Ispy Open Source Security Software

danjo

I am looking at software to manage a couple of cameras. I came across this free open source software called ispy and am wondering if anybody is using it and has any feedback?

LINK

The software is free to use but some features require registration.

Jnealon

danjo wrote: »

I am looking at software to manage a couple of cameras. I came across this free open source software called ispy and am wondering if anybody is using it and has any feedback?

LINK

The software is free to use but some features require registration.

IP or analogue. Zoneminder is another and milestone have a free version

danjo

Both analogue and i.p. although I am only using a locally connected webcam at the moment to test it.

Full Feature List

Embed the iSpy Viewer in your own website
Control PTZ enabled IP cameras
Talk out to Foscam, Axis and iSpyServer cameras
Text to speech - talk through the website via text to speech or dictation
Listen to and monitor remote microphones live over the network
Pair video and audio sources for capturing movies with sound
Upload to YouTube - auto upload captured content or one-click upload in the web view
Command line access (integrate with home automation)
Remote Commands (execute over the web or via mobile devices)
Desktop capturing
Access and control your cameras and microphones using your mobile device (iPhone, Android and Windows Phone 7)
Connect and monitor as many security cameras and microphones as you like.
Import and export object lists to share with colleagues.
Install iSpy Server and publish your webcam to other instances of iSpy, over your network and to the web
Detect, highlight, track and record movement
Record video and audio on demand (and via the web)
Detect loitering
Face detection alert mode (*NEW)
Connect multiple computers in a group and manage over the web
Customise movement detection areas on your cameras
Detect and record sound
FTP frames from your camera to a remote server
Save frames from your camera to a local directory and browse them through ispyconnect
Send an email or SMS/ MMS/ Twitter alert when movement or sound is detected
Send an email or SMS alert when movement or sound is not detected (monitor machinery or staff activity)*
Receive email movement alerts with attached frame grab images from your webcams
Periodically receive image grabs via email from your webcams
Connect to any device, even webcams attached to other computers with JPEG, MJPEG, IP Cam, webcam and AVI file support
Watch live and recorded media over the web (through this website and over your local network) and also via mobile devices (iphone/ android/ windows phone 7)
Access and control iSpy remotely
Password protect iSpy and hide it in the System Tray
Schedule sound and video capturing to start and stop automatically
Time-lapse record from any camera
Motion track and count moving objects
Add an unlimited number of floor plans
View floor plans online with realtime movement/ sound alerts
Automatic license plate recognition (ALPR, CPR, LPR or LAPI)
HSL (Colour filtering) on Motion Detection - for fire/smoke/thermal imaging and tree/ shadow removal
PTZ auto tracking moving objects
Integration with MediaPortal - view and control your ispy servers with HTPCs
Connect multiple instances of iSpy and iSpy server running on different computers to this website and view all aggregated media online



Zone Minder looks very interesting. Thanks for the link. danjo