Convert your computer and webcam into a CCTV camera with this simple software. CyeWeb One Channel is a free application that could be used to actively monitor the surroundings. The video output of the free application could be streamed via Windows Mobile Broadcast which eases launching of the application for many Windows-based OS. This one channel CCTV is even better than standard monitoring tool since it can also record audio as long as the webcam is equipped with the right hardware.

CyeWeb One Channel also has the ability to tag certain events in monitors. This allows easier playback since the application will create a bookmark on the times where event occurred. This feature is very useful as it will allow easier search on the recorded video.

One of the many user concerns of this type of application is on the required space to store videos. CyeWeb One Channel answers that problem through full configuration of the application. Users can choose between 60fps (frames per second) which requires a hard disk with a relatively large storage capacity or they can select a 5fps configuration will not require a lot of storage on a computer. Colors could even be configured so that the application will not require too resources from the computer.

Other functions of the application are the scheduler, auto-email alerts, ease of playback and visual mapping of the timeline. It is also built in with motion detectors which complements the tagging feature of the application. You can also try their 8-channel version for 14-days if you want to have the full featured version of the application.

Check it out at http://www.novosun.com/

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