Looking For Advice on Web Cams and Streaming Video

[Charles Jones]

Note that both motion and zoneminder do not record sound (dont know if 
you care about that).

I think the best option is ustream.tv, as it is completely free service, 
and you can even record (on the ustream server side) very long 
broadcasts and they do not charge you either. This negates the need for 
disk space to store the video.

Most USB webcams work just fine with linux, and the ustream recorder is 
Flash-based, so no software to install.  As for bandwidth I would guess 
you dont need much maybe 1Mb/s, any wifi connection will definitely do 
but not sure if you use 3G or some gsm-based card will be enough.

Bob Elzer wrote:
> For software I like the following
>  
> Motion  http://www.lavrsen.dk/foswiki/bin/view/Motion/WebHome
>  
> Zoneminder http://www.zoneminder.com/
>  
> Both will stream from the laptop itself.
>  
> And both can record to file for playback later.
>  
> My thought is, if you are going to record, then get a better video 
> camera and then transfer video to the computer.
>  
> Video Cameras will produce a much better video than a webcam.
>  
>  
>
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> *From:* plug-discuss-bounces at lists.plug.phoenix.az.us 
> [mailto:plug-discuss-bounces at lists.plug.phoenix.az.us] *On Behalf Of 
> *Mark Phillips
> *Sent:* Thursday, March 19, 2009 10:12 AM
> *To:* Phoenix Linux Users
> *Subject:* Looking For Advice on Web Cams and Streaming Video
>
> I was sitting at my daughter's varsity softball game texting the play 
> by play to my wife who was on a business trip to LA. I began to wonder 
> if there were an inexpensive and easy way to setup a web cam at the 
> game and broadcast the game to her computer (or better yet, her 
> Blackberry...now that would be cool) in LA, as well as the parents who 
> had to stay at work. I have no experience with web cams or streaming 
> video. I don't think the field has WiFi, but there are some private 
> residences about 1000' from home plate. Perhaps I could talk one of 
> them into letting me use their cable connection to get access to the 
> Internet.
>
> Any suggestions on inexpensive web cams with a fairly wide field of view? 
>
> What software will I need for my Debian testing laptop? Do I need a 
> video steaming server somewhere on the net?
>
> How do I get the signal to the houses 1000' feet away....or is there a 
> better way?
>
> How many laws am I breaking by doing this? :-)
>
> Anyone have a better solution besides don't go to LA during a game?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Mark
>
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