| Webpages
& HTML ....
If
you've never created a webpage before there really isn't an easy
way to explain it. Experiment with some simple webpages and read
some of the "dummy" guides before you attempt a webcam
page. It's not hard to make a cam page but it can be frustrating
if you take on too much at the same time. The webcamxp
software package (free) from darkwet network has some nice templates.
With a simple click you can create a webcampage ....
Why
does it matter what reloads each time ? ....
When
designing a webcam webpage you must remember that people do not
like slow websites. This is especially true for webcam pages. Your
image is going to update at an interval you choose (often 60 seconds).
That means every 60 seconds the person viewing your page is going
to wait for your image to download to their computer. If the whole
page has to reload it takes much longer. Remember, not everyone
has a fast connection to the net!
That's
why most webcams don't update very fast. For instance, to send a
clear image every second requires a lot of bandwith and a good connection
to the internet. If you are uploading a 20KB image every second
that would be 1200KB transmitted a minute! The person viewing the
streaming video would then need to be able to download from the
Internet 1200kb a minute also!! Your computer would be uploading
72 megabytes of data an hour - impossible on a dialup modem.
About
Meta-Refresh ....
This
is simplest way to get your webcam image to automatically change
on your webpage. At a set interval that you choose the entire page
will reload on your visitors browser. If your webcam program has
sent a new image to the server the page will now show the latest
image. This method is compatible with old and new browsers but can
be awfully slow if your page is loaded with lots of graphics. Setting
up meta-refresh is easy - simply follow the example below:
This
is an example of the code to display the picture on your webpage:
<a><IMG
SRC="http://www.yourserver.com/webcam.jpg" HEIGHT=240
WIDTH=320 BORDER=1></a>
Below
is an example of the code to meta refresh (reload) the page at a
set interval (60 seconds) so the latest webcam picture will show
up. Adjust time to match your webcam programs settings.
<head>
<Meta
Http-equiv="Refresh" Content="60"> <--
insert this between <head> & </head> tags
</head>
About
Java ....
Java
is a programming language mostly used on the Internet. It allows
people to create programs that will run on any computer as long
as they are Java compatible.
How
does it apply to webcams? Java webcam applets allow you to have
a webpage where only the webcam image updates automatically. This
saves bandwith by not requiring the entire webpage to reload to
update the cam images. Most webcam sites use a java script (program)
to display their webcam images. It's fairly reliable but can conflict
with older browsers and many versions of Netscape.
To
setup java on your webpage you will need to locate and download
a java webcam program. There will be some files to upload to your
website's server and also some html code to adjust & insert
onto your page. Follow the instructions for the java script very
carefully, it will save you a lot of frustration. Here are some
good examples of Java:
Camzor
Webcam applet ....
Camzor
is a webcam applet that includes many features: Auto refresh at
a specified amount of seconds; Add a text overlay; Open a document/image
on click - Use for thumbnail display. Never again will your visitors
see a broken image. If Camzor tries to refresh while you are uploading
a new image, it will just pause and try again without showing a
broken image. Includes example html documents to get you up and
going with your webcam right away. Works with all browsers that
support Java, and all versions of Java.
Download
- Go to website
Anfy
Team
A very
easy to use tool to create your own webcam applet and many more
features. Anfy 2.0 includes 52 Java™ applets, ultimate effects
and navigational menu for web sites. Usable also as screensaver.
Download Anfy for Windows, Mac, Linux.
Download
- Go to website
About
Keywords , title , metatags ....
Its
very important to choose the correct keywords for your site. Keywords
are put into the <head> of the page, along with the meta description
and title. If for instance your site is about webcams, your first
keyword could be "webcams". But search engines do not
look at keywords only, they also take the body text into consideration.
To make it more difficult : also the density from the body , related
to the keywords , tilte , description is important. There also is
a limit in no. of keywords, length of the title and meta description.If
you dont know the syntax of the code use Meta
tags generator
from submit express
.
To
get you an idea:
- Use
a url with your main keyword ie. http://www.camchoice.com/webcams/
....
- Dont
use to many keywords ....
- Try
to keep main keyword density (all) below 12 % ....
- Use
your main keywords only once in the title and description ....
- Dont
try any tricks ... ie. text with same color as background (it
can get you banned)
- Stay
below 100 links per page ....
- Create
a sitemap with 100 links each and link them from every page ....
- Keep
track of the spiders with spidertrax (download
cgi script) Preview
...
- Check
webmasterworld.com
and seochat.com
for more in dept info .... Read tips and tricks from search
engine world .
Free
tools you can use :
Where
to get scripts CGI PHP etc ....
If
you need free scripts for link trading , counters , forums etc.
its best you check out Hotscripts.com.
Their archive is huge ! If you dont know how to setup a certain
script i'll be happy to help you for a small gift (depending on
the script). Just leave me a note in the forum.
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