Category Archives: Webcam

Capture bash script

The final piece to get my eeepc to take pictures periodically was to wrap up the vlc (see Webcam capture using vlc) and crontab (see Crontab) stuff in a bash script. This is a way of making scripts for the … Continue reading

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Webcam capture using vlc

After many attempts to use different software to take regular pictures with either an external webcam or indeed the one built into the eeepc, I found the only one I could get working was the excellent, versatile vlc. I found … Continue reading

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Crontab

…I needed to run a script at a regular interval… Continue reading

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