[PD] Webcam&hardware requirements

[rainer kohlberger]

On Aug 30, 2005, at 21:39, Rune Lain Knudsen wrote:

> I hope this is not too OT, but I'm working on a project where PD/ 
> GEM is going to be used for interpretation of a tree's movement  
> caused by wind.
> Basically a camera will be used to record a tree, this will be made  
> into a moviefile that will be uploaded to a website periodically.  
> The movement from the tree will be the basis for triggering a


> Does anyone have any recommendations regarding a camera/webcam that  
> doesn't cost too much and which is capable of recording 30fps with  
> a fairly
> good resolution? It also needs a zoom lens as the tree will be a  
> bit far away from the camera.

i think your requirements does not fit with low cost equipment. i  
don't know about a [web]cam that has good zoom and is able to record  
30f and is cheap. there will be two ways: 1) buy an (external)  
capture card and a monitoring cam (high latency). 2) buy a cheap  
camcorder (300-400eur) and plug it in to mac mini's firewire port.


> I was thinking about using a mac mini to record, interpret and  
> upload; would the standard(1.4Ghz/512MB/80GB) be enough for this?
>

should be enough,
but maybe a cheap pc + onboard/internal capture card + monitoring cam  
- commercial os would be cheaper.



r!