Congratulations on selecting SiteCam, a robust full-featured commercial Webcam application. SiteCam supports captions, logos, background images, multiple image formats (JPEG, GIF, PNG, PICT and QuickTime). SiteCam also provides full AppleScript support, streaming video, CGI access, and image archiving. If you're upgrading from a previous version, look at what's new in this release.

SiteCam is packed with powerful features, therefore, we highly recommend that you start with the First Time Setup. After you're up and running, then begin experimenting with adding video captions, graphics, and some of the other more advanced features.

Detailed Documentation

The following detailed documentation is provided for the more experienced user. These instructions demonstrate how to deploy many of the more powerful features of the SiteCam software.

• First Time Setup Start here.
• Viewing your WebCam
  • Display Window Gives you information about each SiteCam document
  • Preview Window Lets you see the final video image
• Setup Dialog The main dialog for setting SiteCam document settings.
• Menus Explained Gives a short description of each menu item and links to further documentation.
• For Modem Users
  • Using FTP Transfer the latest image to your remote ISP
  • Automatic PPP Manages your dial-up connection
• Image Enhancement
  • Image Cropping Lets you resize the resulting video image
  • Captions Add text, date & time stamps to each video image
  • Logos Add a logo to the video image
  • Background Images Superimpose a picture around your video image
• SiteCam Server The built-in Web Server that lets you stream live audio/video (requires a dedicated internet connection)
  • Detailed Server Settings Help
  • SiteCam Java Applets Works with Streaming video and periodic file updates
• SiteCam Server Examples
  • Streaming Live Video Example
  • Streaming Audio & Video Example
  • Streaming Audio Only Example
  • Sending a Single Image
• Advanced Features
  • Motion Detection Sound a customizable alarm when the video changes
  • AppleScript Control SiteCam via AppleScript and information about using the Script menu
  • Multiple camera support Use several cameras at the same time!
  • Folder Actions - Automate tasks to execute when SiteCam creates a file
  • SiteCam Live Applet - Take full control of the streaming video/audio Java applet
  • Startup Script is a customizable script that runs when you start SiteCam
• Additional Quick Setup Guides
  • Enabling the SiteCam Server
  • Periodic Image Capture - Using SiteCam to capture images to disk periodically
  • PPP/FTP Quick Setup Guide For users with a dial-up connection to the internet
  • Create a QuickTime time-lapse movie For both Direct Connect & PPP users

Please send any comments, feature requests, problem reports, or information to support@nuspectra.com. The latest version of this documentation can always be found at our WebSite at www.nuspectra.com. Finally, click on the version number in the About Box of SiteCam to verify that you are using the latest version of SiteCam.

For more information, or to purchase other NuSpectra products, including SiteZAP - a Pan/Tilt/Zoom robotic browser-controlled Web camera system, please visit our Web site at: www.nuspectra.com.