asmith512

AForge is a neet library, i've implemented the very same motion detection feature that you have, based on AForge for video handling (this is c++ now though). Have you messed with the other libraries, AI? That is what i am planning down the road, glyp recog etc.

Sup interwebs. Recently bought a house. That house needs monitoring thats a given . I am a coder so i figured i would build my own software stack instead of going with ie. zoneminder for the task. Software is coming along nicely and I've got proof of concept going with a ancient logitech webcam. So time to upgrade the optics , and hence the reason I am here, to learn about the optics and the hardware that encloses said optics. (another fun project could be to develop a licenseplate scanner.. I havent found a dash cam that can dual function as a webcam/ipcam yet.) Anyway, HI!

Why not just put up a laptop and start recording?

Newbie here. I am building my own surveillance system based on linux, V4L, ffmpeg, SDL and the sorts. I got my prototype up and running, that meaning with an ancient webcam, so getting ready to expand/deploy. What kind of cameras am i looking for? (odd question i am sure). I need them to be fairly straightforward compatible with V4L2 (Video4Linux) and run more than a few of them (V4L2 compatible devices will show up in /dev/vide0..x) -I want as small a footprint as possible(best case scenario is you dont know the camera is there). -I need to monitor my yard, so distance is factor. -Night Vision? Infrared? Thermal? -Not a fan of wifi/wireless cams, cables are the way to go . -Optical zoom? (maybe this will be a DIY effort..) This is somewhat software oriented, I hope I am in the right place? .