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and on top of furniture. Hiding the cameras will also decrease the
chance of a thief stealing them, too.
• Though the cameras include screws to be permanently mounted, first
attach them with sticky stuff, such as poster adhesive, until you deter-
mine the optimal location.
• Point the antennae toward the computer where the wireless video
receiver will be.
For information on how to configure the X10 wireless cameras can be found
in Chapter 3, Remotely Monitor a Pet.
Video Capture
The video capture component receives input from the playback control
mechanism, controls the cameras, and sends the output to the video trans-
fer mechanism. The method of video capture you choose will be entirely
dependent on the type of video cameras you use and your choice of video
transfer mechanisms. I’m using X10 cameras and I plan to transfer the video
across the Internet, so my video capture mechanism needs to accept the
composite video feed from the wireless video receiver and connect to my
computer. The answer was obvious: a video capture card.
If you chose a camera with a built-in server that connects to the network,
then this project is very easy—your capture and transport mechanisms are
already built into the camera! All you need to do is configure your router to
forward traffic to your camera and connect ...