VirtualDubMod was an

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and

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tool for Microsoft Windows, based on Avery Lee's

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History

Version 1.5.10.2 (build 2542) was released on 21 February 2006. VirtualDub's author, which hosts VirtualDubMod's forums, claimed that development had been

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. A version labeled as "VirtualDubMod 1.6.0.0 SURROUND", dated 9 April 2006, was released by a company called Aud-X. A Version 1.5.10.3 build 2550 was released by VirtualDub-Fr.

Features

VirtualDubMod merged several specialized

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of VirtualDub posted on the

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forums. Added features included

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(MKV) support, OGM support, and

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support. One notable feature that remains missing in VirtualDubMod is the ability to program timed video captures, which was present in one VirtualDub fork called VirtualDubVCR. Despite the abandonment of development of VirtualDubMod, some of its features can be added to VirtualDub through input plugins and

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s provided by users on VirtualDub forums.

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