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I did a presentation awhile ago at chipy.org about the webcam
busyness analysis software I have been working on at Pumping
Station: One. It allows the busyness information to be extracted
from motion-jpeg streams (either direct from cams or from
zoneminder, if the cameras are USB and you run zoneminder) in nice
ways such as historical data with a web api, and an IRC bot.<br>
<br>
There is a video of the presentation and some further links (to the
github and the installation) on my blog here:<br>
<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://cons.truct.org/archives/lidless-chipy.html">http://cons.truct.org/archives/lidless-chipy.html</a><br>
<br>
Eric<br>
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On 11/08/2011 03:26 PM, Yigit Ozkan wrote:
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cite="mid:CA+=4PZWCMBfFe-Xb2DRECexY=kbPpD9etBzm=-tMMbyEg1HS3w@mail.gmail.com"
type="cite">thanks<br>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Nov 8, 2011 at 9:07 PM, Arclight
<span dir="ltr"><<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:arclight@gmail.com">arclight@gmail.com</a>></span>
wrote:<br>
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<p>Here you go:</p>
<p><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://observer3.com/observer3_20111107.tar.gz"
target="_blank">http://observer3.com/observer3_20111107.tar.gz</a><br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://observer3.com/observer3_ftpd_20111107.tar.gz"
target="_blank">http://observer3.com/observer3_ftpd_20111107.tar.gz</a></p>
<p>Download the stuff,, and feel free to set up a Google Code
site or whatever.</p>
<span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888">
<p>Arclight<br>
23b Shop</p>
</font></span>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Nov 6, 2011 10:33 AM, "Yigit
Ozkan" <<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:yigitozkan2804@gmail.com" target="_blank">yigitozkan2804@gmail.com</a>>
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I'd like very much to lay eyes on that, if it's
possible! <img
src="cid:part1.09020804.05080509@des.truct.org"
goomoji="332" style="margin: 0pt 0.2ex;
vertical-align: middle;"><br>
<br>
thanks!<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
happy hacking<br>
y<br>
<br>
<br>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Nov 6, 2011 at 6:40
PM, Arclight <span dir="ltr"><<a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:arclight@gmail.com" target="_blank">arclight@gmail.com</a>></span>
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204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
One of our members wrote a server back-end that
you can point the<br>
Linksys web cams at for off-site storage. It gets
FTP updates whenever<br>
one of the cameras detects motion, then stitches
the frames together<br>
into a flash player.<br>
<br>
He says he'll open-source it if there is interest.
He just doesn't<br>
have time to maintain it.<br>
<br>
Anyone interested in a first world-wide
hackerspace infrastructure project<br>
<br>
Regarding security and monitoring who is there, I
think the best<br>
approach is to combine a hardware-based
access/alarm board with a<br>
Linux server that monitors and ties in with video.
Being able to see<br>
who came/went, status of all of the doors (did
someone leave the front<br>
door unlocked?) and having an IP-based alarm
system that you don't<br>
have to pay for (we use an SMS call-out list)
really gives you the<br>
best of all worlds. Sensors and embedded hardware
for real-time<br>
operations, and video for auditing, verification
of alarms, and<br>
general "what's going on?" questions.<br>
<br>
Anyone want to work on video software?<br>
<span><font color="#888888"><br>
Arclight<br>
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On Fri, Nov 4, 2011 at 1:36 PM, Mars <<a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:itcamefrommars@gmail.com"
target="_blank">itcamefrommars@gmail.com</a>>
wrote:<br>
> I'll say one last thing... Tech that
changes and goes through fast generation
changes(like surv. Equip) really enables
1-2(or older) year old tech to be found on the
super cheap on eBay... That's basically what
HF sells IMHO... Although I love them for some
stuff.<br>
><br>
> But how important is it this project?
I'd say webcams one the ubercheap and wired
netcams from eBay... I got a bunch - well a
few- of 2003 dlink net webcams and I think
they have wee wittle net servers built in...
Or at least some minimal http interface. A
little research and ya might find some ancient
netcams that can be refirmwareloaded w some
open Linux based stuffamagoo.<br>
><br>
> Dunno... Just thoughts.<br>
><br>
> Sent from my iPhone<br>
><br>
> On Nov 4, 2011, at 12:07 PM, <a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:psytek@alphaonelabs.com"
target="_blank">psytek@alphaonelabs.com</a>
wrote:<br>
><br>
>> <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.harborfreight.com/4-channel-surveillance-dvr-with-4-cameras-and-mobile-monitoring-capabilities-68332.html"
target="_blank">http://www.harborfreight.com/4-channel-surveillance-dvr-with-4-cameras-and-mobile-monitoring-capabilities-68332.html</a><br>
>><br>
>> On Nov 4, 2011, at 9:42 AM, Ben Brown
<<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:ben@generik.ca" target="_blank">ben@generik.ca</a>>
wrote:<br>
>><br>
>>> Our space is using two D-Link IP
cameras monitoring both entrances out<br>
>>> in the hall. I had tried to get
zoneminder to play ball (along with some<br>
>>> regular USB webcams) but no dice.
For now we're using the DVR software<br>
>>> the cameras came with. Seems to
work well enough, plus we have two weeks<br>
>>> of motion-detected video if we
ever need it.<br>
>>><br>
>>> However you'll never beat the
quality of a commercial surveillance<br>
>>> system... expensive as hell, but
you do get what you pay for.<br>
>>><br>
>>> Ben<br>
>>><br>
>>> On 11/3/2011 1:07 PM, <a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:mars@redecho.org"
target="_blank">mars@redecho.org</a> wrote:<br>
>>>> Forgive me if this topic has
been beaten to death already: I am new to<br>
>>>> this list and have found it
difficult to search through the archives.<br>
>>>><br>
>>>> I am affiliated with Air
Light Time & Space here in Seattle. We
want to<br>
>>>> set up some webcams, both as
a security measure and as a way of promoting<br>
>>>> community engagement. We
think that people will be more likely to "just<br>
>>>> stop by" if they can check in
first and see what to expect.<br>
>>>><br>
>>>> Commercial security camera
systems look complicated and expensive. We
were<br>
>>>> thinking that we could get a
bunch of cheap USB webcams and plug them into<br>
>>>> a cheap PC and run some free
software on it. Of course none of us actually<br>
>>>> know how to do this, which is
why I am asking for advice.<br>
>>>><br>
>>>> Have any of you set up such a
system? Can you give me any pointers on<br>
>>>> hardware or software that I
should look into? What is the state of Linux<br>
>>>> camera drivers - are there
certain models which should be favored or<br>
>>>> avoided? Is there such a
thing as a weatherproof USB webcam? How far
can<br>
>>>> you stretch a USB connection?
(It'd be cool to put a camera over the front<br>
>>>> door, but that's a good 80
feet from where the PC would live.) Video<br>
>>>> would be great, but we would
be happy with still frames.<br>
>>>><br>
>>>> Thanks for any pointers you
can offer!<br>
>>>><br>
>>>> Mars Saxman @ ALTSpace<br>
>>>>
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