Re: webcam security software

2007-08-01 Thread Shachar Shemesh
Geoffrey S. Mendelson wrote: > On Wed, Aug 01, 2007 at 01:27:22PM +0300, Shachar Shemesh wrote: > >> I suggest you read http://blog.shemesh.biz/?p=453 >> > > Thanks, but I can't. :-( > > Geoff. > In a nutshell, it talks about the importance of both resolution and frames per second in ord

Re: webcam security software

2007-08-01 Thread Geoffrey S. Mendelson
On Wed, Aug 01, 2007 at 01:27:22PM +0300, Shachar Shemesh wrote: > I suggest you read http://blog.shemesh.biz/?p=453 Thanks, but I can't. :-( Geoff. -- Geoffrey S. Mendelson, Jerusalem, Israel [EMAIL PROTECTED] N3OWJ/4X1GM IL Voice: (07)-7424-1667 U.S. Voice: 1-215-821-1838 Visit my 'blog at h

Re: webcam security software

2007-08-01 Thread Shachar Shemesh
Geoffrey S. Mendelson wrote: > > IMHO the knowledge that the cameras are active 24/7 and recorded would > be enough to prevent pranks or minor vandalism. > > Geoff. > I suggest you read http://blog.shemesh.biz/?p=453 Shachar = To

Re: webcam security software

2007-08-01 Thread Geoffrey S. Mendelson
On Wed, Aug 01, 2007 at 07:02:26PM +1000, Amos Shapira wrote: > I might be wrong but I got the impression that at least some of those > "motion detection" programs are geared more towards "change in frame" - i.e. > if the current frame contains exactly the same info as the previous one then > toss

Re: webcam security software

2007-08-01 Thread Amos Shapira
On 01/08/07, Geoffrey S. Mendelson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Actually in my case, not. Being able to record one frame a minute > is good enough. It's just to catch people doing things they should > not be doing, such as eating in the library. Motion detection would > be a waste, during school

Re: webcam security software

2007-08-01 Thread Geoffrey S. Mendelson
On Wed, Aug 01, 2007 at 08:58:48AM +0200, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I think the whole point is to be able to record only when something is > different in the frame. Actually in my case, not. Being able to record one frame a minute is good enough. It's just to catch people doing things they s

Re: webcam security software

2007-08-01 Thread Amos Shapira
On 01/08/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > What about motion detection? > > I think the whole point is to be able to record only when something is > different in the frameā€¦.. > There are apparently many such solutions. A quick google for "linux webcam motion detect" came up wit

RE: webcam security software

2007-08-01 Thread Ohad.Levy
@cs.huji.ac.il Subject: Re: webcam security software vidcat (probably with a 2 line cgi script) cheers, erez. On 7/31/07, Alon Altman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I second the recommendation on "motion". It works great with cheap webcams, and is higly customizable. On 7/31/07,

Re: webcam security software

2007-07-31 Thread Erez D
TED] On Behalf Of Hetz Ben Hamo > > Sent: Sunday, July 22, 2007 10:57 AM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Cc: Israel Linux Mailing list > > Subject: Re: webcam security software > > > > It really depends how do you access this webcam. > > If it had a V4L/V4L2 interf

Re: webcam security software

2007-07-31 Thread Alon Altman
l > > Ohad > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Hetz Ben Hamo > Sent: Sunday, July 22, 2007 10:57 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: Israel Linux Mailing list > Subject: Re: webcam security software > > It real

RE: webcam security software

2007-07-31 Thread Ohad.Levy
Subject: Re: webcam security software It really depends how do you access this webcam. If it had a V4L/V4L2 interface, then the v4l userspace application package has a program which is called "webcam" which just exactly what you want. If you access it through http for example, then y

Re: webcam security software

2007-07-22 Thread Hetz Ben Hamo
It really depends how do you access this webcam. If it had a V4L/V4L2 interface, then the v4l userspace application package has a program which is called "webcam" which just exactly what you want. If you access it through http for example, then you can use wget in a cron and be done with it. Tha