Thoughts includes all blog posts regarding the FarmCam Project, video, time-lapse, software, and instructional materials. Occasionally, some personal stuff too.
Thanks to sudden and unexplained popularity over the last week, Vermont Farm Cam has reached the milestone of 500 subscribers on YouTube. We are humbled, surprised, and somewhat concerned for the lot of you. Thank you!
Oh, 500 in Roman numerals is ‘D’. Get yer minds out of the gutter.
This post is an update to one written in 2018 as the process and software used has changed since then.
Over the years I have had requests to share the details of how I do the technical things that power the FarmCam. Below are instructions for using EvoCam to share still images as well as timelapse videos on a website to which you have FTP access.
Unfortunately, EvoCam is no longer being developed so everything in this article will likely focus on Version 5.0 (64-bit preview 3) of the software. At the time of this writing one can still download the software from reputable sites; however, if you cannot find it, email me. I can provide the DMG file, but I do not provide support for the software! EvoCam works only on macOS, and I have tested it up to: macOS Sonoma Version 14.3.1 and current run it on my Apple Silicon (M3) iMac (2023).
(more…)Thanks to everyone who subscribed recently we have unlocked the ability to embed the livestream on the website! Now you can get your Vermont FarmCam live stream fix without directly visiting YouTube. Thanks again new subscribers and followers.
Last December I ordered a new 4k camera with a plan to swap it for the Hikvision camera which has been in place since January 2016. When the Amcrest UltraHD 4K arrived I connected it in my office and ran some tests for streaming, and time-lapse. Satisfied, I still waited until June to mount and connect the new Amcrest camera, swapping out the Hikvision.
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