VisionGS PE is a full featured, wizard driven Webcam and video surveillance software for Microsoft Windows platforms. The software is on the market since 1999 - with thousands of satisfied customers in all industries. VisionGS offers support for all kind of webcams and a large amount of network cameras (IP-Cams). The product is freely available for your personal, non-commercial use.
dont even bother with this one - I have a 1yr old high end laptop and it just about obliterated it! I had to run all kinds of utilities to get to where I could open my browser and write this review! - dont do it
Not free - cost time to download and setup useless app
angieK_SG
Pros
Useful features
Cons
Mostly useless "free" edition. This should be in the "free to try" category, not free. You can reduce the features in a free edition but it has to work unencumbered. Having a timebomb on all or part of the software is typically considered an EVAL edition.
Summary
Should be categorized as "free to try" aka. evaluation edition, not free.
Useless for recording
SailBlackPearl
Pros
Records IP and Webcams
Cons
Records IP and Webcams for a maximum of 20 minutes in the unlicensed "free" version.
Summary
Don't bother downloading this.
Free version is quite useless...
siliconvalleypc
Pros
The Private Edition is free.
Cons
The Private Edition has minimal functionality.
Summary
The screen shot on CNET looks pretty. When I installed this product, I immediately received a pop up screen that said the following:
"Limitations (in comparison to Business Edition):
*For private non commercial use only.
*Banner will be added randomly to the image. Other banner will be ignored if our banner gets randomly added.
*Live Stream will stop after 5 minutes.
*Network Camera will stop after 20 minutes.
*Motion Detection will stop working after one hour.
If you want to work without these limitations, just
order/purchase VisionGS Business Edition."
I think that these limitations make the free version quite useless. I would not recommend VisionGS Private Edition which is the free version offered for download here on CNET.
I use VisionGS BE, not free. Disappointing lack of support, fatal memory leak.
D_T_E
Pros
If it worked as advertised, would be very impressive.<p>Was the only software I found that claims to support the Linksys WVC54, although it turns out it doesn't.
Cons
Lack of support. It claims to support the Linksys WVC54, but the VisionGS driver for this camera has a bad memory link. I can only use the program for 20 minutes before having to restart the entire program. The only response from Visiongs was that they were working on this known problem, & had found a fix - but they have never (after more than a year) released the fix. My emails, and messages on feedback on their own web site, or ignored. Very disappointing.
Summary
This developer is a liar - this version of the application will not stream video
brutal1
Pros
Nothing, it's a complete fraud
Cons
This application completely wasted my time with an utterly misrepresented product. The free PE version *does not* support streaming, although that is not made clear until after the download and installation.
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<p>Apparently this developer is a member of a growing number of authors who misrepresent their products in hopes of tricking users into upgrading, instead of treating people with respect and being honest about what is offered.
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<p>It will be my pleasure to share my dissatisfaction with this product with my fellow users.
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<p>Good bye, contemptible scum.
Summary
Easy When You Know How
alkhemy
Pros
Everything works as advertised... I have a streaming video on my webpage, and once I knew what to do, it turned out to be easy. Now if I can just figure out the audio...
Cons
Help files are poorly translated and are oftenm ambiguous. The app is easy once yuo realize what is required, though.
Summary
Fast and Easy
pnai4eva
Pros
This has 2 be one of the best webcam programs i've used! It was fast and real easy!! I highly recommend this product :-)
Cons
None...yet..
Summary
Great Program
Pros
Cons
Summary
Didn't bog down my cpu like other programs. Just what I needed.
Great Job!
Pros
Cons
Summary
Easy to install Easy to Use. Good documentation. Extra java code.
I'm a happy camper.