Turn your webcam into a Security Camera

Have you ever wanted to keep an eye out on what's going on in your bedroom, or other room in your house, but don't have the money to spend on a security camera? If so, this guide ill help you out!
This guide will show you how to take your simple web cam and turn it into a motion detecting security camera.

All you need is a webcam, Dorgem (Free Software, Downloadable here.), and a computer running Windows.

Here's what you need to do:

1.Make sure your webcam is installed and working properly.
2.Download, then install Dorgem, using the link above.
3.After installation, open up Dorgem and select your camera from the Camera Selection Drop down menu

4.Click Preview and adjust your camera to the location you wish to keep an eye on. In my case, it's be bedroom door.

5.Click on Source to make sure the settings are set at the best for you. You may have to change the brightness or other setting depending on how much light is around what you wish to watch.

6.Click on Options. Place a check in the box labeled Use Motion Detection. Certain Webcams can require Dorgem to “reconnect” after a certain period of no motion being detected. For now leave this box unchecked. If you notice that your Webcam isn’t capturing any images even though it should have, revisit this section and place a check in the box. It should be noted that if you do need to use this setting, your cam will likely take a picture every time Dorgem “reconnects” to it, so try using 5 minute (or higher) intervals. Otherwise you’ll end out with a LOT of pictures, most of which won’t have captured actual “motion”. Click Ok.

7.Click on Store Settings. Click on Add. Choose File, hit ok.

8.Now Choose a name. Make sure Enabled is checked. Then set an interval. You will want it to be in the 1 - 3 second range. Click the "..." next to file name to determine where your images will be saved. If you want the Current date and time to appear in the file name, add %g and %G in the file name somewhere.

9.Hit OK. Then close. Wave your hand in front of it or something to make sure it works. I it doesn't start over and make sure you did everything properly.

Ah ha, Nice, I need to get a webcam, but they scare me.

[Zac]

lol i actually use to do this with my xbox live cam. had it facing the street so i could tell who kept silly stringing my car.

after a few nights it paid off

Lol who sillystrings cars? wrapping is where its at!

[Stephen]

Nice guide Rob, I'm going to use this to see how my puppy keeps getting shit I put out of reach lol. Moved to the Official Guides section.

sweet now I can watch my little sister touch herself in her bedroom and upload it to the internet.


But honestly, I'll jsut leave it on at night, that way I can catch any ghosts that come into my room (Honest, I swear my house is haunted they do creepy things).

ok here's my ghost story (100% truth no shit). One night I went up into my bedroom like normal and close the door. I went into teh bathroom brushed my teeth and went to bed. When I was laying in bed and playing my PSP I heard something fall over in the bathroom but I didn't think anything of it and just kept playing. Then all of a sudden about 2-3 minutes later my alarm clock/cd player/radio opens up it's compartment where you put the CD in. I have no idea how that happened since you have to push a button on the front for it to open so it scared the shit out of me. There was no way for anyone/anything to have pushed that button, and it has never just randomly opened itself before. so now I was freaked out and I was laying in bed and finally fell asleep. The next morning I woke up, closed the CD tray, got some clothes on and went to leave my room. I got to the door and when I went to open it it was locked. The only way to lock my door is from inside my room. There is no possible way it could have been anyone in the house, unless my mom just randomly woke up, walked across the house, opened my door, and locked it, then closed it again. I asked her that morning if she locked my door and she said that she didn't do anything.

There's also other things that happen that freaks me out, like sometimes my cat will just random look at the window and start growling, and then jump down and run under the bed.

Originally Posted by King Protos

sweet now I can watch my little sister touch herself in her bedroom and upload it to the internet.


But honestly, I'll jsut leave it on at night, that way I can catch any ghosts that come into my room (Honest, I swear my house is haunted they do creepy things).

ok here's my ghost story (100% truth no shit). One night I went up into my bedroom like normal and close the door. I went into teh bathroom brushed my teeth and went to bed. When I was laying in bed and playing my PSP I heard something fall over in the bathroom but I didn't think anything of it and just kept playing. Then all of a sudden about 2-3 minutes later my alarm clock/cd player/radio opens up it's compartment where you put the CD in. I have no idea how that happened since you have to push a button on the front for it to open so it scared the shit out of me. There was no way for anyone/anything to have pushed that button, and it has never just randomly opened itself before. so now I was freaked out and I was laying in bed and finally fell asleep. The next morning I woke up, closed the CD tray, got some clothes on and went to leave my room. I got to the door and when I went to open it it was locked. The only way to lock my door is from inside my room. There is no possible way it could have been anyone in the house, unless my mom just randomly woke up, walked across the house, opened my door, and locked it, then closed it again. I asked her that morning if she locked my door and she said that she didn't do anything.

There's also other things that happen that freaks me out, like sometimes my cat will just random look at the window and start growling, and then jump down and run under the bed.

Who you gonna call? GHOST BUSTERS!

Fuck ghostbusters I'll kill this neeeegro myself.

EDIT: did you notice the witty joke I made?

Originally Posted by King Protos

Fuck ghostbusters I'll kill this neeeegro myself.

EDIT: did you notice the witty joke I made?

Please explain.

Originally Posted by Aaron

Please explain.

The stereo-typical ghost is usually seen as transparent white, or glowing white. Neegros aren't white. In fact they are the opposite. So a neegro ghost would be a black ghost I guess.