Motion Support

The Motion Wiki Support pages are here for you if you have a technical question or any question about the use of Motion. Motion is free software and does not include support, so please do not contact the developers directly if you have installation questions. This support web is for Motion users by Motion users.

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Headline	Age	Last Change
Only save picture on area_detect	2352	22 Jun 2017 - 20:45 RomanR
Wansview K2 (720p Wireless IP Camera) Support	2384	21 May 2017 - 23:14 JohnLaboe
How to record video at the same time	2436	30 Mar 2017 - 20:32 JoPitts
Motion and ComOnyx CO-L221 camera	2443	23 Mar 2017 - 13:36 RamilMukhtarov
Access-Control-Allow-Origin	2446	21 Mar 2017 - 08:17 SuburSubekti
Single JPEG image using HTTP	2450	17 Mar 2017 - 07:24 JermyHollew32332
Led webcam Logitech does not turn on	2474	20 Feb 2017 - 16:22 NicoMesa
Invalid netcam_url (rtsp://192.168.1.43:554/11) - why?	2498	27 Jan 2017 - 21:08 HennerK
Can't get a correct video, only few frames	2500	25 Jan 2017 - 19:07 FloD
no videostream on html page	2501	24 Jan 2017 - 21:38 ThaninSchultheis
Hikvision IP POE Camera Support ????	2516	10 Jan 2017 - 08:58 DazzConway
web server access logs?	2523	02 Jan 2017 - 17:42 RobertPellegrini
multiple network camera	2572	15 Nov 2016 - 08:34 RaffaeleDebbi
External program to pipe raw video to	2572	14 Nov 2016 - 20:30 RicardoBirwe
How do I trim pictures just detect area	2576	11 Nov 2016 - 05:13 YushinSuzuki
Motion + debian 8.5 + logitech c270	2616	01 Oct 2016 - 18:22 GenaBaklofen
Web cam specifics info.	2645	02 Sep 2016 - 16:54 DavidHorner
How to update to latest Version of MOTION & MOTIONEYE?	2657	21 Aug 2016 - 15:14 WolframFischer
TP-Link NC-200 almost works	2675	03 Aug 2016 - 14:50 SvenWallage
Motion captures corrupted image	2680	29 Jul 2016 - 17:46 MishaBirman
Motion CORS	2711	29 Jun 2016 - 07:52 KimMinSu
how to connect to motion via ipv6	2728	12 Jun 2016 - 11:57 JanSundermeyer
Zmodo DVR (H.264)	2733	06 Jun 2016 - 19:49 BillS
Motion doesn't resolve .local netcam_url	2748	22 May 2016 - 14:54 DanielFarfan
ffmpeg version	2750	21 May 2016 - 10:38 RiccardoB
Cannot add IP camera to motion eye	2760	11 May 2016 - 01:59 BryceLunt
parameters from motion.conf not available	2776	24 Apr 2016 - 12:29 VavinCavent
Foscam FI9803P V2 - Not able to get image	2782	18 Apr 2016 - 13:01 ManuelBesoain
Can motion create animated GIFs?	2792	09 Apr 2016 - 03:43 ZamarAcido
Exact Capture Time	2794	06 Apr 2016 - 20:13 GatorY
Output debug pictures	2795	06 Apr 2016 - 11:33 StuartBloom
Command Of motion	2819	12 Mar 2016 - 17:05 JeanEude
Watchdog timeout using more than 4 cameras on 8 channel tw68 card	2830	01 Mar 2016 - 20:23 TonySimpson
Motion video capture pauses exactly once every second	2836	24 Feb 2016 - 18:09 JewbixCube
Motion unable to open video device	2848	13 Feb 2016 - 08:30 AllanBogh
Frame Rate?	2851	10 Feb 2016 - 09:28 SteffenEwald
Adjusting webcam settings before motion thread grabs camera	2854	09 Feb 2016 - 17:14 IaMalcolm
Motion gives me distorted colores	2878	08 Feb 2016 - 10:27 IaMalcolm
Can't make motion do a simple beep (bel)	2862	29 Jan 2016 - 17:53 JonBaker
motion detects a "motion" every time it is started	2865	26 Jan 2016 - 16:44 MarkMiller31
Installation Failing	2869	22 Jan 2016 - 15:30 MattDunn
web srever connection question	2880	11 Jan 2016 - 18:57 BilskerBoo
Configuring Motion	2882	10 Jan 2016 - 00:07 CarlHart
Gate opening with Raspberry Pi, motion and OpenALPR	2885	06 Jan 2016 - 19:51 RaymondWarichet
Detection on slow turning boat; maximal threshold	2903	27 Dec 2015 - 06:35 MdFigley
