hi there all - am complete newbie and thinking of building a 3 camera system for my house - just came across this software and it looks like it will do the job - now choosing the hardware...
came across these two, any idea if they work with the livecd version "out of the box"?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... %3AIT&rd=1
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/4-CH-DVR-PC-CARD- ... dZViewItem
cheers
michel
advise re cameras and cards on ebay
The card will work.
But the camera I'm not sure. It states that snapshot are BMP which would concern me and mentions IE but not Netscape (Could mean that it relighs on ActiveX with would not work).
FYI If you get an IP Network Cam, you don't need a capture card (just in case you were unaware).
Regards,
Corey
But the camera I'm not sure. It states that snapshot are BMP which would concern me and mentions IE but not Netscape (Could mean that it relighs on ActiveX with would not work).
FYI If you get an IP Network Cam, you don't need a capture card (just in case you were unaware).
Regards,
Corey
My area is ip-cams so I can't help with the capture, although as cordel says, you won't need it with an ip cam. IP cams just sit on the end of a normal computer network and respond as if there was a computer&webcam&http_server thered.
This camera I don't know. mjpeg = good, should work. the BMP stuff is probably just the client software's capture ability. I'm guessing the usb is just for setup? (Not a usual thing for ip-cams, even wireless)
It looks cheap and cheerful. I don't expect the LED's would provide a lot of illumination and probably not much use outside.
"More than one IP address" is crap, you don't need that even when access from the internet. Switch/hub could almost certainly be done away with by using a crossover cable, but tbh I'd use one anyway. Adsl modem/router/wireless might be yer bunny if you've not got it already.
In short, it'll probably work fine with ZM - though with new untested kit there's always that chance it won't.
This camera I don't know. mjpeg = good, should work. the BMP stuff is probably just the client software's capture ability. I'm guessing the usb is just for setup? (Not a usual thing for ip-cams, even wireless)
It looks cheap and cheerful. I don't expect the LED's would provide a lot of illumination and probably not much use outside.
"More than one IP address" is crap, you don't need that even when access from the internet. Switch/hub could almost certainly be done away with by using a crossover cable, but tbh I'd use one anyway. Adsl modem/router/wireless might be yer bunny if you've not got it already.
In short, it'll probably work fine with ZM - though with new untested kit there's always that chance it won't.
thanks all for the replies - will be moving into my new flat soon and than i can embark of converting it into a fortress and this info should be usefull when ordering my hardware... i guess it boils down to choosing between two ip cameras and many wires or two wireless pinhole cameras (also plenty on ebay from hongkong) with a dvr card...
cheers
michel
cheers
michel