DVR /PVR / CCTV on linux ,help ?
 

Hi
I want to make a DVR (digital video recorder) or CCTV setup hooking upto 16 cameras on a computer ,some of the cameras will be motion sensitive ie only record when it is trigered for a set period of time,and some will be recording in a continous loop ,for 2 months the last day gets written on
I have already seen such a system in a shop but it is running windows xp
I have seen some dvr cards on e bay where u get software free as well ,but that only runs in xp
I have googled around and found some sites for PVR setup
I dont think i need expensive tv cards
Any help in the right direction would be appreciated ,what kind of software ,hardware would i need

Thanx in advance

What you are looking for is zoneminder. I played briefly with it but to successfully use it you do need fairly expensive video capture cards. I used a cheap btv878 card with 4 ports but only having one processor chip it really struggled with the frame rates. The actual software package is really good.

hi thanx for the quick reply

i,ve been looking on the net and dvr cards dont seem to be that expensive
i have looked at ebay.co.uk
item no
8766958776 DVR Surveillance CCTV SECURITY CAMERA SPY RECORDER CARD
5869941668 BRAND NEW 16ch 480FPS Real Time DVR card with 1ch Audio
6038223500 16 Channels 4 Real Time 120 FPS CCTV DVR Card, NEW SOFT
6038223637 8 CHANNELS CCTV DIGITAL SURVEILLANCE 240FPS DVR CARD
5869070515 16 Channels - 100 frames CCTV DVR/DSR PCI Card
5870501771 4 Ch CCTV PC CARD VIDEO RECORDING DVR Card FPS X03
8766958776 DVR Surveillance CCTV SECURITY CAMERA SPY RECORDER CARD
7592357510 Linux Window CCTV Alarm + Record DVR CARD *New Software
7592400199 CCTV 16 Channels 4 Real Time 120 FPS DVR Card C03

plus on the dvr cards description it says p3 would suffice

Before investing in any of these make sure the drivers are available for Linux. Zoneminder lists the cards that are known to work.

CCTV
 

I want to know if someone of you know a software to see cctv for internet, what i want to tell is I have a DVR CP Cam based on linux OS but I can see my cameras if I stay in Linux, only I can see if I stay in Windows the software that I use in Windows is video viewer, I want to know is there a equal software to linux.
TKS for your coments
my e.-mail is jorgesolorio4@hotmail.com