Hi, Created it for my own use, but might be useful to others: a small perl script that uses vidcat to get a picture from the cam, then uses convert to add some text and date and time. Have a look at http://www.brijn.nu/Programming/ Bas ---- Bas Rijniersce Phone +31 341 550545 Oude Telgterweg 81 Fax +31 341 562940 3851 EA Ermelo http://www.brijn.nu The Netherlands bas@brijn.nu