Feature Requests from Users

Submit New Feature Request

This form creates a new topic for each feature request.

• Read through all the existing feature requests. Maybe it is already there. You are welcome to edit an existing feature request topic to add more or simply say why you also want the feature.
• Look at the RoadMap topic. Maybe we have already planned it.
• Make sure you read the MotionGuide. The feature may already be there.
• Remember that Motion is made 100% by a small team of volunteer people as a hobby project. If you want to code the feature yourself, it is more likely to be included. KennethLavrsen always reserves the right to reject a feature if it does not comply with the original idea of Motion or it will slow down or maybe even break existing features.

Topic name:	FeatureRequest2012x02x12x020106
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New Feature Requests

Submitted and not yet followed up on.

Headline	Submitted By	Age	Last Change
When saving snapshots outside target_dir, don't recreate the symlink lastsnap.jpg with every snapshot	VaclavBlaha	12	31 Jan 2012 - 13:13 VaclavBlaha
Create snapshot file in a temporary location and then rename() it to avoid reading incomplete image	VaclavBlaha	12	31 Jan 2012 - 12:53 VaclavBlaha
Image output type	PermadiWitjaksono	13	31 Jan 2012 - 00:47 PermadiWitjaksono
Foscam motion tracking	WikiGuest	198	18 Jan 2012 - 09:06 FFredHintze
ffmpeg_timelapse_mode, can 12 hourly be added	PE2BZ	28	15 Jan 2012 - 21:55 PE2BZ
rolling date/time stamp output directory name support	Alex Upton	401	20 Dec 2011 - 17:29 DocBrown
get last snapshot and video from control	GermanDeLaCruz	180	16 Aug 2011 - 14:54 GermanDeLaCruz
Problem to camera Crative	WikiGuest	213	18 Jul 2011 - 23:48 KennethLavrsen
color-valued mask files?	OliverLudwig	2091	12 Jul 2011 - 23:46 JonZeeff
additional HTTP logging	MoritzBarsnick	236	21 Jun 2011 - 12:26 MoritzBarsnick
More features to control for uvc cameras	WikiGuest	248	09 Jun 2011 - 15:25 SergTikhvinskiy
Virtual light sensor from the image	WikiGuest	468	25 Jan 2011 - 21:18 LaszloVarga
Non-modulo 16 Resolutions	WikiGuest	389	20 Jan 2011 - 02:40 BobBischan
computer vision	EdimilsonRamos	404	06 Jan 2011 - 12:58 EdimilsonRamos
IPv6 support	BernardB	403	06 Jan 2011 - 05:29 BernardB
video_fifo feature	TWikiGuest	1366	02 Dec 2010 - 16:44 RomanGaufman
Multiple detection settings/events per video input/thread	SanderEikelenboom	453	16 Nov 2010 - 13:37 SanderEikelenboom
different motion_detect resolution and capture resolutions	RichardWilliams	529	02 Sep 2010 - 11:21 RichardWilliams
Sentry addon or already exists?	IceDizzy	551	10 Aug 2010 - 19:53 IceDizzy
RTP/RTSP server	YannickDrolet	642	11 May 2010 - 20:30 YannickDrolet
Long Time motion detection/ Static or absolute comparison	RubenFuchs	667	16 Apr 2010 - 14:20 RubenFuchs
send webcam images with lower resolution	ChristianPort	889	06 Sep 2009 - 12:55 ChristianPort
Simple Value request	TheOtherBug	938	20 Jul 2009 - 20:58 TheOtherBug
stop capturing or close video device when there's nothing to do with the data	WikiGuest	939	19 Jul 2009 - 04:04 DeomidRyabkov
Directory input of JPEG files	TomWatson	1032	29 May 2009 - 23:26 SoleViktor
Maximum Treshold	WikiGuest	1007	11 May 2009 - 15:11 PeerTeer
