[plug] Video Capture - USB/FireWire

[Bernd Felsche]

Onno Benschop <onno at itmaze.com.au> writes:

>After realising that my current web-cam is not up to the task and
>my digital camera unable to interact in a real-time fashion with my
>workstation, I've come to the conclusion that I need to look
>elsewhere.

In what way isn't the web cam up to the task?

>I've been hunting for video capture devices which take a video
>source and translate that into either USB or FireWire. My computer
>doesn't have any slots to stick any PCI or ISA cards into it, so it
>will have to be external.

Have you considered network-based (IP) web/security cameras?
Most of them run an embedded web server engine.

e.g. Basic model
http://www.dlink.com.au/Default.aspx?ArticleID=109

e.g. Security cameras
http://www.axis.com/products/video/camera/index.htm

Prices from about $250 to beyond $2000.
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