Picture from ZM is really ugly.

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tiripon
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Picture from ZM is really ugly.

Post by tiripon »

Hi everyone,

I bought a Amcrest QCam IP3M952E which is in the support hardware list wiki.zoneminder.com/Amcrest_QCam.

Here is a sample of the picture I get from Zominder connected to it:
image01.jpg
image01.jpg (38.21 KiB) Viewed 2132 times
And here is the picture from the QCam Smart client app:
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image02.jpg (39.29 KiB) Viewed 2132 times
I was wondering if it is something I am doing wrong or if it is normal.

Is the QCam app connecting using a different protocol?
Or is my server not powerful enough?
Should I consider buying better Cameras or Upgrading my hardware?
(1 CPU 2.4Ghz, 1GB RAM and 1Ghz Network card)

The Camera is connected on the same 10/100/1000 switch as the Zoneminder server. The QCam is only 100 megabits.
I am doing lots of testing and this is the only cam monitored by Zoneminder.
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knight-of-ni
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Re: Picture from ZM is really ugly.

Post by knight-of-ni »

very common problem that is often discussed in this forum. Search: ffmpeg, tearing, distorted, corrupted
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asker
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Re: Picture from ZM is really ugly.

Post by asker »

Ugly? It's waviness is hypnotic and almost poetic. I wouldn't change a thing.
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