Capture time-lapse, motion-detect, meteor trail, planetary, or animation movies with any video capture device for surveillance, astronomy, or scientific purposes. Boasting a built-in movie viewer, movie editor, and Meade telescope control system.

Using this software is effortless! All you need to do is start HandyAvi and select the type of movie you want to make. Once you have made your selection, you can use the control panel to set up and begin making your AVI movie.
When it comes to science-related movies, the time-lapse feature comes in handy. You can speed up things such as flowers opening or clouds moving in the sky. Moreover, HandyAvi allows you to make time-lapse movies inexpensively using a webcam or any other camera.
For those looking to create security and surveillance movies, the motion-detect feature is perfect. You can point the camera at your yard to capture only the things that happened, such as a person, a dog, or a cat walking through. You can even capture only the images where birds are present in a bird feeder.
If you want to make astronomy-type movies, HandyAvi has got you covered as well. You can make movies through a telescope, and most webcams are sensitive enough to allow you to make images of the moon, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn. You can even set user settings to take 1000 frames every 10 minutes, making it useful for making movies of Mars, Jupiter or Saturn as they rotate.
Meteor trails and lightning bolts can be captured too using HandyAvi. You can even create your own animated movies using the software.
HandyAvi also contains a full set of Meade telescope controls so that both the webcam and the telescope can be controlled remotely. You can even upload movies automatically to your web site, and an AVI movie viewer is built-in with continuous or frame-by-frame viewing features. Lastly, movie editing features are built-in, allowing you to select frames, crop frames, make new movies from the original, or from a collection of JPG images.
All in all, HandyAvi is an all-in-one software that provides an endless number of features and possibilities to help you create movies that meet your needs.
Version 5.0: File recycling, Telescope calibration improvements
Version 4.3: File recycling, Telescope calibration improvements