V-CamShow : Turn your monitor into a lean, mean, multi-watching machine

V-CamShow is a free webcam slide show and screen saver. It enables you to watch your favourite webcams as a slide show or a screen saver.

There is no limit to the number of webcams you can view. New webcams are added regularly which can be imported into your list. You can also add your own webcam to the list and increase your viewers.

V-CamShow employs an intelligent algorithm to auto-detect and auto-adjust the refresh rate – this will work for most, though not all, cams. This prevents you from downloading the same image over and over again.

It can also detect slow or inactive cams and, depending on your choice, can either reduce their refresh rate or disable them completely, all done automatically.

You can also set operation times for each cam individually so you can have different cams enabled at different times of the day – very useful if you are watching cams from different parts of the world.

[ Operation Modes ]

The application can be operated in three modes. They all share the same data and settings.

1. Main operation:

Launch the application. Select a cam from the list and set the options to use with it. Do this for all cams. Then select the ones you want to include in the slide show. Set the slide show and webcam global options. Click on the “Show slide show” button to start the show. You can end the show by pressing a key or a mouse button.

2. Screen saver operation:

Install the screen saver as described above. Right-click on the desktop and select properties from the menu. Click on the Screen saver tab and select V-CamShow from the combo box.

3. Command-line operation:

Launch the application with a parameter of “ss”. That is,

vcamshow.exe ss

Include the full path.

[ Install Screensaver ]

To install the screen saver, launch the program and select Tools tab. Click on the install (screen saver) button. To uninstall the screen saver click on the uninstall button.

[ IMPORTANT ]

1. If screen saver password security is an issue, DO NOT install V-CamShow as a screen saver as there may be a vulnerability here.
2. If you are upgrading, DO NOT overwrite file “vcamshow.dat”, otherwise you will lose all your webcam information.

[ Related Links ]

V-CamShow Frequently Asked Questions

[ Official Download ]