cameras in the workspace

[Duke]

ok, so ive been thinking about this for a while, and mulling it over and wondering if anyone else has thought about putting a webcam in thier workspace. I was thinkin bout doing this since there is alot of interest in leathercrafting and no other way for people to be able to watch and learn( for those that need visual stimulus) other than just pictures. I was thinking that since my laptop sits on a corner of my workbench anyways, it would be pretty easy for me to do a webcam forum for people to ask questions and make comments on the project that I happen to be working on at the time. any ideas on a decent webcam? a good cam host? any kind of things I need to take into consideration before going ahead with this?

COMMENTS PLEASE!!!!!!

[carr52]

ok, so ive been thinking about this for a while, and mulling it over and wondering if anyone else has thought about putting a webcam in thier workspace. I was thinkin bout doing this since there is alot of interest in leathercrafting and no other way for people to be able to watch and learn( for those that need visual stimulus) other than just pictures. I was thinking that since my laptop sits on a corner of my workbench anyways, it would be pretty easy for me to do a webcam forum for people to ask questions and make comments on the project that I happen to be working on at the time. any ideas on a decent webcam? a good cam host? any kind of things I need to take into consideration before going ahead with this?

COMMENTS PLEASE!!!!!!

I think it's a really good idea. As far as the tech part of it I have no idea. I cant even post pics on this web site properly.

Tom

[Rawhide]

ok, so ive been thinking about this for a while, and mulling it over and wondering if anyone else has thought about putting a webcam in thier workspace. I was thinkin bout doing this since there is alot of interest in leathercrafting and no other way for people to be able to watch and learn( for those that need visual stimulus) other than just pictures. I was thinking that since my laptop sits on a corner of my workbench anyways, it would be pretty easy for me to do a webcam forum for people to ask questions and make comments on the project that I happen to be working on at the time. any ideas on a decent webcam? a good cam host? any kind of things I need to take into consideration before going ahead with this?

COMMENTS PLEASE!!!!!!

Well since I like to work nude, it might not be a good idea for me. (just kidding). I would probably forget to turn it off though and I may curse myself out loud or something embarrassing. This might be a great idea for classes as well.

As far as cameras go, I think technology has come far enough that you almost can't buy a bad one. For the host, I think as long as you have High speed, your provider may host it for you.

And considerations....Don't walk around naked.

Marlon

[Johanna]

Congrats, Duke! You will be our first victim test subject in the video integration project!

Any other volunteers?

Johanna

[Duke]

Congrats, Duke! You will be our first victim test subject in the video integration project!

Any other volunteers?

Johanna

hey johanna, you seem to know your way around a computer pretty well, any suggestions on ways to set this up? im thinking just mount a webcam right above my workbench looking down, so that the viewer can get an unobstructed view.whats the best way to run that, just plugged into my laptop, or through a server, or? any programs I should be using to run this? anything else????????

[Kani]

I think it's a real good idea. Especially for us newbies.

You can get a pretty good webcam for around $30.00 to $40.00. Some are even cheaper if you can get them on sale.

[Patrice]

I juste read about your project Duke and think that't a great idea.

h give you

One of my friend is making medieval armor here in Quebec. He made some videos showing him making of various armour parts.

Her's the link (it's both in english and french):

http://www.armurerieduduche.com/Fabricatio...cation%20de.htm

It might give you a good idea as to proceed

Patrice

[walletman]

hi yesss brill idea go for it when is the first show ?

[Duke]

well I have2 old webcams lying around somewhere, I need to test them and see if they work. also, I need to find a decent program to use. I guess I could use yahoo, but I have noticed that the quality isnt that great.anyways, I have to concentrate on work at the moment, so maybe I will pick a few of my customers brains and see what theythink. someone suggested using ifriends, but I thought that that was a subscription site only, and about 89% of it was porn. as for walking around naked, Idont think that would happen as my work shop is out in the garage.but ya never know. patrice, I saw your friends videos before, he does an excellent job. I think someone posted them on www.youtube.com for him, as that is where I remember seeing them. well, off to work for now, feel free to give comment or ideas on this an I will reply asap

[TroyS]

You know, I was just sitting here this morning having coffee and got to thinking about how the old masters did it, then got to thinking about how the new masters do it and started comparing ideas and notes. How technology has allowed us to do the same things today, but in much more modern, up to date techniques. For example, hand buffing a piece of leather with lamb's wool for a shiny finish yesterday, or a high speed buff using a dremel tool and a buffing pad in about 1/10 th the time today. Dry-Brush fading dyes yesterday, or airbrushed fades which have no streaks today. Old photo's turned into books, passed on to read and understand the best a newcomer can yesterday, or have a place like LEATHERWORKER.net to come to gather more knowledge from people who know how to do what you are trying to achieve but don't quite know how it's done today. Now, the future is here! With webcams in 50% of today's homes, and the cost of a webcam under $20 at Wal-Mart(http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=5750839), what an EASY way to "SEE HOW IT'S DONE"!

We can LOGIN to a MEMBERS ONLY chat room, and talk to each other, see faces, watch the NEW MASTERS at work. We can even watch pre-recorded videos. Wait! How about VIDEO TUTORIALS from our own members! No more having to worry about proper grammer (spell check is good but...) No more time spent typing it all out, now we sit, have coffee and talk about "WHAT'S GOING ON"... No more forgetting to type a step, just record as you do it.

Ok, as it turns out, I know a little about PC's... well, ok, a lot about PC's... and even more about Webcams/Video chat.

I happen to know of a way that the idea can be done, and it can be done pretty easy.The BEST PART is I can show you a way to make this happen for FREE!! It will be slow and lathargic at first, but it will be free. We can see how it takes off and what the response is, then if we all want more, we can pull together and invest a small amount of cash and go bigger. If we did want to expand later, there would be a small, one time investment for the software, but I'm sure we could all pull together and contribute enough to cover the costs.

We can make the room a "G" rated room for all ages and assign room moderators to act as hall monitors and other officers/moderators to help run the room so there would always be someone around to help, even if it's only to point someone in the right direction.

We could have WEEKLY video gatherings to discuss projects and ideas, techniques and likes and dislikes. Its an AWESOME way to LEARN !

Then, outta nowhere, DUKE hits the nail right on the head! GREAT IDEA DUKE!!

I'm willing to help put this whole thing together for the benefit of the LEATHERWORKER.net users if you want. I could have it up and running in just a few hours... we could all "LEATHER TEST" it and make improvments on the fly...

Troy