w3cam, Version 0.7.2

w3cam is a simple CGI to retrieve images from a so called video4linux device. In other words this program will only run on Linux machines which support a video4linux-device.

w3cam supports a plain mode and a gui mode. In the gui mode a html with a form is supplied to change some parameters with the mouse ..

• Supported output formats: PNG, JPEG and PPM
• Screen dumps in GUI mode double.jpg
• Installation: run 'configure & make install' and edit the installed w3cam.cgi.scf file for the runtime configuration.
• Usage: Install the CGI and then call {url}/w3cam.cgi?help
• Download source code: w3cam-0.7.2.tar.gz
• Needed Libraries: libz, libpng, libjpeg
• Checkout ChangeLog for changes since the last release.
• Tips:
  • Don't use refresh=0 if you are not the only one, who want to access the video, cause this will lock the v4l device.
  • Set refresh=-1 if the image is NOT embedded in a HTML-page (or set it at compile time as the default or at runtime in the configuration file).
  • Use w3cam.css to change the layout (don't forget to install and define the URL in the config file..)
• Problems?: Mini FAQ, and also consult the included documentation and HTML samples.
• Links:
  • Video4Linux
  • Video 4 Linux Resources
  • bttv Driver
  • FreeType Library
  • Motion