Guide to Webcams - Softcover

Breeden, John; Byrne, Jason

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0790612208 ISBN 13: 9780790612201

Publisher: Prompt (DPI - 8/01), 2000

Synopsis

Digital video cameras have become an increasingly popular method of communicating with others across the Internet. From video e-mail clips to websites that broadcast people's lives for all to see, webcams have become a way for people to battle against the perceived threat of depersonalization caused by computers and to monitor areas from anywhere in the world.

About this title

From the Back Cover

Want to talk face-to-face with your relatives in Rhode Island while sitting in front or your computer in California? How about checking in on your kids at the daycare center from your laptop? Or does your business need a new way to market its products and services on the Web? You can do all these things-and many more-with a webcam.

Digital video cameras, or "webcams," have become an increasingly popular method of communicating across the Internet, and encompass a growing number of useful applications. Guide to Webcams is written as a definitive introduction to this exciting technology.

Like computers, webcams are simply tools, and this book will ensure you use the right tools for the job. You'll learn how to recognize the different types of cams and the merits of each. You'll also learn how to choose the best computer to run your webcam application, set up the necessary software, connect to the Internet, and even design your webcam web site. Guide to Webcams covers it all. There are also sections on:

Video e-mail
Special cams
Streaming video
Internet video conferencing
Setting up business web sites
Security and legal issues

Edition details

• Publisher: Prompt (DPI - 8/01)
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0790612208
• ISBN 13: 9780790612201
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 320