Magic Camera 7.0.0

We are by nature social creatures that like to stay in touch with our fellow human beings. Proof of the fact that people like to socialize is the fact that social networking site Facebook has several hundred million registered users – more than 100 million actively use Facebook on the go, on their mobile smartphone. Further proof is that IM (instant messaging) and VoIP (voice over internet protocol) application Skype also has several hundred millions registered users.

We can stay in touch with the people we care about by phoning them, IMing them, or by talking to them over the web using a webcam. Webcam chats are pretty basic things – you view the person talking to you, and the person talking to you sees you. If you spend much of you time video chatting, this can get a bit tiresome.

Luckily enough there are specialized software applications that will chase the boredom away and put a big smile on your face. If the webcam can only display what it sees, a specialized software application will display something that isn’t there – like a funny photo frame, or a doodle, or a cool looking background. A specialized software application that will do these things and more is the ShiningMorning-developed Magic Camera.

The bits presented above are just a taste of what Magic Camera can. It has a lot more to offer, like stunning visual transform effects, face tracking and mask effects, image and video overlay, animations, emoticons, and picture in picture. If you have the programming skills to pull this off, you can create your own webcam effects and add them to Magic Camera since it provides open plugin support.

Everything is focused on speed and ease of use. You can download and install the software application swiftly and easily. Then you can start using it without a hassle as the user interface is quite user friendly.

Turn your webcam conversations into something magical with Magic Camera, an easy to use application that adds stunning effects to your video chat.

Pros
Easy to use
Numerous webcam effects
Picture in picture
Face tracking

Cons
Can be used free of charge only during the trial period of 30 days
Nag screen

Magic Camera has been reviewed by George Norman on 12 Mar 2010. Based on the user interface, features and complexity, Findmysoft has rated Magic Camera 4 out of 5 stars, naming it Excellent