Video capture et. al.

[bfp at world.std.com (Blake Parker)]

Jerry,

I was reviewing some old email and came across this <below>. I wanted to
pass on a link to a company that used a Linux box to do just what you're
discussing. http://www.secureeye.com . This company uses a small and
reliable
Linux based system to do security work at a fraction of the cost of closed
circuit TV. If you visit the site you can login as "guest" and actually take
control of several cameras in Seattle. The idea is to allow web access but
dialin is also used in some cases. Real time monitoring and captured video
can be accessed from anywhere. The site has a "Try It" link that brings you
to a login page, from there you can select a camera and some of them allow
you to take full control from your PC. I met the developers last year and
they determined Linux was the most reliable OS for the system. They do use
NT boxes for some of their work but the web based systems are all using
Linux giving the camera controls an IP address. In a location where many
cameras are used, such as a hospital, the cost of building such a system is
substantially less than other traditional security monitoring systems. An
added advantage is that monitoring can be done from anywhere.

I realize this reply is months after this original message but I thought I'd
pass it on in case anyone feels like looking at this.

--Blake

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-discuss at blu.org [mailto:owner-discuss at blu.org]On Behalf Of
Jerry Feldman
Sent: Tuesday, May 09, 2000 5:46 PM
To: discuss at blu.org
Subject: Video capture et. al.


A friend of mine asked me some questions regarding the capture of real-
time video from a security camera at work. I don't do much with video and
have not really kept up with what's happening.

The general solution I posed was to use a Linux based computer at work
to capture the video. The user would dial directly into server from home.
The reason I recommended Linux was that it handles dialin much better
than the M$ stuff. (I am not really a fan of PC Anywhere type products
either). The other reason is that Linux is more stable than than Windows.
I assume that the guy already has the camera plugged into dedicated
monitor.  I don't know if the guy wants to dial in and get continuous real-
time updates or whether he wants to dial in, get a snapshot and exit.
Jerry Feldman <gaf at blu.org>
Associate Director
Boston Linux and Unix user group
http://www.blu.org
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