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Greetings:

I have a PC with the following hardware:

Mother Board:

Gigabyte Technology
S-series Ultra Durable Motherboard
GA-965GM-(D)S2 --- Socket 775

Processor

CPU --
Intel Pentium 4 Processor
Intel 6403.2GHZ 2MB CACHE CPU
Pentium 4 Processor 640, LGA775 Pkg
3.20 GHz, 2MB L2 Cache, 800 MHz FSB
Requires Platform Compatibility Gude 04B or 04A Board
Prod Code: BX80547PG3200FSL8Q6

Memory == 1 GiG

OS == Fedora 8

I am evaluating zoneminder for Linux

I have the bullet type Indoor / Outdoor - Day / Night Infrared Cameras

My net connection is Hughes.net from Quest DSL

My Questions / requirements:

1. I want to purchase a ( Linux ) capture card that will control a pan and tilt camera (s),
at this point in time, my environment requires 5 cameras.
2. I want to use zoneminder to control the capture card.
3. Which capture card(s) are supported by my mother board, CPU and zoneminder?
4. What kind of cameras are support by the capture card?
5. Can I purchase these cameras from your site.

Thanks in advance

DanO

dsandoz wrote:1. I want to purchase a ( Linux ) capture card that will control a pan and tilt camera (s),
at this point in time, my environment requires 5 cameras.

The best supported card is the Spectra.
You can not use the GPIO of the cards, The Linux kernel does not support it so you can not control cameras from this card directly.

dsandoz wrote: 2. I want to use zoneminder to control the capture card.

You really don't have any other choice, ZM takes control of the card.

dsandoz wrote: 3. Which capture card(s) are supported by my mother board, CPU and zoneminder?

As far as what your MainBoard supports I can't say, for everything else you can check the various HCL here for ZM and the links to you distros HCL.

dsandoz wrote: 4. What kind of cameras are support by the capture card?

Most capture cards support any standard NTSC or PAL cam, but you should check the specs for the card you consider as to what it capabilities are.

dsandoz wrote: 5. Can I purchase these cameras from your site.

You can purchase anything that is in the shop (usually just capture cards) but we don't have any cams.

Thanks cordel