Yes, you can remove the timestamp from the WebCam Monitor camera preview and video recordings. Please refer to this forum post: https://www.deskshare.com/forums/ds_postst2938_Removing-the-time-and-date-stamp-in-the-camera-preview-and-recordings.aspx

Yes, WebCam Monitor can capture photos from your webcam and upload to a FTP server. Add your camera in WebCam Monitor and set ‘Take Photo’, ‘Upload Media Files’ actions from Quick Access. Select at regular intervals option and set it for 1 minute. You will also need to create a FTP connection profile by entering all the details required to connect to FTP server such as IP address, user name, password and port. Once you configure the FTP connection profile details, you are ready for taking the photo from webcam and saving it on the FTP server. Click on the ‘Start Monitoring’ button on Quick Access, and the photo will be taken every minute and uploaded to the FTP server. For more details on FTP upload please see this link: https://www.deskshare.com/help/wcm/ftp-upload.aspx

You can run WebCam Monitor in hidden mode. In hidden mode WebCam Monitor will not be visible on the screen, task bar or notification area. To toggle WebCam Monitor between hidden mode and displaying on your screen, configure the keyboard short cut keys for hidden mode from the Settings. [image: General_Settings.png] Add your webcam and set it for motion detection monitoring with recording action, then use your short cut keys to place it in hidden mode. When the roommate is in the room, WebCam Monitor will start recording in background without letting anyone know that it is recording.

Yes, you can easily set up WebCam Monitor for keeping a watch on your loved ones. In your case, I think you should use the Email notifications with motion detection. The email notification will let you know when there is any movement, and also contain a photo of the movement. Please refer to this article for more details on Email notifications with photos: https://www.deskshare.com/resources/articles/wcm_SecurityAlertGetEmailNotificationWithPhotos.aspx

Quick Access in WebCam Monitor allows you to quickly update actions to perform on motion detection or at regular intervals while monitoring. When you update any settings on quick access it gets applied to the selected camera and not for all the cameras. You can configure the settings for each camera separately. Just select the respective camera from Quick Access and update the actions as you would like. Learn more about Quick Access.

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]