Re: Device node for external camera
Thank you! So how do I specify multiple cameras in the same conf file? Never mind, with what you told me I can look it up in the docs.
On Fri, 23 Sep 2011 10:41:14 +1000
Scott Ferguson <prettyfly.productions@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 23/09/11 01:14, Panayiotis Karabassis wrote:
> > Hi!
> >
> > I have an external IP camera which serves video at
> > http://192.168.1.20/mjpeg.cgi. Actually I have 5 of them with different
> > IPs, but that's beside the point... :-)
> >
> > I want to use the program "motion" for motion detection. However it
> > requires input from a device node such as /dev/video0.
> >
> > How can I create such a device node so that it corresponds to my IP camera?
> >
>
> Just uncomment netcam_url string and assign it a value in ~/motion.conf
> It's a great program - though masking can be a little fiddly. Enable the
> web interface and you'll find the documentation is more accessible
> through it.
> You can also edit through the browser interface - default is
> http://localhost:8080 - there's a thread for each camera (I run several)
> NOTE: you can change the http options in motion.conf so that http is
> available externally (don't forget uncomment the password option).
> You'll also need to be in the motion group.
>
> Cheers
>
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Panayiotis Karabassis
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