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Simon Avery wrote: > Tom Potts wrote: >> Some kids set a few fires around my daughters school over the break. >> I've been looking for a way to get Linux in there and wondering if theres any >> simple video motion detect software for linux so we could try setting up a >> video and recording all the shennanegins? Preferably for two or three cheap >> (wireless?) cams. > > I've been using Zoneminder for a couple of years now on an extensive > cctv system. (~20 ip cameras) and it is frankly amazing - one of those > great bits of kit that surface. I've been quoted almost £5,000 for > professional software that doesn't have the functionality ZM does. > > The great news is that its main drawback was it's problematical install, > but it's now included in the standard Debian unstable repositories so > install is a simple "apt-get install zoneminder" (Seriously - it took me > a week to get it built the first time!) There may also be a rpm version > but I don't pay attention to non-debian distros. > > As for cameras - works with any ip camera that provides a jpg or mjpeg > stream, any local webcam that linux supports and any normal analogue > with a capture card. > > Only word of warning: Do not buy web or ip cams that require "Internet > explorer" as they tend to have proprietry formats and need an activex > wrapper. Zoneminder's forums have loads of helpful info. > I was a bit concerned about the Edimax IP camera which costs about £40, it said it needed Internet Explorer but it was in the end possible to just download a JPG image straight from the camera. Rob -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html