The high speed of the video stream using a codec mov.	2898	24 Dec 2015 - 13:43 AlexanderYakovlev
Fail to call bash file from motion.conf	2914	17 Dec 2015 - 11:27 JuanPita
Mask file	2922	11 Dec 2015 - 03:06 SethD
Everything works except webcam port and motion detection	2915	07 Dec 2015 - 22:22 DavidPowell
HTTP API raw output?	2916	06 Dec 2015 - 18:29 SethD
AutoStartDaemonProducesNoVideoOutput	2918	04 Dec 2015 - 20:50 WayneGregori
Motion differences	2934	30 Nov 2015 - 14:21 StuartBloom
Configuration tolerance for network loss	2932	30 Nov 2015 - 04:21 MrDave
Alternate ffmpeg output	2978	22 Nov 2015 - 18:54 MrDave
Server returned 401 Unauthorized (authorization failed)	2974	22 Nov 2015 - 18:52 MrDave
Running external commands "in the background"?	2971	22 Nov 2015 - 18:40 MrDave
LaView LV-CDP6014 network camera	2970	22 Nov 2015 - 18:37 MrDave
Mac OS X support	2948	22 Nov 2015 - 17:31 MrDave
IPC ipcam trouble to connect with motion	2952	22 Nov 2015 - 17:15 MrDave
Problem with access right to target directory	2967	16 Oct 2015 - 16:00 PuckeyP
Motion installation error on Intel Edison	2971	12 Oct 2015 - 12:32 FalakDesai
Configure Network IP Cam with Raspberry Pi as DVR	2981	04 Oct 2015 - 17:23 DouglasHurd
image is smaller than specified	2989	24 Sep 2015 - 20:04 DieterB
CORS and motion	2999	15 Sep 2015 - 11:53 FranceTittu
Captured flv files playback ways to fast	3009	04 Sep 2015 - 21:02 MarkusK
Is it possible to track one stream for motion and record another on detection	3045	04 Sep 2015 - 20:59 MarkusK
Launching a script	3024	21 Aug 2015 - 03:29 DvrHax
Can't use other resolution other than 352x288 with yuvy pallete	3025	20 Aug 2015 - 10:00 JonathanRahardjo
Authentication error with RTSP	3048	27 Jul 2015 - 18:56 DanielLettau
motion_init: Error capturing first image	3056	19 Jul 2015 - 17:08 KlingC
connection problem	3060	15 Jul 2015 - 12:17 KarstenDarre
Daily time-lapse video only records 16-18 hours	3063	13 Jul 2015 - 03:40 PaulMcCarthy
.mov files is not created	3066	10 Jul 2015 - 13:05 CarloOrecchia
on_motion_end not working	3077	28 Jun 2015 - 23:48 FlyingPersian
unrecognized image header, choppy image	3085	21 Jun 2015 - 08:16 DonAitken
motion segfaults in ffmpeg	3131	15 Jun 2015 - 19:51 MarcinJurkowski
Record multiple cameras on any motion to one mpeg	3091	15 Jun 2015 - 10:25 FlashT
Foscam fi8910w connection issue	3094	11 Jun 2015 - 15:59 XybotSmith
Motion segfaults when image size width=640 keight=480	3097	08 Jun 2015 - 17:43 LinuxLearner
on_event_end script log error missing	3119	17 May 2015 - 17:08 GilbertWilliams
integration with C program	3121	15 May 2015 - 19:52 SetuGupta
ffmpeg Pipe vs. Library	3130	07 May 2015 - 01:51 ChrisConner
Debian 8 jessie,	3131	05 May 2015 - 18:05 IgorLimonov
Logitech QuickCam not working	3135	02 May 2015 - 07:45 BartChaltin
external data source for text display	3138	28 Apr 2015 - 14:48 KeithSchmitt
Green screen only from Wanscam.	3144	22 Apr 2015 - 18:51 JamesRoots
Timelapse video broken again by ffmpeg upgrade (to 2.2.14)	3144	22 Apr 2015 - 12:27 StefanBruda
Motion-trunk does not save all images	3677	22 Apr 2015 - 08:50 DavidRobb
--sysconfdir configure parameter specifies both config file install dir AND search dir.	3217	09 Feb 2015 - 05:57 AlanFord
How to get less sensitive to fluctuations of brightness	3331	17 Oct 2014 - 13:09 RoBra81
daemon removal	3332	16 Oct 2014 - 21:10 GerhardW
Targeting system for Raspberry Pi	3346	03 Oct 2014 - 01:01 ChrisHinshaw
Edit HTML Motion Configuration	3348	30 Sep 2014 - 18:28 NandaSamudera
milli/nano seconds	3422	18 Jul 2014 - 23:24 JoshuaPeluso
