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Hi - I have been using "motion" for a while. On a typical 3GHz dual core, it can handle several 320x240 x 15fps streams, however when I try using something in the 2 megapixel range (eg a USB webcam) it really taxes the CPU with one stream at 5 fps. I want to move up to IP cameras. Something like 4 ...

You make a good point. I did notice that those speed/redlight cameras are actually snapshot cameras. It's a shame that a crappy $75, 1.3MP Kodak snap camera can produce a great image yet you can't get anything equivalent for a security system (for any money it seems). Well, it looks like the only ...

At the risk of overloading you guys with questions... What is a cheap (cheap cheap cheap) recommendation for a camera that has high enough resolution to read a licence plate at approx 20m? A snapshot will do. It kills me that the cheapest 1.3MP snap camera has the optics and resolution to do what I ...

Yes, thanks - great info.
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I've been fooling around with MOTION for years and cannot get a decent framerate. What kind of framerate can I expect with Zoneminder? With Motion, I've gone through many machines. I'm currently up to a P4 2.4Ghz, and cannot get more than 15fps out of my bt878 card (mpeg4 video, 320x240). Even that ...