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Title:          jpcat
Version:        0.1.4
Entered-date:   2009-07-17
Description:    Display, recording, and motion detection for the Q-tec 100 USB internet webcam.
                Auto contrast and blacklevel, on screen display and clock, mjepg tools YUV output
                cpmpatible with mpeg2dec, mplayer, memcoder, ffplay, and ffmpeg.
                jpcat is based on spcacat by:  Michel Xhaard, <mxhaard@magic.fr>
                with contributions of code by Robert Light <robert_light@verizon.net>.
                Maye work with other webcams supported by the gspca driver, not tested.
                To unpack:
                tar -zxvf jpcat-0.1.4.tgz
                cd jpcat-0.1.4
                Then follow the instructions in INSTALL
                Changes:
                0.1.1:
                Bugfix, removed debug printing to stdout in motion detecion, interfered with YUV out.
                0.1.2:
                Removed 1 memcpy call that was done 2x in motion detection.
                Fixed mcamip to jpcat in configure.ac (configure listed wrong program name).
                Fixed many fprintf(stderr references to jpcam: main():
                Removed get_time_as_string from semaphore file creation routine, was not used there.
                Fixed error in text_to_rgb24 where 'by' was used in background for 'bb'.
                Bluntly copied ffmpef CCIR color defines to match ffmpeg ffplay and mplayer colors.
                variable motion_detected default init 0.
                Sometimes with error -18 in module no return from v4lGrab(), using alarm to restart the systemn after 1 second.
                Cleaned up the language.
                Added strsave() for default video device to prevent crash in -d command line option.
                Added -r command line option to ebable surpressing the ligth measurement box in mode -a.
                Added restart message top screen middle if restarted, shows number of restarts.
                Added frames per second control.
                Added examples to jpcat -h.
                0.1.3:
                Added jpg and ppm single picture output.
                Added motion detection in mjpegtools output.
                Added sanity checks for correct usage command line flags.
                Added several options and examples in -h.
                0.1.4:
                Added -l option.
                Tested with Logitech Quickcam 2500.
                Included gspcav1-20071224_patched_logitech_2500_kernel_2.6.21.tgz modified gspca driver with Logitech Quickcam 2500 support for kernel 2.6.21.
Keywords:       Q-Tec-100, pac207, Logitech Quickcam 2500, spca5xx, gspca, webcam, USB webcam, motion detection, snapshot, H264 recording.
Author:         panteltje@yahoo.com
Maintained-by:  panteltje@yahoo.com
Primary-site:   ftp sunsite.unc.edu/pub/linux/video/
Alternate-site: http://panteltje.com/panteltje/jpcat/ (home page)
Platforms:	    LINUX, UNIX
Copying-policy: GPL
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