on the Windows Taskbar. Click the "Record" or "Capture" video button.
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Click the chat window and video stream window tabs on the Taskbar to make them active and visible on your monitor screen. The video recorder application records the on-screen video in the background.
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Chat with your friend as you normally would. When you finish chatting, close the chat and video stream windows. Click the video recorder program tab on the Taskbar.
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Click the "Stop" or "Stop Recording" button in the video recorder program window. After the "Save Video" or "Save Video As" window appears on the screen, browse to the folder on your PC in which you want to save the recorded video.
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Enter a descriptive name for the recorded video file, then click the "Save" or "OK" button. Close the video recorder application.
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Always inform your friend you want to record the video before actually doing so. Your friend might not want you to record the video. Furthermore, recording the video -- without permission -- is illegal in some states.
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