Webcam Recording Software

[goldensun]

I have a Rocksoul webcam (WK107BB) and would like to use it for webcam recording [long term] (days). I tried Video Essentials [NCH Software] and had trouble recording over 17 hours. It seemed suitable for short recordings (under 2hrs.) Can anyone suggest a software package or recommend a webcam recording solution for longer than 24/48 hours?

Galen (Respectfully)

Galen Swain
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[nic2k4]

I've used Contacam before and it worked well. You can even set a motion detection zone to start recording.

[goldensun]

Thanks

I'll definitely check it out. Are you confident that it will record 24-48 hours?

Here's a cool product I found that might also be a solution for me. I have 5 fixtures that I wouldn't mind cam'd up and simultaneously recording. Of course for now, I'm just looking for 1 fixture and recording that goes over 48 hours or through a weekend.

https://shopper.mycommerce.com/checkout/cart/item/3CCSYEA-A6747V

I really appreciate your help, thanks again and Happy New Year.

[nic2k4]

I had a camera hooked up to a laptop and was running it non-stop everyday with motion detection. It has a 24hr DVR mode, don't know what happens after 24hr, I guess you'll have to try. I never considered recording every seconds of a day, it's not very helpful when you're trying to find an event.

[goldensun]

Thanks again. We can calculate the interval of the events that we are looking to capture (approx. 40sec window with 3min intervals). I like the motion detection application. I can easily see the benefit of not searching for the events.

[TreeTops]

I think yawcam software (free) can do it. It has a scheduler and a motion detector also. You really don't want to run a camera for days unless it has some kind of stop motion feature. Like the poster above said, you will spend days trying to find something on the file. I have a game camera that takes stop motion shots and even that takes me hours to scan all the shots looking for just the right one.

[goldensun]

Thanks TreeTops

I'll check that out too. I like the sound of a scheduler function. I can definitely see the usefulness for that now and for future test protocols.

Galen (Respectfully)
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