Re: 'motion' does not save movies, only still pics
On 9/25/14, 7:12 AM, "Rob Owens" <rowens@ptd.net> wrote:
>I tested 'motion' on Wheezy yesterday. It detects motion and takes still
>shots, but it is not creating movies out of the still shots.
>
>I have set:
>
># Use ffmpeg to encode mpeg movies in realtime (default: off)
>ffmpeg_cap_new on
>
>and
>
># Gap is the seconds of no motion detection that triggers the end of an
>event
># An event is defined as a series of motion images taken within a short
>timeframe.
># Recommended value is 60 seconds (Default). The value 0 is allowed and
>disables
># events causing all Motion to be written to one single mpeg file and no
>pre_capture.
>gap 60
>
>Can anybody confirm that movie output works on Wheezy?
>
>One thing that may be a factor in my case is that my test webcam is very
>slow. I am only getting one picture every 2 or 3 seconds when motion is
>detected. I have framerate set to 2 fps. Maybe motion is aware that my
>pics are too far apart in time and is deciding not to combine them into a
>movie.
>
>-Rob
>
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I should have added a caveat to my original response, I hadn't actually
tried it, since my needs pointed me to a more feature full system.
Looking at the 'gap' description, I wonder if you need to set it to '0' in
order to get a movie?
Bob
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