About

Use iSentry to instantly turn your computer with web camera into a Internet-connected motion-sensing security system. Just launch iSentry, point your camera to the region you want to monitor, and prepare to receive a video or photo should any motion activity is detected.

This is open source version of popular Mac and iPhone application. This open source project is just a testbed for debugging algorithms. If you want ready-to-use application with UI and support please proceed to:

http://www.codeminders.com/isentry/

The motion detection algorithm discussed in the following paper (in Russian):

http://www.crocodile.org/lord/motion_detection.pdf

Build

On Ubuntu you need to install the following dependencies:

1. libopencv-dev
2. libconfig++-dev
3. libopencv-highgui-dev
4. cmake

To build:

cmake CMakeLists.txt; make

Usage

Start by editing isenty.cfg file. The application could work in headless mode or show a simple GUI. This and other options are controlled by config.

Plot shows:

1. Motion (instant) - grey
2. Motion (smoothed/integrated) - blue
3. Detection threshold - green

Keys:

• q - quit
• p - pause detection
• s - (re)start detection

AUTHORS

Developed by Codeminders http://www.codeminders.com/