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This is our free resource for all webcam owners. I don't claim to be an expert about webcams or multimedia. I remember struggling to try and get this stuff going. So we thought we'd put together a little 'how to setup a webcam site guide'.

If you get lost anytime, simply ask the experts your doubts in our WebCam Support Forums.

The Basics

Many people buy a webcam and then wonder "now what?". Don't feel bad, i went through the same thing. There are basically two things you can do with a webcam:

A Video conferencing and chat - With software like Netmeeting or CuSeeMe you can directly connect to someone else using the same program. You can then chat, talk and see each other live while you're connected via the Internet. Most modern Windows computers come preloaded with Microsoft Netmeeting. Click here for some usefull netmeeting download sites. Organizations can save a tremendous amount of money on unnecessary business trips for meetings and even demonstrations. Using the Internet it is possible to have face to face communications with customers and employees.

B Run a webcam webpage - you can setup a program to send your cam images to the same Internet server that hosts your website. The images can then be displayed on one of your webpages. There are many variations but basically it means that anyone surfing the Net can see your picture.

About Streaming video and Snapshots....

A more interesting possibility is to provide your visitors with streaming video. But if you want to add streaming video to your site, a fast internet connection is required (LAN). Adding a live webcam is a great way to add interesting content to your website. Visitors to your site can view live streaming video and audio from your location. Options could include: Zoom and allow the visitors to move your webcam (pan & tilt) You can find some great software here.

The main objective is to know which are the resources available to you on your connection to the Net. Due to obvious reasons, we can't offer support for each Internet account around the World, but we'll try to explain which are the actual possibilities. So you may want to check first with your ISP (Internet service provider) which limitations you have regarding bandwith consumption and if you can afford a 24 hours connection to the Net. Some providers have a fair play policy, this basicly means that when they think you are consuming to much bandwith they can shut you down at their own will.

Use " client pull " for slow and dial up connections....

This method is most used by WebCam users to show single snapshots of whatever the WebCam points at. It is the most easy method to set up, and the one that works perfectly for dial-up Internet connections. It also won't take much bandwith from your connection, so you're still able to surf the Web, get e-mail, Download and many more things while your WebCam takes snap shots. Thus, you won't be able to serve video feeds with this method. This method is usually accomplished with an FTP (File transfer protocol) connection that sends the last shot captured by the WebCam to your ISP's hard drive or site hosting your web pages.

Server push for fast connections (Cable , adsl etc)....

This is the most resource-consuming method, and thus, the least implemented. Since more and more people are getting a fast internet connection, this will be the future. But it is also the most live method, as it will allow the users to view real-time video and audio streams coming directly from your WebCam. It has its obvious limitations; to mention some:

• It requires a high bandwith connection to be at least a bit live.
• You must put a limit to the video stream for each user connecting to it.
• A dial-up connection is almost useless to apply this method.
• Firewall based networks can limit the access to these kind of methods.
• Only the most recent browser versions support Server push.
  

So, to set up a properly Server push WebCam, you'll need a fixed IP (dynamic IP's are NOT impossible, but you need more resources, as explained before) and a small Server push software.

LAN files....

If you're so lucky and you operate in a LAN connected to the Internet and a small web server running in it, you can make your webcam page to point directly to locally saved images captured by your webcam software.

Streaming WebCams....

The nice part of the streaming WebCams is that they stream (or at least try to). Streaming means you see the images of the WebCam in a continuous motion (like in a TV) but the reality is that the image quality tends to be poor and the motion is not as smooth as the TV. This method consumes a lot of resources and it's not as easy to set up as the snapshot WebCams...

Snapshot WebCams....

The bad part of these WebCams is that the image is only refreshed every xx seconds, there's no continuous motion like in a TV. The good part is that the quality is superb, the resources are minimal and they're very easy to set up (compared to the Streaming ones).

Once you have decided which kind of cam display you want to have you will need the software for your needs....

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