Virtual VCR

Virtual VCR is a piece of software designed to work as a VCR or video cassette recorder which can help you grab video content with the use of a TV tuner or video cassette capture card.

Virtual VCR displays a user-friendly interface which makes it all that more accessible to people of all ages and experience levels when it comes to computers.

Its primary functions for recording, saving and loading of captured material, as well as quick access to feed statistics are located in a top toolbar while the rest of the main window is dedicated to the actual video.

There are no complicated menus to go through as everything about Virtual VCR is straightforward and pretty much self explanatory.

One of the most important, if not the most important features that Virtual VCR possesses is that it allows you to set the video resolution at which you want to record the stream. Along with this, it’s also possible to choose the color format and frame rate.

Since the end quality of the game show or movie you are capturing relies on its compression, the application allows you to choose between multiple codecs. This not only helps you obtain a better picture, but you can also enjoy real-time recording with no delay.

Another handy feature that has been applied to Virtual VCR is that it allows you to add a video crop filter which helps you record an exact portion of the video. This comes in handy if let’s say the football game you want to record has commercials plastered all around the screen.

With the above in perspective and with more features to discover, Virtual VCR seems to be a practical application that you can easily use to record video content which is fed to your computer through a TV tuner.

However, it is an app that hasn’t been updated in a very long time and it might lack the necessary power to process today’s high quality video streams.