FishCam - new views added!
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thats pretty cool. care to share with some techlacking people (mainly me) how that was done. would be cool to set something up like that.
<< is the fish in the tank on the left of cam 3 a butti? >>
Yes, on one cam, where you see the two tanks - that's a Buttikoferi - he's about 9" and very active. He constantly 're-decorates' his rocks and gravel. He also throws rocks at the glass to get my attention ...
<< care to share with some techlacking people (mainly me) how that was done >>
I'm VERY happy with the setup, very easy. PC, software and webcams:
- Software: WebcamXP, www.webcamxp.com
- 2 PCs (one in basement with tanks, one in computer room with cats)
- 5 webcams, all Creative NX Ultras, wide-angle lens captures digital video with 78º field of view
- Network and Internet Connection: PC 1, wireless USB connection to the basement driving 4 webcams. PC 2 with 1 webcam in computer room is "sent" to the basement WebcamXP configuration ... therefore all 5 cams are displayed on one page. And regarding internet access - I have cable ... 20 meg down, 3 meg up. But my wireless only gets about 56K, but that seems to be enough to get "ok" quality, IMHO. I use www.dyndns.org for my external dynamic IP, and have configured my router to "forward" my internal IP thru my firewall, etc.
That's it - and it all works! Thanks for your interest! I'm very happy with the results! Please excuse the very cloudy water in my new (empty) 55 gal. When they delivered the 220 gal yesterday - I asked them to throw in another 55 for the heck of it! I've GONE NUTZ ... certainly need to update my forum signature now!
Yes, on one cam, where you see the two tanks - that's a Buttikoferi - he's about 9" and very active. He constantly 're-decorates' his rocks and gravel. He also throws rocks at the glass to get my attention ...
<< care to share with some techlacking people (mainly me) how that was done >>
I'm VERY happy with the setup, very easy. PC, software and webcams:
- Software: WebcamXP, www.webcamxp.com
- 2 PCs (one in basement with tanks, one in computer room with cats)
- 5 webcams, all Creative NX Ultras, wide-angle lens captures digital video with 78º field of view
- Network and Internet Connection: PC 1, wireless USB connection to the basement driving 4 webcams. PC 2 with 1 webcam in computer room is "sent" to the basement WebcamXP configuration ... therefore all 5 cams are displayed on one page. And regarding internet access - I have cable ... 20 meg down, 3 meg up. But my wireless only gets about 56K, but that seems to be enough to get "ok" quality, IMHO. I use www.dyndns.org for my external dynamic IP, and have configured my router to "forward" my internal IP thru my firewall, etc.
That's it - and it all works! Thanks for your interest! I'm very happy with the results! Please excuse the very cloudy water in my new (empty) 55 gal. When they delivered the 220 gal yesterday - I asked them to throw in another 55 for the heck of it! I've GONE NUTZ ... certainly need to update my forum signature now!
edotero;792290; said:
Mr. Otero, coming from you - that's a real compliment! ... I just took a look at the pictures you posted of your basement. Wow, just beautiful!
Wow... cable internet connection is blazing where you are... no wonder you get such a smooth stream while still running 4 cams! I'm on a line with 5mbps in and only 256 kbps up.... I think I have heard of a website that "rebroadcasts" streams so not every new connection pulls directly off of your line.. I think it was camstreams.com or something along those lines. I'm thinking I might look into that and see what I can do. Nice setup you've got there!
