After unzip the pkg,
re-name starserver_for_noice.bak to starserver_for_noice.bat
re-name starserver.bak to startserver.bat
re-name TestWebCam.bak to TestWebCam.bat
Fact 1:
You have a webcam either on your home PC or on your laptop.
You want view it remotely either on your phone or on another PC.
Fact 2:
Your phone has a camera, you want use it as a webcam so your friends can view your camera's image frame on his hone or on remote website.
Great idea, right? WebCam is such an application.
It includes:
WebCamServer;
WebCam PC Client;
WebCam Mobile Phone Client.
WebCamServer is easy to install and config.
The server will buffer 60 images with delay 500ms (2 frame per second).
You start the WebCamServer on your home PC, the server is running but it don't immediately start capture the webcam.
You start/stop the capture process remotely on your PC or on your phone whenever you want to monitor it, cool?
How To Setup?
1) Unzip the package to a folder on your PC. And rename the startserver.bak to startserver.bat
2) Goto that folder and double click the startserver.bat
3) If you use the default setting, make sure you open the port 8880, 8881, and 8882 to public if you PC connection is behind the fireware.
4) You can use other options on starting the webcam server
Options:
-debug //enable advanced buffer debug log, default is false
-buffer size //buffer how many images on the webcam server, default is 60, size is between 20 and 1000
-cdelay ms //capture delay how many msec, default is 500 (2 frame per second), your view speed should be slow than the capture speed.
-http port //specify the http port, default is 8880, http port is used whenever there is a problem using socket connection. And it also used for the PC monitor (java applet).
-admin port //specify the admin port, default is 8881, admin port is used to control when to start/stop the capture processing remotely.
-socket port //specify the socket port, default is 8882, socket port is for the socket connection.
5) So if you want start the webcam server using port 80, 81, and 82 with capture delay 200ms (which means 5 frame per second), you can use
java -Xms128m -Xmx256m -jar WebCamServer.jar -cdelay 200 -http 80 -admin 81 -socket 82
6) For demo user (not paid) the WebCam image will be covered by a transparent image. This is not a bug.
To get rid of the transparent image and AD, buy WebCamPlus.
FAQ:
1. How to test if the WebCamServer can detect my webcam?
Easy, just double click the TestWebCam.bat and the test.png (generated) is the captured image from your webcam.
2. How to view your webcam on remote PC?
Easy, just visit http://YourIPAddress:http_port/ after you start the WebCamServer.
Don't know YourIPAddress? Just visit http://113.11.200.55/myIP.php or http://www.drhu.org/myIP.php
3. How to view your webcam on your phone?
Just install webcam application on Android Market and set the IP and ports.
4. How to share my phone camera image in real time?
Just click the upload, your phone video image frame will be uploaded to the WebCamServer so your friends can view it immediately.
The upload speed is totally depend on your wireless network speed. Droid on Verizon 3G works great.
Enjoy You Home-PC-WebCam/Phone-Camera On Phone or Remote PC Now!
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