Recording Audio/Video w/iChat

How can video/audio be recorded via iChat/iSight?
If necessary, what extra software is necessary for the above?
Can a video/audio "snapshot" be taken via iChat rather than just a one frame snapshot?
How much storage/hour of video/audio using iChat/iSight?
Using standard video/audio (not HD), how much space is required on .mac to publish each 10 minutes of audio/video, once compressed?

How can video/audio be recorded via iChat/iSight?TWO ways to record your iChat AV sessions:
(0) An app called Conference Recorder for iChat AV. You can try the free 7 day trial to be certain it will work for you BEFORE you pay its nominal price.
(1) There is also a Professional level recorder for Mac that is not as easy to use, but it will record much more than chats: Snapz Pro.
If you are asking about recording iSight video clips of other than iChat sessions, see the applicable links in the Some Applications you can use with iSight FAQ.
<hr>If necessary, what extra software is necessary for the above?See above.
<hr>Can a video/audio "snapshot" be taken via iChat rather than just a one frame snapshot?The only way I have tried that does NOT involve one of the apps listed above (or something like them) is pointing your video camera or camcorder at your Mac's video display.
<hr>How much storage/hour of video/audio using iChat/iSight?Depending on the compression scheme and software used for iSight recording, I have found numbers between 31 Kbps and 3.5Mbps. To find the space required for an hour, multiply those numbers by 3,600 seconds per hour and you can expect space requirements between 111 Megs and 12.7 Gigs per hour. I expect that these numbers are not the extremes of either end of the range.
See the info for each app for info about its particular capability.
<hr>Using standard video/audio (not HD), how much space is required on .mac to publish each 10 minutes of audio/video, once compressed?Dividing the hourly numbers (60 minutes) above by 6 give a range of from 18.5 Megs to 2.1 Gigs for 10 minutes of data.

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