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Today's Topics:
1. 30 seconds missing in video (Mathias Koerber)
2. Re: 30 seconds missing in video (Ronnie McMaster)
3. Re: Port 8080 only 6 cams shown (MrDave)
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Message: 1
Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2022 09:57:28 +0800
From: Mathias Koerber <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Subject: [Motion-user] 30 seconds missing in video
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
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I have motion set up with the motion.conf below, and I find that
occasionally there are some seconds missing in a video,
which seems to happen when there is no action
(eg, one person exits the frame, there is a pause
of 30 seconds and then another person apprears in the same place)
With the settings below I would have expected the movie to continue
until it saw a 60 second (event_gap) with no motion (ie less than 1500
pixels changing)
I also get videos that are short (15 seconds or so at times)
What am I doing wrong?
daemon off
setup_mode off
log_file /var/log/motion/motion.log
log_level 6
target_dir /var/lib/motion
videodevice /dev/video0
width 800
height 600
framerate 20
text_left Door
text_right %t-%3v-%{fps}-%D\n%Y-%m-%d\n%T-%q
emulate_motion off
threshold 1500
despeckle_filter EedDl
minimum_motion_frames 5
event_gap 60
pre_capture 2
post_capture 60
picture_output best
picture_filename albums/%Y-%m-%d/thumbs/%C
movie_output on
movie_max_time 900
movie_quality 60
movie_codec mp4
movie_filename albums/%Y-%m-%d/%C
webcontrol_port 8080
webcontrol_localhost off
webcontrol_parms 0
stream_port 8081
stream_maxrate 1
stream_grey on
stream_quality 45
stream_preview_method 1
stream_localhost off
rotate 90
text_scale 3
text_changes on
auto_brightness 2
locate_motion_style box
locate_motion_mode preview
lightswitch_percent 80
text_event %Y%m%d-%H:%M:%S-%t-%3v-%q
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Message: 2
Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2022 20:00:29 -0700
From: Ronnie McMaster <[email protected]>
To: Motion discussion list <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [Motion-user] 30 seconds missing in video
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Event gap is why you ended up with two motion triggers combined into one
video. Though it is 60 seconds, your post_capture capture is 60 frames or 3
seconds.
Thanks,
Ronnie
On Mon, Feb 28, 2022 at 7:28 PM Mathias Koerber <[email protected]> wrote:
> I have motion set up with the motion.conf below, and I find that
> occasionally there are some seconds missing in a video,
> which seems to happen when there is no action
> (eg, one person exits the frame, there is a pause
> of 30 seconds and then another person apprears in the same place)
>
> With the settings below I would have expected the movie to continue
> until it saw a 60 second (event_gap) with no motion (ie less than 1500
> pixels changing)
>
> I also get videos that are short (15 seconds or so at times)
>
> What am I doing wrong?
>
> daemon off
> setup_mode off
> log_file /var/log/motion/motion.log
> log_level 6
> target_dir /var/lib/motion
> videodevice /dev/video0
> width 800
> height 600
> framerate 20
> text_left Door
> text_right %t-%3v-%{fps}-%D\n%Y-%m-%d\n%T-%q
> emulate_motion off
> threshold 1500
> despeckle_filter EedDl
> minimum_motion_frames 5
> event_gap 60
> pre_capture 2
> post_capture 60
> picture_output best
> picture_filename albums/%Y-%m-%d/thumbs/%C
> movie_output on
> movie_max_time 900
> movie_quality 60
> movie_codec mp4
> movie_filename albums/%Y-%m-%d/%C
> webcontrol_port 8080
> webcontrol_localhost off
> webcontrol_parms 0
> stream_port 8081
> stream_maxrate 1
> stream_grey on
> stream_quality 45
> stream_preview_method 1
> stream_localhost off
> rotate 90
> text_scale 3
> text_changes on
> auto_brightness 2
> locate_motion_style box
> locate_motion_mode preview
> lightswitch_percent 80
> text_event %Y%m%d-%H:%M:%S-%t-%3v-%q
>
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Message: 3
Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2022 19:57:50 -0700
From: MrDave <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [Motion-user] Port 8080 only 6 cams shown
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
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FYI
The method to have more than 6 cameras on the page is to change the
Motion configuration to have a different port per camera.? The 6 camera
limitation is based upon each server:port.
