Since I was convinced that ImageSalsa wasn’t the right choice and I couldn’t get the weather camera to work in Weather Display, I started over and searched for web camera software in general that could automatically upload an image and do a time-lapsed video. I found these products:
- Webcam XP
- SebecTec
- Willing Webcam
- PhotoLapse
- Yawcam
- HandyAVI
Webcam XP didn’t have a time-lapse feature. SebecTec only worked with a specific Olympus camera. Willing Webcam looked good. PhotoLapse just converted a JPG sequence to an AVI file. Yawcam looked good. HandyAVI couldn’t do single imaging.
I looked at Yawcam first. It did met all the requirements and was even free. However, though it did have some forums and did have a few upgrades in the 2011, that lack of a purchase price made me feel like it was just a hobby project.
Willing Webcam also meet all the requirements. It had a forum and a large amount of support and FAQ content. All the features were fully documented. The price was reasonable for the full version at $59.95.
I tested both Yawcam and Willing Webcam. I decided to move forward with Willing Webcam.