Millisecond precision timestamp	LaszloVarga	1214	16 Oct 2008 - 15:12 LaszloVarga
Automatic VLC playlist	MatthewYax	1240	20 Sep 2008 - 18:52 MatthewYax
Encode mp4 or mov hinted movies	TWikiGuest	1263	29 Aug 2008 - 01:40 NestorAriel
Ability to lower motion detection fps	RomanGaufman	1368	15 Jul 2008 - 19:27 RomanGaufman
Camera Repositioning with a mask	GregSwift	2230	22 Jun 2008 - 05:15 GregSwift
Variables for cameraname and user	TWikiGuest	1356	27 May 2008 - 18:01 RomanGaufman
output_motion first, best, center	TWikiGuest	1368	15 May 2008 - 16:12 RomanGaufman
Compare current frame to earlier reference frame	TWikiGuest	1397	30 Apr 2008 - 19:37 DagErlandsson
recreate the minimum_gap option?	SaC?	1421	23 Mar 2008 - 14:34 SaC?
Add external audio channel	TrebolA	1426	19 Mar 2008 - 13:34 RomanGaufman
Set Receive Buffer size for Netcam	SimonW	1488	17 Jan 2008 - 22:21 SimonW
Movement blobs detection	KrzychS	1532	03 Dec 2007 - 21:37 JoergWeber
Split image view	AxelAmthor	2105	24 Nov 2007 - 20:19 AxelAmthor
motion detection on specific zones?	TWikiGuest	1686	05 Nov 2007 - 11:20 JoergWeber
Startup motion on demand	JpkaJ	1565	31 Oct 2007 - 17:06 JpkaJ
Http POST Support in netcam.c (Solwise PLA-14WCAM support)	JohnLines	1572	25 Oct 2007 - 06:57 JohnLines
optionaly disable event mask durning motion event	EvilPete	1767	04 Oct 2007 - 02:16 LeRoy
Custom Snapshot size	TWikiGuest	2047	30 Sep 2007 - 14:42 KennethLavrsen
Ability to output_normal the middle frame	ChrisJenks	1850	30 Sep 2007 - 10:25 JoergWeber
Very Large Precapture Feature	TWikiGuest	2234	30 Sep 2007 - 10:06 JoergWeber
Add images / mask to the output	ThomasBaluWalter	2172	01 Sep 2007 - 21:47 StephTheGeek
EDICAM IC-1500	JoergStickdorn	1790	23 Apr 2007 - 15:18 AngelCarpintero
Ignore none existant video sources at startup...	RyanFulcher	1773	07 Apr 2007 - 10:26 RyanFulcher
user defined lastsnap.jpg names for multiple sources...	TWikiGuest	1773	07 Apr 2007 - 10:14 RyanFulcher
Make motion even less processing intensive	TorstenEdeler	1876	27 Dec 2006 - 22:51 TorstenEdeler
When using multiple webcams, a option to limit access to 1 a time	VittorioPellegrineschi	2001	22 Aug 2006 - 07:09 VittorioPellegrineschi
time lapse video if motion is detected.	PyroMUC	2077	24 Jul 2006 - 01:34 EvilPete
Direction control	ChristopheMonniez	2047	06 Jul 2006 - 21:45 ChristopheMonniez
Network Camera with MPEG4 Stream	TWikiGuest	2053	30 Jun 2006 - 16:34 JaviPardo
Create symlink to last normal image as well	MagnusHolmgren	2078	06 Jun 2006 - 08:44 MagnusHolmgren
System signal to capture video when no motion is present	TWikiGuest	2241	30 May 2006 - 09:55 MikeMullins
Don't motion detect on every frame	MarkTranchant	2125	20 Apr 2006 - 10:53 MarkTranchant
Capture more frames after larger motion or motion within a defined area	TWikiGuest	2141	03 Apr 2006 - 23:13 TWikiGuest
Event frame conversion specifier	JoeBush	2141	03 Apr 2006 - 14:27 JoeBush
Passive Motion Detection for thread	AlfredoMarchini	2200	03 Feb 2006 - 14:56 AlfredoMarchini
Saving into different folders	TWikiGuest?	2222	03 Feb 2006 - 00:44 KennethLavrsen

Feature Requests Being Discussed

Feature is being discussed. Participate by editing the topic. You can simply use the comment field at the bottom.