How to record all the time and save a image when a motion ocurs	3465	05 Jun 2014 - 23:39 GoekhanSevo
Bug for using Postgresql	3478	24 May 2014 - 05:57 AlanLai
Smart mask and static mask	3488	13 May 2014 - 13:09 KyuzoUzumaki
Exporting Coordinates	3494	07 May 2014 - 17:43 HenriqueAndrade
increase fps in timelaps	3513	18 Apr 2014 - 20:10 VitoAmmirata
Motion capture jpg contains interframe frame line offset	3515	16 Apr 2014 - 18:59 GlennTelleed
Motion with 2 cameras, only one works	3515	16 Apr 2014 - 17:08 PanosXatzi
Movie record quality bad	3633	15 Apr 2014 - 20:55 DirkHilges
on_movie_end doesen't work	3903	08 Apr 2014 - 13:26 DavidPowell
Detection from multiple cameras simulteanusly	3532	08 Apr 2014 - 10:31 DazzConway
Problems controling motion via cron - bug?	3533	30 Mar 2014 - 07:40 ReggieNoo
Is it possible to record or capture IP Camera using motion in realtime ?	3534	29 Mar 2014 - 02:52 IrvanKro
Snapshots get overwritten if interval < 10s	3535	27 Mar 2014 - 15:38 EnzoBrands
svn trunk motion + git trunk ffmpeg + Ubuntu 10.04	3545	26 Mar 2014 - 13:06 KarelH
Watchdog timeout httpd	3538	25 Mar 2014 - 07:52 CharlesMoyes
Increase motion detection speed	3541	22 Mar 2014 - 04:31 HunterHu
possible race with 2 stk1160 USB devices	3551	11 Mar 2014 - 18:58 PratFall
Slow MPEG Record	3577	14 Feb 2014 - 10:35 AlexKirchner
AXIS 207 Network Camera	3580	11 Feb 2014 - 10:16 B0ssK4ra
Trying to build on CentOS 6.4 - compiler throwing errors	3605	08 Feb 2014 - 15:20 MikePort
Using motion with stream from VLC	3586	04 Feb 2014 - 19:27 GustavoCampos
Screen variables	3588	02 Feb 2014 - 21:31 AugustoVelasco
Video pictures very dark and cannot increase brightness	3589	02 Feb 2014 - 09:16 ReggieNoo
couldn't get IP-Cam L-Series working with motion	3592	01 Feb 2014 - 06:22 MichaelPlagmann
Can motion read from standard input / pipe / file instead of the video device ?	3599	23 Jan 2014 - 06:55 AndySen
myfopen: Error opening file | put_picture: Can't write picture to file	3609	13 Jan 2014 - 03:25 RaulFenossi
Two Questions about Motion on Raspberry Pi (x.264 and FFMPEG)	3610	11 Jan 2014 - 15:02 MattMoore
Motion with Logitech cam works for the first time, the second always fails	4325	27 Dec 2013 - 09:43 TosiaraT
Please Adjust Webcam Server to Work with Chrome	3626	26 Dec 2013 - 17:05 DavidRadin
What are the default Saturation, Contrast and Hue values?	3638	15 Dec 2013 - 05:19 StevenD
Command line options for reconfiguring motion	3645	08 Dec 2013 - 10:19 AravindI
delete file.avi file.jpeg	3657	28 Nov 2013 - 01:50 AmriAm
Camera IP Wanscam JW0008 (Motion OK); JW0011 esterna (Motion KO!)	3659	24 Nov 2013 - 15:29 DanieleModica
H264 support in "v4l2_palette"-option?	3677	06 Nov 2013 - 09:45 AndreiAlexsson
What does emulate_motion do?	3677	05 Nov 2013 - 18:35 AndrewK
Threshold for movies in seconds	3677	05 Nov 2013 - 16:14 ThomasKuczek
No motion detected in netcam (Axis) though motion previously detected in webcam	3683	31 Oct 2013 - 02:48 WillStewart
motion works, but does not show stream	3743	29 Oct 2013 - 17:24 DavidRadin
Duplicate and blank webcams in multi camera setup.	3701	15 Oct 2013 - 14:25 JohnBadger
nph-mjprox won't refresh	3704	10 Oct 2013 - 10:14 DavidKjoeller
Help me with setting	3722	21 Sep 2013 - 19:47 KirsSysh
Cannot view motion streaming images in browser	3722	21 Sep 2013 - 18:08 JasonYang
record all images. attach to mail only the best one.	3725	19 Sep 2013 - 11:48 ChristopheC
Camera D-Link 932L	3730	14 Sep 2013 - 11:02 AlbertBufias
What determines when the %v (event) counter resets?	3745	29 Aug 2013 - 18:38 KeeganMorrison
Digitemp and Motion	3747	28 Aug 2013 - 05:54 AkulovMikhail
