automatic email webcam movement

leodom · 03-15-2007, 08:21 AM

hello ! i would like to use an old compu for the safety of a friend, who has been stolen :

have a webcam connected to the compu, detecting movement and sending a picture by email.

ever heard of some software on linux for that ?

thanks !

tredegar · 03-15-2007, 09:13 AM

Take a look here "Video: Security / Webcams / Monitoring" on this page:
http://www.exploits.org/v4l/
(Google is your friend!)

leodom · 03-16-2007, 03:33 AM

yes Google is my friend

but sometimes a rather messy one...

thanks for replying, although the link is not working.

http://www.lavrsen.dk/twiki/bin/view/Motion/WebHome
I found this, which seems to do what I want, but being a
command line program and myself linux illiterate, it might
take some effort to implement. But I haven't found yet
anything that would do it easier

mjolnir · 03-16-2007, 05:39 AM

I just tried the first link and it worked fine for me.

leodom · 03-17-2007, 01:04 AM

still not for me

but internet in Tahiti is not an absolute science...

leodom · 03-25-2007, 07:43 PM

Here is a more complete solution :
http://www.zoneminder.com/

and since the exploits.org link is still not working, I believe it must be somehow blocked by our unique ISP... Paradise have Saint Peter's door keepers...