subject: How To Make Your Webcam Into A Security Camera? [print this page] These are the steps that you can follow to convert your webcam to a security cam.
1.Open the internet and go to "Downlod.com" and in the search rocks type in "Dorgem", scroll down, click on "Dorgem 2.1" and then click on Download Now.
P.S. The download is free.
2.Go to the "Start" button, go to "Documents" and then create a new folder under the name of "Dorgem" because you are going to use it later.
3.Open the Dorgem program, click on "Source" and under the title "Select a video device" select the name of your webcam, and click Apply then Ok.
4.Go to "Storage settings", click "Add" and choose "File". This is where the program will store the captured pictures; name the file in any name, "Dorgem SC" for example.
"Make sure that there is a check next to Enable.
""Interval" this determines the time between each picture captures. So if it was 30 seconds, it means that it will take a picture every 30 seconds, it"s preferable to make it between 2 and 6 seconds. Of course you can change it into minutes or even hours.
"In "File name", click on the little button and find the file named "Dorgem" that we have created in point No 2. Open it and create another file and name is "Dorgem%G%g", what it does that whenever it takes a picture, it will save it into your computer and it will put the exact time and date along with the picture name (year, month, day, hour, minute, second", then click "save".
"Make sure that there is a check next to "Reset time when not stored and the leave the rest unchecked, and then click Ok.
" You will find a start next to "Dorgem SC.*" it means its enable and then click close.
5.Go to "Options"
"Under the tap "General" put check next to the following;
1. Minimize to system tray.
2. Use motions detection (to detect the slight differences between each picture even if it was a shadow or a Sun ray.
3. Show message boxes.
P.S. leave the other taps without any change and then click Ok.
6.Now you can start capturing pictures, so make sure that there is a check mark next to "Auto Capture"; that is; when you open the program, it will automatically capture pictures every 3 seconds, or whatever you choose as a time and store them into your computer. You will see this text in a bar in the bottom of the same window "Stored successfully to file C:UsersTestDocumentsDorgem", it means it stores pictures each time the camera flashes. Then close the window.
7.Now go to "Documents" to make sure that the pictures are there. You will find all pictures marked by the exact date and time of capturing.
8.Just make sure that each time you want to use your webcam as a security camera, you have to open the "Dorgem" program and to check the "Auto Capture".