Add webcam_authentication feature - just like control_authentication	3750	25 Aug 2013 - 04:24 JoeMotionMan
How to reduce false motion alarms	3755	19 Aug 2013 - 15:04 LawrenceChiu
Motion shows the bottom of the image gray	3758	16 Aug 2013 - 17:46 LuisMunster
Is there any Support Here	3758	16 Aug 2013 - 15:03 LynnPaskett
on_event_end not executing script	3760	15 Aug 2013 - 03:50 LynnPaskett
Motion Crashes. No logs...	3762	12 Aug 2013 - 22:00 KesanoKX
Panasonic IP Cam Support	3774	31 Jul 2013 - 20:18 JustinPoiroux
text_left	3774	31 Jul 2013 - 16:32 StanBruyn
Overlay text on webcam-server stream	3774	31 Jul 2013 - 14:58 StanBruyn
Hosting webcam with nginx on RPi	3789	16 Jul 2013 - 20:05 BeeMan
Autobrightness does not work on two USB cameras	3794	12 Jul 2013 - 08:58 RobbertBen
No longer able to record timelapse video	3794	12 Jul 2013 - 07:03 StefanBruda
RTSP Support	3796	09 Jul 2013 - 22:58 GerardoCaudillo
ffmpeg_open: avcodec_open - could not open codec mpeg4	3798	07 Jul 2013 - 19:12 UweWeng
on_motion_detected not working	3801	04 Jul 2013 - 14:52 TyY
Differences in behaviour between daemon and non daemon modes	3828	07 Jun 2013 - 18:37 GlennT
How can I hide defined image area	3846	20 May 2013 - 16:28 UweHeidrich
X-Y coordinates	3858	09 May 2013 - 05:51 JasonRStockton
Get info where the motion was detected	3858	08 May 2013 - 13:41 MatthiasHeise
Video recording start 1 min after motion has detected	3868	28 Apr 2013 - 14:04 YimengNiu
movie_filename with directories generating weird characters in directory names	3876	20 Apr 2013 - 22:22 RichardBlundell
Timelapse movies from 1280 * 720 IP cam mostly can not be viewed	3907	20 Mar 2013 - 20:05 BenZandstra
Starting motion only during the day	3913	15 Mar 2013 - 05:33 RodoDendron
webcam restarting and patrol movement should not be detected	3917	11 Mar 2013 - 02:17 LuisOrtega
Mition terminating from permission issue but have full (777) writes to target_dir	3941	14 Feb 2013 - 14:36 JasonKumpf
Code insertion	3949	06 Feb 2013 - 20:32 YannTripet
Picture corruption, 'setup_mode on', 2 Logitech QuickCams	4657	24 Jan 2013 - 20:29 DazzConway
Adjusting resolution from 640x480 to 176x144 - Wouldn't seem to be USB related	4907	21 Jan 2013 - 21:13 DazzConway
Partial green image	3967	21 Jan 2013 - 19:22 AadSlingerland
When streaming live webcam feed, only moving objects is shown	3973	13 Jan 2013 - 22:07 MichaelAndersen
height and width remove modulo 16 restriction	3980	07 Jan 2013 - 08:31 PeepoCom
Motion 3.2.12 gmake failed with ffmpeg error	3981	05 Jan 2013 - 13:02 ChengGan
Solved: 2 video encoders, same brand, same settings, one works, one gives libjpeg decompression failure	3988	30 Dec 2012 - 06:29 BenZandstra
Motion suddenly run in 176x144	4000	17 Dec 2012 - 21:07 TaryaKnyazya
illegal instruction error	4005	12 Dec 2012 - 22:52 NeuroneTv
libjpeg problem	4020	27 Nov 2012 - 15:09 RaivoKask
on_motion_start, on_motion_end - only starting/ending at start/end of motion	4029	18 Nov 2012 - 19:02 AndrewA
streaming from windows box to use as netcam in motion	4034	14 Nov 2012 - 11:40 JosephCurwen
http://:8081 display a grey captured image/streaming	4037	10 Nov 2012 - 19:42 MiguiPda
No video after trying chmod/palettes/etc.	4049	29 Oct 2012 - 18:36 VladHid
motion prevents the use of second camera by other apps	4050	28 Oct 2012 - 19:30 RisRos
Occasional watchdog timeouts on netcams	4067	11 Oct 2012 - 14:20 JeffSiddall
Motin works, but FFMpeg gives errors	4070	08 Oct 2012 - 20:34 BenZandstra
Sending live stream to a cloud server apache	4091	17 Sep 2012 - 18:26 JonVrabel
can't see live image; only see mask image	4093	15 Sep 2012 - 17:07 GaryNg
