24h Webcam Script

sec.sh

#!/bin/bash
time=$(date +%H%M)
HOME=/path/to/pic
webcam="/dev/video0"
if [ -c "/dev/video1" ] ; 
then ( webcam="/dev/video1" )
fi

cd $HOME

cvlc v4l2://$webcam --scene-format=png --video-filter=scene --run-time=3 --scene-ratio=48 --scene-prefix=$time --scene-replace --scene-path=/path/to/pic --scene-width=640 --scene-height=480 -V dummy vlc://quit

ftp_site=foo.bar.com
username=user
passwd=password

ftp -in <<EOF
open $ftp_site
user $username $passwd
bin
cd /path/on/server
put $time.png
close 
bye
EOF