You can easily remove the date and time label in WebCam Monitor. Right click on camera preview, select the ‘Edit camera’ option. Go to the ‘Labels’ tab. Uncheck the ‘Date and Time Stamp’ label option. [image: AddLabels.png] Now, when video recording is performed, the date and time stamp will not be present in video recording.

In WebCam Monitor you can set the time to continue recording for some seconds after the most recent motion detection event. Set this time from the ‘Video Recording Settings’ window. [image: Video_Recording_Settings.png] Select the time from 10 seconds to a maximum of 60 seconds. When motion is detected, recording will continue for the time you have selected as long as no new motion detection event occurs within the selected time. If any new motion event occurs within the selected time then recording will continue for the specified time from that point. This will make sure that no motion events are missed in recording. Read more about Video Recording Settings.

There are a few ways to view your cameras remotely. First, you can use the broadcast feature in WebCam Monitor to create a live stream from your webcam which can be viewed remotely. Next, video recordings and photos can be uploaded to a FTP server, this is also a great way to securely store your recordings. The next option is Email notifications, which can be configured for regular interval or on motion detection. The email will contain a photo. Please refer to this article for more details on viewing your webcams remotely: https://www.deskshare.com/resources/articles/wcm_viewcameraremotely.aspx

There are two ways to change the camera video resolution from WebCam Monitor. Click on the ‘Video properties’ link on the Add / Edit camera dialog and select the video resolution. [image: add-webcam.png] The other method is to click on the ‘Camera’ menu and select Video Properties option and change the resolution value. [image: Drop-Down.png]

To stop the FTP upload action there is no need to stop monitoring. You just need to uncheck the 'Upload Media Files' option from Quick Access. You can also disable FTP upload from 'FTP Upload Status' window in WebCam Monitor. [image: FTPUploadStatus.png] Select the camera name and click the 'Disable' button. This will stop only the FTP upload action. Video recording and taking photos will be performed when motion is detected. You can enable the FTP upload action when you are ready.

WebCam Monitor allows you to upload video recordings or photos or both. Even if you are capturing both, you can choose to upload either videos or photos. From 'FTP Upload Settings' you will be able to select only videos for upload. By default the option to backup videos and photos to the FTP account is selected. [image: wcm_winupload.gif] From the drop down under 'Upload Options' section, select 'Backup my videos to an FTP account' option. [image: upload_options.png] Now, when motion is detected, videos and photos will be captured but only the videos will be uploaded to the FTP server. You will have both the videos and the photos saved on your PC.

You can have different names for your cameras and the images captured from respective cameras. Here is how to do this in WebCam Monitor: From photo settings, change the image file name. Uncheck the 'Use camera name' check box. [image: Photo_Settings.png] Enter the file name prefix you would like. You should pick a meaningful prefix that will help you identify the files, like "MainHall" or "DisplayCase". Date and Time will be appended to the file name(s) automatically. Now, your image file name will not start with camera name. Your camera name and image file name will be different.

Using WebCam Monitor you can watch a live stream from your webcam remotely. Connect your webcam to your computer and place it viewing the sick pet. Next, add your webcam in WebCam Monitor. To view Live feeds from another room use the broadcasting feature. Start the broadcasting by right clicking on the camera preview and selecting the 'Start Broadcasting' option. In the event log you will see the IP address and port number needed to view the live video. Use this IP address and port number on other computer to view live actions. [image: wcm_log.gif] You can view the live stream using VLC, or Windows Media Player on your remote computer.

Yes, WebCam Monitor can simultaneously take photos and videos from multiple webcams. Add both cameras in WebCam Monitor. Select Take Photo and Video recording action from Quick Access for each camera. Using the 'Configure...' button you can adjust the image quality and number of images to capture. [image: Photo_Settings.png] You can capture the photos and videos at a regular interval or on motion detection. Just click the 'Start Monitoring' button from the Quick Access for each camera. You can also add a schedule to start monitoring on both cameras. [image: AddSchedule.png] Select both cameras while adding a schedule and the type of schedule you want, such as Daily, weekly, etc. When the schedule launches photos and videos will be captured from both webcams.

Yes, you can resize images during upload with WebCam Monitor. Connect your webcam to the PC and add it in WebCam Monitor. From Quick Access select the 'Take Photo' and 'Upload Media files' options. You will need to enter the FTP address, username, password and port number to connect to the FTP server for your website. Next, you will see the following dialog: [image: wcm_winupload.gif] Using the 'Browse' button, you can choose the FTP folder. Select 'Upload photos to my website' option from the drop down. [image: ftp-upload-settings.png] Select the image size(800x600) from 'Change the image size to:' drop down. Now you can upload images to the FTP server at regular intervals or on motion detection. While uploading, the image will be resized to the dimension you selected.

