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Re: So...WeatherUnderground is discontinuing webcams Dec 15 - options?
« Reply #75 on: November 19, 2017, 04:34:39 PM »
I signed up with webcam.io in Germany. Dead easy to set up the FTP on my Ambient IP cam, much easier than it was on WU. I'm back online and the free service is pretty good. The costs escalate for more storage, live feed etc, but not outrageous.

Here is my cam:
https://assets1.webcam.io/w/0zgAw9/latest.jpg

I did also but my webcam has been waiting for approval for about 3 weeks now. I am going to wait a bit longer and if they don't approve it I will close the account.

1 week wait for me so far.

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Re: So...WeatherUnderground is discontinuing webcams Dec 15 - options?
« Reply #76 on: November 19, 2017, 04:45:20 PM »
Just had mine approved.

I sent a polite email to contact@webcam.io, maybe that helped?
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Re: So...WeatherUnderground is discontinuing webcams Dec 15 - options?
« Reply #77 on: November 22, 2017, 12:52:47 PM »
I'll miss the webcams but considering recent reliability I've already missed them many times :roll:  Too bad they couldn't scale back rather than drop them completely.  Before the videos are gone I've copied a few "stormy ones" using the Chrome browser extension Flash Video Downloader.  The only one that was of some value though was the day of the 2017 eclipse but even then my cam was just outside the edge of totality - not real dramatic.

Thanks to an earlier suggestion in this thread I added my station to weathercloud.net.  Their webcam URL works well but you do need to host your jpg image somewhere.  I have it locally hosted on the old cell phone that also takes and captions the picture.  weathercloud.net grabs that image every 5 seconds when your station page is active.  That's fairly heavy bandwidth so not as nice as the WU hosted solution but it's better than nothing!  Maybe WU could at least do something similar.  Cam on weathercloud.net: https://app.weathercloud.net/d0448152449#profile
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Re: So...WeatherUnderground is discontinuing webcams Dec 15 - options?
« Reply #78 on: November 22, 2017, 01:06:20 PM »
So the webcam interval is hard-set to 5s?

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Re: So...WeatherUnderground is discontinuing webcams Dec 15 - options?
« Reply #79 on: November 22, 2017, 01:57:20 PM »
The only weathercloud.net webcam entry/setting I can find is for URL so yes, it looks like the update rate is fixed.
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Re: So...WeatherUnderground is discontinuing webcams Dec 15 - options?
« Reply #80 on: November 22, 2017, 02:08:39 PM »
OK, I will email the devs, we co-operate with each other,I can ask them if it could be added as an option

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Re: So...WeatherUnderground is discontinuing webcams Dec 15 - options?
« Reply #81 on: November 24, 2017, 08:12:11 AM »
OK, they will look into the possibility of adding the option to choose this

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Re: So...WeatherUnderground is discontinuing webcams Dec 15 - options?
« Reply #82 on: November 26, 2017, 10:59:18 PM »
WeatherTogether.net, a weather community I recently joined as an admin team and folded my weather community blog under, also has a webcams section on the site. We don't have the ability to accept webcams over FTP at the moment, plus we don't have an "official" webcam registration process yet. We are discussing this as a future option and are open to feedback concerning it.

In the meantime, if you're interested in being a regular contributor to WeatherTogether.net and join and create a blog on WeatherTogether.net and also want a link to your webcam featured on the webcams page, let us know. We'd want to do this gradually since we don't have a way to automate the process yet, and we'd be manually doing all the linking.

I'm also going to ask Earth Networks if we have any plans to either roll a personal webcams feature or team up with a site that allows us to ingest in personal webcams. Now that we've sold WeatherBug to GroundTruth and overhauled our executive leadership and tech teams with new personnel, we're in a better position to tackle some new projects, and one is (finally) getting the new PWS system out the door (plus WeatherBug's new owners will have access to the data). We're doing some other stuff with cameras, so I can find out what the interest is there.
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Re: So...WeatherUnderground is discontinuing webcams Dec 15 - SOLUTION!!
« Reply #83 on: November 27, 2017, 09:46:42 AM »
Good day everyone.  :grin: Since Weather Underground is leaving us weather station/webcam operators out in the wilderness, I've been researching other options.  I Happened across this link on Ambient Weather where they had posted alternatives to WU cams.  https://www.ambientweather.com/wundercam.html  I decided to give a couple options a try and found that Lookr https://www.lookr.com/ offered a free solution as long as you could post to a URL.  This is a world wide web cam posting operation.  They do have small ads that can easily be closed when viewing but I guess thats how they can provide the free service.  I used the URL to my camera and bam!  I'm up and running.  I posted the link in the status section of my WU weather station so my followers know where to go.  The good news is I've been communication with the IT folks at Lookr.  I asked if they could offer up FTP in addition to URL cam uploads.  The answer is YES,  if they get enough request.  They sent me 30 second survey.  If enough of you fill this out we will have free FTP uploads!  Here is the link: https://goo.gl/qYecdc Now its up to us to make it happen.  Here is a link to my Cam. https://www.lookr.com/lookout/1511274536-Whispering-Pines#action-play-day.  I also created a quick free blog where you can embed your camera with the quick and easy to use Embed tool located at the bottom of the image.  It also offers time lapse for 24 hrs, 30 days 12 months, lifetime.  Really cool. Hope this helps you all get back up and running.

