On Tue, Oct 02, 2007 at 05:31:54AM -0500, Russell L. Harris wrote: > * Russell L. Harris <rlharris@oplink.net> [071002 03:42]: > > Motion looks good; it has been a long time since I last looked at it. > > I now am printing out and reading the manual/wiki and the FAQ. > > > > To get started with motion, would I likely be OK with the Debian > > packages, which are 3.2.3 in the testing repository, or should I > > install the 3.2.8 release from SourceForge? > > Andrew, > > This was almost too simple. Many thanks! I used aptitude to install great, but note that there is no security on that web page and its a public image when you put it in the wild. > > P.S. I went shopping for a web cam, and found the Philips > SPC900NC/27, which has a glass lens (not plastic) and good sensitivity > for extreme low-light conditions. The SPC900NC was less expensive > than were many of the cameras which had plastic lenses. I had an > image as soon as I plugged the camera into the USB port of my Debian > "testing" machine. The driver (PWC) was already present. The > installation and configuration was easier than is setting up a webcam > in Window$. this is great information as the three I currently have (all use the gspca driver) are giving me fits... A
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