Webcam capture

I see a bunch of people on here doing time lapse capture of the webcams at the point. What software do you have to use and where can i get it. Thanks

Software: Right Click, Save As...
You can get it on the right side of your mouse (assuming you're right handed).

i didnt know if there was an automated way of doing it while i am not home. Is there a macro or something.

I think Jason wrote his own script that automates the above procedure once a minute. CP.com saves the picture as the same name every time, so you can easily automate the procedure.

I have a program on one of my desktops I downloaded a number of years ago... around the time of Top Thrill Dragster's construction. The name escapes me at the moment, but it was a free program. You could add an infinite number of cameras to capture at once, and there were way more options than one would realistically ever need. The name, however, escapes me at the moment.

*** Edited 11/9/2007 6:38:33 PM UTC by DBCP***

Webcam Magic

I currently have it monitoring and d/l images from 6 different cameras at the same time. I've had it for a couple years now and it's still on version 1.0 :) Not that it's a complicated program.
*** Edited 11/9/2007 7:17:32 PM UTC by Jason Hammond***

You said you have 6 different cameras. I was just wondering what others you tape besides Cedar Point's. They only have 2 right now and the 3rd one is not online yet.

Holiday World's, Knoebels. And a local camera in Cleveland. I was watching Geauga Lakes until it went down shortly after the end of the season. I don't think any of the other Cedar Fair Parks have a camera. Anyone?

For anyone who's interested in finding webcams in their area, here is a cool website.

http://www.earthcam.com/
*** Edited 11/9/2007 8:25:16 PM UTC by Jason Hammond***

Dorney will have one soon for Voodoo...
http://www.dorneypark.com/public/inside_park/rides/thrill_rides/voodoo/webcam.cfm

Since it's already known what Cedar Point is doing, maybe we'll see the 3rd camera come online after T&T get back from vacation.

A bash script and crontab works well for that too.

Snag IT -- http://www.techsmith.com/screen-capture.asp

I use this program and time it to 1 minuet. Turn the screen saver off, then import all of the images to Macromedia (Adobe )Flash 8 and run about 15 frames a second. I usually let it run from open till close, and can capture multiple cams at once. It automatically deletes duplicates so everything runs smooth. Granted i only do this maybe 5 days of the season but the results turn out nice.

I tried that one before finding, the cheaper, Webcam Magic.

*** Edited 11/9/2007 11:00:17 PM UTC by Jason Hammond***

Automator that comes on every Mac is capable of capturing. I've done it before, you just have to download a repeat command from a web site. I think the new Leopard OS allows you to do it without downloading anything though, I haven't tried it yet.

what is the address of the cams to put into webcam magic?

Right click on the image, select properties, and use the "Location" URL you are provided with.