# Minimal motion example config file provided by the
# Debian motion package - for basic webcam operation.
#
# You most certainly want to investigate
# /usr/share/doc/motion/examples/motion-dist.conf.gz
# for further configuration options. Also, refer to the
# motion man page and /usr/share/doc/motion/motion_guide.html
# for detailed information on configuration options.

daemon on
quiet on

# You may very well need to change this (check with 'dmesg'
# after plugging in your webcam)
videodevice /dev/video0

# Image size in pixels (valid range is camera dependent)
# CHANGE ME!
width 320
height 240

# This is what it was earlier.   I'm not doing motion detection, so I'm pushing it down.
# framerate 25
framerate 2

# And make the minimum gap huge
minimum_gap 5

# And two events are forever apart
gap 99999

#quality 85
auto_brightness off

# Initial brightness, contrast, hue (NTSC), and saturation
# 0 = disabled (valid range 0-255)
brightness 0
contrast 0
saturation 0
hue 0

# Encode movies in real-time (install ffmpeg before enabling)
ffmpeg_cap_new off

# Target base directory for pictures and films
# You should probably change this (create dir beforehand)
# CHANGE ME!
target_dir /directory/to/your/path/

# Define a port number (e.g. 8000) to enable the mini-http server
# 0 = disabled
webcam_port 0

# Set to 'off' to allow anybody (not just localhost) to view the
# webcam via the mini-http server (http://hostname:port)
webcam_localhost on

webcam_quality 50
# This was earlier: webcam_maxrate 8
webcam_maxrate 1

# Attaches .jpg automatically.
snapshot_filename picture
snapshot_interval 5

# Remove these to detect motion
threshold 99999
threshold_tune off


# Don't use my CPU so much, you hog!
low_cpu 1