very simple webcam software?

[solarbird]

I need webcam software for Windows XP that'll capture an image off a Windows XP-compatible webcam and stick it in a file on a repeating basis. That's all I need it to be able to do. I also don't want to pay for this because it's a crap webcam (an old Labtec) and I'm mostly doing this because I can. Any suggestions?

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[silussa.livejournal.com]

If just a single image at a time, you might check stuff like Paint Shop Pro or Irfanview. Not totally sure, but might work.

[solarbird]

I don't believe either of these will capture images from a webcam. (Also, Paint Shop Pro is not free.) (Edit: I'm wrong. If the webcam presents as a TWAIN resource, they will. But I just have a basic Labtec webcam annoyance, I don't know that it'll present as a TWAIN device.)

I'm not looking for something to edit pictures. I just want to grab and save them somewhere, on a schedule. I found this, for example, but I'm hoping for a recommendation.

Try Pryme

[pierres.livejournal.com]

Try seeing if Pryme is still available on the web. It was free.

Re: Try Pryme

[solarbird]

Belatedly, do you remember anything more about it? There appear to be a couple and I'm wondering which to trust if either.

(Sadly, I have decided this particular webcam is too crappy to bother. But the idea in general is still good.)

[firni.livejournal.com]

Stick Paul out the window with a camera. Poke him with a stick once an hour.

[zaintoum.livejournal.com]

Hi, I had looked into webcams before and wondered if you had tried Sourceforge on it. I found this (http://sourceforge.net/projects/avinwebcam/) using its filters, but unsure if it's what you'd need or not.

[solarbird]

I did! But there are many options. So I was hoping someone had a particular recommendation.

[zaintoum.livejournal.com]

I hadn't used that particular webcam software, so I can't recommend it, also I maybe using Linux more so by the time I'll look into webcams in general.

Sorry if it wasn't much use I guess.