diff -u uvccapture-0.5/Makefile uvccapture-0.5.1/Makefile
--- uvccapture-0.5/Makefile	2011-04-17 20:26:22.000000000 +1000
+++ uvccapture-0.5.1/Makefile	2011-09-23 21:27:26.000000000 +1000
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 CC=gcc
 CPP=g++
 APP_BINARY=uvccapture
-VERSION = 0.4
-PREFIX=/usr/local/bin
+VERSION = 0.5.1
+PREFIX=/usr/bin
 
 WARNINGS = -Wall

diff -u uvccapture-0.5/uvccapture.c uvccapture-0.5.1/uvccapture.c
--- uvccapture-0.5/uvccapture.c	2011-04-22 18:19:57.000000000 +1000
+++ uvccapture-0.5.1/uvccapture.c	2011-09-23 22:25:19.000000000 +1000
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@
   fprintf (stderr, "-o<filename>\tOutput filename(default: snap.jpg)\n");
   fprintf (stderr, "-d<device>\tV4L2 Device(default: /dev/video0)\n");
   fprintf (stderr,
+	   "-b\t\tRun in the background\n");
+  fprintf (stderr,
 	   "-x<width>\tImage Width(must be supported by device)\n");
   fprintf (stderr,
 	   "-y<height>\tImage Height(must be supported by device)\n");
@@ -73,11 +75,13 @@
   fprintf (stderr, "-m\t\tToggles capture mode to YUYV capture\n");
   fprintf (stderr,
 	   "-D<integer>\tPre-delay before capture\n");
/*  fprintf (stderr, "Camera Settings:\n");
+  fprintf (stderr,
+	   "-W\t\tConstantly capture images during the pre-delay loop\n");
+  fprintf (stderr, "Camera Settings:\n");
   fprintf (stderr, "-B<integer>\tBrightness\n");
   fprintf (stderr, "-C<integer>\tContrast\n");
   fprintf (stderr, "-S<integer>\tSaturation\n");
   fprintf (stderr, "-G<integer>\tGain\n");*/
   exit (8);
 }
 
@@ -299,6 +303,8 @@
   unsigned char* imageWithDHT = NULL;
   int imageWithDHTSize = 0;
   int preDelay = 0;
+  boolean backGround = FALSE;
+  boolean preDelayCapture = FALSE;
 
   (void) signal (SIGINT, sigcatch);
   (void) signal (SIGQUIT, sigcatch);
@@ -325,6 +331,10 @@
       snprintf(outputfile, MAXFILENAMELENGTH, "%s", &argv[1][2]);
       break;
 
+    case 'b':
+      backGround = TRUE;
+      break;
+
     case 'd':
       videodevice = &argv[1][2];
       break;
@@ -357,6 +367,10 @@
       post_capture_command_wait = 1;
       break;
 
+    case 'W':
+      preDelayCapture = TRUE;
+      break;
+
     case 'B':
       brightness = atoi (&argv[1][2]);
       break;
@@ -410,6 +424,10 @@
     if (post_capture_command[0])
       fprintf (stderr, "Executing '%s' after each image capture\n",
 	       post_capture_command[0]);
+    if (backGround)
+      fprintf (stderr, "Will switch to run in the background\n");
+    else
+      fprintf (stderr, "Will not switch to run in the background\n");
   }
   videoIn = (struct vdIn *) calloc (1, sizeof (struct vdIn));
   if (init_videoIn
@@ -456,17 +474,45 @@
   } else if (verbose >= 1) {
     fprintf (stderr, "Camera gain level is %d\n",
 	     v4l2GetControl (videoIn, V4L2_CID_GAIN));
   }*/
   ref_time = time (NULL);
 
+  if(backGround)
+  {
+    if(verbose > 0)
+      fprintf (stderr, "starting the daemonising process\n");
+
+    verbose = 0;
+    pid_t pid = fork();
+    if(pid < 0)
+    {
+      fprintf (stderr, "Unable to daemonise the process\n");
+      exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+    }
+    if (pid > 0)
+      exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
+
+    close(STDIN_FILENO);
+    close(STDOUT_FILENO);
+    close(STDERR_FILENO);
+  }
+
   while (run) {
-    if( preDelay ) {
-      // allowing camera to adjust exposure
-      uvcGrab(videoIn);
-      videoIn->getPict = 0;
-      if (verbose >= 0)
+    if (preDelay) {
+      if (verbose > 0)
         fprintf (stderr, "Pre-delay: %d, sleeping...\n", preDelay);
-      sleep(preDelay);
+
+      for (int i = 0; i < preDelay; i++) {
+        if(run == 0)
+          break;
+        // allowing camera to adjust exposure
+        if (i == 0 || preDelayCapture) {
+          uvcGrab(videoIn);
+          videoIn->getPict = 0;
+        }
+
+        sleep(1);
+      }
     }
 
     if (verbose >= 2)