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Mark Jose wrote: > On Tuesday 14 August 2007 18:41, Rob Beard wrote: > >> It's taking snapshots every second. The size is currently 640x480 >> (24-bit JPEG) although I may reduce the image size as the snapshots are >> anything between 80 and 120k and with the other stuff we have going over >> our WAN they take more than a second to upload. >> >> I've left the PC running doing a test, will be interesting to see if it >> fills the drive or not. >> >> Rob > > Without connecting my Twinklecam (what a dreadful name!), I think the default > is 3something x 2 something - which may account for the poor quality and > larger size of your images. I also recall setting my config to use .png as > the file type. It is worth experimenting with the settings and frame rates - > although of course it will depend what you use the images for - a small image > is OK for webcam chat for instance, but not too great for display purposes. > I can turn on my main system and see what settings I use if it is of interest. > My main system uses the security camera I bought which plugs into a tv card - > that gives a pretty good image, but I tend to run it during the winter months > for watching fox activity. I do have the system set up for a webcam too, so I > can always get that working quickly - or I can plug the webcam into my > laptop - that is also set up for camming. > > Mark > Oh I'm not using the Twinklecam as a studio webcam, the quality is no where near good enough for that. I'm actually using an Edimax IC-1000 IP Camera (wired version) in the studio. Works really well. The Twinklecam is at home. Rob -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html