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Tutorials for new AbelCam Users
There are four new tutorials available.
These tutorials should help people when they first use AbelCam
See Tutorials
Comments? ..
Those are looking really good. Maybe after the installer has finshed it could show links to the Tutorials...
I put a link on the download page.
Hopefully I remember to add the 2nd and the 3rd into the installer next time I build it...
Added a Add and Configure Camera tutorial..
good tutorial but what I was looking for wa the link to view from the web
thanks much
Ken..
Hello Ken
maybe it's Access from External Pages in the Wiki you're looking for?..
this doesn't show you how to add a mpeg4 or h.264 camera using RTSP stream. the configuration looks fairly strait forward, I know and understand the..
Sorry - no support for mpeg4 or h.264 yet.
You need to use JPEG or motion JPEG...
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04/12/2012 - 11:11 PM
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Questions and Answers
Post your questions here, and I will answer them as soon as possible
Use the red [Add new topic] link above for a new Question
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05/06/2005 - 12:45 PM
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Logitech Sphere AF ?
Hi,
I heard that there is no tool for the new Version of the
Logitech Sphere AF
Does AbelCam support the Pan/Tilt for that new Version on Windows ..
New version? How new? FWIW, I just bought an AF last week, from a retail store, and it is identical to the AF I bought about 6 months ago. It is VID_0..
From MelvinG:
New version? How new? FWIW, I just bought an AF last week, from a retail store, and it is identical to the AF I bought about 6 months ag..
Need to buy new Sphere, need it for outdoor view, so, I think autofokus can only harm whan I get rain drops on glas.
I'm wondering is new AF better ..
Definitely the image is sharper - I suppose because the optics are higher quality. Stability is fine here (I have 3 SphereAF running 24/7). Pan/Tilt i..
Great answer!
XP, hope to assemble it soon.....
Yes, Sphere AF is defiantly sharper, and overall better image quality!
Old Sphere MP had "lines" problem also on other much stronger PC when framerat..
In my country is not posiblle to buy Sphere any more... Does anybody know is some new model planed, or Logitech will stop producing it?
( I know I sh..
I am not sure what is going on. On the Logitech USA site the American version of the Sphere (OrbitAF) is still available. Also it is still for sale in..
I fave problem with focusing on ethernal, I can manually focus from near to "100" meters away, but than focusing "stops" than, and landscape in distan..
I have never had good focus behaviour from any Orbit/Sphere-AF, ever. The problems are in the drivers - AbelCam does control focus. My solution? I alw..
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05/16/2013 - 10:44 AM
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logitech orbit af crashing.
I have been using abelcam for years without any issues with my setup. BUT several months ago the camera would freeze for several hours and then it m ..
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05/12/2013 - 01:28 AM
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AbelCam with Windows 8
Hi,
I just purchased windows 8 Pro but before I install it I was wondering if there are any issues running AbelCam 4.2.8 in Windows 8?
Thanks ..
AbelCam runs fine on Windows 8.
There is no adaption for the new windows user interface...
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12/18/2012 - 09:01 AM
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Greater than 10 Commands
I have some custom HTML on my site that sends PC commands to the server when users hit buttons on the webpage. The problem is, I have 11 buttons that ..
Hello Anthony
you may increase the number of commands available by using parameters.
See the examples in the wwwroot/commands folder...
Hello,
I intended to use external commands for my home automation but I got all so a limitation
problem of 10 external commands!
In the folder C:\Do..
Yes, of course there's a solution (to unlimited number of commands).
Have a look at the file script.cmd in the wwwroot\commands folder.
This can easi..
WilbertB,
If the above answer doesn't help, you could do what I did and create one command that opens a command shell (cmd.exe), or any program, in w..
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11/17/2012 - 04:00 AM
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Foscam Pan and Tilt
I've been searching through posts about pan and tilt and Foscam and have not found any resolution.
Has anyone gotten pan and tilt to work with Abelca ..
An analysis of the Foscam PT commands can be found in the forum.
There is no preconfigured setup.
You'll have to create your own, more on IP PTZ in ..
Thanks for the reply.
Nothing in that thread makes the least bit of sense to me.
I have no idea what to do with the values given by Melvin.
I had i..
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09/19/2012 - 03:24 PM
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How to change the default mjpg-name
Dear all,
any idea how and where to change the default filename for a motion jpe stream which is "currentX.mjpg". Would be great if it could be "loadi ..
The names are hard-coded in both the AbelCam app and the java player that comes with AbelCam. It sounds like you are using something else ("other appl..
Dear MelvinG,
many thanks for your prompt reply. Seems that the "proxy-configuration" can solve the problem. I'll check it out during the weekend.
Re..
Yes, if I understood your need correctly then it will definitely work. I tested it here before posting. Just make sure your read the "Notes" section o..
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08/24/2012 - 10:49 AM
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Orbit MP PT Not working [solved]
Just recently installed the latest verison of Abelcam (4.2.8) along with Logitech's Quickcam 10.5
While running Abelcam , it does not respond to P ..
What resolution are you using?
At some point (resolution), the driver refuses to accept PT commands - try a lower resolution.
If that does not help, ..
Thank you , that was the issue! Had the Input size set at 960x720 dropped it down to 864x480 and how it works perfectly..
Thank you !!
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08/22/2012 - 02:51 AM
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Might be dumb question
I just got your program - like it - just wish there was a hotkey for like taking pics instead of having to click on that 'S' button. Also - how do u t ..
