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by kevin186
Wed May 18, 2016 11:21 am
Forum: ZoneMinder 1.29.x
Topic: how do i enable onvif probe?
Replies: 1
Views: 5029

how do i enable onvif probe?

I just received a new $22 chinese h264 ip poe cam from aliexpress @ http://www.aliexpress.com/item/1280-960P-IP-camera-ONVIF-P2P-Array-camera-Outdoor-waterproof-with-IR-CUT-Night-Vision-Security/32345770947.html . I was able to configure it and use either h264 stream, with any of the 4 available res...
by kevin186
Mon Apr 25, 2016 8:06 pm
Forum: ZoneMinder 1.29.x
Topic: How many ZMC instances?
Replies: 6
Views: 3572

Re: How many ZMC instances?

I think pressing "shift h" will hide the threads in htop.
by kevin186
Mon Apr 11, 2016 12:27 am
Forum: ZoneMinder 1.29.x
Topic: [SOLVED] Can we specify the codec separately from the format for mpeg live streaming
Replies: 1
Views: 5888

Re: Can we specify the codec separately from the format for mpeg live streaming

Yes, we can. I realize that this was a difficult question because the solution was not well documented, or atleast not easy for me to find. Much digging, testing, and building from source led me to https://github.com/ZoneMinder/ZoneMinder/commit/04b8ecf0a70fc5deabe1d76da22e8c229cfb7926 line 435. You...
by kevin186
Tue Apr 05, 2016 6:27 am
Forum: ZoneMinder 1.29.x
Topic: [SOLVED] Can we specify the codec separately from the format for mpeg live streaming
Replies: 1
Views: 5888

[SOLVED] Can we specify the codec separately from the format for mpeg live streaming

I have been testing 1.29 on ubuntu 15 for a couple weeks and I really like it. Thanks guys. The recent release has inspired me to start rebuilding my old app and I am experimenting with different video formats for streaming to determine best quality vs bandwidth vs server load. As of a couple days a...
by kevin186
Sat Apr 02, 2016 6:32 am
Forum: ZoneMinder 1.29.x
Topic: Can mpeg live stream be .mp4
Replies: 1
Views: 1723

Re: Can mpeg live stream be .mp4

When trying the mp4 stream and monitoring it in Charles proxy, I notice that the response headers show application/mp4 and not video/mp4 just as the video immediately fails.
by kevin186
Fri Apr 01, 2016 4:06 pm
Forum: ZoneMinder 1.29.x
Topic: Can mpeg live stream be .mp4
Replies: 1
Views: 1723

Can mpeg live stream be .mp4

I have been trying different mpeg live stream formats such as swf, flv, ogg, webm, and mp4. Flv works fine when I use a flv streamer in my air app, and the others work in the browser, except for mp4. For reference, I am able to generate mp4 videos from events and view them in my browser(Firefox) wit...
by kevin186
Fri Apr 01, 2016 3:52 pm
Forum: ZoneMinder 1.29.x
Topic: Received RTCP_RR packet errors
Replies: 6
Views: 2574

Re: Received RTCP_RR packet errors

bbunge wrote:Could be that UDP packets are being dropped if you are using rtsp. You can force TCP by adding ?tcp to your souce line.
Does that force zoneminder to initiate a tcp connection or does it tell the ip cam to send data in tcp?
by kevin186
Fri Apr 01, 2016 3:45 pm
Forum: ZoneMinder 1.29.x
Topic: Monitor for online viewing
Replies: 4
Views: 2022

Re: Monitor for online viewing

I am trying to guess here, but do you mean that you want zoneminder to stop reading the ip cam video feed if nobody is actively using the gui front end and viewing the live feed?
by kevin186
Tue Mar 29, 2016 6:41 pm
Forum: ZoneMinder 1.29.x
Topic: Live stream preference mjpeg vs mpeg
Replies: 0
Views: 1165

Live stream preference mjpeg vs mpeg

As the title implies, I am curious about the live steam option that people prefer, mjpeg or mpeg. I have been successfully testing both options on my new system. As most already know, mjpeg uses less cpu and more bandwidth, while mpeg uses less bandwidth and more cpu, when comparing streams of simil...
by kevin186
Tue Mar 29, 2016 2:05 am
Forum: ZoneMinder 1.29.x
Topic: cpu usage for source ffmpeg vs remote
Replies: 9
Views: 9428

Re: cpu usage for source ffmpeg vs remote

I am curious why there would be multiple pids per process. I am not a linux expert, so maybe that is normal for the different. Just found out that is an htop thing, showing threads per process. Pressing shift h will hide the threads. But the cpu usage is still the same, of course. All 3 options app...
by kevin186
Tue Mar 29, 2016 1:24 am
Forum: ZoneMinder 1.29.x
Topic: cpu usage for source ffmpeg vs remote
Replies: 9
Views: 9428

Re: cpu usage for source ffmpeg vs remote

The following three source types are interchangeable: - ffmpeg - libvlc - remote/rtsp Generally, you should always use ffmpeg as it is the most compatible and most efficient. Note that you will get a performance boost if you change to 32bit colorspace. Thanks for the tip about the 32bit colorspace....
by kevin186
Mon Mar 28, 2016 11:59 am
Forum: ZoneMinder 1.29.x
Topic: cpu usage for source ffmpeg vs remote
Replies: 9
Views: 9428

cpu usage for source ffmpeg vs remote

After trying out version 1.29 on ubuntu 15.10, after following instructions https://wiki.zoneminder.com/Ubuntu_Server_15.10_64-bit_with_Zoneminder_1.28.1_the_easy_way and https://wiki.zoneminder.com/Ubuntu_Server_15.04_or_15.10_64-bit_with_Zoneminder_1.29.0_the_easy_way , I was able to get my old ch...
by kevin186
Tue Mar 22, 2016 11:45 pm
Forum: ZoneMinder 1.29.x
Topic: should new api expose settings in /zm/api/configs.json to user that has system setting to "none"
Replies: 2
Views: 1605

should new api expose settings in /zm/api/configs.json to user that has system setting to "none"

I was poking around with the new api to see what info is exposed, specifically ZM_PATH_ZMS, because I am thinking about rebuilding my app. I created a regular user that does not have admin access by setting system to "none," along with the other options set to "view." When visiti...
by kevin186
Mon Mar 14, 2016 3:08 am
Forum: User Contributions
Topic: ZoneMinder Client Mobile Application for Android
Replies: 49
Views: 39990

Re: ZoneMinder Client Mobile Application for Android

I just tried the old android app and old custom skin in a new install using ubuntu 15.10 and zoneminder 1.29 and it works, surprisingly. Live streaming 13 mjpeg streams. Maybe someday I will find my old code and rebuild the app. And sorry for never releasing my ios version, ran out of time to get it...
by kevin186
Tue Jun 03, 2014 3:43 am
Forum: ZoneMinder 1.26.x
Topic: VLC remote connection works well but does not work in ZoneMi
Replies: 1
Views: 1894

Re: VLC remote connection works well but does not work in Zo

I just had the same problem, but after reading a few posts and following some links, I found the info that worked for me. I used ffmpeg as the source type, and appended ?tcp to the end of my rtsp url like so :

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rtsp://123.45.67.89:554/user=admin&password=mypswd&channel=01&stream=0.sdp?tcp