On 2/27/2022 8:57 AM, MrDave wrote:
>
> 1.? I did directly help the OP with how to resolve this.
>
> 2.? Help is good.? Statements such as "_/If you write an HTML
> correctly, then it will show all of the cams. /__/It isn't hard to
> do,/_" are not helpful.? They are indicating that the code is written
> poorly and causing this issue and since it isn't hard to do, then the
> devs must be...And this is also indicated by the references to version
> 4.1 rather than the newer versions.
>
> 3.? I definitely do not recommend going back to prior versions.?
> Especially if the camera is exposed to the web.? The newer versions
> use libmicrohttpd which is more robust and tested than the old C
> modules in Motion.? It adds https support and there is even a youtube
> on how to create a self signed cert so you can use https and not even
> have to pay for a cert.? It adds intrusion detection/lockouts to try
> to foil hackers trying to brute force into your computer, it closes
> other security gaps in the old modules and it also provides for
> multiple different image types.
>
>
> On 2/26/2022 1:33 PM, Ronnie McMaster wrote:
>
>> @Dave H. lol, I'm not the one having the problem. Definitely not
>> bluffing and also not uploading a screenrecord of my security camera
>> setup on Youtube.
>>
>> I'll gladly go back to not trying to help people, though. I've had to
>> fix issues on my own plenty of times due to no responses on these
>> lists over the years.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Ronnie
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Feb 26, 2022 at 1:11 PM Dave Howorth <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> On Sat, 26 Feb 2022 12:08:51 -0700
>> Ronnie McMaster <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> > Wait, you're holding back on helping the OP because you can't
>> create a
>> > simple HTML file?
>>
>> No, he's calling your bluff :)
>>
>> > Thanks,
>> > Ronnie
>> >
>> >
>> > On Sat, Feb 26, 2022 at 10:11 AM MrDave <[email protected]>
>> > wrote:
>> >
>> > > Ronnie.? I strongly disagree and I would challenge you that
>> you can
>> > > not write such HTML.? There is a fork button on github where you
>> > > can put your changes.? If you can not make such changes, then you
>> > > should not be making such statements.
>> > >
>> > > There is of course an easy readily available solution to the 6
>> > > camera problem without browser revisions but I think I'll wait to
>> > > see what Ronnie creates.
>> > >
>> > > MrDave
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > On 2/25/2022 11:26 PM, Ronnie McMaster wrote:
>> > >
>> > > "Server" Motion is a server application. I use Manjaro. I am sure
>> > > you can install an older version from source or set it up on a
>> > > device that isn't a rolling release and likely using an older
>> > > version.
>> > >
>> > > If you write an HTML correctly, then it will show all of the
>> cams.
>> > > It isn't hard to do, but isn't within the realm of this mailing
>> > > list.
>> > >
>> > > Thanks,
>> > > Ronnie McMaster
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > On Fri, Feb 25, 2022 at 11:08 PM Steve <[email protected]> wrote:
>> > >
>> > >> Ronnie, I appreciate your response but I'm still at a loss
>> on some
>> > >> points:
>> > >>
>> > >> Why is there a limit of 6 in any version?
>> > >>
>> > >> "Server" has several meanings. Are you saying I should run
>> an older
>> > >> version of Motion on different hardware? Perhaps you mean a 2nd
>> > >> instance of Motion on the same hardware? And Rob said he's
>> running
>> > >> an older "server" which is different than an older version of
>> > >> Motion in my mind. I'll appreciate it if you'll clear this up.
>> > >>
>> > >> What do you mean by "create an HTML hosting"? HTML doesn't host
>> > >> anything, it's a language.
