multi web cams?

[skanji]

Folks,

If I wanted to set-up multi-web cams(video/audio) ad different locations (say 4 cities), how would i do it?

I know msn can do a maximum of 2 cams. How would I do more? Is a software issue or bandwidth issue?

Thanks!

[matkun]

You mean a conference, with a person at each of the 4 cameras, or you mean automated surveillance type of thing?

For automated surveillance, you could just set up each camera to dump to an ftp.. for real-time, you'd probably need IP enabled cameras that can feed a stream over the net.

For Conference.. just get a conference software.. not sure if Netmeeting supports more than one videostream, but you'd need something along the lines of it.

Either way, Bandwidth is should not be an issue for any normal webcam, unless it runs at huge resolution without any compression.

[skanji]

You mean a conference, with a person at each of the 4 cameras, or you mean automated surveillance type of thing?

For automated surveillance, you could just set up each camera to dump to an ftp.. for real-time, you'd probably need IP enabled cameras that can feed a stream over the net.

the prior. Looking for a conference with each person at the end of each camera in a seperate location.

[matkun]

the prior. Looking for a conference with each person at the end of each camera in a seperate location.

I edited my post above to cover the conference thing. Just need a Conference software on the lines of Netmeeting, but one that supports multiple incoming video streams.

[skanji]

it looks like you can only use net meeting with one person at a time...not multiple people simultaneously....

[skanji]

bump for the nighttime folk...

[zoob]

http://www.festooninc.com

[skanji]

http://www.festooninc.com

no multicams available there...