upstream s the best way to stream live and record the video
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I think the screen capturing would be the best solution for you. It allows you to record streaming video from web cam to hard disk, and save it in a variety of formats.

I've done more video capturing than I care to remember, converting analog VHS tapes to digital. In my experience, AVI is a good format if you want to be able to edit these captures later. So, go for any of the programs listed in the referred page, as long as it records and saves the captured video and audio in AVI format.
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http://emoney.al.ru/capture-streaming-video-and-audio/record-webcam-video.h...

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Adria, I was into video editing a while ago but not anymore. So I hope some of the advice below can help you.

As far as I understand, you're looking for the best video format in order to edit your videos.

UStream and Justin.tv use the FLV format when displaying videos because FLV is currently the most ideal format for video on the Internet...YouTube, Metacafe, they all use it.

Because FLV is not supported by many video editors, the best thing to do is to convert it.

Here's UStream instructions for converting FLV videos:

"How to Convert Recorded Video Files to Different File Types and How to Download Them

You can convert your Ustream Recorded video files to .wmv, .mov, or .mp4. To do so, go your "My Videos" page and click on "Video format conversions". After selecting your format, it will take a few minutes to convert the file. The format name will turn blue next to the "Download" option once the video is converted. You will then be able to download them by clicking on the format type in blue."

Unfortunately, I haven't found such instructions on Justin.tv except the obvious ones (use a screen capture software) which is not really a good solution.

So the answer to your question is: UStream. I've seen many 'gurus' in the internet marketing industry that use it too and it is probably because of the reason above. Plus, they use Adobe technology almost 99% of the time.

Now, about the quality of the videos, I see that you discovered FME. Currently, as far as I know, this is the biggest enhancement in quality you can make.

Also, consider what program you'll use for editing. Your graphic card seems very weak. I recommend you get Nvidia higher generation card, especially if using After Effects for editing.

So, in summary:

- Use UStream (currently they have more options for your needs.) + as far as I can see, they have a huge cooperation with Adobe...and you know what Adobe means for video and video quality.

Hope this helped.
Source(s):
Adobe official website
UStream and Justin.tv
Some 3rd party sites

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Well,Its pretty simple actually ....
Just download a downloading software called "orbit downloader" from www.downloads.com
Now start it after installation and right click (while it is in you task bar) and click on "Grab ++"
It will open another wind,minimize it and go to your video and just refresh the page ..... That playing video will appear on Grab++ and you can download it from there for further use.

Moreover,you can convert it to any format you want by "total converter"
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