Linux.com Article DB: Motion

Motion uses a video4linux device and detects changes in the image. If a change is detected a snapshot will be taken.
Some of motion's options include:

Sending an email when detecting movement

Sending a SMS message when detecting movement

Execute external commands when detecting movement

Take automated snapshots on regular intervals

Take automated snapshots at iregular intervals using cron

Create mpeg movies of detected motion
More info on their homepage !

Originally Published: Wednesday, 7 June 2000	Author: Christof Vandewalle
Published to: enhance_articles_multimedia/Multimedia News	Page: 1/1 - [Printable]
Motion Motion uses a video4linux device and detects changes in the image. If a change is detected a snapshot will be taken. Some of motion's options include: Sending an email when detecting movement Sending a SMS message when detecting movement Execute external commands when detecting movement Take automated snapshots on regular intervals Take automated snapshots at iregular intervals using cron Create mpeg movies of detected motion More info on their homepage !