Research for Better Weather Camera Software

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.