Thanks,
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Re: So...WeatherUnderground is discontinuing webcams Dec 15 - options? UPDATE
« Reply #84 on: December 01, 2017, 11:43:56 AM »
UPDATE \:D/
I started running the test bed yesterday for Lookr.com.  It looks great!  I currently have it updating every 10 seconds.  Lookr IT folks have been a pleasure to work with. 
We have a good thing here guys and gals.  PLEASE fill out the two question survey if you want to FTP. https://goo.gl/qYecdc
John

Good day everyone.  :grin: Since Weather Underground is leaving us weather station/webcam operators out in the wilderness, I've been researching other options.  I Happened across this link on Ambient Weather where they had posted alternatives to WU cams.  https://www.ambientweather.com/wundercam.html  I decided to give a couple options a try and found that Lookr https://www.lookr.com/ offered a free solution as long as you could post to a URL.  This is a world wide web cam posting operation.  They do have small ads that can easily be closed when viewing but I guess thats how they can provide the free service.  I used the URL to my camera and bam!  I'm up and running.  I posted the link in the status section of my WU weather station so my followers know where to go.  The good news is I've been communication with the IT folks at Lookr.  I asked if they could offer up FTP in addition to URL cam uploads.  The answer is YES,  if they get enough request.  They sent me 30 second survey.  If enough of you fill this out we will have free FTP uploads!  Here is the link: https://goo.gl/qYecdc Now its up to us to make it happen.  Here is a link to my Cam. https://www.lookr.com/lookout/1511274536-Whispering-Pines#action-play-day.  I also created a quick free blog where you can embed your camera with the quick and easy to use Embed tool located at the bottom of the image.  It also offers time lapse for 24 hrs, 30 days 12 months, lifetime.  Really cool. Hope this helps you all get back up and running.

Thanks,
John Hartlove 
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Re: So...WeatherUnderground is discontinuing webcams Dec 15 - options?
« Reply #85 on: December 01, 2017, 02:33:25 PM »
Thanks for doing all this work/research WeatherNC...I just completed/submitted my 'survey' (yes, it only takes about 10 seconds unless you want to comment)

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Re: So...WeatherUnderground is discontinuing webcams Dec 15 - options?
« Reply #86 on: December 11, 2017, 06:39:19 PM »
Ok, so WU isn't going to discontinue the webcams now.  I wonder if their going to fix the ftp servers, or let them continue to work poorly.

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Re: So...WeatherUnderground is discontinuing webcams Dec 15 - options?
« Reply #87 on: December 11, 2017, 06:46:49 PM »
I posted in other thread nothing has changed. They allow 50 connections at once into FTP server so it's luck of the draw if you get a few images posted daily.

This is what I'm getting over and over.... 421 error for 2 hours straight. Same as before and reason I stopped sending images months ago.
 
Connecting to webcam.wunderground.com
FTP: 421 50 users (the maximum) are already logged in, sorry
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Re: So...WeatherUnderground is discontinuing webcams Dec 15 - options?
« Reply #88 on: December 11, 2017, 11:21:48 PM »
This is great news!

I have updated the text message on my webcam and I thank WU for making the right decision.

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Re: So...WeatherUnderground is discontinuing webcams Dec 15 - options?
« Reply #89 on: December 12, 2017, 01:08:58 AM »
I hear via WXQC that weather underground is putting web cams back online. due to the pressure that was given them. Way to go!!!! :-P
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Re: So...WeatherUnderground is discontinuing webcams Dec 15 - options?
« Reply #90 on: December 12, 2017, 12:56:52 PM »
After my Webcam.io trial ended, I reactivated the camera and my FTP functionality remained (on free account). I like the widget/link capabilities for the current image, and using that address changed my WU camera from FTP to URL, referencing the Webcam.io image.

Seems to be working now, as long as WU admins approve the updated camera.
https://webcam.io/webcams/m9kyqz
https://www.wunderground.com/personal-weather-station/dashboard?ID=INOVASCO174

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Re: So...WeatherUnderground is discontinuing webcams Dec 15 - options?
« Reply #91 on: December 12, 2017, 01:14:56 PM »
After my Webcam.io trial ended, I reactivated the camera and my FTP functionality remained (on free account). I like the widget/link capabilities for the current image, and using that address changed my WU camera from FTP to URL, referencing the Webcam.io image.

