Inexpensive WebCam Recorder
kbpair - April 10, 2007 - 02:01
I would like to make it really easy for users to add video to the site. I would also like to specify limits on the video (length) and if possible I would like to put he website logo in the video.
Ideally I would have page that contained a video recorder (probably flash) that interacted with the users webcam. The recording is directly uploaded as a .flv file and displayed in another page with the Video module.
The only recorders I have found seem to require a monthly contract for their hosting services. If anybody has seen anything like this please let me know.
inexpensive webcam recorder
inexpensive webcam recorder in flash......hummm, it seems cant be imexpensive.. as i know, you need flash media server to support the video in flash. and Adobe sell the flash media server2 in about $4500...
So it cant be cheap i think.I know a flash webcam chat, but not sure it can record or not. www.123flashchat.com but pls notice its a chat not just webcam recorder.. anyway good luck...
BTW,
BTW, http://10000thoughts.com is this your site,right? whats the webcam recorder you found? im also interested on that. thank you ;)
FLV Server Not Needed?
It is my understanding that for basic playback you do not need a media server. Only if you want things like, forwarding to certain points in a video. Please correct me if I am wrong.
The only recorders I have seen require a monthly contract because the video is uploaded to their server. This might be what I need if the site is popular but for now I want to avoid that.
I think chuppo.com is the cheapest.
http://10000Thoughts.com - Harness the Power of Thought
Flash Media Server 2
You can download the trial for FMS2, I believe it allows you to get up to 5 simultaneous connections.
No flash media server needed!
You can stream flash video from a webserver. FMS is just for fancy stuff. There is also an open source flash server called red5: http://osflash.org/red5
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I think a module for this
I think a module for this would be a good idea, specially if it can be done without the need of subscribing to a third party site (when hosting the videos in our server).
Either way, here are some places I have found (apparently there are a bunch of WordPress plugins for this):
http://www.wp-plugins-db.org/plugin/bloggersnap/
http://www.wp-plugins-db.org/plugin/seetheface/
etc.