10 Facts About VirtualDub

1.

VirtualDub is a free and open-source video capture and video processing utility for Microsoft Windows written by Avery Lee.

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2.

In 2009, the third-party software print guide Learning VirtualDub referred to VirtualDub as "the leading free Open Source video capture and processing tool".

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3.

Several hundred third-party plug-ins for VirtualDub exist, including by professional software companies.

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4.

VirtualDub was made to operate exclusively on AVI files; however, a plugin API was added from version 1.

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5.

VirtualDub can help overcome problems with digital cameras that record video.

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6.

VirtualDub can create a video file from a series of image files in Truevision TGA or Windows Bitmap file formats.

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7.

VirtualDub can delete segments of a video file, append new segments, or reorder existing segments.

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8.

VirtualDub comes with a number of video editing components known as "filters".

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9.

VirtualDub was originally created by the author, when a college student, for the purpose of compressing anime videos of Sailor Moon.

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10.

Early versions of VirtualDub supported importing of Microsoft's Advanced Systems Format, but this was removed in version 1.

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