>> > >>
>> > >>
>> > >>
>> > >> On 2/25/22 21:28, Ronnie McMaster wrote:
>> > >> > If using Arch, then you're on version 4.4*, which as Rob said,
>> > >> > only supports 6 cameras. Other LTS distros are running older
>> > >> > versions. If
>> > >> you
>> > >> > have more than one server, then you can easily create an HTML
>> > >> > hosting
>> > >> as
>> > >> > many cams as you want.
>> > >> >
>> > >> >
>> > >> > Thanks,
>> > >> > Ronnie
>> > >> >
>> > >> > On Fri, Feb 25, 2022 at 7:53 PM Steve <[email protected]
>> > >> > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>> > >> >
>> > >> >? ? ?First of all, thanks much for filling me in, Rob.
>> > >> >
>> > >> >? ? ?That sounds like a dodge for an answer, if you ask me.
>> If it
>> > >> > doesn't display right on the latest Chromium (and it doesn't)
>> > >> > then that is a server problem, IMO. Regardless, I'd sure
>> > >> > consider it my problem
>> > >> were I
>> > >> >? ? ?on team Motion.
>> > >> >
>> > >> >? ? ?Any idea what browser settings "need" tweaking to fix it?
>> > >> >
>> > >> >? ? ?And you say, "I'm still using server 4.1" I assume you
>> mean
>> > >> > the
>> > >> whole
>> > >> >? ? ?Motion package is 4.1 on your system, right? I'm on Arch
>> > >> > Linux and
>> > >> the
>> > >> >? ? ?way they package it there is no separate web server. Maybe
>> > >> > you built Motion from source code?
>> > >> >
>> > >> >
>> > >> >? ? ?On 2/25/22 19:12, rmbusy wrote:
>> > >> >? ? ? > Version 4.1 and earlier will display more than 6
>> cameras
>> > >> >? ? ? > without making any changes, on any browser I've tried.
>> > >> >? ? ? > With version 4.2
>> > >> and
>> > >> >? ? ? > later, it only displays 6, unless you tweak settings in
>> > >> >? ? ? > every web browser you use (if they support
>> tweaking).? I
>> > >> >? ? ? > brought up the
>> > >> issue
>> > >> >? ? ? > when 4.2 came out, and was told it was the browsers
>> > >> >? ? ? > problem.
>> > >> >? ? ? >
>> > >> >? ? ? > When I looked at the release notes, I saw they changed
>> > >> >? ? ? > the web
>> > >> >? ? ?server
>> > >> >? ? ? > between 4.1 and 4.2, which I attributed to the cause of
>> > >> >? ? ? > the
>> > >> change.
>> > >> >? ? ? >
>> > >> >? ? ? > Since I run 9 cameras, I'm still using server 4.1.
>> > >> >? ? ? >
>> > >> >? ? ? >
>> > >> >? ? ? > --
>> > >> >? ? ? > Rob.
>> > >> >? ? ? >
>> > >> >? ? ? >
>> > >> >? ? ? > On 2/25/22 15:55, Steve wrote:
>> > >> >? ? ? >> Hi, all.
>> > >> >? ? ? >>
>> > >> >? ? ? >> What is the trick to getting more than 6 cameras
>> > >> >? ? ? >> displayed with
>> > >> the
>> > >> >? ? ? >> default "All Cameras" display? I have searched the
>> docs
>> > >> >? ? ? >> and the
>> > >> web
>> > >> >? ? ? >> and I've not found any way to limit the number nor
>> > >> >? ? ? >> remove any
>> > >> limit
>> > >> >? ? ? >> but no matter how many cams I have configured and
>> > >> >? ? ? >> recording
>> > >> events
>> > >> >? ? ? >> only 6 show on said page.
>> > >> >? ? ? >>
>> > >> >? ? ? >> TIA
>> > >> >? ? ? >
>> > >> >? ? ? >
>> > >> >? ? ? >
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