I am in the middle of testing it now. Just set it up with modetect, and it seems to be working well. Had a couple IP cams, and they are the ONE model zoneminder says will not work :) So far testing is via a simple capture card with two interfaces. Looks good, and a real plus for me is the Zoneminder app for my IPod. On 02/03/2011 10:26 AM, Kris Browne wrote: > Zoneminder is a great system, if configured and setup well. > > If you're going to go with direct connected cameras, make sure to find > a vendor who has experience with Zoneminder and video4linux to make > sure there's some experience to work with.... v4l is a difficult thing > to make work with a single input, when dealing with 8-32 or more it > can be a true nightmare. > > Bluecherry (http://store.bluecherry.net/) specializes in linux > security systems, they would be a good source for any hardware you > need at the very least. > > If doing IP cameras, Zoneminder is just as good, but without the pain > of setting up v4l. This is in some ways a better option, but you'll > need to consider how much your network will be affected by the traffic > involved, and might want to consider setting up a different network > just to handle the camera traffic. > > Kris Browne > kris.browne at gmail.com <mailto:kris.browne at gmail.com> > 612-353-6969 > 612-408-4431 > http://www.google.com/profiles/kris.browne > > "the least expensive, most bug-free line of code is the one you didn't > have to write." - Steve Jobs > > > On Tue, Feb 1, 2011 at 10:08, Raymond Norton <admin at lctn.org > <mailto:admin at lctn.org>> wrote: > > Is zoneminder a good solution for a camera security system, or is > there a better solution? > > Would like to use IP or BNC/RCA camera, with DVR capability. > > > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > tclug-list at mn-linux.org <mailto:tclug-list at mn-linux.org> > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > > > > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by *MailScanner* <http://www.mailscanner.info/>, and is > believed to be clean. > > > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://mailman.mn-linux.org/pipermail/tclug-list/attachments/20110203/da4f768d/attachment.html>