RE: Creating a diary room

["Hawes,Timothy Edward \(GEG\)" <haweste@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Rob,

My DV camcorder has motion-activated recording (and Firewire out to keep
it all-digital). Maybe could you use something similar if you get no
better suggestions :-)

HTH,

Tim.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: # UK Home Automation
>
> Guys I wonder if you can help.
>
> I'm getting married in November and had mentioned to my other
> half that I might be able to setup some kind of big brother
> style diary room using a webcam.  Now with less then 80 days
> to go I thought I better get on with it!!!
>
> I've done a bit of searching on google but only managed to
> find some other bright spark with the same idea and no answer:-
> http://forums.vnunet.com/thread.jsp?forum=6&thread=27711
>
> The idea is to have a PC that records video and audio with
> triggered possibly by motion activation.  And maybe some
> onscreen buttons to click, which prompts the *drunkard* with
> some kind of questions.
>
> I'm pretty handy when it comes to coding so if it comes to it
> I could try and through something together in VS.NET.  But
> I'd hoped someone else may have already done this.  Anyone
> awair of some webcam controls for .NET
>
>
> Rob
>
> P.S. I didn't think this was to OT, so havn't marked it.