Webcam as active cctv
Webcam as active cctv
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Hi
I want to setup a webcam that will be permanently linked to a pc to be used to monitor people going in and out of a doorway. I want the webcam to start recording via a door switch. The webcam should record for about 10 seconds and then be saved to the computer hard disk.
We can then simply watch a series of 10 second clips to se who's going in and out of our labs and stealing stuff.
I would be really grateful for any tips on setting it up and especially the coding and what programme to do it in. If it is possible to do it in simple programmes like VB or delphi etc that would be best.
Thanks
David
I want to setup a webcam that will be permanently linked to a pc to be used to monitor people going in and out of a doorway. I want the webcam to start recording via a door switch. The webcam should record for about 10 seconds and then be saved to the computer hard disk.
We can then simply watch a series of 10 second clips to se who's going in and out of our labs and stealing stuff.
I would be really grateful for any tips on setting it up and especially the coding and what programme to do it in. If it is possible to do it in simple programmes like VB or delphi etc that would be best.
Thanks
David





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David
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I guess cheap is dependent on how you price your time.
At a wrapped labor rate of $50/hr, we're talking 6 hours of labor. Someone who is well-versed in programming to the webcam interface just might be able to pull it off in 6 hrs, but it would be a stretch, and you'd probably wind up with un-maintainable code.
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to detect movement and (maybe starts store onto disk).
It is cheap.
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