Headline	Submitted By	Age	Last Change
threshold percent value instead of # of pixels	TrevL	714	31 Jan 2012 - 14:28 VaclavBlaha
Add Ogg Theora video support (perhaps replacing ffmpeg)	WilliamVolkman	2276	18 Jan 2012 - 04:23 MichaelLuich
EXIF information for pictures	Angel Vera	1910	18 Nov 2010 - 08:04 WimLewis
too dark image event	VladoStrenk	1187	09 Nov 2010 - 23:32 DazzConway
Contiguous pixels only in threshold test	RandyRusso	716	24 Mar 2010 - 10:41 AngelCarpintero
Show FPS in Text Features	FlorinAnton	769	07 Jan 2010 - 10:31 AngelCarpintero
dublicate stream	QmysjwxB8zhc25n?	864	06 Dec 2009 - 12:07 AngelCarpintero
Wait before capture	Willem, Netherlands	1068	02 Sep 2009 - 01:29 TheOtherBug
External trigger events	ChristopheMonniez	2047	31 Aug 2009 - 00:12 FlorinAnton
[[FeatureRequest2009x08x08x140847][]]	MarkO	918	09 Aug 2009 - 17:16 AngelCarpintero
Wildcards in "thread" param	OriolPalenzuela	1070	15 Mar 2009 - 16:21 AngelCarpintero
Thread Name	DickMiddleton	2168	15 Dec 2008 - 22:45 SimonW
super resolution	JonZeeff	1337	13 Oct 2008 - 08:24 SimonW
Support for Airlink 101 AICN500W	GarretteGrouwstra	1288	21 Aug 2008 - 04:19 GarretteGrouwstra
Priorities when motion detected	JujuSL	1322	07 Aug 2008 - 09:25 SimonW
video input from file.	BrandonHoult	1822	30 Mar 2008 - 08:06 AngelCarpintero
Allnet 2281 Camera	MichaelReuschling	1452	21 Feb 2008 - 13:43 AngelCarpintero
Filtering AFTER despeckle and IN-BETWEEN	KrzychS	1534	06 Jan 2008 - 20:38 AngelCarpintero
Adding MJPEG as a ffmpeg_video_codec option	KeithB	1681	02 Aug 2007 - 13:08 SimonW
Motion does not support multiple camera connectors on a single card	TWikiGuest	1898	05 Dec 2006 - 18:05 AngelCarpintero
Option to disable the link of lastsnap.jpg	MichaelK	2038	16 Jul 2006 - 18:24 KennethLavrsen
Improvement to hardware autobrightness	Mike Scott	2126	25 Apr 2006 - 15:50 MikeScott
Streaming intervals and sub-second timelapse	TWikiGuest	2221	29 Jan 2006 - 05:45 KennethLavrsen
Cropping	André Kroll	2364	29 Aug 2005 - 19:40 KennethLavrsen
Support for the VS-400 Video Switcher	GlennPipe	2509	30 Jun 2005 - 01:58 TWikiGuest
adding pixel_dif in the mjpeg stream	RobertH	2449	06 Jun 2005 - 19:19 KennethLavrsen
ffmpeg_video_codec xvid	TWikiGuest	2455	27 May 2005 - 01:26 AngelCarpintero

Accepted Feature Requests

Feature is accepted. Maybe in a modified form after the discussion. We do not yet know who codes it or who when it will be included.

