From: Stefan A. <sta...@ba...> - 2007-01-10 15:24:32
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> Message: 2 > Date: Fri, 05 Jan 2007 12:57:26 -0600 > From: Andrew Hamilton <ham...@mc...> > Subject: Re: [Motion-user] Problem with Motion (motions wont be saved) > To: Motion discussion list <mot...@li...> > Message-ID: <459...@mc...> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > Stefan Agethen wrote: > >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> first, i want to use this message to say a big THANKS for such a great >>>> solution to detect motion and store it. Never used a programm that can >>>> do so much useful stuff and come with a easy shell config. Thanks >>>> Motion-Team. >>>> >>>> The second thing is this - i use motion since a while for my private >>>> home, i got 3 usb cams and detected motion there, some time ago i >>>> updated via "apt" and set the "snapshot" variable to "on" to get a view >>>> snapshots and show them in apache , which i installed by the way. >>>> >>>> Motion is in Version : 3.2.3 via Debian APT installed >>>> Distribution is Debian 3.1rc4 unstable (to get all the latest packages) >>>> All the needed Packages are installed as written in the manual. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> [...] >>> >>> Dear Stefan, >>> >>> I've been using motion with Debian testing and unstable. Before fixing >>> your bug I recommend updating to the latest precompiled version of motion >>> (3.2.7) by downloading the deb package from the motion web site. I don't >>> know why the version in the apt repository is so old even for unstable. >>> Maybe it is because the debian package of motion for Sid depends on >>> libmysqlclient15, but that package isn't in the unstable repository (or >>> anywhere else I searched!). Fortunately the package for Sarge works fine >>> under testing or unstable, and this is the one I recommend that you >>> install. >>> BTW, I recently tried Debian unstable after years of using testing and >>> was very unhappy with broken packages and broken dependencies. >>> Fortunately, all I had to do to switch back to testing was to set >>> apt.sources to point to testing and wait for the package versions in >>> testing to catch up. >>> >>> Yours, >>> >>> Chris >>> >>> >>> >> Hi Chris, >> >> seems to be telepathy ;) >> I have installed the dpkg package from "lavrsen.dk" yesterday and used >> the sample config file to check if the problem still exists - Debian an >> unstable/testing can be an experience by itself..:) >> To the solving of my Saving-Problem : >> Solved ? Yes and No - Motion "locate"s correctly and build and AVI every >> time an event ends (in my case every 60 second after an event), in the >> avi all the recognized movings are inlcuded, but the jpeg files are >> missing, only 1 jpeg file for the link to the avi got saved. >> >> The best case for me would be that motion uses 2 directories, one for >> the jpeg files and one for the avis, but if motion saves everything >> correctly it would be okay, too. >> >> Okay, so far, the problem is half-solved, missing jpegs are still not >> solved, good locating and saving as an avi is solved and looks great again. >> >> Greets up to you, Chris and thanks for an professional software like this. >> >> Yours, Stefan >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT >> Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your >> opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash >> http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV >> _______________________________________________ >> Motion-user mailing list >> Mot...@li... >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/motion-user >> http://www.lavrsen.dk/twiki/bin/view/Motion/WebHome >> > > Hello. Check your config file to see what the value of 'output_normal' > is set to. It is probably either: 'first' or 'best', but should be set > to 'on' for what you are trying to do. Then you can set your > 'jpeg_filename' based on where you want the file to be saved and the > name of the files. You can also set a different location for the movie > files with the 'movie_filename' option. Good luck. > > Sincerely, > Andrew Hamilton > > Hi Andrew, i have checked it, yes i set "best" for the output_normal , if i set it to "on" it saves the jpegs and dont mpegs... The Locations are now set better and the Files are been saved in a seperately box... Thank you much, Stefan |