Willing Webcam 5.5

Nowadays, most computer users own webcams. That's because they are becoming cheaper and cheaper, while their performance continues to grow. Besides that, they can be used in various ways, for example in web conversations or for surveillance. In the second case, it would be great if one could watch the video stream from anywhere on the Internet. For example, he might want to view what's happening around the house using his work computer or for seeing what is his baby doing, while being in the living room. No matter the purposes, having a software that can broadcast a webcam stream on the Internet is a very good idea. A software that can do just that is Willing Webcam. It's a program that can stream video and images taken by a webcam to a web server, so the user can watch them wherever he might me. But that's not all it can do. Regular video files can also be created with the help of this software.

The installation process of Willing Webcam is straightforward and completes in matter of seconds. Almost any version of the Windows operating system can be used for running the program. The program doesn't need special system requirements. An average computer and a webcam are enough for running the software in best conditions.

Willing Webcam can use the WDM driver of the webcam to communicate with it. The interface, despite the fact it seems a bit crowded, has all its options in the right place, easy to access by anyone. All the program's options and functions are displayed in a tree-like view.

Willing Webcam supports numerous video sources, not just webcams. As such, it can use the desktop or a video file as a virtual webcam. Streaming can be done in two ways, either by uploading images to a FTP server on a regular basis or by streaming live video over HTTP, together with sound. The second method is more bandwidth consuming.

Pros:
It supports a wide range of webcams and allows using the desktop or a video file as a virtual webcam. Besides that, it can automatically upload images to a FTP server at certain intervals of time. Moreover, it can stream live video over HTTP.

Cons:
The interface has a lot of options and, so, may be considered too crowded by some.

Willing Webcam is the perfect application for streaming live webcam images over the network or Internet.

Willing Webcam has been reviewed by Jerome Johnston on 08 Mar 2012. Based on the user interface, features and complexity, Findmysoft has rated Willing Webcam 4 out of 5 stars, naming it Excellent