Hello Jeff
no, there's no hotkey to save images. Might be added in later versions if others consider this useful as well.
To record movies, please f..
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08/10/2012 - 09:46 AM
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Newbe - Trying to add Multi Channel Digital Receiver
I have a Uniden UDW10003 that is using a driver called "Digital Wireless Camera" The device supports 4 cameras, I am able to get the 1st camera to fun ..
If the capture device driver does not expose four cameras to the windows system (all of them visible in the device manager),
there's no way for AbelC..
How do I set up "Scan"
The software will let me see one camera at a time.
Thank you for your response. ..
Don't know - it was mentioned in the Manual..
I retract the question of how do you scan,
you were referring to the scan feature on the uniden device (I get a little slow with age)...
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02/29/2012 - 08:03 PM
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Is it possible to enter the Password in command line
Hi,
I have been using ablecam for some years now & been great. I want to password protect some of the cameras on the webserver.
If I activate protetio ..
Try it in "standard" format, like this:
http://username : password@192.168.2.1:7777/current0.jpg
NOTE: Omit the spaces on both sides of the colon th..
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02/08/2012 - 08:26 PM
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Password Protection
I'd like to password protect the replay page.
Using the built in options it seems I can only password protect the entire site, and not by page. Any id ..
Stefan answered my directly.
If anyone else is having the same trouble, the next beta release will resolve it. ..
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12/01/2011 - 07:27 PM
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Remote viewing of recorded video clips
Greetings from a new and very happy user.
Is there any provision for remote viewing of recorded videos similar to what you can do recorded images? Id ..
My advice would be to install the php image gallery script that comes with AbelCam, then modify it so it produces a "gallery" of (links to) the filena..
Thanks Melvin.
I'll have a look.
First thing I did was to change my root directory, but thanks for the heads up...
Wow! I'm happy to see at least one person read the docs and heeded the warning. Most do not, and then they post angry stuff when their work gets zapp..
Hi again...
Ok I have installed php, and confirmed it works using the /php/index.php page.
If I am reading it correctly after making the correct fol..
Making progress... it was a folder permissions issue...
OK Working now for stills.
Would love to get some input on making a gallery to do the same for video clips (wmv)
Thanks
Skibum..
If you want a video gallery with thumbnail images, that's going to be tricky to accomplish. I've never tried it myself but obviously extracting a thum..
Thanks again Melvin.
My extra long 32 foot USB 2 repeater from Monoprice arrived this afternoon. Works great, and you cant beat Monoprice for pricing..
Well, let us know what you come up with for a video file gallery. After making my previous post I was having second thoughts about using the image gal..
For the time being, I've just put up a page that will list any files that get added to the video storage location. I can then use IE and click to view..
Even better.. I normally use Chrome.
I installed the media player plug in as well as embed media player inline extension.
Now next to the links there ..
Sounds good! That's pretty much what I had in mind with my "gallery of links" (fancy way of saying list them - lol) but I hadn't given much though to ..
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11/30/2011 - 11:59 PM
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Best operating system for AbelCam server
AbelCam is very fleible, the more I use it the more I like it.
I wonder if there is one operating system it works better on than others.
What op ..
No, 64bit won't make a big difference - only more memory available to processes.
There is no clear preference.
I guess it depends more on the camera..
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11/16/2011 - 07:36 PM
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Windows Media files only??????????
I am using AbelCam and it works great. However I am using multiple cameras (just 2 now, but will go to 6) on a remote XP Pro PC and it works fair. Th ..
SSE can probably break it down for you better than I can as far as the benefits of turning off the webserver, etc. Here are a few things to think abou..
While the Windows Media Server is easier on the bandwidth,
each camera with the WMV Server enabled adds CPU load - no matter if someone is watching o..
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11/16/2011 - 06:15 PM
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FTP plug reset
I setup the FTP plugin, saved it and it works fine.
However whenever I close AbelCam and then restart it the FTP plugin is not active.
Can it be set ..
well I fixed it myself. I made it into a service like the tutorial on the Abelcam website...
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11/01/2011 - 05:19 AM
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Extra camera licenses not working
I recently upgraded to pro. Also got 3 extra camera licenses. Entered as specified by the email. It did not accept the dashed lines, so I deleted them ..
A little more info, to clarify:
In the about screen, under "licensed to" it doesn't list anything about cameras. When I try to enable a second camera ..
Hello Philip
you did everthing correctly.
Looks like the license creation for your camera licenses had a problem
I created a new set of camera licen..
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10/27/2011 - 12:14 PM
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sse
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Logic of Video tickbox seems to be reversed.
I have recently switched from recording stills to recording video and the logic of the Use Video tickbox (Video Save branch / Control tab) seems to be ..
Additional problem. The state of the 'Restart with new video file' checkbox isn't saved either.
Can someone please explain how to make continuous vid..
Hello Dave
the video options are greyed out when video recording is active as you can't change parameters while recording.
To verify, see the video s..
Thanks for the reply. I'll try your suggestions and let you know. However, can you check the operation of the Use Video checkbox please. No matter wha..
I'm pretty sure the tickbox problem was looked into and fixed last week. Take a look here: http://www.abelcam.com/Issues/375#i10..
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07/19/2011 - 04:03 AM
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no sound
hi i am trying to get sound working on mine logitech ultravision webcam
though whatever i try in test mode i just get the video without sound.
we nee ..
Carlo, please read How to get Support and send the information for analysis.
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06/24/2011 - 07:02 PM
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