USB webcam webserver

[permitivity]

Hi,
I'm looking for a way to run a Logitech C310 USB webcam on a Pogoplug v2. I'd like to serve a page and update the webcam image on that page every 5 seconds or so.

The Logitech C310 is UVC compatible. I'm not sure what that means, but it seems important.

Is there a guide somewhere to help with this? I did search the forum, but only came up with others asking the same type of question. I'm a complete newbie, and just managed to install Arch Linux on a pogoplug. Still learning.

[moonman]

There are many ways

You can use "motion" which already has web ui.

You can run a webserver with some kind of javascript to update every 5 sec. and rewrite the jpg file with ffmpeg.
http://askubuntu.com/questions/102755/h ... web-camera

I am sure there are better ways. Google around.

[permitivity]

Thanks for the advice. I'll give Motion and ffmpeg a try.

I tried mjpg streamer, but I couldn't figure out how to get it to work. I installed it and ran the command, and I can see the LED on the webcam turn on. But, when I view index.html in the folder where I expected the webcam image, there wasn't any image. I did use the sample index.html file that came with the mjpg streamer tar file.

Does Motion include a http server then? I'm really new to this, so I'm not sure. There needs to be some service executing that listens to what ever port the http request is going to come from, correct?

[Socaltom]

Motion has a web interface at port serverip:8080 so you can adjust the settings. It will also stream the video to the port you choose for example serverip:8081.

What I did was create a simple webpage in MSword and I put picture in the middle of the screen, then I replaced the picture with a reference to the port that has the videostream. You can just forward people to the port that motion streams, but it sticks the video in the upper left corner.
Tom

[permitivity]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Socaltom', 'M')otion has a web interface at port serverip:8080 so you can adjust the settings. It will also stream the video to the port you choose for example serverip:8081.

What I did was create a simple webpage in MSword and I put picture in the middle of the screen, then I replaced the picture with a reference to the port that has the videostream. You can just forward people to the port that motion streams, but it sticks the video in the upper left corner.
Tom

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('permitivity', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Socaltom', 'M')otion has a web interface at port serverip:8080 so you can adjust the settings. It will also stream the video to the port you choose for example serverip:8081.

What I did was create a simple webpage in MSword and I put picture in the middle of the screen, then I replaced the picture with a reference to the port that has the videostream. You can just forward people to the port that motion streams, but it sticks the video in the upper left corner.
Tom

[makuab]

I'm trying to do the same thing, with the same webcam. Let me know what you find.

viewtopic.php?f=18&t=5476

[grayman4hire]

Motion should be able to do it.

Also take a look at https://github.com/7AC/pypymotion for email.

[makuab]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('grayman4hire', 'M')otion should be able to do it.

Also take a look at https://github.com/7AC/pypymotion for email.

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('makuab', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('permitivity', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Socaltom', 'M')otion has a web interface at port serverip:8080 so you can adjust the settings. It will also stream the video to the port you choose for example serverip:8081.

What I did was create a simple webpage in MSword and I put picture in the middle of the screen, then I replaced the picture with a reference to the port that has the videostream. You can just forward people to the port that motion streams, but it sticks the video in the upper left corner.
Tom