[Tom Bottiglieri]

The problem with setting up a "drop in" solution (Believe me, this is not a new idea..) is differences in hardware between users. There's no guarantee that different video capture devices and their drivers will be compatible with recording software packages.

We have looked into DirectShow pumping video into VLC, which seems like a decent solution. (This is how we recorded the Boston regional). You can set the video recording settings once, then press play and stop to stop and start recording. I haven't looked into the VLC documentation enough though, but if it has OLE-esque controls it may be a feasible implementation.