Which of usb cammera cooperates the best with motion	4094	15 Sep 2012 - 11:38 RomoSnie
Can I send a RAW video stream (YUV or YUYV)?	4118	22 Aug 2012 - 08:13 EthanMiller
Minimum Size of motion capture	4123	16 Aug 2012 - 21:30 FrTed
motion spawning	4124	15 Aug 2012 - 14:22 DaleWilcox
jpeg there but configure and make so no	4133	07 Aug 2012 - 03:45 DavidHorner
HTTP server only serves at about 1 frame per second	4137	02 Aug 2012 - 22:58 JoelLieberman
Incorrect palete problem. Logitech C200 working on raspberrypi	4144	27 Jul 2012 - 01:55 RemigiuszWawrzyniak
Problem if resolution is greater then 352x288	4150	21 Jul 2012 - 07:37 VaclavKeberdle
AVI Filename Mismatch When Viewed in Windows	4225	06 May 2012 - 20:30 RockyCJC
Saving individual frames of mjpeg stream	4230	01 May 2012 - 18:30 PeterSchmidt
Create folders by date	4259	03 Apr 2012 - 08:23 AppoloAppolosov
create folders by date	4259	03 Apr 2012 - 08:16 AppoloAppolosov
Bandwith issue in USB 3.0	4271	21 Mar 2012 - 13:42 JeanFrancoisHEINTZ
Image corruption when capturing 2 cameras	4294	21 Mar 2012 - 10:21 TosiaraTT
Webcam doesn't work with Motion active	4281	11 Mar 2012 - 21:00 FaceAnoms
Relative links in HTTP Based Control	4298	23 Feb 2012 - 18:52 DanielFarfan
How to set txt file as output	4303	19 Feb 2012 - 01:29 AqilG
Error capturing first image	4305	16 Feb 2012 - 22:37 CimOrlandu
How to configure to capture only at specified times of day	4327	13 Feb 2012 - 06:55 DavidHorner
Loss of remote control.	4309	13 Feb 2012 - 06:49 DavidHorner
Trouble backgrounding daemon process - Debian PowerPC Linux	4309	12 Feb 2012 - 15:58 KevinZedrick
2 usbcams on 1 usb bus with 15 fps is possible - how to set frames per second?	4324	29 Jan 2012 - 00:05 GeJansen
Motion on OpenSuse 12.1 x64	4346	07 Jan 2012 - 01:35 RaoEl
Motion Paused while ptz moving	4354	30 Dec 2011 - 09:46 AlfredoMarchini2
OSMF Player (Instead Combozola) Live Stream	4386	28 Nov 2011 - 11:49 EduardoCosta
mysql connections in sleep state	4446	29 Sep 2011 - 08:39 PeterTar
error on my cam GRANDTECH MEGAPIXEL IP CAM	4446	28 Sep 2011 - 22:34 FedericoDalZotto
low fps in detected motion	4450	24 Sep 2011 - 15:37 EvgenyPolupanov
Using motion as a tool to log amount of motion	4461	14 Sep 2011 - 07:05 LukasRuge
on_movie_start	4478	06 Sep 2011 - 20:28 FlorinAnton
Motion not recognizing the webcams	4474	31 Aug 2011 - 18:14 ChesterLou
Motion + pwcbsd + FreeBSD 8.1p2 amd64 + USB Quickcam 4000 Express	4475	31 Aug 2011 - 08:20 B3r3N
on_event_start not working in daemon mode on Fedora 14	4489	16 Aug 2011 - 23:40 MichaelMullins
should on_event_start run more than once per event?	4497	09 Aug 2011 - 03:18 FrankMildan
It looks like motion is running with interrupts off, ignoring the scheduler, or something even more wonky on OMAP3 (gumstix) system	4504	02 Aug 2011 - 02:25 ThorFarrish
Motion detection Algorithm	4512	25 Jul 2011 - 11:31 AyhiIlhi
Palette fail on composite input	4527	09 Jul 2011 - 22:01 TravisSimonds
Logitech C200 auto exposure control	4537	30 Jun 2011 - 11:44 UrosS
Order of time of motion detection ?	4549	17 Jun 2011 - 22:53 AsmaaElassal
Light level changes causing false events	4729	09 Jun 2011 - 18:13 AndrewBurgess
Camera refocusing causes false positive motion detection	4701	09 Jun 2011 - 18:00 AndrewBurgess
Live Streaming in format other than MJPEG	4561	06 Jun 2011 - 06:46 PranavTipnis
Quantization table 0x00 was not defined	4576	21 May 2011 - 13:41 AlexeyRod
How to secure access to your cam ports?	4644	15 Mar 2011 - 11:09 DannyKeuleneire
on_picture_save - calling rsync	4651	08 Mar 2011 - 13:30 MichaelS
how it knows page sis a jpg and multiple jpgs/movies per page example	4684	03 Feb 2011 - 01:49 DavidH