Headline	Submitted By	Age	Last Change
Turning off motion detection.	WikiGuest	97	08 Dec 2011 - 11:01 AngelCarpintero
mirroring of saved images (not only rotation)	MarcoRogantini	2466	05 Nov 2011 - 18:05 OlegM
Using motion as a camera proxy -- disabling recompression of jpeg images	VyacheslavStetskevych	787	25 Mar 2010 - 13:59 AngelCarpintero
Cygwin Port (no v4l support necessary immediately)	TomBuaas	906	15 Jan 2010 - 21:58 HickDQuille
Changing colour+width of the locate box	TWikiGuest	1459	06 May 2009 - 15:57 JoergWeber
v4l2 better palette support	MainBadanSergiu?	1215	22 Oct 2008 - 06:48 BadanSergiu
Add "camera name" as config option, format specifier	TedTimmons	1338	15 Jun 2008 - 23:21 AngelCarpintero
Allnet ALL2201 IP Camera MJPEG not recognized	TWikiGuest	1826	19 Feb 2007 - 12:54 SimonW
External trigger when intensity goes below and above a limit	OlafReudenbach	2489	03 Apr 2006 - 22:48 TWikiGuest
Mechanism to query for updated motion statistics	PeterS	2306	18 Dec 2005 - 11:09 KennethLavrsen
for cctv - alarm/event is trigged if no video signal	Stephen Coles	2368	19 Aug 2005 - 21:06 KennethLavrsen
Grab just one image from webcam	RobertoSpadim	2474	05 Jul 2005 - 06:10 KennethLavrsen
Choose between getting jpeg or mjpeg on webcam port	RobertH	2477	24 Jun 2005 - 22:09 KennethLavrsen

Feature Requests on the Motion Roadmap

There is a plan for when it will be implemented and someone has volunteered to do it.

Headline	Submitted By	Age	Last Change

Implemented Feature Requests

The feature is implemented and available at least in a snap release.

Headline	Submitted By	Age	Last Change
motion-httpd authentication	TimurGatin	155	08 Dec 2011 - 10:56 AngelCarpintero
Migrating to libjpeg-turbo	WikiGuest	670	30 Oct 2011 - 18:27 AngelCarpintero
Basic security on streaming?	WeirdBeard	1001	13 May 2011 - 20:21 AngelCarpintero
start stop from browser	JaySmith	522	18 Sep 2010 - 14:34 AngelCarpintero
support for triggering external scripts	JasonHaar	644	25 May 2010 - 21:09 AngelCarpintero
simple http control improvements- password camera feed, no dumb port settings	MotionSickness	859	16 Nov 2009 - 05:07 AngelCarpintero
Coordinates area capture	EtienneChataignier	934	25 Jul 2009 - 07:47 AngelCarpintero
on_cameralost event	TheOtherBug	2137	08 Jul 2009 - 08:13 AngelCarpintero
More text location choices ( already implemented )	BigMac?	988	08 Jul 2009 - 07:57 AngelCarpintero
Video encoding to just FLV, instead of SWF	TimoTaskinen	1669	18 Mar 2009 - 14:53 RomanGaufman
<help> feature in HTML control	AxelAmthor	1546	11 Nov 2008 - 20:13 AngelCarpintero
Choose V4L2 palette	AngelCarpintero	1547	03 Jun 2008 - 19:41 KennethLavrsen
HTTP Keep-Alive for netcams?	SimonW	1847	25 Apr 2008 - 06:41 SimonW
Blanking frames	TWikiGuest	1519	13 Apr 2008 - 23:33 AngelCarpintero
Netcam Keep Alive	EvilPete	1830	29 Dec 2007 - 16:19 AngelCarpintero
Add support for Bayer image format	WillCooke	2509	19 Nov 2007 - 01:14 AngelCarpintero
Connection status of devices	AngelCarpintero	1922	19 Nov 2007 - 01:13 AngelCarpintero
Changing the user when run in daemon mode	KeithB	1638	12 Oct 2007 - 14:05 AngelCarpintero
Support of uvc devices using uvcvideo	EjnarSvejstrup	2136	31 Mar 2007 - 02:28 NivVaizer
Better daemon behaviour	MagnusHolmgren	2077	10 Oct 2006 - 08:46 AngelCarpintero
Visible detection pause status	DickMiddleton	2160	16 Mar 2006 - 17:54 KennethLavrsen
Port for Apple Mac OSX	RupertRoeslerSchmidt	2336	30 Nov 2005 - 07:51 AngelCarpintero
SQL event logging	TimWegener	2489	04 Sep 2005 - 16:51 KennethLavrsen
New conversion specifiers for the time an event started	TWikiGuest	2419	04 Sep 2005 - 16:43 KennethLavrsen
Ability to change size of text	TWikiGuest	2419	02 Aug 2005 - 23:16 KennethLavrsen
External Command on End of Event	JoergWeber	2509	05 Jul 2005 - 06:05 KennethLavrsen
Motion Output in the WebCam stream	SebastienFricker	2509	31 Mar 2005 - 23:13 KennethLavrsen