WebCam Monitor allows you to select a video quality. You can set the video quality in the 'Video Recording Settings' form as shown below: [image: Video_Recording_Settings.png] By default, your videos are recorded at a bit rate of 700 kbps. The quality of recording depends on the bit rate you select. High bit rates result in clear and sharp recordings, but large file sizes. Low bit rates give small file size recordings, but the quality may be reduced. Use high bit rates with high resolution cameras and high frame rates. When you have a low-resolution camera and low frame rates, using lower bit rates will give acceptable recordings while saving a lot of disk space.

You can set the number of concurrent viewers from broadcast tab in WebCam Monitor. To configure the number of concurrent viewers, right click on camera preview and select Edit Camera >> Broadcast. From the dropdown box select 2 as shown in the below image: [image: ConfigureBroadcasting.png] This is the number of other computers that can simultaneously view the video broadcast from WebCam Monitor. You should set the maximum number of viewers according to the bandwidth available.

Yes, you can set an alarm in WebCam Monitor to run for 40 seconds. You can also set the time between the alarm events. To set an alarm, click Add Webcam >> Actions >> Configure button of audio alarm action. You will see the following dialog: [image: AudioAlarmSettings.png] In the Duration settings , set 'Play audio alarm for 40 seconds' and select 'Between sound alerts, wait for:' option. When this option is checked, the alarm will be sounded for 40 seconds. When the alarm stops, the application will wait for the time you have selected from drop down, say 2 minutes. After 2 minutes, the alarm will be sounded only when motion is detected again.

You can do this in WebCam Monitor by adding a daily schedule. Using the schedule you can choose to upload photos taken during the daytime hours only. Click on the 'Scheduler' icon on the tool bar, you will see the following dialog. [image: AddSchedule.png] By default 'Monitoring Actions selected in camera settings' option is selected. Now select 'Daily' schedule, enter start date and time, number of hours to run the schedule. Here you can select the day time by specifying 'Start date and time:- Jan-08-2016 06:30' and 'Run for:- 13:00'. When the schedule runs, the photos will be uploaded only for the time frame you have specified.

You can easily set these actions in WebCam Monitor. You have to create two different schedules to perform the actions on your work schedule. While you are at home, add a schedule to perform only video recording by selecting the 'Video Recording' option on Add Schedule dialog. When you are at work, create another schedule and select 'Monitoring Actions selected in camera settings' on Add Schedule dialog. So whatever the actions you have configured in actions tab like email notification, and FTP upload will be performed. Here is a sample: [image: AddSchedule.png]

Yes, you can run external software using WebCam Monitor. You can also send a parameter to your external software. Add your webcam, navigate to 'Launch Program Settings' dialog and select your .exe file location by clicking 'Browse' button. Use the parameter field if any parameters are required. [image: LaunchProgramSettings.png] Now, when motion is detected your program to turn on the lights will run.

You can use WebCam Monitor to set up very efficient baby monitor system. Connect your webcam to your computer and place it viewing the baby's crib. After that add your webcam in WebCam Monitor. To view the camera from other computers in the house, start the broadcasting by right clicking on camera preview and selecting 'Start Broadcasting' option. In the event log you will get the IP address and port number needed to view the live video. Use these IP address and port number on other computers to view live actions. [image: wcm_log.gif] To configure broadcast settings, right click on camera preview and select Edit Camera >> Broadcast. [image: ConfigureBroadcasting.png] You can also view the broadcast from WebCam Monitor on your iOS or Android phones and tablets. On a iOS device use the free app 'Streamer', on a Android device, any media player that support mms streams will work. VPlayer is one free app you can try.

You can configure WebCam Monitor to perform motion detection monitoring and you can easily find the one which is making the house dirty. Add your webcam in WebCam Monitor and then configure motion detection monitoring from the actions tab. Select video recording and the e-mail notification action. [image: OnmotionDetection.png] Now, on motion detection you will receive an email with a photo and also video recordings will be created and saved on your PC. You can review the video to find the one that is creating problems.

Hidden mode removes WebCam Monitor from displaying on the screen and from the task bar. The application will also not be visible in the system tray. WebCam Monitor will continue to be listed in the installed programs list in your Windows control panel. You can launch the application directly in hidden mode by selecting 'When windows start, launch WebCam Monitor in' option from general settings and selecting 'Hide mode' from the drop down. [image: General_Settings.png] You can select the hot key combination from 'Change hide mode key' section. Using this hot key combination allows you to switch between hidden and normal mode. In Hidden mode, WebCam Monitor will run in the background.

You need to use WebCam Monitor's masking feature. Position the mask to cover the area on the camera preview with the trees. This will reduce or eliminate the problem of false alarms. You can refer this article for more information: https://www.deskshare.com/resources/articles/smp_Masking.aspx