Bryan Hepworth wrote: > Philip Walden wrote: >> I have used *motion* to do this. It works with any kind of webcam >> (serial/usb direct connect to PC) or internet camera (stand-alone cam >> with built in web server). Motion constantly monitors images looking >> for motion events and logs events to disk. Another option will create >> movies of the events. >> >> I used it to catch hooligans steal lawn ornaments, for example. >> >> http://www.lavrsen.dk/twiki/bin/view/Motion/WebHome >> >> > Nice one - I was looking to implement something similar - shame it > couldn't be hooked up to an 'Aliens' Sentry Machine Gun to 'pop a cap in > their ass' at the same time! > You mean something like this? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_dts6wKNaU I remember seeing the Linux software for this, but I do not know what I did with the link... Mikkel -- Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy and taste good with Ketchup!