Stuart McLachlan
stuart at lexacorp.com.pg
Fri Apr 9 18:25:01 CDT 2010
Max just posted "YAWCAM" on dba_Tech, I think in a misplaced response to this.
Yawcam = Yet Another WebCAM software"
http://www.yawcam.com/
On the help page, I noticed this google ad:
Add Video Capture and processing to your .NET applications in seconds.
http://www.mitov.com/html/videolab.html
("free for non-commercial purpose"!)
Might be just what you are looking for for that "someday".
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Stuart
On 9 Apr 2010 at 13:02, jwcolby wrote:
> I bought four little USB no name webcams from Newegg the other day.
>
> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16826717012R
> http://www.imcorpusa.com/products.asp?id=486
>
> I took a chance just because of the price, I ended up paying $10 each shipped to my door. What
> peaked my interest is that they are an actual 1280 x 1024 sensor. Getting more than 640 x 480 is
> tough and usually very expensive. Thus I figure if they worked I win. They work!
>
> Windows Vista eventually figures out how to load a driver for them. I say eventually because it
> takes a good minute before the message pops up. Once that happens I can use them in any application
> that needs a camera, and the resolution and picture quality is just outstanding! For example, once
> the driver loads, Skype picks them right up and uses them at max resolution. GREAT picture!.
>
> So what I really want to do is experiment with them and use C# to read them and display them.
>
> Between now and then, does anyone have a favorite "surveillance" software that isn't too expensive
> that would allow me to connect these to machines around the house and record video? Movement
> triggered etc. I have a system in the living room that sits under the TV that I would like to put
> one of these on just to be able to record a burst of a few seconds when it senses movement. Then
> wait for no movement before resetting to record another burst.
>
> Kind of a poor man's (that would be me) surveillance camera.
>
> I actually went looking, found and downloaded a half dozen packages last night. Some worked, all
> were klunky if they worked. There are a bunch that are designed to publish the video to a web
> system so that I could see them from outside the house "when I travel", but I don't travel so I
> really just need them to snap a few seconds every once in a while when there is movement.
>
> And someday play with them in C#.
>
> --
> John W. Colby
> www.ColbyConsulting.com
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