Rejected Feature Requests

The request is rejected. This state is also used if the feature is already in Motion or it is a duplicate of existing request. Discussion can continue even if request is rejected. We may change our minds.

Headline	Submitted By	Age	Last Change
Enable MOTION to process VLC's MJPG Streams.	KlausDeiss	943	28 Mar 2010 - 15:09 AngelCarpintero
Logitech Quickcam EP support with gspca_spca561 driver	HumbleMumble	726	21 Mar 2010 - 18:16 AngelCarpintero
Passing ffmpeg flags	RomanGaufman	1365	24 Oct 2009 - 02:20 RomanGaufman
Maskfile for the brightness	TWikiGuest	2374	04 Sep 2009 - 09:02 JosR
time offset for snapshot and timelapse capture	DavidCameron	1094	14 Feb 2009 - 22:14 AngelCarpintero
disable when dark	Michael Phillips	1094	14 Feb 2009 - 22:01 AngelCarpintero
Display System Commands in the text_left or text_right Function	RobertD?	1231	17 Oct 2008 - 00:28 AngelCarpintero
Create symlink to last motion.avi movie	FlorinAnton	1258	07 Sep 2008 - 23:15 AngelCarpintero
Text read from files.	TWikiGuest	2114	20 Jul 2008 - 04:10 AngelCarpintero
link multiple cameras	DavidSpuler	1312	10 Jul 2008 - 17:59 AngelCarpintero
Disable JPEG Storage	AndreasLindner	1413	01 Apr 2008 - 02:21 AngelCarpintero
User and password in webcam http	LudovicGomez	2207	30 Mar 2008 - 08:16 AngelCarpintero
noninteractive start motion as service.	EuvgenyShkrigunov	1833	30 Mar 2008 - 08:09 AngelCarpintero
Image output resize from original source video size durring jpeg compression?	RyanFulcher	1483	22 Jan 2008 - 08:57 AngelCarpintero
limiting max_simultaneous_connections	TWikiGuest	2153	07 Jan 2008 - 01:14 KennethLavrsen
HTML output on motion control	AxelAmthor	1541	25 Nov 2007 - 10:31 KennethLavrsen
A gui	ThierryC	1798	13 Mar 2007 - 07:40 ThierryC
cygwin	RobertoSpadim?	1941	07 Jan 2007 - 18:55 AngelCarpintero
Cron expression for disabling/changing parameters	LaurentBalthasar?	1881	19 Dec 2006 - 18:02 AngelCarpintero
Unique event numbers between restarts	Taco Scheltema	2335	21 Nov 2006 - 14:27 SimonW
Digital zoom	JussiJarvela	2033	21 Jul 2006 - 18:11 KennethLavrsen
Ability to distinguish/tag motions depending on location in the image	OliverLudwig	2092	01 Jul 2006 - 15:38 KennethLavrsen
netcam_url pointing to a .PNG file instead of JPEG	TeamLoser	2062	27 Jun 2006 - 11:15 TeamLoser
Generate an event or capture pictures when NO motion is detected.	MilanVanDeSwaluw	2066	23 Jun 2006 - 06:41 KennethLavrsen
Gandalf Library	TWikiGuest	2255	24 May 2006 - 06:25 KennethLavrsen
Change Log?	TWikiGuest	2114	01 May 2006 - 06:20 KennethLavrsen
motion detects diffrent motions	PatScho	2122	27 Apr 2006 - 06:12 AngelCarpintero
detection delay	TheOtherBug	2137	12 Apr 2006 - 19:51 KennethLavrsen
Web Server Cam Cycling	DickMiddleton	2180	27 Feb 2006 - 19:55 AngelCarpintero