Seems to be working now, as long as WU admins approve the updated camera.
https://webcam.io/webcams/m9kyqz
https://www.wunderground.com/personal-weather-station/dashboard?ID=INOVASCO174
i am doing a one year membership. I can't get WU to reactivate my accounts or even with the new one, nada. 

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Re: So...WeatherUnderground is discontinuing webcams Dec 15 - options?
« Reply #92 on: December 12, 2017, 02:41:05 PM »
I sent email to WU asking them what they were doing?  Explaining FTP server only 50 users full all the time and now authentication failure.  I even added I wanted to fill the WXFORUM members in on what was going on. Probably guaranteed I won't receive any response.
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Re: So...WeatherUnderground is discontinuing webcams Dec 15 - options?
« Reply #93 on: December 12, 2017, 02:45:46 PM »
I sent email to WU asking them what they were doing?  Explaining FTP server only 50 users full all the time and now authentication failure.  I even added I wanted to fill the WXFORUM members in on what was going on. Probably guaranteed I won't receive an response.

Where I am,  I can send them weatherdata from my Davis unit which is where I was to begin with.  The Boomsky will send data but no pictures.  So I took the suggestion of webcam.io for my site and will go that route with my North and South cameras.  I have essentially decided that to FTP images to WU isn't going to happen for a while and I am comfortable with that,now , for me,  I have an alternate solution for my situation.

Sometimes the old saying in these parts, "You can't get something for nothing,"  applies here.  so  I have ahead of me to deal with Weatherlink2.0 sometime and WU now.

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Re: So...WeatherUnderground is discontinuing webcams Dec 15 - options?
« Reply #94 on: December 12, 2017, 03:08:25 PM »
I'm just trying to get answers for others. I have my own website ao no biggy personally.
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Re: So...WeatherUnderground is discontinuing webcams Dec 15 - options?
« Reply #95 on: December 12, 2017, 04:20:00 PM »
I'm just trying to get answers for others. I have my own website ao no biggy personally.

must a done some good bada bork bada wham,  got me webcam pictures and others in my area have cam pics.    I just know I will never
again have to worry about wu webcam working now that they are fixed.     
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Re: So...WeatherUnderground is discontinuing webcams Dec 15 - options?
« Reply #96 on: December 12, 2017, 04:27:35 PM »
I'm just trying to get answers for others. I have my own website ao no biggy personally.

must a done some good bada bork bada wham,  got me webcam pictures and others in my area have cam pics.    I just know I will never
again have to worry about wu webcam working now that they are fixed.     

Yep just checked FTP is working again....Maybe it will start working
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Re: So...WeatherUnderground is discontinuing webcams Dec 15 - options?
« Reply #97 on: December 12, 2017, 05:11:13 PM »
WU Webcams are up!  =D> Just got an Email from support (William) that the login was messed up.  wrote me an hour later and asked me to try again.  Image is posting!
FTP test reads the following..
Reply: 220-You are user number 372 of 10000 allowed.
Reply: 220-Local time is now 22:09. Server port: 21.
Reply: 220-This is a private system - No anonymous login
Reply: 220 You will be disconnected after 60 seconds of inactivity.
Command: CLNT https://ftptest.net on behalf of 47.35.232.241
Reply: 530 You aren't logged in
Command: USER jhartloveCAM1
Reply: 331 User jhartloveCAM1 OK. Password required
Command: PASS ********

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Re: So...WeatherUnderground is discontinuing webcams Dec 15 - options?
« Reply #98 on: December 14, 2017, 07:46:32 AM »
Well yesterday my WU camera activity updated from "Awaiting approval" to "no", so it seems the admins rejected the webcam.io link? I update to webcam.io every 300s so possibly a software issue with WU set to 300s also? Updated WU to 310s to eliminate possible duplicate images and am now again "awaiting approval".

This may be the last straw with WU cameras......

After my Webcam.io trial ended, I reactivated the camera and my FTP functionality remained (on free account). I like the widget/link capabilities for the current image, and using that address changed my WU camera from FTP to URL, referencing the Webcam.io image.

Seems to be working now, as long as WU admins approve the updated camera.
https://webcam.io/webcams/m9kyqz
https://www.wunderground.com/personal-weather-station/dashboard?ID=INOVASCO174

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Re: So...WeatherUnderground is discontinuing webcams Dec 15 - options?
« Reply #99 on: December 14, 2017, 09:41:28 AM »
Same here. I read that it will say "rejected" if in fact your image is rejected. I got a "no" also so naturally I blamed myself because WU is perfect in all ways. So I made a change to my homepage URL and am back to "awaiting approval". When will I learn that WU is a complete mess and to not react every time there is an issue?

 

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