Useful information
Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2004 5:35 pm
Image quality
I have noticed that several users set the image quality to 100%. This is not always a good idea, because higher quality will require more bandwidth.
This is especially important to think of when using the stream output! Lower quality will give more frames per second and a smoother stream of images. This is often more pleasant for the eye than viewing good-quality-images that are lagging.
The port numbers
Note that some internet service providers block certain ports. So if the default port numbers in Yawcam doesn't work, you can try with another.
Overlay
In Yawcam version 0.2.1 and above it is possible to add the keyword %vv in the overlay text. %vv will be replaced with the current number of stream viewers.
Skip port numbers
If you set the port number for i.e. the stream output to 80 you don't have to type the port number in the address when you are going to watch. Then it will do with just the address.
http://-your-public-ip/ will be the same as http://-your-public-ip:80/
Dynamic IP
If you have a dynamic ip-address I recommend you to use one of the following services:
http://www.dyndns.org/
http://www.no-ip.com/
This will help your viewers to remember the address to your webcam. (This works even if you have a static ip-address).
Read more about dynamic IP here: http://www.yawcam.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=96
/malun
I have noticed that several users set the image quality to 100%. This is not always a good idea, because higher quality will require more bandwidth.
This is especially important to think of when using the stream output! Lower quality will give more frames per second and a smoother stream of images. This is often more pleasant for the eye than viewing good-quality-images that are lagging.
The port numbers
Note that some internet service providers block certain ports. So if the default port numbers in Yawcam doesn't work, you can try with another.
Overlay
In Yawcam version 0.2.1 and above it is possible to add the keyword %vv in the overlay text. %vv will be replaced with the current number of stream viewers.
Skip port numbers
If you set the port number for i.e. the stream output to 80 you don't have to type the port number in the address when you are going to watch. Then it will do with just the address.
http://-your-public-ip/ will be the same as http://-your-public-ip:80/
Dynamic IP
If you have a dynamic ip-address I recommend you to use one of the following services:
http://www.dyndns.org/
http://www.no-ip.com/
This will help your viewers to remember the address to your webcam. (This works even if you have a static ip-address).
Read more about dynamic IP here: http://www.yawcam.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=96
/malun