IP Camera Aviosys-9060AK: Unable to open video device.	4965	18 Jan 2011 - 20:39 PavelM345
webcam server: need to NOT write jpeg files, and bind to a different interface	4706	11 Jan 2011 - 23:01 LeeAllen
solid white image	4707	10 Jan 2011 - 22:14 StoneObscurity
Random picture using motion on synology with uvc-drivers (mjpg-streamers works)	4713	04 Jan 2011 - 22:42 RolandEgli
Fedora 14 motion daemon stops after a few seconds	4722	26 Dec 2010 - 13:19 BRUNETJeanPhilippe
How does DLink DCS 5230 use PTZ with Motion?	4735	13 Dec 2010 - 12:18 UweHeidrich
how to restrict access to camera streaming	4750	29 Nov 2010 - 10:51 IgorBunjevac
Airlink101 SkyIPCam500 Wired Night Vision Network Camera	4750	28 Nov 2010 - 18:07 DanEger
very slow frame from only one camera on arm9 s3c2410 paltform.why!can you help me!!	4756	23 Nov 2010 - 03:06 LikelinuxLikelinux
Captured image has wrong colors (displacement of chrome data)	4781	29 Oct 2010 - 11:07 JorgeNerin
USB Video device permissions need changing before motion can connect	4787	23 Oct 2010 - 08:22 DazzConway
LINKSYS WVC200 camera connection	4787	23 Oct 2010 - 07:20 JorgeOvallos
put password on streaming page	4813	27 Sep 2010 - 07:57 JeromeBzh
mp4 h264 streaming	4836	05 Sep 2010 - 11:14 FlorinAnton
No auto exposure with Logitech Quickcam express	4836	05 Sep 2010 - 08:14 DazzConway
Streaming server	4837	02 Sep 2010 - 19:48 AntonioTellechea
adding camera in runtime	4852	18 Aug 2010 - 21:04 FlorinAnton
BT878 video (IVC-200), VIDIOC_ENUMINPUT: Invalid, VIDIOCGCHAN): Invalid	4859	17 Aug 2010 - 05:16 DougDuBoulay
USB webcam bad immage at 640x480, all good at 352x288	4889	30 Jul 2010 - 10:51 PavelM345
Moving objects in video are transparent	4888	27 Jul 2010 - 19:57 JokubasJokubas
Trigger / Post Cap etc. in upper left of video	4875	26 Jul 2010 - 13:02 DavidPickard
USB disconnects	4881	21 Jul 2010 - 05:19 CeeJay
How to add audio to my .avi captured file?	4905	26 Jun 2010 - 12:27 LouisCroisez
OpenSuse 11.2 JPEG Library Issue	4909	25 Jun 2010 - 07:39 DanieWeideman
netcam and bktr0 not working in one config..	5114	17 May 2010 - 11:19 JeffMcCorney
Motion can't open device after capture	4948	15 May 2010 - 10:41 PabloGNU
Many green lines on a image!	5064	27 Jan 2010 - 16:02 JeffMcCorney
Advanced suppression/timeout of motion detection	5056	27 Jan 2010 - 08:08 MichlSchmid
Increase motion detecting sensitivity/ have motion recording everything between hours?	5124	19 Nov 2009 - 16:22 NateLeDuc
Functionality of old Minimum_Gap in 3.2.11?	5158	17 Oct 2009 - 18:02 AdemRudin
Static mask file and smart mask at the same time?	5322	06 May 2009 - 11:14 DominicH

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Up to 10 Most Recent Support Questions that have been Assigned:

Headline	Age	Last Change	Assigned To
motion: Thread 3 - Watchdog timeout, did NOT restart graceful,killing it!	4438	12 Apr 2015 - 09:23 TosiaraT	TosiaraT
Installation on Slackware	3336	12 Apr 2015 - 09:21 TosiaraT	TosiaraT
motion crashing after motion capture	3285	12 Apr 2015 - 09:14 TosiaraT	TosiaraT
stable release wanted!	3247	12 Apr 2015 - 09:07 TosiaraT	TosiaraT
Install Motion on Centos6	3233	12 Apr 2015 - 09:00 TosiaraT	TosiaraT
motion 3.2.12 - ffmpeg 0.8.16-6 - ipwebcam android	3227	12 Apr 2015 - 08:54 TosiaraT	AlanFord
Blocky image artifacts corrupting snapshots	3236	12 Apr 2015 - 08:51 TosiaraT	AlanFord
Deasturated image with color shifted	3199	12 Apr 2015 - 08:47 TosiaraT	AlanFord
Event on motion picture saved	3195	12 Apr 2015 - 08:43 TosiaraT	AlanFord
Motion detection, PIR-like function	3175	12 Apr 2015 - 08:31 TosiaraT

See all AssignedQuestions.

