Willing Webcam is the software that promises to magically turn just about any video-capturing device into a broad range of handy solutions, whether that's for business or pleasure. Basically, it captures streaming video or images from the camera and saves it on disk or sends it to your website. But the opportunities that simple, as it seems at first, functionality strike down the imagination.

The program uses a motion control detection sensor that wakes up your web camera at the slightest motion in the room. The sensor can trigger a variety of actions, including email sending, movie saving, FTP uploading, sound alarm, or a launch of any specified application. In addition to the motion sensor, the program has a time-lapse option. It allows you to record video at specified time intervals.

Willing Webcam is compatible with most USB-based or FireWire (IEEE 1394) video devices, including capture cards, webcams, camcorders. It can also work with IP network cameras and supports the pan, tilt, zoom features for Logitech Orbit (Sphere) cameras.

Willing Webcam integrates perfectly with Skype, Yahoo, AOL, MSN and other instant messengers, easily resolving hardware compatibility problems that occur with quite a number of camera brands.

With Willing Webcam, you can record your day as live streaming video and share it with your family or friends in real time over the Internet. No matter how far you might be, they can always visit your personal website and see what you are doing. If you are a researcher, you can also add video to your landscape, weather, or astronomy web pages.

People who are often out of home can use Willing Webcam to turn a web camera into a digital surveillance device that can detect the slightest motion in your apartment and instantly let you know about an intruder. By watching this video live, you can see what's going on in your house, call the police, and provide them with the taped evidence of the crime.