Qastrocam
Qastrocam
http://3demi.net/astro/qastrocam/doc
Qastrocam is a capture program that can work with any video4linux device (see the home page for a complete list). Its main purpose is to do astrophotography. It can control a telescope to do guiding with the images received from the video device. It can also control the extended features of a webcam modified to do long exposure (several seconds) captures. Images can be saved in a variety of formats including, BMP, PNG, and JPEG.
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version 4.0beta4
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released on 24 May 2005
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| License | Verified by | Verified on | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPLv2orlater | Janet Casey | 28 January 2003 |
Leaders and contributors
| Contact(s) | Role |
|---|---|
 Franck Sicard | Maintainer |
Resources and communication
| Audience | Resource type | URI |
|---|---|---|
| Bug Tracking,Developer,Support | mailto:qastrocam@3demi.net |
Software prerequisites
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Required to use | A camera supported by the video4linux API |
| Required to build | Qt 3.0 |
| Weak prerequisite | Philips webcam with nemosoft driver |
This entry (in part or in whole) was last reviewed on 24 May 2005.
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