Though I like the combination of ImageSalsa and Fling, I was starting to think ImageSalsa wasn’t the best choice. It wasn’t its features but rather the fact it appeared it hadn’t been updated 2006. I was worried that maybe in the future the software wouldn’t work with a new web camera or the latest version of Windows.
So, I started searching for something better. But, first I started searching for weather station software. I figured I should make sure whatever weather camera software I used also worked with my preference for weather station software. I thought I found the perfect match that did both in Weather Display.
Weather Display was a weather station software that worked with a Vantage Vue and also uploaded weather camera images and did time-lapsed photos. I downloaded a demo and started configuring it. However, I immediately ran into issues. I could get the software to take an image every 60 seconds but not upload via FTP. I decided to try out the time-lapse video feature. At this point, the entire interface of the software started to become an issue itself. Though I found some FAQs, the interface looked like it was originally designed in the Windows 95 timeframe. However, it was being actively developed so I posted my question on their forums.
I received a few replies and even a couple from the programmer. However, the last one said that all my settings looked fine however they never tried to answer the question of why I couldn’t create a time-lapse software.
So, I now have a web camera software I like but wasn’t being developed and a weather station software that was being developed but didn’t work.