Is there a way to easily batch delete all generated videos attached to multiple events?
There's an easy way to "Create video for all matches" via the filter system, but I can't find a way to delete already generated videos in a similar fashion while keeping the events (.jpg's). You could manually remove all .avi's via command line, but I don't think that's the proper way to do it.
Batch delete generated videos from events?
Re: Batch delete generated videos from events?
Hi,
I believe the videos are not created unless ZM is programmed to do it (using a filter). The events you see are the sequences of images recorded if I'm not wrong.
Hope it helps,
PacoLM
I believe the videos are not created unless ZM is programmed to do it (using a filter). The events you see are the sequences of images recorded if I'm not wrong.
Hope it helps,
PacoLM
After more than 15 years, no longer using ZM as surveillance system.
Now in the dark side, using a commercial system...
Re: Batch delete generated videos from events?
@PacoLM -- you are correct, but I think you have missed the point of the question 
Given that the videos HAVE been created (easily) by a filter .... how do you delete JUST the generated video (.avi) without blowing away the whole event (DB entry and JPGs too)?
I don't think there's a ZM way to do it, and would be reaching for the "find /path -type f -iname *.avi -delete" kind of answer, if it wasn't for the fact I don't let ZM create the videos in the events directory in the first place -- I hint to FFMPEG that it should use another path totally
Given that the videos HAVE been created (easily) by a filter .... how do you delete JUST the generated video (.avi) without blowing away the whole event (DB entry and JPGs too)?
I don't think there's a ZM way to do it, and would be reaching for the "find /path -type f -iname *.avi -delete" kind of answer, if it wasn't for the fact I don't let ZM create the videos in the events directory in the first place -- I hint to FFMPEG that it should use another path totally
Re: Batch delete generated videos from events?
If there's no built-in way in Zoneminder, I think this might be the "cleanest" way to do it. This way, your .avi files to not get split up everywhere, but stay tidy in one directory. Only downside is, that you can't delete those via the web-interface at all any more. Thanks for the suggestion.mikb wrote:I hint to FFMPEG that it should use another path totally
Re: Batch delete generated videos from events?
In 1.25: Under Options/Images/FFMPEG Output Options I did this ...
-r 25 -q:v 1 -f avi -vtag XVID -g 30 -bf 2 -vf "hqdn3d,lutyuv=y=gammaval(1.4),unsharp" /mnt/place/for/cctv/zoneminder/videos/`date -d "-7 days" +"%Y%m%d-%H%M%S-%N"`.avi
The back-quoted date-time bit forces a filename that closely approximates the time the video was generated (7 days ago) due to the filter that says: If 7 days old AND archived, create a video. Triggering the above. But that's just me, you will have to adapt as you need
-r 25 -q:v 1 -f avi -vtag XVID -g 30 -bf 2 -vf "hqdn3d,lutyuv=y=gammaval(1.4),unsharp" /mnt/place/for/cctv/zoneminder/videos/`date -d "-7 days" +"%Y%m%d-%H%M%S-%N"`.avi
The back-quoted date-time bit forces a filename that closely approximates the time the video was generated (7 days ago) due to the filter that says: If 7 days old AND archived, create a video. Triggering the above. But that's just me, you will have to adapt as you need