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how do i put my webcam on the internet?

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fletcher1985
fletcher1985 Posts: 453 Forumite
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hi my friend has a website and i said i would set my web cam up so he can put the link on his site, i went on google and typed in free webcam hosting, well they let u rigister and then ask you to pay, is there anywhere i can upload my cam for free all i want is somewhere i can get a url so i can watch the cam where ever i am. if anyone has any ideas then please let me know, i really dont want to pay to host it as i wont be making money out of it so wont be work it.

Oh and this is not a !!!!!! cam lol, its just a cam for my horses


i was told to do this below but that doesnt work
<LI class=bbcode>Get yourself an account at link camerades.com <LI class=bbcode>Download their software and set up your webcam <LI class=bbcode>Let me know the address of the webcam
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  • Fedz
    Fedz Posts: 1,096 Forumite
    You have many, many choices of ways :)

    Some are;
    3rd party host your webcam, using their software.
    Host the pictures yourself if you have ftp space (refresh using java/script (or meta)).
    Use your computers IP and have your website pick the pictures up from you plugged into your website page (the software gives you the IP/port).

    To start do any of these look easy enough for you:
    SnapFiles > Freeware > Web Authoring > Web Cam Broadcasting

    Hope this helps :)
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  • fletcher1985
    fletcher1985 Posts: 453 Forumite
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    well i really need someone to talk me throught he easiest way as long as i can get a link or add it to a site i really dont mind how its uploaded.

    i have never done this sort fo thing before i know about computers so if you can give me step by step guide i should be ok
  • fletcher1985
    fletcher1985 Posts: 453 Forumite
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    bump bump bump
  • Fedz
    Fedz Posts: 1,096 Forumite
    I've always found the latter more reliable as you have to have your computer on to run the web cam, so to me it's more reliable by having the images on the website coming directly from your own PC and cut out the 'middle man' which can cause mis-timing and or delays.

    Create your page that is going to host the webcam image and where the image is put your IP/port eg: http://123.456.789:80 (the software when you open the webcam software it'll tell you the ip/port but, can be changed in the software settings also.

    Make your page up like eg:
    <head>
    <META HTTP-EQUIV="Pragma" CONTENT="no-cache">
    <title>My WebCam Live!</title>
    </head>
    <body background="../bck.gif" bgcolor="#000000" text="#C0C0C0"
    link="#C0C0C0" vlink="#C0C0C0" alink="#C0C0C0" topmargin="0"
    leftmargin="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0"><h1 align='center'><b>Welcome to My WebCam Live!<b></h1><BR><center>
    <IMG src="webcamimg.jpg" width="320" height="240" border="1" name="refresh">
    <SCRIPT language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript">
    <!--
    var t = 5 // interval in seconds
    image = "webcamimg.jpg" //name of the image
    function Start() !!
    tmp = new Date();
    tmp = "?"+tmp.getTime()
    document.images["refresh"].src = image+tmp
    setTimeout("Start()", t*1000)
    }
    Start();
    // -->
    </SCRIPT>
    <!-- Code End -->
    <br><br>Refresh Rate: 5 Seconds<center></body>

    Change the details eg: <title>, background, name of the image, refresh frequency ...etc to what you want.

    If the image is direct from your PC put the ip/port as mentioned earlier but, in this instance the image was uploaded via ftp to the webspace but, you get the idea :)

    Hope this helps :)
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  • fletcher1985
    fletcher1985 Posts: 453 Forumite
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    im sorry but im completley lost now i have, i dont understand where to put the ip/port number?
  • Fedz
    Fedz Posts: 1,096 Forumite
    image = "webcamimg.jpg" //name of the image

    this is where the page picks up the image to display.

    I had one software uploading via ftp to my webspace and the image name was webcamimg.jpg hence why it's named that in the code but, if the software is for ip/port then you put eg: http://123.456.789:80 where webcamimg.jpg is named.

    Hope this helps :)
    Proudly Banking & Saving With:
    █ The Co-operative Bank.
    █ Castle & Minster Credit Union.
    █ Yorkshire Building Society.
  • fletcher1985
    fletcher1985 Posts: 453 Forumite
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    hi i did what you said but when i go on my site it shows a x in the web cam window
  • fletcher1985
    fletcher1985 Posts: 453 Forumite
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    this is what i get on this site http://wildlifecam.piczo.com/?g=47207372&preview=y&cr=4


    this is what i did

    <head>
    <META HTTP-EQUIV="Pragma" CONTENT="no-cache">
    <title>My WebCam Live!</title>
    </head>
    <body background="../bck.gif" bgcolor="#000000" text="#C0C0C0"
    link="#C0C0C0" vlink="#C0C0C0" alink="#C0C0C0" topmargin="0"
    leftmargin="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0"><h1 align='center'><b>Welcome to My WebCam Live!<b></h1><BR><center>
    <IMG src="webcamimg.jpg" width="320" height="240" border="1" name="refresh">
    <SCRIPT language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript">
    <!--
    var t = 5 // interval in seconds
    image = "http://127.0.0.1:49341/&quot; //name of the image
    function Start() !!
    tmp = new Date();
    tmp = "?"+tmp.getTime()
    document.images["refresh"].src = image+tmp
    setTimeout("Start()", t*1000)
    }
    Start();
    // -->
    </SCRIPT>
    <!-- Code End -->
    <br><br>Refresh Rate: 5 Seconds<center></body>
  • Fedz
    Fedz Posts: 1,096 Forumite
    According to the source of your page at the url you have provided the html is picking the image from:
    http://wildlifecam.piczo.com/webcamimg.jpg

    Which if you've used a ip/port software from the link I gave earlier then your html isn't altered as I outlined earlier but, you've still got webcamimg.jpg in the html not http://123.456.789:80:)

    Hope this helps :)
    Proudly Banking & Saving With:
    █ The Co-operative Bank.
    █ Castle & Minster Credit Union.
    █ Yorkshire Building Society.
  • fletcher1985
    fletcher1985 Posts: 453 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Combo Breaker
    right i am completley lost now and have no idea, think i will give up.
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