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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!simtel!pravda.aa.msen.com!spool.mu.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!gatech!psinntp!psinntp!psinntp!psinntp!cmcl2!grumpy.cs.nyu.edu!hubert From: hubert@grumpy.cs.nyu.edu (Hung-Hsien Chang) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.video,comp.infosystems.www.authoring.cgi,comp.infosystems.www.authoring.images Subject: Re: QuickCam (was Re: WANTED: Setup for connecting a video camera to WWW (Windows 3.1 or NT)) Date: 30 Aug 1995 12:59:56 GMT Organization: New York University Lines: 50 Message-ID: <421ncc$e6i@cmcl2.NYU.EDU> References: <41udin$98g@news.cis.nctu.edu.tw> <41vha9$8b3@newdelph.cig.mot.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: grumpy.cs.nyu.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc:860 comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.video:32096 comp.infosystems.www.authoring.cgi:6123 comp.infosystems.www.authoring.images:3073 I was told that the Quick Cam has been released on the Window. ftp from cu-seeme.cornell.edu Anyone who wants to do video conference on Mac and PC should first visit this place and decide if you could do better than they are. They are VERY GOOD. Second, there is no version on the UNIX yet. Maybe this year, they (CU-SEEME developer) told me. If you want to do it, do it quick the technology and software developement in Internet is probably at the same speed it grows. Kevin Kadow (kadow@komondor.cig.mot.com) wrote: : What I want to know is if anybody has got the Connectix Quickcam to work on : a PC running Unix (pref. BSD). It's a <$100 camera that uses the parallel port. : In article <41udin$98g@news.cis.nctu.edu.tw>, : Eric Chen <echen@cs.nchu.edu.tw> wrote: : >Hi, : > I have a project that needs to connect a video camera to WWW under Windows 3.1 : >or NT that will provide up to date pictures to the net. The picture will have : >to be taken every 2 minutes and the format of the image needs to be gif : >(for obvious reason). I have found some solutions in the Windows environment : >but they all >requires human intervention. What I need is a SCHEDULED, : >AUTOMATED capture and conversion of the image captured. Can anyone shed me : >some light? : > : > In addition, I need to put the video camera on a outdoor post, be able to : >control the aiming and focus of the camera. Could anyone tell me where I can : >get such an equipment? : > : > Thanks in advance. : > : >---Eric : I've been looking at the Connectix QuickCam for such purposes, it is a : fixed-focus (18 inches - infinity) grayscale camera that can be found at : around $99. But their FAQ says: : Q: Will QuickCam work with Windows NT? : A: Not at this time. We are exploring making the camera compatible with : NT in a later version. : So far it's only available as a Mac (serial) and Windows 3.1 (parallel) version. : The Macintosh incarnation includes sound support, all in one serial stream...