Question about snapshots

[Burton Samograd]

Benni Stolz <benni.stolz.dev at gmail.com> writes:

> Hi,
>
> Im trying to write a small application wich observe a room in my house. 
> My resources:
>  - USB Webcam
>  - Ubuntu Netbook Remix
>
> Is it possible to take a snapshot in the command shell? 

w3cam is a tiny little program that does what you're looking for:

http://freshmeat.net/projects/w3cam/

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Burton Samograd