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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!simtel!news.sprintlink.net!in1.uu.net!ftpbox!mothost!newdelph.cig.mot.com!komondor!kadow From: kadow@komondor.cig.mot.com (Kevin Kadow) Newsgroups: comp.infosystems.www.authoring.cgi,comp.unix.msc,comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc,comp.unix.bsd.misc,comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.video,comp.infosystems.www.authoring.images Subject: QuickCam (was Re: WANTED: Setup for connecting a video camera to WWW (Windows 3.1 or NT)) Followup-To: comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.video,comp.infosystems.www.authoring.cgi,comp.infosystems.www.authoring.images Date: 29 Aug 1995 17:04:09 GMT Organization: Motorola Cellular Infrastructure Group Lines: 33 Message-ID: <41vha9$8b3@newdelph.cig.mot.com> References: <41udin$98g@news.cis.nctu.edu.tw> NNTP-Posting-Host: komondor.rtsg.mot.com Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.infosystems.www.authoring.cgi:6595 comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc:930 comp.unix.bsd.misc:201 comp.os.linux.hardware:14814 comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.video:32591 comp.infosystems.www.authoring.images:3271 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...