From: <mei...@gm...> - 2009-08-01 07:15:51
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Hi, (this is my first post to this list -- I am not a native english speaker...) when I open the window of my room and wait for a while a black crow comes to see whether I am still there... :) Nice! I bought a webcam (PS3 Eye) and put it on the windowsill looking in parallel to it to film the crow. Unfortunately the free space on my harddisc doesn not allow to let the camera, which delivers 640x320pixel YUYV which 30fps, run for a longer time. I had to push the record button by myself. This way I only have videos of the crow, when she recognizes, that I am there. It would be interesting, what she will do when I am not there.... So: I am lookinig for a "something" which triggers the record button... As a motion detection software I found motion. Before I will study the zillions of possibilities of this software :) and may be find out, that I need something else I would like to know, whether Motion is capable of doing what I want: I want to record a video in a kind of ringbuffer manner. Two seconds before the crow comes to my window and two seconds after she's gone should remain in the video of the crow. Anything else should be discarded. If the crows comes for -- say three times for a duration of twenty seconds -- to my window I want three video of 34 seconds each of the crow's visit. Is this possible with Motion? Thank you very much in advance for your help! Have a nice weekend! :O) Meino PS: I am using linux (Gentoo). No windows, sorry. -- Please don't send me any Word- or Powerpoint-Attachments unless it's absolutely neccessary. - Send simply Text. See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html In a world without fences and walls nobody needs gates and windows. |
From: Joerg W. <mo...@al...> - 2009-08-01 07:55:23
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Hello Meino, Motion can do exactly what you want. This is a typical scenario where you would want to use Motion. Brgds Joerg. Am Samstag, 1. August 2009 09:15 schrieb mei...@gm...: > Hi, > > (this is my first post to this list -- I am not a > native english speaker...) > > when I open the window of my room and wait for a while > a black crow comes to see whether I am still there... :) > Nice! > > I bought a webcam (PS3 Eye) and put it on the windowsill > looking in parallel to it to film the crow. > > Unfortunately the free space on my harddisc doesn not allow > to let the camera, which delivers 640x320pixel YUYV which 30fps, > run for a longer time. I had to push the record button > by myself. > > This way I only have videos of the crow, when she > recognizes, that I am there. > > It would be interesting, what she will do when I am not > there.... > > So: I am lookinig for a "something" which triggers the record button... > > As a motion detection software I found motion. > > Before I will study the zillions of possibilities of this software :) > and may be find out, that I need something else I would > like to know, whether Motion is capable of doing what I want: > > I want to record a video in a kind of ringbuffer manner. > Two seconds before the crow comes to my window and two > seconds after she's gone should remain in the video of > the crow. Anything else should be discarded. > If the crows comes for -- say three times for a duration > of twenty seconds -- to my window I want three video of > 34 seconds each of the crow's visit. > > Is this possible with Motion? > > Thank you very much in advance for your help! > Have a nice weekend! :O) > Meino > > PS: I am using linux (Gentoo). No windows, sorry. -- |
From: <mei...@gm...> - 2009-08-01 09:18:32
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Helo Joerg, THAT sounds good! Weekend and the correct software (and hopefully a crow which is willing to test it ;) But...first problems: I installed motion via emerge, the package handling system of Gentoo, Furthermore I modified the config file. My cam is the only cam I have and it is accesible via /dev/video1 (video0 is my TV-card). With guvcview I can watch the video of that cam and can record files manually. As far as I could see, the config file is ok for a first attempt. After starting motion with motion -n (I wanted errors to be put on the console). I got this [0] Processing thread 0 - config file /etc/motion.conf [0] Unknown config option "ffmpeg_cap_new" [0] Unknown config option "ffmpeg_cap_motion" [0] Unknown config option "ffmpeg_timelapse" [0] Unknown config option "ffmpeg_timelapse_mode" [0] Unknown config option "ffmpeg_bps" [0] Unknown config option "ffmpeg_variable_bitrate" [0] Unknown config option "ffmpeg_video_codec" [0] Unknown config option "ffmpeg_deinterlace" [0] Unknown config option "movie_filename" [0] Unknown config option "timelapse_filename" [0] Unknown config option "sql_log_image" [0] Unknown config option "sql_log_snapshot" [0] Unknown config option "sql_log_mpeg" [0] Unknown config option "sql_log_timelapse" [0] Unknown config option "sql_query" [0] Motion 3.2.11 Started [0] Thread 1 is from /etc/motion.conf [1] Thread 1 started [1] You must setup netcam_url [1] Could not fetch initial image from camera [1] Motion continues using width and height from config file(s) [1] Resizing pre_capture buffer to 1 items [1] Retrying until successful connection with camera [1] You must setup netcam_url [1] Retrying until successful connection with camera [1] You must setup netcam_url Version of motion is 3,2,11 The conf-file is based on that one included in the package. Why does motion tries to read a webcam (I have specified none and gave /dev/video1 as source) ? And why does motion did not know a part of its own config option? Thank you very much for any help in advance! Kind regards, Meino Joerg WEBER <mo...