# Capturing PC Video On a PC

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/capturing-pc-video-on-a-pc/253979>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [July 7, 2004, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/capturing-pc-video-on-a-pc/253979 "2004-07-07T18:39:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jon\_the\_Geek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bbce88/32.png) [@Jon\_the\_Geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jon_the_Geek)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2004, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/capturing-pc-video-on-a-pc/253979/1 "2004-07-07T18:39:31Z")

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I’m looking to capture video from my PC (things I’m doing on screen, such as the action of a game) to play/edit on a PC (in, say, MPEG or Quicktime format). The only solution I can come up with so far is to plug my SVideo out on my video card into a VCR, record what I’m doing, then recapture the video from the VCR with a TV card. It seems like there HAS to be a way to keep it digital, though…

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**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2004, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/capturing-pc-video-on-a-pc/253979/2 "2004-07-07T18:47:21Z")

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[Here](http://all-streaming-media.com/record-video-stream/screen-capture-software.htm) are some programs you can use to capture full-motion video from your screen in a variety of formats. Some are free/shareware, some with trial periods.