[Qce-ga-devel] Webcam setups?

[Mike A. <al...@ea...>]

I'm interested in what other people are using in their webcam setups, as
far as hardware/software, scripts, etc.

I've got a functional qce webcam setup on my server at

http://24.234.59.23/webcam

With the following specs:

kernel 2.4.2-2 (Redhat 7.1)
2 qce cams (p/n 861050-0010)
qce-ga-0.40b
Xawtv-3.55

I'm using the webcam utility packaged with Xawtv to snap photos, timestamp
them, transfer them locally, etc.

I have written some script routines that analyze the difference between
photos to create a sort of security cam effect.  I'm looking for a
command-line utility that does more sophisticated image analysis, btw.

Everything seems to work pretty well, except for the following minor
points:

- the picture is greenish (as discussed).  The insmod args (red=n, green=n,
blue=n) do not seem to affect the color.
- the picture is washed out easily (as discussed) when exposed to bright
lights.
- the picture, under low light conditions seems to have a "brightness
split" which runs horizontally through the image.  One half is darker, one
half lighter.

On the other hand, I have installed the Windows software from Logitech, and
the picture there is much worse (green, bad dithering).  So, kudos to the
developers on the excellent work done so far.