How do you take a video with a webcam?

you want to record yourself with the webcam? your computer should have a mini program that lets you do this. record yourself then upload it to youtube. i believe youtube will let you record something on the spot ... or is that facebook im to lazy to check atm but ya man just record yourself using the webcam look for that program if anything it will make it easier for you

Heres the Youtube way http://support.google.com/youtube/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=57409 And this is a free program thats great for recording stuff and saving to your desktop, heres a tutorial and download link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGfxxhqbfXY

Webcams are just like any other hardware on a computer.. It must be compatible.. If your useing a WIN 7 OS..the hardware must say WIN 7 compatible.. Vista OS is a little more forgiving on some things..WIN 7 is very strict on compatibility../ === If you have a webcam../you need a application../software/ To recognize the hardware--and create the projects--you want to do.. === Adding a webcam to your present PC.. 1./Use the CD that came with the product 2./Read the Start-Guide.. 3./Always visit the website of your product--for additional INFO--and the latest drivers.. 4./Sometimes..a latest driver may make your hardware work--irratically.. ...so always allow some time to evaluate your installation-- But you can visit the website of the hardware--and Download the latest driver to a folder--for later use../ === Some webcams have a FOCUS...some don't.. Most use a manual focus that is part of the CAM-device.. You rotate a ring at the lens../ === When you make your first video file.. Its best to right click the video file--and read the Properties TAB.. Learn the File Type..(file extension).. You may need to convert for the YouTube--upload.. === The first time I started to make video's.. It took me 30-days to learn the software.. I've been at it some 10-years now... I learn NEW software in about 20-minutes.. === OK--so know you have a compete video file.. BUT--you want to edit it--because of some FLUBS--you made..you want to CLIP-OUT the bad spots.. This is a tricky thing.. I would suggest--you make your project able to be edited useing Movie Maker.. While other applications are more difficult to use.. === The rest is a matter of experiance.. Alot of memory..practice-practice/