I've had an interest in weather webcams for a while, and streaming video content is part of my job. So here you will find various live video projects I'm currently working on. I don't currently have my own webcam as I don't have a home server running during the day. Click here to see archive webcam images from the old Wrose and Idle Hill Webcam.

School of Management Webcam

A traditional style webcam for this prestigious new building at the University of Bradford School of Management. The image is created by a network webcam and controlled on Windows Server 2003 by Active Webcam software The camera updates the page every minute, and also ftp's to wunderground.com to create a flash based timelapse of the past 24 hours. We also have a Canon EOS450D on site taking one photograph every 5 minutes, which is being used to construct a high definition video timelapse of the entire 18-month build schedule.

University of Bradford Main Campus Webcam

Originally setup to test bitrates for video streaming, these cameras are operated by the School of Computing, Informatics & Media. These feeds are from USB Webcams encoded by Windows Media Encoder and streamed out of Windows Media Services on Windows Server 2008.

Below: The south-east skyline of Bradford and Great Horton Road next to the University. The street leading off Great Horton Road on the right is Claremont - the birthplace of composer Frederick Delius* (1862 - 1934), noted for pieces including "Brigg Fair", "Koanga", "A village Romeo & Juliet" and "On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring". The tall building in the distance is the National Media Museum.Open in Windows Media Player.

Below: The view north across the city towards Manningham, Shipley and in the distance Baildon moor. On the right can be seen the University's Richmond Building, and in the centre the IPI (Institute of Pharmaceutical Innovation), Norcroft Conference Centre, and Institute for Cancer Therapeutics.. Open in Windows Media Player.

University of Bradford Flash Media Server

The latest trials involve Flash Media Server, as it is more compatible for users of linux and Mac based systems than Windows Streaming Services. Watch this space for additional live feeds coming soon!

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