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First you need a regular
webcam with a capture button on top hooked up to your computer.
All web cams don't have the button on top, but you will need
one that does. If you have to open a program to take a picture,
it won't work, and chances are you will get no ghost pictures.
Programs are too time consuming and ghosts can appear and disappear
in one second. We used a regular web cam called "D-Link
DSB - C100" which has a live mode and a capture mode. The
frame rate we used is 30,000. We tried three other cams and they
were too slow and we couldn't get any pictures. When you first
turn the camera on you will get a live picture. On the top of
the camera is a little button where you can snap a live picture
of what you are seeing. After taking a picture, you should have
two pictures on your monitor. The live view and the picture you
took. You should be able to continuesly snap a picture and see
a new picture you took every second. If your camera is set up
this way, then you are ready to start taking pictures.
The room where you are trying
to take pictures of a ghost must be dim. If there is too much
light you will be able to see through the ghosts and you won't
get any pictures. If the room is too dark use a dim flashlight
around certain areas of the room. We did this with a few pictures
and were still able to capture their image. Experiment with the
lighting .
We are in a lighted room
but the hallway directly across from the web cam is dim. To take
pictures, aim the camera at the spot where your trying to capture
a ghost image and slowly move the camera at different areas in
the room, clicking on the capture button on the top of the camera
every second. At the same time keep an eye on the monitor at
the pictures you took. When you see a ghost image stop and save
it to your hard drive . If you don't see one right away keep
trying. There are days when we don't see anything. After you
take the pictures you can open them in a paint program. If you
see a faint image, turn the contrast up and see if you can see
the image better. Always save your original picture. Always evaluate
your picture after taking it and make sure there was nothing
that could create the ghost image where you took the picture.
You don't need an old house to capture ghost pictures. Ghosts
are all over. On rare occassions you can capture them in the
day time. Have fun.
We will not be responsible
if you see a ghost that frightens you or that causes you mental
problems or other health problems. A few people we know have
used this method and were terrified of what they saw and deleted
their pictures. Take pictures at your own risk. |
