The motion detector is configured on a separate window.

The Scheduler section, on the settings menu, displays a grid, which you can use to set Yawcam to activate any output feature or the motion capture, at certain hours of each day. The application can be scheduled as well. You can select an image to be displayed when you are offline, send announcements, configure your connection and overlay up to four images and four text messages on your feed. The general settings panel includes other options as well. The output settings are grouped in a folder and they require specifying hosts, ports, output formats and making certain adjustments, depending on the output type. The options are categorized in a tree menu, making it easy to find what you are looking for. All these features can be used at the same time and you can enable or disable them with the options on the software's interface.Īctivating a feature requires a single click, but you must configure them on the application's settings panel. You can select a FTP or HTTP output, you can choose to save snapshots as files on your hard drive, stream the camera's feed and activate a motion detection feature as well. The application lets you enable various output types for your webcam's feed.

If you want a list of Yawcam's core functions, you only need to look on its interface. This means that you will have to install the Java runtime environment before anything else. Although it will not take long to set it up on your computer, you should take into account the fact that Yawcam is a Java based application. The setup file is almost 4 and a half Mb large and it will install the application's components in less than a minute. The application is free and there are no hidden restrictions or fees. You can also use it as an improvised security system, due to its motion detection capabilities.

Yawcam allows you to stream your webcam feed, take snapshots and save them automatically on FTP servers and much more.

With the right software, there is much more you can do with a simple webcam. Thanks to webcams, two persons can see each other, in real time, even if they are in opposite corners of the world.

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