Webcam video recorder
You may use Cheese
It ships with Ubuntu by default.
If you don't see in your installed software list, you may install this from Ubuntu Software Center.
You can use vlc (sudo apt-get install vlc -y).
- Open vlc, then press
Ctrl+R - choose [capture device] and select your webcam
- Press [Convert/Save]
- Choose where to save the file and hit [start].
- When you are done press ■