NOTE: Motion 3.2.12 has been released

videodevice

  • Type: String
  • Range / Valid values: Max 4095 characters
  • Default: /dev/video0 (FreeBSD: /dev/bktr0)
  • Option Topic

The video device to be used for capturing. Default for Linux is /dev/video0. for FreeBSD the default is /dev/bktr0.

This is the video4linux device name. Ignore this for net cameras.

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Option videodevice
Type String
Range Max 4095 characters
Default /dev/video0 (FreeBSD: /dev/bktr0)
Description The video device to be used for capturing. Default for Linux is /dev/video0. for FreeBSD the default is /dev/bktr0.
Group Capture Device
Topic revision: r2 - 16 Apr 2005 - 01:05:54 - KennethLavrsen
 
Motion - Config Option Videodevice
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