Simple JPEG HTTP serving	TWikiGuest	2225	10 Feb 2006 - 14:15 AngelCarpintero
Date and timestamp in mpeg movie	Pete C. Bing	2220	15 Jan 2006 - 11:47 KennethLavrsen
Timelapse Daily	TWikiGuest	2264	20 Dec 2005 - 02:26 TWikiGuest
Digital Signatures for media generated by Motion	PeterS	2306	18 Dec 2005 - 11:02 KennethLavrsen
Grand Wifi camera ("raw binary dump" posted :)	PatriceGaudicheau	2290	18 Dec 2005 - 11:00 KennethLavrsen
Unique Camera Identifier	AxelAmthor	2306	14 Nov 2005 - 00:15 KennethLavrsen
Logging to syslog	AxelAmthor	2321	14 Nov 2005 - 00:12 KennethLavrsen
sample thread config	MadOnion87	2290	07 Nov 2005 - 23:00 KennethLavrsen
Triggering one thread depending upon another thread	RonaldoToledo	2331	30 Oct 2005 - 12:44 KennethLavrsen
output_normal, more options	MadsenWikholm	2302	26 Oct 2005 - 09:10 MadsenWikholm
Longer polling interval for netcams (modified low_cpu?)	DaveSmith?	2453	30 Aug 2005 - 15:45 EijiOgata
what about a time and date stamp	StephenColes	2368	29 Aug 2005 - 19:37 KennethLavrsen
Conversion Specifier for camera ID	Matt Addison	2380	14 Aug 2005 - 11:09 KennethLavrsen
VIDEO_PALETTE	OstrouhovZamir?	2393	10 Aug 2005 - 20:14 KennethLavrsen
better sysloging	EvilPete	2449	02 Aug 2005 - 23:18 KennethLavrsen
features to webcam server	RobertoSpadim	2452	05 Jul 2005 - 06:17 KennethLavrsen
[[FeatureRequest2005x06x01x171033][child process labels via ARGV[0] ]]	EvilPete	2447	24 Jun 2005 - 22:12 KennethLavrsen
Streaming MPEG4 to the webcam view	OrlandoAndico	2509	24 Jun 2005 - 21:54 KennethLavrsen
Virtual multicam webcam	DanToma	2502	24 Jun 2005 - 21:52 KennethLavrsen
Sound recording feature	OlegKhudyakov	2472	24 Jun 2005 - 21:39 KennethLavrsen
time record / no-record option	EvilPete	2448	01 Jun 2005 - 19:31 KennethLavrsen
adding pixel_dif in the mjpeg stream	RobertH	2473	29 May 2005 - 06:25 KennethLavrsen
adding pixel_dif in the mjpeg stream	RobertH	2459	29 May 2005 - 06:25 KennethLavrsen
make http servers into one http server	RobertoSpadim	2468	24 May 2005 - 20:33 KennethLavrsen
optimize capture	RobertoSpadim	2477	13 May 2005 - 06:16 KennethLavrsen
Nicer handling of writing out snapshot files	PeterS	2508	02 Apr 2005 - 09:27 KennethLavrsen
Logging of mpeg size in bytes/length in secs to SQL database	LukeRosenthal	2509	31 Mar 2005 - 23:23 KennethLavrsen
Forward looking algorithm	NicRoets	2509	31 Mar 2005 - 23:22 KennethLavrsen
FTP client	AlbertoG	2509	31 Mar 2005 - 23:21 KennethLavrsen
Indicator of Motion being captured	VictorRamos	2509	31 Mar 2005 - 23:17 KennethLavrsen
Time based motion settings	BevanColeman	2509	31 Mar 2005 - 23:15 KennethLavrsen
email - define sender-address in motion.conf	RupertRoeslerSchmidt	2509	31 Mar 2005 - 22:57 KennethLavrsen