Josh, is there a way to send updates of pictures to sharptools’ files? Here is the scenario I would like to solve. I currently send snapshots of the surveillance cameras to my WhatsApp account. Would it be possible to “send” these snapshots to sharptools, perhaps with a webhook? Failing that I am looking at uploading the pictures to a shared website as you posted above.
I would appreciate your consideration.
Theuns
A dedicated media host would be better suited if you need to send media updates.
Why do you need to send the snapshots to SharpTools rather than display them directly from the media surveillance tool?
Josh, thank you for responding so quickly. Our dashboard is a dedicated display to control just about all key tasks in the house. The room is sort of central to the house and to see who is pressing the door bell, or quickly see what is causing a noise at the back door, looking at the dashboard while activating some lights etc etc. would be more efficient. I am thinking of a scenario at, my wife alone at home, or maybe better said I am alone at home, (she can defend herself much better than I can hope to do). Back to the point, switching between applications to get a quick view of a snapshot is not really effective. My concern with a shared source is the delay between taking the snapshot, uploading to the service and then updating the dashboard. I was hoping that if I could send the snapshot directly to sharptools’s dashboard, the lag time is reduced. Alternatively I am also considering a second screen/device that can display only the cameras.
Another scenario would be to look at a snapshot on the dashboard on my phone while not at home.
I will see how effective the sharing to onedrive could work (mainly lag time), otherwise the separate screen/device might be the best solution.
Thank you once again for sharptools, it is the best dashboard system available.
Theuns
Does the source system offer a way to directly access the image snapshots?
Many surveillance systems let you access surveillance snapshots with a URL.