http://selco.da.ru

af_webcam.rexx

Short:    WebCam with VLabMotion or old VLab 
Uploader: Alexander.Fritsch@siemens.com
Author:   Alexander.Fritsch@siemens.com
Type:     comm/www
Requires: ADPro 2.5 (commercial), putclient (Aminet)



Download af_webcam.lha


This ARexx-script uses the VLab/DracoMotion or the old VLab VideoDigitizer
to build a WebCam. Arexx is used to control Movieshop to grab a picture. The
picture is then loaded into Adpro. Here the picture is scaled and some text
(including date and time) added. The picture is then uploaded to your home-
page ftp server. After a configurable delay time the procedure starts again.
All necessary configurations have to be made in the upper configuration part
of the script. You have to set your ftp-settings (Host Address, username,
password). You can chose if you want to use VLab/DracoMotion or the old VLab
frame grabber. Furthermore you can change the delay-time between frames and
if you want to save all pictures.
Finally you can instruct the script to put MiamiDX online and offline
automatically. (May be unwanted if you have a flatrate and are online all the 
time)     
 
WARNING!
If you use VlabMotion or DracoMotion, the script will overwrite your Vid:
partition without a warning.
YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!

Installation:
- Copy the file movieshop_webcam.prefs to envarc:movieshop/
- Copy the file webcam_text.prefs to ADPro:
- Change the FTP-Settings on top of the script to your settings,
  e.g. password, hostname, usename. 
- run the script 
  rx af_webcam.rexx
  
- Of course you need a homepage with a link to your webcam picture.

Look at my homepage to see if my VlabMotion based camera is online... 

And now have fun!


21. October 2001, Alexander Fritsch
http://selco.da.ru
Alexander.Fritsch@siemens.com 
selco@t-online.de