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The 100 Most Recent Support Questions that have been Answered:

Headline	Age	Last Change
errors while parsing motion.conf (Motion 3.2.12 in Raspbian Jessie)	2851	11 Feb 2016 - 06:29 JoelK
Raspbrerry Pi 2	2997	04 Dec 2015 - 11:09 BoudelJenks
motion detection method	2943	22 Nov 2015 - 17:26 MrDave
raspberry pi motion	3081	04 Sep 2015 - 20:51 MarkusK
SOLVED: rtsp netcam not working	3146	22 Apr 2015 - 09:56 EmilioDefranco
/etc/init.d/motion: 2: /etc/default/motion: logfile: not found	3153	21 Apr 2015 - 21:02 ArnaudCognard
Motion start errors	3495	12 Apr 2015 - 09:42 TosiaraT
Fedora 20->21 motion stopped working.	3275	12 Apr 2015 - 09:09 TosiaraT
How to make multiple views af streaming webcams (Raspberry Pi cam)	3187	12 Apr 2015 - 08:37 TosiaraT
mjpeg with uvcvideo cam logitech HDPro C910	4708	12 Apr 2015 - 08:20 TosiaraT
Extra frames detected after real motion	3223	17 Feb 2015 - 00:49 AlanFord
(segfault) Failed to create avi file, segmentation fault	3429	28 Sep 2014 - 14:07 TosiaraT
(package) Is motion really in rpmfusion repo for redhat/centos 6?	3412	28 Sep 2014 - 13:56 TosiaraT
remote control/config motion via web browser	3351	28 Sep 2014 - 13:54 TosiaraT
Problem with image quality or stream authentification	4961	26 Sep 2014 - 19:06 TosiaraT
Divide Screen/Multiple cameras	5243	26 Sep 2014 - 19:05 TosiaraT
how to save a image as bmp file type	3428	26 Sep 2014 - 18:25 TosiaraT
RSTP Protocol Support	3417	26 Sep 2014 - 18:16 TosiaraT
Multiple raspberry pi's with camera module, running motion	3414	26 Sep 2014 - 18:15 TosiaraT
Compilation with kernel 3.11.6 ?	3361	26 Sep 2014 - 17:50 TosiaraT
Motion "unknown config options" with the standard given motion.conf	4318	23 Apr 2014 - 10:23 DavidWales
How can I use auto-brightness with a netcam?	3872	24 Feb 2014 - 06:02 AngelCarpintero
Access to Live Webcan Server through login and password	3569	24 Feb 2014 - 05:59 AngelCarpintero
Motion compile fails on Beaglebone (arm7) with "Error: bad instruction `emms'"	4319	27 Dec 2013 - 09:13 TosiaraT
FOSCAM FI8918W and Motion	3927	28 Jul 2013 - 05:58 PhilipTait
Unable to find a compatible palette format with pac207 webcam	5427	03 Mar 2013 - 23:56 ChrisBlack
Calling an external program when the capture device fails?	3929	01 Mar 2013 - 07:14 KennethLavrsen
lastsnap.jpg not being created	3928	01 Mar 2013 - 07:04 KennethLavrsen
Green Output from USB Capture on Raspberry Pi	4172	08 Jul 2012 - 00:41 AngelCarpintero
Motion and MySQL on raspberrypi	4175	08 Jul 2012 - 00:36 AngelCarpintero
Cannot upload to FTP. (Solved)	4171	07 Jul 2012 - 17:33 AngelCarpintero
No my sql support?	4192	09 Jun 2012 - 21:35 AngelCarpintero
Unable to open Logitech C270	4198	07 Jun 2012 - 11:07 AngelCarpintero
external commands	4208	02 Jun 2012 - 02:55 AngelCarpintero
how do i view live stream from remote computer	4219	02 Jun 2012 - 02:50 AngelCarpintero
Background daemon seems to not function whatsoever.	4201	02 Jun 2012 - 02:47 AngelCarpintero
Normal motion stream on mini http server	4349	04 Feb 2012 - 23:54 AngelCarpintero
No action happening for on_event_start, on_movie_end, etc,, running in daemon mode	4339	24 Jan 2012 - 11:49 AngelCarpintero
linux/videodev.h not found	4366	05 Jan 2012 - 03:17 AngelCarpintero
Translate movement into direction	4392	30 Nov 2011 - 21:02 AngelCarpintero
Unknown webcam is not working :(	4392	22 Nov 2011 - 09:18 AngelCarpintero
Can't get on_movie_end to do anything	5365	11 Nov 2011 - 18:08 JohnR
Panasonic bl-c121	4411	11 Nov 2011 - 09:20 AngelCarpintero
cannot compile motion 3.2.12 with latest ffmpeg	4576	31 Oct 2011 - 03:53 AngelCarpintero
Motion detecting changes long after objects have stopped moving	4446	30 Sep 2011 - 10:41 JasonWestervelt
Logitech Quickcam cool using spca5xx-le driver	5741	08 Jun 2011 - 08:58 HenryFord
Motion does not identify /dev/video0 on Ubuntu Lucid, but VLC can see it.	4702	26 Apr 2011 - 10:19 DavidLeeming
How is it possible to restart only one thread?	4674	17 Feb 2011 - 02:56 AngelCarpintero
Problems in resolution using a Trust Webcam	4950	07 Feb 2011 - 20:15 ChuckHeron
ffmpeg enconding to flv to fast (msmpeg4 is ok)	5518	28 Jan 2011 - 21:15 FlorinAnton
