This page provides the latest online Help information for gbWebCamLit (5.5). gbWebCamLite is a freeware program which provides an extremely easy-to-use method for capturing images from a webcam and transferring the images to a server for display on a web page. Features include: webcam preview JPG image capture user-defined capture intervals single-shot/continuous transfers title/time captions HTML page generation voice announcements email images multiple device support borders around images Online updates      Overview     Menu Selections     Settings           Also available is gbWebCam, a more powerful version. Its features include image overlays, motion detection, scheduling of image captures/transfers, AVI capture and playback (including audio), special image effects, image archives, and much more. An activation key can be purchased for only $20. You can pay by PayPal or by credit card (Visa/Mastercard/AMEX/Discover)

gbWebCamLite Overview

The common functions beneath the video preview window are Start, Stop, Reset, Countdown Timer, Capture, and status listbox. Note: the Start/Stop function is supplied by the same button. Its label changes to reflect the function it will perform.

gbWebCamLite can upload images to the server in two ways - automatically at the end of a timed interval, or immediately by pressing the Capture button.

Menu Options
File Save As BMP/GIF/JPG Copy (WebCam) Copy (Last Capture) Print Email Image Exit	Options Source Format - Browse Local HTML Browse Server HTML	Help Email Author Freeware Web Site Online Help Online Update ----- About

Menu Options

The File menu selections include:

• Save as BMP/GIF/JPG
  Save the most recently captured image under the selected format
• Copy (WebCam)
  Copy the current image to the clipboard (without captions)
• Copy (Last Capture)
  Copy the most recently captured image, with captions/frames/overlays per user settings
• Print
  Print the image (normal size, one-up, top/left on the page)
• Email Captured Image
  Open an email for sending the image. The last captured image is automatically sent to the clipboard and must be manually added to the new email that is created.
• Exit
  Close gbWebCamLite.

The Options menu selections include:

• Source
  Opens dialog window that allows selection of the video source
• Format
  Opens dialog window that allows selection of the size of the image that will be transferred. gbWebCamLite will display images up to 320x240 only, but will correctly transfer larger image to the server.
• Browse Local Single-Image HTML Page
  Displays a web page with the most recently captured image, with captions as set by the user. The file displayed resides on the users PC.
• Browse Server Single-Image HTML Page
  Displays a web page with the most recently captured image, with captions as set by the user. The file displayed resides on the users server.

The Help menu offers the following selections.

• Email Author
  Calls up the user's default email software with a message addressed to the author of gbWebCamLite.
• Web Site
  Opens the default browser at Gary Beene's Freeware Information Center
• Online Help
  Opens the default browser at the gbWebCamLite Online Help page.
• Online Updates
  Opens a dialog window from which the latest version of gbWebCamLite can be downloaded.
• About
  Shows the revision level of the installed version of gbWebCamLite

Settings

Captions (title and text)

• Title
  User-defined text caption to be placed on the image when it is transferred. The time caption is automatically generated.
• Font Name
  Dropdown selection of any font installed on the PC
• Font Size
  Dropdown selection of font size for title and time captions, limited to 6-20 points
• Frame Size
  Dropdown selection of the border size. The border will be contained within the image dimensions. Frame thickness of 2-20 pixels are supported.
• Time/Title Caption
  Enables display of the time or title caption over the captured image
• Split/Reverse
  By default the time is printed above the title, both at the top of the page. The split option places the time at the top of the image and the title at the bottom of the page. The reverse setting exchanges position of the time and title captions.
• Bold/Italic
  Sets format of title and time captions as bold or italic
• Underscore
  Sets format of title and time captions as underscore
• Transparent
  Determines if the backgrounds of the title and time captions are transparent
• Centered
  Centers the title and time captions
• Frames
  Enables application of the frame to the capture images
• Auto-Refresh
  When checked, automatically presses the 'Capture' command whenever a capture setting is changed. Note: I suggest that you disable FTP while adjusting the caption settings, then enable it once you're happy with the settings.
• FG/BG/Frames
  Opens color dialog window to select colors for foreground (text color), background (color behind the text) and the frame. The colored background is only displayed if the Transparent setting is not checked.

• Server
  The name of the server to which the image will be transferred.
• Folder
  The folder on the server to which the image will be transferred. The local files is always named "gbfreecam.jpg". It is renamed during the transfer to the server.
• p_h
  Some servers do not allow a URL to contain "public_html" where this is the root directory for a user. Selecting this will cause gbWebCamLite to delete the "public_html" from the URL used to view the HTML pages.
• User/Psw
  The user name and password needed to access the server
• Image File
  File name of the image, on the user's PC and on the server.
• HTML/Psw
  Name of HTML file to be placed on the local PC and the remote server for viewing the most recently transferred image. The HTML page generated for viewing archive images is named "archive_" plus the remote file name. If an entry is made for the password, a visitor to the page must enter the password to be able to view the page. Note: This is a weak security measure. It will keep out the typical visitor but there are methods around this approach.
• Enable FTP
  Enables FTP transfer of the file to the server, but allows all other operations to function. Use this to preview the effects of caption and border settings before committing to a transfer of the images to the server.
• Single-Shot
  Pauses gbWebCamLite after a single image transfer
• Silent Operation
  Disables the warning and transfer sounds, including the beep that is used if the sound files names are invalid
• Interval
  Dropdown selection of pre-specified intervals, ranging from 5 seconds to 60 minutes. The time may also entered manually in two ways, through the countdown text box (next to the Start button) or in the Custom textbox. Only the value entered in the Custom textbox will be kept for the next session. Time may be entered as seconds or in a mm:ss format. gbWebCamLite will convert all entries to the mm:ss format.