no package for precise

There doesn't seem to be an upstream maintainer, and it was causing problems.
See: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xvidcap/+bug/915982

History can be found: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/precise/+source/xvidcap/1.1.7-0.2ubuntu12

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Which problem did it cause? The only "problem" I see is that the package is unmaintained for years. However, it worked all the years without any problems and most likely works in precise too. So why should one remove a working software from the repository?

Me too. This is the best desktop video capture I've used.
I've tried recordmydesktop, it produces buggy files that can't be edited.

There's nothing wrong with it. It works, it's simple, so no one needs to update it.
How does this rule work? Do you remove every old piece of software that nobody is updating?

Here's a nice person who's given a link and info on how to get it working on later versions of ubuntu...
http://techsolutions4linux.blogspot.com.au/2013/11/how-to-install-xvidcap-on-ubuntu-1304.html

Thanks.