Have a look at http://jstreaming.com that is a video decoder fully written in Java, hence possible to sit in a web-page with no need to install anything at the client side. At this stage jstreaming is available for commercial licencing only tough. JVc. Steve Russo wrote: > I think the application that he is looking for is called "camserv".... > This is a free OSS package that can be found at freshmeat.net. You don't > need to install the un-OSS Real Networks software to accomplish this. This > works with Netscape but not with IE I believe though. If you wanted to go > all out, do a search on this list and you will find information that was > submitted by Justin Schoeman. He gave information on howto stream MP1E data. > This route will give you video as well as audio. > > Thanks, > > Steve > > -----Original Message----- > From: James Sleeman > To: video4linux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Sent: 10/07/2000 5:47 PM > Subject: Re: [V4L] Displaying video on a web page? > > ---Reply to mail from Jim Ford about [V4L] Displaying video on a web > page? > > > I'd like some pointers to info on displaying output from a video > camera, > > in real time, on a web site. I've installed a camera in a bird nesting > > box at a school where I work and it would be nice if it could be > > monitored on the school network. > > > > I guess that it would involve something along the lines of the server > > pushing the video data at a reasonable frame-rate to users browsers, > > using CGI. I'll be on a bit of a learing curve here, but the toughest > > part will be dealing with the IT dept! > > > > Regards: Jim Ford > > I would look at streaming realvideo, realproducer can encode from a V4L > source in realtime on a reasonable machine and you can download it free. > > So far as streaming the content goes I don't know - never done that but > I'm sure that there must be free solutions to that too - or maybe Real > would be generous seeing as it is such a good cause. > > --- > James Sleeman > bitsy_boffin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx (home) > james@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (work)