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coldDeath · Dec 6th, 2005, 2:32 PM

Yeah, just compare two images, if some pixels are different, then theres movement.

Hounder · Dec 6th, 2005, 3:35 PM

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Originally Posted by xavier

Also , do normal webcams have motion detector :eek: ? i wasn't aware of that :p

The iSights have a program that can be used for security actually. It can do multiple cameras and it will do motion detection with the cameras and when somethign happens, it'll send you the clip via email. Pretty sweet.

Hounder · Dec 6th, 2005, 3:46 PM

Ok, so how does this sound. Forget the fact that people don't know what it does, instead it could have choices.

"The program allows users to choose whether they want stills or video, whether they want it to record after a certain period of time, or if they want it to only record when motion is or isn't detected, and lastly if they want to share their footage with other users of the program. The sharing part could be random peer to peer, or it could be set to an IP address if you wanted to share with a friend, relative, or even another web cam of yours in a different location."

Do you guys think that is more interesting and has a lot less perv-potential?

Mocker · Dec 6th, 2005, 3:55 PM

if you make sure people know that their images are gonna be shared then its their fault if they forgot its on and do something stupid in front of it. Hiding that though means your program will be the same as any virus/spyware program and thats a huge no no. Cool idea besides the hiding thing though

zorin · Dec 6th, 2005, 5:27 PM

That sounds like a pretty cool idea, if there was a message of some kind saying it was recording. Being college students and all; im sure some students will record stuff in their rooms when there with thier girlfriends and stuff like that

DaWei · Dec 6th, 2005, 5:30 PM

As as disclaimers are concerned, you should consult an attorney.

Hounder · Dec 8th, 2005, 12:26 AM

Can anyone think of any other features I should have on it? I feel like it needs something else...but I'm not sure of what.

jayme · Dec 8th, 2005, 12:32 AM

umm.. is it just me or am i the only one who thinks that anyone who uses this will need a motion sensing camera... You know that right?

xavier · Dec 8th, 2005, 12:44 AM

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Originally Posted by coldDeath

Yeah, just compare two images, if some pixels are different, then theres movement.

Read above a few posts

Arevos · Dec 8th, 2005, 2:23 AM

Python has some nice webcam modules available. Here's how someone made a webcam motion detector (Windows only, I'm afraid).

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Dec 6th, 2005, 3:46 PM	#13
Hounder Newbie Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 9 Rep Power: 0	Ok, so how does this sound. Forget the fact that people don't know what it does, instead it could have choices. "The program allows users to choose whether they want stills or video, whether they want it to record after a certain period of time, or if they want it to only record when motion is or isn't detected, and lastly if they want to share their footage with other users of the program. The sharing part could be random peer to peer, or it could be set to an IP address if you wanted to share with a friend, relative, or even another web cam of yours in a different location." Do you guys think that is more interesting and has a lot less perv-potential?

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zorin Hobbyist Programmer Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 218 Rep Power: 4	That sounds like a pretty cool idea, if there was a message of some kind saying it was recording. Being college students and all; im sure some students will record stuff in their rooms when there with thier girlfriends and stuff like that

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Hounder Newbie Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 9 Rep Power: 0	Can anyone think of any other features I should have on it? I feel like it needs something else...but I'm not sure of what.

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Arevos Programming Guru Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: England Posts: 1,499 Rep Power: 5	Python has some nice webcam modules available. Here's how someone made a webcam motion detector (Windows only, I'm afraid).

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