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netcam_url

  • Type: String
  • Range / Valid values: Max 4095 characters
  • Default: Not defined
  • Option Topic
Specify an url to a downloadable jpeg file or raw mjpeg stream to use as input device. Such as an AXIS 2100 network camera.

Example of URL: http://www.gate.com/pe1rxq/jeroen.jpg.

Motion can connect to a network camera through a normal TCP socket. All you need to give it is the URL. The URL given must return either one single jpeg picture or an mjpeg stream. For the time being Motion cannot connect to a video stream such a mpeg, mpeg4, divx. The URL must return one single jpeg image or an mjpeg stream!

Also watch out that you do not use a URL that create an HTML page with an embedded jpg. What must be returned is the jpg picture itself or the raw mjpeg stream.

When the netcam_url is defined all the video4linux options are ignored!!

Motion can also fetch jpeg pictures via ftp. You then use the ftp:// syntax instead.

Comments

When will be supported H264 & MPEG4 stream ?

-- GuillaumeSimon - 10 Nov 2009

ConfigOptionForm edit

Option netcam_url
Type String
Range Max 4095 characters
Default Not defined
Description Specify an url to a downloadable jpeg file or raw mjpeg stream to use as input device. Such as an AXIS 2100 network camera.
Group Capture Device
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Topic revision: r6 - 15 Nov 2009 - 15:42:33 - AngelCarpintero
 
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