Re: OT but HELP - Video Diary room software needed

["Nick Long" <n.long@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

If you're wanting to use DV as the format you're recording to, i would
suggest recording the sound onto the dv tape there and then. that way you
don't have to sync afterwards.

DV is at 25fps, so no problems there.

encoding would come after you've recorded, or you can take an output there
and then if you want to.

as for start/stop - most DV camcorders come with remote controls - push one
"record" button to start the recording and push again to stop. if
there's a
tally lamp (red record LED) on the camera, then it'll be on when it's
recording and off when it's not (some can be disabled in the setup menu -
so
check beforehand).

An alternative to the (sometimes) small remote provided - get a touch
screen
remote (such as a philips pronto) if you have one available and create a
full-screen menu with one button on it for record/pause.

also make sure you have any "power-off timeout" functions
disabled.

as for motion detection - i'm afraid i don't have any ideas about that -
not
my specialty.

why did you want it encoded there and then? was there a specific reason?

-Nick

----- Original Message -----
From: "flipsidegroup" <mailing@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, March 29, 2004 9:04 PM
Subject: [ukha_d] OT but HELP - Video Diary room software needed


> Hi all i know this isnt quite on track for this group but thers alot
> of relevant experience in here so here goes, im on the lookout for
> some software to record a big brother style video diary room at my
> wedding ideally id like it to be able to
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> Use a DV cam as the source
> Record sound in time with the video
> Capture at a decent fps rate
> Encode to @ least mpeg2 in realtime
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> and importantly be able to be stoppped and started using motion
> detection to make it as easy as possible for the old and drunk to
> use .
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> So far ive looked at a range of webcam software
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> eyecu2
> Watcher
> Gotcha
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> But they are all nearly runs but never fullfill all the criteria ,
> does anyone here have any ideas?
>
> Thanks for reading
>
> Matt
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