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"Rear-view Mirror"

Discussion in 'Other PC Software' started by aspirin, 2014/10/17.

  1. 2014/10/17
    aspirin

    aspirin Inactive Thread Starter

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    Greetings!

    I work in an office where my desk faces a wall. I am looking for a small, freeware program that will allow my webcam to act as a "rear-view mirror" by placing a small window in the corner of one of my monitors, so I can see what's going on behind me. I don't need, or want, it to be fancy. It doesn't need to record or anything like that. Just be small and display the image.

    Any suggestions?
    (Windows 7 Home Premium)

    Thanks in advance!

    Brian
     
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  2. 2014/10/17
    retiredlearner

    retiredlearner SuperGeek WindowsBBS Team Member

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    Hi Brian, I just had a play with my MS VX2000 Webcam and by changing the resolution to 320x240 it closes the Desktop view down and I could move the window around the screen to where I wanted it.
    Unfortunately when I started to type - the webcam window minimizes to the Taskbar.
    So if you want to view what's going on behind you - don't do any work on your comp at the same time.
    Have to do some Googling to see if there is a program that will control it independently. Neil.
     
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  4. 2014/10/18
    masterroming

    masterroming Well-Known Member

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    Luckily there is a simple solution to that Neil:

    You can download a small lightweight program called "Always On Top" which allows you to set any windows to, (you guessed it), always be on top.

    Download link:
    http://img.labnol.org/di/always-on-top.zip

    You can set the program to boot at start-up and then just select a window you wish to always be on top and press "CTRL+SPACEBAR "
     
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  5. 2014/10/18
    Steve R Jones

    Steve R Jones SuperGeek Staff

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    Back in the day when I worked in cubicle city, we literately used the round automotive mirrors that we placed on our monitors... I started it in my department kind of as a joke but the idea spread like a wildfire.
     
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  6. 2014/10/18
    SpywareDr

    SpywareDr SuperGeek WindowsBBS Team Member

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