Security application
has become so difficult that the average
consumer who has been busy minding his business instead of pouring over electronics and internet
technology articles can be easily overwhelmed when it comes time to install or renew his surveillance system.
Fortunately, there is new professional surveillance application that simplifies much of the decision making.
You don't necessarily have to get rid of a working analog CCTV system in order to renew to a broadcasting
video that can be watched from any internet connected computer or 3G phone. Video capture cards can digitally convert the
pictures for webcast. Until yesterday, there had been no real attempts to standardize the new IP
cameras; every make and manufacturer functioned a tiny differently. And when you throw webcams into the
join, finding one application to control them all was cumbersome.
Professional security application
is now available that will work for any webcam
or IP camera and for most capture cards as well. You can monitor whatever your activity
sensors are picking up at your room or firm while you can be half a world away.
The software itself may not be easy, but it can make life simpler for you.
With my new
webcamera application, I can run a streaming broadcast
of my home viewable from the Internet. This opens up a number
of opportunities, the surface of which has not even been scratched in today's world. I can use
this webcast for surveillance purposes, allowing me to watch what's going on in my site
at any time from a remote viewing station.
As long as I have the camera
running and a remote pc with Internet access, I can watch the apartment.
With the application and the camera, I can change the options to capture video,
detect movement (if I don't want to keep the camera running at all times),
or use a combination of a live feed and recorded video to realize a protection
system that takes full benefit of nevest technology.
With a capture card,
I can easily transmit appropriate video and screenshots to use on
any station.
With delicate data on my station
and expensive belongings in my apartment,
it only makes sense to have a protection setup that I can supervise whenever I feel that my privacy
is being compromised. If I owned a small company or lived with roommates, I couldn't imagine
living without it.
If you find yourself with a need to record security video with a camera over an area,
webcam
server software
may be the right choice for you. Using this application, it is possible to set up a
camera to detect motion and begin recording when it does.
Depending on your needs, the sights and sounds that are picked up by the camera may be stored on a hard drive, or if the captured video
needs to be available off-site, can be webcast using the server's broadcasting
feature to a website.
Depending on the quality of the webcam and the viewer's video card, the picture that is recorded may be as clear as a high-definition tv signal.
Using a install like this, it is possible to provide a measure of surveillance for an area when
the economics of the situation do not justify hiring a security firm or setting up a professional monitoring system.
This
do-it-yourself approach
can save money while not compromising on security.