How can I check why I cannot reach the motion webserver at localhost on the given port in the motion.conf ?	4751	01 Dec 2010 - 20:12 BenZandstra
Maximum number of cameras	4815	07 Nov 2010 - 11:43 AngelCarpintero
Multiple usb cams - unable to open device	4781	29 Oct 2010 - 02:04 OctavianStolnicu
Disable Auto exposure?	5182	29 Jul 2010 - 16:00 YannickDrolet
How to take pictures less frequently during motion?	4926	06 Jun 2010 - 18:58 AngelCarpintero
black screen on web preview	4963	30 May 2010 - 11:28 AngelCarpintero
unable to compile vloopback 1.3 in gentoo	4950	16 May 2010 - 00:55 AngelCarpintero
Simple logitech webcam, /dev/video0 fatal error	4954	15 May 2010 - 17:54 AngelCarpintero
Have motion run only at certain times.	5214	02 May 2010 - 13:59 AngelCarpintero
set a color for the motion outline box	4967	28 Apr 2010 - 22:00 AngelCarpintero
Conceptronic C54netcam2 problem	5154	28 Mar 2010 - 22:22 AngelCarpintero
HTTP authentication for STREAM URl	5226	28 Mar 2010 - 15:19 AngelCarpintero
Running motion on a Nokia N810	5467	21 Mar 2010 - 18:53 AngelCarpintero
More than 2 usb webcams in motion?	5095	21 Mar 2010 - 18:53 AngelCarpintero
How to allow only certain IP's connect to my webcam??	5008	16 Mar 2010 - 13:28 AngelCarpintero
Ubuntu 9.10 and Motion as Daemon	5119	23 Feb 2010 - 08:18 FranzFoedermayr
configure pthread support	5047	05 Feb 2010 - 22:51 AngelCarpintero
Port Password Protect	5070	15 Jan 2010 - 00:20 AngelCarpintero
How configure to handle *30 simultaneous clients* for 2 hours? (online class!)	5075	09 Jan 2010 - 23:11 AngelCarpintero
Video4Linux Loopback Device "resize"	5100	21 Dec 2009 - 08:33 AngelCarpintero
046d:08cc logitech Orbit	5104	10 Dec 2009 - 09:10 AngelCarpintero
ZONEMINDER FAULT!	5105	09 Dec 2009 - 21:37 DarkPhoinix
i can make in linux-2.6.32 errors 409: error 469: error ...	5106	09 Dec 2009 - 15:32 AngelCarpintero
Saved files are root.root how do you change?	5110	04 Dec 2009 - 10:15 AngelCarpintero
Could not fetch initial image from camera -- no driver info is given.	5183	15 Nov 2009 - 18:16 AngelCarpintero
smart_mask_speed silently kills motion	5152	15 Nov 2009 - 18:11 AngelCarpintero
two webcams and motion.conf	5157	15 Nov 2009 - 17:59 AngelCarpintero
motion video record and video from live http server jump up and down	5187	15 Nov 2009 - 17:16 AngelCarpintero
mjprox, deny access to cgi-bin?	5162	15 Nov 2009 - 16:12 AngelCarpintero
How to config motion to use ipCams	5133	15 Nov 2009 - 13:38 AngelCarpintero
myIp:8081 ! the pictures are black, blue, grey	5187	21 Sep 2009 - 09:49 AngelCarpintero
Logitech Quickcam Sphere MP - Pan & Tilt do not work	5784	11 Aug 2009 - 04:19 AngelCarpintero
How to disable warnings about corrupt image?	5369	10 Aug 2009 - 00:21 AngelCarpintero
Canon raw mjpeg stream failure? Failed to read first camera header - giving up for now	5388	10 Aug 2009 - 00:00 AngelCarpintero
MSI Starcam Clip II problem	5558	09 Aug 2009 - 23:59 AngelCarpintero
White pictures when using multiple inputs on one card	5563	09 Aug 2009 - 23:58 AngelCarpintero
Error capturing first image	5631	09 Aug 2009 - 23:57 AngelCarpintero
Motion and dv4l, problem similar to Support Question 2008x 08x 14x 014531?	5436	09 Aug 2009 - 20:28 AngelCarpintero
Logitech 46d:092f QuickCam Express Plus didn't work.	5490	09 Aug 2009 - 20:25 AngelCarpintero
Kernel oop when accessing vloopback device	5233	08 Aug 2009 - 23:01 AngelCarpintero
Images are Grey with "Unable to open Video Device" printed top left - Genius Eye 312	5230	06 Aug 2009 - 01:36 AngelCarpintero
PJPG Unable to find a compatible palette format.	5519	06 Aug 2009 - 00:51 AngelCarpintero
opensuse 11	5493	06 Aug 2009 - 00:38 AngelCarpintero
Motion on Freebsd	5267	05 Aug 2009 - 19:51 AngelCarpintero
Motion stalling in Ubuntu 9.04	5326	05 Aug 2009 - 19:47 AngelCarpintero
Does Linux Preemption Matter?	5432	05 Aug 2009 - 19:41 AngelCarpintero
Two cameras don't work together	5231	05 Aug 2009 - 18:35 AngelCarpintero
Memory map error when adding a new Logitech Quickcam Pro 9000	5617	05 Aug 2009 - 16:36 AngelCarpintero
Motion.conf is not making sense	5237	03 Aug 2009 - 20:49 AngelCarpintero
Many destroyed frames ==> permanent motion detect	5256	12 Jul 2009 - 22:29 AngelCarpintero

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