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+aeonview
+========
+
+aeonview is a tool for automagical timelapse-video generation. it works as a glue between 
+different linux programs to produce videos of elapsing time. works best with webcam-images 
+from the net.
+
+sample:
+	http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnywvnjHpUk
+
+
+Needed components:
+- Python
+- curl
+- mencoder
+- lots of harddrive space
+- cron