Video Capture

[STAYLinked]

Hi im not too sure if im in the right place, but i did spend over an over searching, but i guess im not using the right keywords. Anyways, i was looking for a source on how to add a video capture function to my website. Similiar to Youtube.

I've been led to RED5, which requires a home server, which i don't have since i am paying for my server. Im currently using ipage.com as my host provider.

All i want to do is have a way for my members to record videos , which are then saved to my ftp, thats it really.

Sorry if this is really newbish, never really attempted anything like this before.

[Eye for Video]

There are probably a lot of ways to skin this cat.
If all you want is for members to be able to record videos and upload them to your FTP, They could use the software that comes bundled with their Web cam to record the video or use software like:
http://download.cnet.com/WebCam-Monitor/3000-2348_4-10371995.html
Then make a password protected FTP account available to them so they can upload their videos.
This method is free and cheap.... but not very convenient.
To automate something like this you will need a server side application. Red5 is a media server, but not the actual application that would do the record and upload stuff. You would install that application on the Red5 server. Good choice... I use Red5 myself.
And that server would not be at your home, but rather on you web hosts machine. Normally to install Red5 on a machine, your host would require that you upgrade your account to a "dedicated server" level. Then you install Red5 and the video record/upload application there.
A second option for the record and upload part is something like PHPMotion:
http://www.phpmotion.com/
It too is open source (like Red5) but usually requires that you have a dedicated server.
So the place to start a project like this is by talking with your Web host. You do NOT want to try handle media server traffic on your home machine.
Another option is that you skip trying to handle it yourself and just use an existing site like YouTube, Vimeo
http://vimeo.com/
or some other video sharing site and then embed those videos in your web pages... not nearly as neat a solution as doing it yourself but much, much easier and cheaper.
Best wishes,
Eye for Video
www.cidigitalmedia.com