Re: Webcam video to external storage device
From: Anthony Ayiomamitis (anthony_at_perseus.gr)
Date: 11/10/04
- Next message: Steve Maddison: "Re: Which? Telescope"
- Previous message: Ed T: "Re: My Observatory is Nearly Completed"
- In reply to: Steve Maddison: "Re: Webcam video to external storage device"
- Next in thread: Steve Maddison: "Re: Webcam video to external storage device"
- Reply: Steve Maddison: "Re: Webcam video to external storage device"
- Reply: Neal Matthis: "Re: Webcam video to external storage device"
- Messages sorted by: [ date ] [ thread ]
Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2004 15:40:05 +0200 To: Steve Maddison <steve@cosam.org>
Steve Maddison wrote:
> Anthony Ayiomamitis wrote:
>
>> Folks,
>>
>> Has anyone tried (successfully or otherwise) to record video captures
>> from a webcam to an external storage device directly? I
>> am limited by my USB 1.1 which allows me to use a frame rate of 5
>> or 10 fps and I would like to increment this capture rate to 25
>> or 30 fps. However, I need something like a firewire connection
>> which I already have on my Dell laptop. Another possibility would
>> be for the webcam to be interfaced to my laptop's firewire slot
>> directly which I do not know if it is possible or not using some
>> intermediate adapter (USB to IEEE 1394).
>>
Hi Steve,
> I'm not entirely sure what you want to achieve here, but here are a
> couple of things to think about:
>
> If the speed or number of USB 1.1 ports is your major problem, you
> may want to try a PCMCIA to USB 2.0 adapter.
Yes, this is my problem which I would like to bypass .... basically I
was wondering if it is possible to have an external upgrade to USB 2.0
which I can plug the webcam into for faster image acquisition.
> Also, don't forget you could use the firewire port for some kind of
> external storage device.
Again, here I was wondering if I can use the firewire port on my laptop
for the external storage device (which I need anyway) and then have the
webcam feed directly into the external storage devide (presumably using
a USB 2.0 port on the storage device) for immediate transfer.
Anthony.
> --Steve
- Next message: Steve Maddison: "Re: Which? Telescope"
- Previous message: Ed T: "Re: My Observatory is Nearly Completed"
- In reply to: Steve Maddison: "Re: Webcam video to external storage device"
- Next in thread: Steve Maddison: "Re: Webcam video to external storage device"
- Reply: Steve Maddison: "Re: Webcam video to external storage device"
- Reply: Neal Matthis: "Re: Webcam video to external storage device"
- Messages sorted by: [ date ] [ thread ]
Relevant Pages
|
