Free For Your Site

Have you ever wanted to stream video to your site using your webcam? There’s lots of software available right now, but why pay for one when there’s a free program that can satisfy your needs and more?

Yawcam is a tongue-in-cheek acronym that stands for Yet Another Webcam. However, don’t be deceived by its developer’s sense of humor, as this program actually packs a punch in terms of features. Aside from streaming, Yawcam supports taking snapshots, FTP upload, text and image overlays, and multiple languages. It also has a built-in web server with password protection. But the most impressive thing about Yawcam is that it can do motion detection. When this feature is enabled, the program can alert you when the area to which the camera is focused detects movement, like in the case of an intruder. For the security conscious, this is quite useful.

Project development on Yawcam started in 2003, and it has been constantly updated until today. This means it’s compatible with most of the latest technologies, which is very important for any software. The newest version, 0.3.0, works with all DirectX compatible webcams and video capture devices. This includes almost all modern USB webcams and TV tuners. It is also possible to use a DV-camera together with Yawcam if you use additional software like DVdriver or webcamDV.

To run Yawcam, the minimum requirements are Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 6, DirectX 9, Windows Media Player 9, and Windows 2000/XP/Vista.

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