@al...> [09-08-01 10:00]: > Hello Meino, > > Motion can do exactly what you want. This is a typical scenario where you > would want to use Motion. > > > Brgds Joerg. > > > Am Samstag, 1. August 2009 09:15 schrieb mei...@gm...: > > Hi, > > > > (this is my first post to this list -- I am not a > > native english speaker...) > > > > when I open the window of my room and wait for a while > > a black crow comes to see whether I am still there... :) > > Nice! > > > > I bought a webcam (PS3 Eye) and put it on the windowsill > > looking in parallel to it to film the crow. > > > > Unfortunately the free space on my harddisc doesn not allow > > to let the camera, which delivers 640x320pixel YUYV which 30fps, > > run for a longer time. I had to push the record button > > by myself. > > > > This way I only have videos of the crow, when she > > recognizes, that I am there. > > > > It would be interesting, what she will do when I am not > > there.... > > > > So: I am lookinig for a "something" which triggers the record button... > > > > As a motion detection software I found motion. > > > > Before I will study the zillions of possibilities of this software :) > > and may be find out, that I need something else I would > > like to know, whether Motion is capable of doing what I want: > > > > I want to record a video in a kind of ringbuffer manner. > > Two seconds before the crow comes to my window and two > > seconds after she's gone should remain in the video of > > the crow. Anything else should be discarded. > > If the crows comes for -- say three times for a duration > > of twenty seconds -- to my window I want three video of > > 34 seconds each of the crow's visit. > > > > Is this possible with Motion? > > > > Thank you very much in advance for your help! > > Have a nice weekend! :O) > > Meino > > > > PS: I am using linux (Gentoo). No windows, sorry. > > -- > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day > trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and focus on > what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with > Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july > _______________________________________________ > Motion-user mailing list > Mot...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/motion-user > http://www.lavrsen.dk/twiki/bin/view/Motion/WebHome -- Please don't send me any Word- or Powerpoint-Attachments unless it's absolutely neccessary. - Send simply Text. See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html In a world without fences and walls nobody needs gates and windows. |
From: Steven M. <ste...@ax...> - 2009-08-01 10:26:39
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Hi, Motion was compiled without video output support on your system (wrong ./configure arguments). That's why you get the ffmpeg errors in the log. Steven On 08/01/2009 11:17 AM, mei...@gm... wrote: > Helo Joerg, > > THAT sounds good! Weekend and the correct software > (and hopefully a crow which is willing to test it ;) > > But...first problems: > I installed motion via emerge, the package handling > system of Gentoo, > Furthermore I modified the config file. My cam is > the only cam I have and it is accesible via /dev/video1 > (video0 is my TV-card). With guvcview I can watch > the video of that cam and can record files manually. > > As far as I could see, the config file is ok for a first > attempt. > After starting motion with > > motion -n > > (I wanted errors to be put on the console). I got this > > [0] Processing thread 0 - config file /etc/motion.conf > [0] Unknown config option "ffmpeg_cap_new" > [0] Unknown config option "ffmpeg_cap_motion" > [0] Unknown config option "ffmpeg_timelapse" > [0] Unknown config option "ffmpeg_timelapse_mode" > [0] Unknown config option "ffmpeg_bps" > [0] Unknown config option "ffmpeg_variable_bitrate" > [0] Unknown config option "ffmpeg_video_codec" > [0] Unknown config option "ffmpeg_deinterlace" > [0] Unknown config option "movie_filename" > [0] Unknown config option "timelapse_filename" > [0] Unknown config option "sql_log_image" > [0] Unknown config option "sql_log_snapshot" > [0] Unknown config option "sql_log_mpeg" > [0] Unknown config option "sql_log_timelapse" > [0] Unknown config option "sql_query" > [0] Motion 3.2.11 Started > [0] Thread 1 is from /etc/motion.conf > [1] Thread 1 started > [1] You must setup netcam_url > [1] Could not fetch initial image from camera > [1] Motion continues using width and height from config file(s) > [1] Resizing pre_capture buffer to 1 items > [1] Retrying until successful connection with camera > [1] You must setup netcam_url > [1] Retrying until successful connection with camera > [1] You must setup netcam_url > > Version of motion is 3,2,11 The conf-file is based on that one > included in the package. > Why does motion tries to read a webcam (I have specified none and gave > /dev/video1 as source) ? > > And why does motion did not know a part of its own config option? > > Thank you very much for any help in advance! > Kind regards, > Meino > > > > > Joerg WEBER<mo...