You join a video call and your webcam is dark, badly framed, or you'd rather show a clip, a slideshow or your desktop than your face. e2eSoft VCam fixes this by installing a virtual webcam on your PC. Chat and conferencing programs treat it like real hardware.
Quick facts
- Type: webcam emulator (virtual camera) for Windows
- Driver: WDM driver, works with VFW and DirectShow applications
- Trial: free to try, but output video carries a "TRIAL" watermark until you purchase
- Languages: multi-language interface
Key features
Show videos, images or your desktop instead of your camera
You can set images, animations, video clips, flash movies, DVD video, web-stream, mobile phone video and even your desktop screen as the video of your webcam.
Improve the webcam you already own
Add image, video or text overlay and video special effects, or paint on the picture.
Use one camera in several programs at once
VCam works as a webcam splitter, so more than one application can use the same video. It also supports multi-stream output with different resolutions.
Capture the screen with hotkeys and zoom
Screen capture supports hotkeys, zoom, full-screen capture and a custom cursor.
Control the driver and default picture
You can set a default image and resolution. You can also enable, disable, install or uninstall the virtual camera driver from inside the application. The interface supports skins and color schemes.
Who it's for
It suits you if you run video chats, video conferencing, video teaching or remote education sessions and want control over what your camera shows. It also suits you if you need to feed prepared video or your screen into software that only accepts a webcam.
Pros and cons
Pros
- Works with most applications that accept a webcam
- Free trial lets you test compatibility before buying
- Many video sources, overlays and effects
Cons
- The trial adds a TRIAL watermark to the output video
- The vendor now points to its newer SoftCam (which keeps all VCam features) and WeCam as upgrade and alternative options
FAQs
Can I try it before paying?
Yes. The trial is free, but the video carries a "TRIAL" watermark. Purchasing removes it and gives you the full features.
Which programs can use it?
Most applications that use a webcam, such as IM software, video broadcasting, video conferencing, video teaching and video chatting tools.
Can I keep using my real webcam too?
Yes. You can add overlays and effects to a real webcam and share it between several applications.
Can I add a virtual camera to my own software?
The vendor offers a separate VCam SDK for that.
System requirements
VCam installs as a WDM driver and works with VFW and DirectShow applications on Windows.