That is great that ustream.tv will record for free....but I still have to get it there. I guess I will look for some long range WiFi antennas, unless there are better ideas. Mark On Thu, Mar 19, 2009 at 11:17 AM, Charles Jones < charles.jones@ciscolearning.org> wrote: > 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. > > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* plug-discuss-bounces@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us [ > mailto:plug-discuss-bounces@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 > > ------------------------------ > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings:http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >