Quiet in your neck of the woods aye?
>From: Rick Romero <rick .at. valeoinc .DOT com>
>Reply-To: ProFox Email List <profox@leafe.com>
>To: ProFox Email List <profox .at. leafe .DOT com>
>Subject: Re: [NF] Webcams - how good? Brand/model/software?
>Date: Tue, 30 Dec 2003 13:54:55 -0600
>
>On Tue, 2003-12-30 at 13:34, Rick Romero wrote:
> > > Is there a minimum CPU/memory or OS that all participants should have
> > > in place, i.e. something along the lines of 1G/256M/XP?
> >
> > That should be fine. You need a decent CPU, no Celerons.
>
>Heh.. Stay away from multiple USB webcams:
>
>2003-12-30 13:25:45 [mainloop] Closing socket: 167.100.118.222
>2003-12-30 13:25:45 [mainloop] Accepted new socket: 66.31.253.217
>2003-12-30 13:25:46 [v4l] Sync alarm called!
>2003-12-30 13:25:56 [mainloop] Closing socket: 66.31.253.217
>2003-12-30 13:25:56 [mainloop] Accepted new socket: 66.31.253.217
>2003-12-30 13:25:58 [v4l] Sync alarm called!
>2003-12-30 13:26:02 [mainloop] Closing socket: 66.31.253.217
>2003-12-30 13:26:02 [mainloop] Accepted new socket: 66.31.253.217
>
>Those sync alarms is where the bus isn't keeping up with the software :(
>
>FWIW
>I do have 3 security cameras doing streaming and motion detection on a
>PII-300
>with 128MB on it. But that's Linux, and that's all it does - it's also not
>USB cameras, I have a 4 port BTTV capture card. I discard two frames
>switching
>between inputs (it was a cheap card:( ), otherwise I get about 6 fps per
>camera.
>So about 24fps total at 320x200.
>
>It's not outside accessible, but here's a screenshot:
>http://www.havokmon.com/stuff/valeocams.jpg
>
>Those 3 are all streaming 'simultaneously' (like switching channels REALLY
>fast).
>
>Rick
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