Max Wanadoo
max.wanadoo at gmail.com
Sat Apr 10 00:10:11 CDT 2010
Hi Stuart,
I don't understand your posting.
YAWCAM does what John was asking for.
It provides HTTP, Streaming Cam , Motion Detection etc.
And it is free.
Unless I misunderstood John requirements.
I posted to the same address I received the email from as I have done here.
Max
-----Original Message-----
From: dba-vb-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:dba-vb-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Stuart McLachlan
Sent: Saturday, April 10, 2010 12:25 AM
To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving; VBA
Subject: Re: [dba-VB] c# interface to webcam
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".
--
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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