KeyCamX 3.0.6

KeyCamX is a very nice and useful webcam application for Macintosh. You can use it just for fun or for serious applications including protection of your property.
Combining different features of KeyCamX you can create a very sophisticated setup of webcam and networked image storage with web access that is difficult to build with other software within the same price range.
KeyCamX requires Mac OS X 10.3 and QuickTime compatible FireWire or USB camera like iSight or any DV camcorder. It can grab pictures from camera and store them locally, on your iDisk or FTP server.
There is also motion detection that can trigger recording of images, playback of audio alarm and launching of the custom AppleScript. For example, KeyCamX can start an AppleScript that will send an e-mail with picture whenever motion occurs (example script included).
It is possible to archive all taken images locally, on FTP server or both. There is special automated process that will remove old images from archive. With this version included special Java applet that allows viewing archived images from web browser.
Main features:
- Record from several USB or FireWire cameras simultaneously.
- Direct support for .Mac accounts with iDisk.
- Automatic removal of old recordings and time-lapse recordings.
- Pre-alarm recordings. You can see what happened before actual triggering event.
- Motion detection with area selection.
- On the fly adjustment of motion detection sensitivity and area of interest.
- Custom wait time with audiovisual countdown for motion detection. You can leave home or office before alarms activation.
- Visual indicators for recordings, motion activity.
- Embedded player for browsing recordings and time-lapse movies without leaving KeyCamX. You can play recordings and export them as QuickTime movies even if there are located on remote FTP or .Mac server.
- Automatic generation of plain HTML pages for watching live images and browsing recordings even from mobile phones.