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Re: Auto Focus (chuck elliot) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Sat, 1 May 2021 09:32:20 +0100 From: chuck elliot <c.ell...@pobox.com> To: Arrow22 <arro...@siliconmagi.com>, 'Motion discussion list' <motion-user@lists.sourceforge.net> Subject: Re: [Motion-user] Auto Focus Message-ID: <2aa7daf7-62fd-de53-4406-b7fc3dde5...@pobox.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"; Format="flowed" If you use this with >1 camera I guess you will need to work out a way to distinguish between different instances of ffplay so that you can stop the right one. There may be a way to retrieve the PID when started but I don't know it offhand. On 01/05/2021 1:46 am, Arrow22 wrote: > > This sounds like the best so far, I have the script playing a sound > for each cam > > I will start looking at ffplay > > Thank you > > *From:*chuck elliot [mailto:c.ell...@pobox.com] > *Sent:* Friday, April 30, 2021 1:56 PM > *To:* motion-user@lists.sourceforge.net > *Subject:* Re: [Motion-user] Auto Focus > > You can achieve something similar using the > > script option 'on_event_start' > > to run a script that uses ffplay to display the camera > > output and then stop it with 'on_event_end'. > > 'not elegant but it works ;o) > > On 30/04/2021 7:41 pm, Arrow22 wrote: > > First, I am using IP cams > > Second, vid_control_paramsdoes not have anything to do with the > webserver interface only camera fine tuning for picture/video > > Normally localhost:8080 shows all cameras in a video matrix block > > The autofocus function I want is when motion is detected on one of > the cameras, that camera?s video goes full screen > > End of motion event, back to 8080 > > Playing with a bunch of ideas but still not sure what I can do > after I hack this out. > > Can I publish the changes on my site? > > Does the GNU allow me to do this? > > Does the Original Author have to okay the changes? > > *From:*tosiara [mailto:tosi...@gmail.com <mailto:tosi...@gmail.com>] > *Sent:* Thursday, April 29, 2021 10:14 PM > *To:* Motion discussion list <motion-user@lists.sourceforge.net> > <mailto:motion-user@lists.sourceforge.net> > *Subject:* Re: [Motion-user] Auto Focus > > There is already a config called "vid_control_params" that > controls USB V4L cameras. If your camera supports turing autofocus > on/off - just use vid_control_params > > https://motion-project.github.io/motion_config.html#vid_control_params > <https://motion-project.github.io/motion_config.html#vid_control_params> > > On Fri, Apr 30, 2021 at 1:14 AM Arrow22 <arro...@siliconmagi.com > <mailto:arro...@siliconmagi.com>> wrote: > > Am I allowed to change the source code? > > I wanted to add another Flag called Autofocus=true/false > > It would ?full screen? the camera that detects motion. > > A function that would seem to be a no brainer in any > surveillance system. > > First time dealing with GNU not sure what I can do > > Thanks for any information > > _______________________________________________ > Motion-user mailing list > Motion-user@lists.sourceforge.net > <mailto:Motion-user@lists.sourceforge.net> > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/motion-user > <https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/motion-user> > https://motion-project.github.io/ > <https://motion-project.github.io/> > > Unsubscribe: > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/options/motion-user > <https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/options/motion-user> > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Motion-user mailing list > > Motion-user@lists.sourceforge.net > <mailto:Motion-user@lists.sourceforge.net> > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/motion-user > <https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/motion-user> > > https://motion-project.github.io/ <https://motion-project.github.io/> > > Unsubscribe:https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/options/motion-user > <https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/options/motion-user> > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Sat, 1 May 2021 09:37:23 +0100 From: chuck elliot <c.ell...@pobox.com> To: Arrow22 <arro...@siliconmagi.com>, 'Motion discussion list' <motion-user@lists.sourceforge.net> Subject: Re: [Motion-user] Auto Focus Message-ID: <e238337b-8c6e-952d-8648-0ca88852e...@pobox.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"; Format="flowed" Well the standard way is to make changes via a browser in the web interface. I guess you could backward engineer this dialogue with wireshark or something and mimic it from your script with cURL or something. On 01/05/2021 1:49 am, Arrow22 wrote: > > I responded to this before but wanted to ask about the webcontrol > > Specifically *webcontrol_parms 2* > > How can I send messages to any part of Motion with this at 2 and not 0 > > *From:*chuck elliot [mailto:c.ell...@pobox.com] > *Sent:* Friday, April 30, 2021 1:56 PM > *To:* motion-user@lists.sourceforge.net > *Subject:* Re: [Motion-user] Auto Focus > > You can achieve something similar using the > > script option 'on_event_start' > > to run a script that uses ffplay to display the camera > > output and then stop it with 'on_event_end'. > > 'not elegant but it works ;o) > > On 30/04/2021 7:41 pm, Arrow22 wrote: > > First, I am using IP cams > > Second, vid_control_paramsdoes not have anything to do with the > webserver interface only camera fine tuning for picture/video > > Normally localhost:8080 shows all cameras in a video matrix block > > The autofocus function I want is when motion is detected on one of > the cameras, that camera?s video goes full screen > > End of motion event, back to 8080 > > Playing with a bunch of ideas but still not sure what I can do > after I hack this out. > > Can I publish the changes on my site? > > Does the GNU allow me to do this? > > Does the Original Author have to okay the changes? > > *From:*tosiara [mailto:tosi...@gmail.com <mailto:tosi...@gmail.com>] > *Sent:* Thursday, April 29, 2021 10:14 PM > *To:* Motion discussion list <motion-user@lists.sourceforge.net> > <mailto:motion-user@lists.sourceforge.net> > *Subject:* Re: [Motion-user] Auto Focus > > There is already a config called "vid_control_params" that > controls USB V4L cameras. If your camera supports turing autofocus > on/off - just use vid_control_params > > https://motion-project.github.io/motion_config.html#vid_control_params > <https://motion-project.github.io/motion_config.html#vid_control_params> > > On Fri, Apr 30, 2021 at 1:14 AM Arrow22 <arro...@siliconmagi.com > <mailto:arro...@siliconmagi.com>> wrote: > > Am I allowed to change the source code? > > I wanted to add another Flag called Autofocus=true/false > > It would ?full screen? the camera that detects motion. > > A function that would seem to be a no brainer in any > surveillance system. > > First time dealing with GNU not sure what I can do > > Thanks for any information > > _______________________________________________ > Motion-user mailing list > Motion-user@lists.sourceforge.net > <mailto:Motion-user@lists.sourceforge.net> > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/motion-user > <https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/motion-user> > https://motion-project.github.io/ > <https://motion-project.github.io/> > > Unsubscribe: > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/options/motion-user > <https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/options/motion-user> > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Motion-user mailing list > > Motion-user@lists.sourceforge.net > <mailto:Motion-user@lists.sourceforge.net> > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/motion-user > <https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/motion-user> > > https://motion-project.github.io/ <https://motion-project.github.io/> > > Unsubscribe:https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/options/motion-user > <https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/options/motion-user> > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... ------------------------------ ------------------------------ Subject: Digest Footer _______________________________________________ Motion-user mailing list Motion-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/motion-user ------------------------------ End of Motion-user Digest, Vol 179, Issue 2 *******************************************