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I want to use my iSight on my iMac as a security surveillance device, so that I can see a picture of my study on a website every 20 seconds. I have a username and password for my webspace, although I have never really used it.
Basically I want it to be a picture of my study updated every 20 secs. Is there a really easy way to do this? |
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Try EvoCam. |
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EvoCam will do the trick. If it's scriptable, something like Photo Booth will work too (but Photo Booth isn't scriptable).
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So theres nothing free then?
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It might be scriptable... create an Applescript for it and let us know.
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Yeh I'll just hammer one out quickly- give me a sec.
Whats an applescript? |
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I'm with you on this, Farenheit. Someday I would like to learn how to "script" something. I probably should work on my degree first. . . Work, then play
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Would this be a use for "Automator"? It sounds like something it might be able to whip up, not that I have a single clue how to use Automator or what it does. This sounds the closest I can think of though.
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Yeh I saw the article on Digg, but I presumed that was for MacBooks and since I didn't have one, I needed a more appropriate piece of software.
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Just last week Sal Soghoian and Leo Laporte did a MacBreak episode on this topic (of using Photo Booth and Automator + Applescript Loop Utility). I'm sure you could fairly easily modify it to save the pics to your web site's folder, etc...
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