The author of MisterHouse demo'ed it at a recent CharLUG meeting. http://w3.misterhouse.net:81/
He's a wealth of knowledge on home security... On 4/11/06, Greg Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm going to install ZoneMinder this week at the campground I support. They > have a hand full of cameras from Axis, a 205, 206W, 211, and a 213 PTZ. > I'll be setting up the system for motion detection, etc. I like how > Zoneminder allows you to view four cameras (or more) via a web browsers as > opposed to the Axis ACE software that allows you to do the same, but only on > a Windows platform using their software with a $100 license. Plus > Zoneminder looks like it does a whole lot more. > > All that said, if you are looking for something more simple and you have > only one camera I'd recommend going with good, old motion (on debian install > by using "apt-get motion") and it will take are of just about everything for > you except for the config file and there are plenty of examples on the > motion website for that. I used motion at my house last year while I was in > Europe. I wanted to see what the dogs were up to during the day and it was > great for that. I then used the linux utility "convert" to assemble all the > screen captures into a quick mpeg movie. That was all kinds of fun. > > Greg > > On 4/11/06, David Brain <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > This, http://www.zoneminder.com/, looks to be one of the best > > monitoring apps out there, it's 'on my radar' for something to use in > > the event of getting hold of some cameras. Has a very good set of > > features and supports a wide range of cameras (network, usb, etc.). > > > > > > On 4/7/06, Thomas Le <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I'd like to install security cameras around my house and I've heard that > > people have done it using open source tools. I would appreciate anyone > > sharing their experience about a (low cost) security camera project using > > Linux and open source applications. > > > > > > Thanks, > > > Tom > > > > > > -- > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Check out the latest SMS services @ http://www.linuxmail.org > > > This allows you to send and receive SMS through your mailbox. > > > > > > Powered by Outblaze > > > -- > > > TriLUG mailing list : > > http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug > > > TriLUG Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ > > > TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/ > > > > > -- > > TriLUG mailing list : http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug > > TriLUG Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ > > TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/ > > > -- > TriLUG mailing list : http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug > TriLUG Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ > TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/ > -- Bob Evans [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.carolinux.com Bringing Linux to the Carolinas... Phone : (704)644-0072 My definition of an expert in any field is a person who knows enough about what's really going on to be scared. P. J. Plauger, Computer Language, March 1983 -- TriLUG mailing list : http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug TriLUG Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/
