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Re: Read info from webcam video

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From "Peter H. Coffin" <hellsop@ninehells.com>
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Subject Re: Read info from webcam video
Date Sat, 22 Jun 2013 12:52:09 -0500
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On Fri, 21 Jun 2013 06:14:25 -0400, Norman Peelman wrote:
> On 06/20/2013 10:31 PM, Peter H. Coffin wrote:
>> On Thu, 20 Jun 2013 19:14:15 -0400, Norman Peelman wrote:
>>>     As long as he can grab the images from the cam via php (requires that
>>> the IP camera has an internal server) then it is quite easily done. As
>>> Jerry's response dictates. Examine the images looking for the tell-tale
>>> LED.
>>
>> And checking against previous images to see if they were off, and
>> selecting the appropriate image somehow to make the comparison with. And
>> it'll be especially fun if the camera's not set someplace where the LED
>> fills the entire sensor area...
>>
>
>    Well, since the op said it would be flashing, I imagine you only need 
> to find it 'on' at least once.

OP said "flashing" not "on". And I know plenty of things that use a
flashing power indicator to indicate an error condition, which is not
just plain "on" or "off".

-- 
67. No matter how many shorts we have in the system, my guards will be 
    instructed to treat every surveillance camera malfunction as a 
    full-scale emergency.
	--Peter Anspach's list of things to do as an Evil Overlord

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Read info from webcam video dandi.box@gmail.com - 2013-06-20 02:35 -0700
  Re: Read info from webcam video "Peter H. Coffin" <hellsop@ninehells.com> - 2013-06-20 07:30 -0500
  Re: Read info from webcam video Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2013-06-20 09:14 -0400
    Re: Read info from webcam video Norman Peelman <npeelman@cfl.rr.com> - 2013-06-20 19:08 -0400
      Re: Read info from webcam video Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2013-06-20 19:40 -0400
  Re: Read info from webcam video The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2013-06-20 14:23 +0100
    Re: Read info from webcam video Norman Peelman <npeelman@cfl.rr.com> - 2013-06-20 19:14 -0400
      Re: Read info from webcam video Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2013-06-20 19:44 -0400
      Re: Read info from webcam video "Peter H. Coffin" <hellsop@ninehells.com> - 2013-06-20 21:31 -0500
        Re: Read info from webcam video Norman Peelman <npeelman@cfl.rr.com> - 2013-06-21 06:14 -0400
          Re: Read info from webcam video "Peter H. Coffin" <hellsop@ninehells.com> - 2013-06-22 12:52 -0500
        Re: Read info from webcam video Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2013-06-21 10:53 -0400
    Re: Read info from webcam video Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2013-06-20 19:45 -0400
      Re: Read info from webcam video Denis McMahon <denismfmcmahon@gmail.com> - 2013-06-21 11:37 +0000
        Re: Read info from webcam video The Frog <Mr.frog.to.you@googlemail.com> - 2013-06-23 08:55 +1000

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