OctoPrint Tutorial Series : Video 3.2. – Webcams, Webcam Settings, and Time lapse

Comparison of webcams, setting up your Webcam for best performance with Octoprint, and how to set up the time lapse settings.

Other Videos in the Series:
Video 1 – Setup – https://youtu.be/vKmLAnb4KrA
Video 2 – Accessing from Anywhere – https://youtu.be/jUX_sc5B9hw
Video 3.1 – Bonjour, Samba, and the Watched Folder – https://youtu.be/RQ3ufPo95lg
Video 3.3 – Plug-Ins and Slicing with Cura Engine – https://youtu.be/-hRTGNWI6iI

Three sites you need:
Known webcams to work and tested settings – https://github.com/foosel/OctoPrint/wiki/Webcams-known-to-work

FFMPEG Settings list – https://github.com/foosel/OctoPrint/wiki/MJPG-Streamer-configuration

E3D Blog tweaking webcam settings – https://forum.e3d-online.com/index.php?threads/octoprint-raspberry-pi-camera-tweaks.647/

STL Files:
Logitech C270 manual focus mod – http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1228521

Raspberry Pi Camera Wide angle lens housing – http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:920759

Purchasing:
Logitech C270 – http://amzn.to/2l7Q61o
Logitech C920 – http://amzn.to/2kgTVSP
Raspberry Pi Camera V2 – http://amzn.to/2kWKncL
Macro/Wide Angle Lens – http://amzn.to/2kkLOQu

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