[Eclug] Video software?

So there's Asterisk if you want to do a roll your own PBX; how about if
you want to do a roll your own distributed video surveillance system?

I'm talking 5 different locations w/ 4-16 cameras per location, realtime
H.264 compression for centralized live viewing.

Is this type of stuff doable on Linux?  The wiworld seems to use stuff
from here:  <http://www.geovision.com.tw/english/index.asp>

I'd be interested to know what kind of systems the Casinos use, since
that's gotta be totally scalable.

Any pointers appreciated,

~Jason

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