(Update: Halloween Cam has now become Lamp Cam, and the bug that was occuring has been removed. )
We here in the EyeSpyFX have set up our very own Pumkin Cam in the office.
We’ve added a special feature allowing you the user to turn the light inside the pumkin on and off from the webcam page.
Two simple links, one for Light On, and one for Light Off.
(See pic above, the green arrow is pointing at them)
View the cam, and give it a try.
Enjoy.
Got a webcam, and 5 minutes to spare?
Then why not have a staring contest against a member of England’s Rugby team.
To play go to the O2 blueroom site, and load up the game.
Then pick an opponent.
(Mike Tindall lasts 5 minutes, so you may want to start with one of the others)
Then line up your eyes with your webcam ……
…….and try to last more than the pathetic 36 seconds that I did.
Or for those of you who like to fool around, try grabbing a photograph, picture, or another object with eye like shapes, and try to fool O2’s state-of-the-art Stare Out system.
For anyone whose wondering, it felt good to defeat a world champion.
~Anthony
In November we did an article on Video Blogging. Since that article there have been a number of changes and developments on the Video Blogging front.
So we thought we’d give you an update.
Last time we mentioned Flixn as an impressive application, that allows the user to record video from their webcam directly to the web.
Since then, one of the video hosting industry’s leading players; YouTube; has added this very feature to their site. YouTube Quick Capture.
Quick Capture offers Flixn’s ability to directly post video content to the web, with YouTubes sense of community, and thre ability to upload ten minutes of video instead of four.
This is a great addition to YouTube’s ever expanding service.
The last article also featured a number of articles from the site Life Goggles.
Since then they have produced three more features on the subject.
Part 3 of 4 easy steps to getting your videos online
Online video sharing comparison matrix
What is the best video sharing site?
Some of it goes over what the previous articles covered. But they are worth a look if nothing else.
Happy Blogging
Here at EyeSpyFX we put a lot of focus on the security uses of web cameras.
However in recent years, one of the primary uses of the webcam is for the creation of videos, for blogging and podcasts.
Video Blogging usually involves a number of videos on a web page along with text or images that allow the user to create a journal type log.
Blogs such as these allow people to create content about a particular topic, or as a personal diary.
Read more on Blogging and Video Blogging on wikipedia.
Creating a video for the internet can be a daunting task.
For most video blogging the first step requires the user to create a video using their computer, from a webcam, camrecorder, or even camera phone.
After this video is created, the user needs to put the video on a video hosting site such as youtube or google video, and then embed that hosted file onto their blog.
However there are a lot of sites and software available that make these tasks much easier.
Uploading a video has become a simple task, and the easy of use for blog sites are incredible.
Users do not need to write the code anymore, as the sites will automatically generate it for them.
Video hosting sites include:
youtube, google video, vidilife, soapbox, and others.
The site Life Goggles has two good guides/reviews on a number of different video hosting sites.
Here are direct links to the two articles.
4 Easy steps to getting your videos online
4 more easy steps to getting your videos online
Blog sites
There are a number of free blog publishing sites, that generate and host blogs for user. You provide the content. Some of these are:
Blogger, WordPress, Vox
This still leaves the task of creating the video content.
Alot of web cameras now come with video recording software, so users should be able to easily create content and upload it to the web
One impressive web appliaction that has been available for some time now is Flixn.
Flixn is a web based application that connects directly to the webcam, then with a press of a button you can record up to 5 minutes worth of video directly to the web.
Some people prefer to edit and manipulate the content before uploading, but for a beginner, or someone short on time, Flixn offers a fast and free method for video blogging.
Unfortunately if you make a mistake 4 minutes into the video you’ll either have to live with it or start again.
Happy blogging.
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Setting up security video cameras around the home so that you have a surveillance camera to protect your property can be useful. Security cameras can not only provide evidence in case of a crime but you can also get a home security camera for peace of mind.
