The Active WebCam
work area contains some panels that you can show
or hide to get a more comfortable working place.
The Camera Window is used to control and preview
camera.
The Log Panel collects a history about events and
errors. It helps to troubleshoot a broadcasting
process.
The Viewers Panel collects a history about viewers
IP addresses and node names.
The Gallery Panel shows small images of recorded
files. |
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You can select
Local camera (frame
grabber or USB camera), Network
camera (Axis, D-Link, etc.), or Remote
computer (another Active WebCam program launched
on remote computer with video capture device).
Also you can set up a cycler that periodically changes
video device after a predefined number of seconds
have passed. |
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You can set
up image and sound quality by changing the compression
level. These settings are used to prepare content
for broadcasting and recording.
Higher image quality results more details in captured
images but increases frame size. |
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Broadcasting
methods:
Remote Access - allows other computers access the
camera using the Active WebCam program.
HTTP Server - the program runs HTTP server.
FTP Upload - the program uploads captured images
to a web server using FTP protocol.
Copy Captured Images - the program copies captured
images into a folder on your computer. |
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| You can use
Active WebCam to record a stream of full-motion
video and audio from your video and audio sources.
The program has the following recording features:
Live Recording, Archive Recording, and ability to
create Archive of Snapshots. |
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| The program
has features to place text captions, date/time stamps,
and image overlays on each video frame. |
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The program
has a Motion Detection feature, which can perform
various tasks when it triggesred.
When the program detects motion in the monitored
area, it can sound an alarm, e-mail you the captured
images, start broadcasting or record a video. |
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| You can watch
the viewers IP addresses and node names. The program
keeps log of all viewers IP addresses and node names.
This information can be printed or saved to a file. |
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| The Pan / Tilt
/ Zoom panel allows you to control all camera's
movements, i.e. panning & tilting your camera
to any desired location by simply pressing the appropriate
button. |
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Video Conversion
tool helps you edit video clips and convert them
from AWLive format to AVI and MPEG files.
If you want to protect a file with password (or
remove password), select the AWLive as destination
format and enter the password. |
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