Virtual Webcam Driver

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Hi,

I wanted to buy a webcam for my pc the other day and I dropped by Toms
Hardware Guide as usual to see which one to go for. Creative ones
happened to be better in quality and noise level. But I was thinking if
there any program exists that can simulate a driver that can filter
(adjust various color/white balance/contrast/brightness/noise reduction
settings) the video stream of a real webcam that is attached to the
system. Basically a bridge that cleans up and corrects the image before
it's handed to any application such as messengers or video
conferencing.

I know that most of the webcam drivers DO have such settings but I
consider them quite poor in implementation and usability.

So if you know any such program, please let me know

Thanks in advance
Michael