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VIDIS Lite:   remote video surveillance application
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Copyright  by Marc De Meyer (Emdem Technologies - M-Soft - MDM)
e-mail:   support@emdem.com
website:  http://www.emdem.com
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VIDIS is a remote video surveillance application using a PC running the Windows operating system and a webcam, digital camera or camcorder connected to the PC through a video capture card or an USB port. A permanent Internet connection (cable, DSL, ...) is needed for full functionality.

A picture of the area covered by the camera is periodically uploaded via FTP to a remote server after an interval specified by the user and ranging between 1 minute and 999 minutes (approx. 16.5 hours). This image can be viewed in a web browser from any computer connected to the Internet. The web browser view is also periodically refreshed. Users need to have webspace which is FTP accessible.

This approach avoids unnecessary bandwith usage as the connection to the remote server is limited to short periods at intervals fixed by the user.


The camera view is continuously visible in the local monitor window and the program has options to take snapshots (bmp files) or video recordings (avi files) of the displayed scenes. These are stored on the local harddisk.


A setup Wizard helps the user configure the network settings when the program is run for the first time.