@al...> [09-08-01 10:00]: >> Hello Meino, >> >> Motion can do exactly what you want. This is a typical scenario where you >> would want to use Motion. >> >> >> Brgds Joerg. >> >> >> Am Samstag, 1. August 2009 09:15 schrieb mei...@gm...: >>> Hi, >>> >>> (this is my first post to this list -- I am not a >>> native english speaker...) >>> >>> when I open the window of my room and wait for a while >>> a black crow comes to see whether I am still there... :) >>> Nice! >>> >>> I bought a webcam (PS3 Eye) and put it on the windowsill >>> looking in parallel to it to film the crow. >>> >>> Unfortunately the free space on my harddisc doesn not allow >>> to let the camera, which delivers 640x320pixel YUYV which 30fps, >>> run for a longer time. I had to push the record button >>> by myself. >>> >>> This way I only have videos of the crow, when she >>> recognizes, that I am there. >>> >>> It would be interesting, what she will do when I am not >>> there.... >>> >>> So: I am lookinig for a "something" which triggers the record button... >>> >>> As a motion detection software I found motion. >>> >>> Before I will study the zillions of possibilities of this software :) >>> and may be find out, that I need something else I would >>> like to know, whether Motion is capable of doing what I want: >>> >>> I want to record a video in a kind of ringbuffer manner. >>> Two seconds before the crow comes to my window and two >>> seconds after she's gone should remain in the video of >>> the crow. Anything else should be discarded. >>> If the crows comes for -- say three times for a duration >>> of twenty seconds -- to my window I want three video of >>> 34 seconds each of the crow's visit. >>> >>> Is this possible with Motion? >>> >>> Thank you very much in advance for your help! >>> Have a nice weekend! :O) >>> Meino >>> >>> PS: I am using linux (Gentoo). No windows, sorry. >> -- >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day >> trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and focus on >> what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with >> Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july >> _______________________________________________ >> Motion-user mailing list >> Mot...@li... >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/motion-user >> http://www.lavrsen.dk/twiki/bin/view/Motion/WebHome > |
From: Joerg W. <mo...@al...> - 2009-08-01 10:21:31
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Meino, the central source of information about Motion is http://www.lavrsen.dk/twiki/bin/view/Motion. Another good place is the IRC channel #motion. People there do not always reply immediately, so it's a good idea to stay connected after asking questions. Most of the binary packages around are outdated and/or do not support all features. You should get the latest SVN trunk version of motion and the latest recommended version of ffmpeg and compile both in order to benefit from all the features and improvements of Motion. Brgds Joerg. Am Samstag, 1. August 2009 11:17 schrieb mei...@gm...: > Helo Joerg, > > THAT sounds good! Weekend and the correct software > (and hopefully a crow which is willing to test it ;) > > But...first problems: > I installed motion via emerge, the package handling > system of Gentoo, > Furthermore I modified the config file. My cam is > the only cam I have and it is accesible via /dev/video1 > (video0 is my TV-card). With guvcview I can watch > the video of that cam and can record files manually. > > As far as I could see, the config file is ok for a first > attempt. > After starting motion with > > motion -n > > (I wanted errors to be put on the console). I got this > > [0] Processing thread 0 - config file /etc/motion.conf > [0] Unknown config option "ffmpeg_cap_new" > [0] Unknown config option "ffmpeg_cap_motion" > [0] Unknown config option "ffmpeg_timelapse" > [0] Unknown config option "ffmpeg_timelapse_mode" > [0] Unknown config option "ffmpeg_bps" > [0] Unknown config option "ffmpeg_variable_bitrate" > [0] Unknown config option "ffmpeg_video_codec" > [0] Unknown config option "ffmpeg_deinterlace" > [0] Unknown config option "movie_filename" > [0] Unknown config option "timelapse_filename" > [0] Unknown config option "sql_log_image" > [0] Unknown config option "sql_log_snapshot" > [0] Unknown config option "sql_log_mpeg" > [0] Unknown config option "sql_log_timelapse" > [0] Unknown config option "sql_query" > [0] Motion 3.2.11 Started > [0] Thread 1 is from /etc/motion.conf > [1] Thread 1 started > [1] You must setup netcam_url > [1] Could not fetch initial image from camera > [1] Motion continues using width and height from config file(s) > [1] Resizing pre_capture buffer to 1 items > [1] Retrying until successful connection with camera > [1] You must setup netcam_url > [1] Retrying until successful connection with camera > [1] You must setup netcam_url > > Version of motion is 3,2,11 The conf-file is based on that one > included in the package. > Why does motion tries to read a webcam (I have specified none and gave > /dev/video1 as source) ? > > And why does motion did not know a part of its own config option? > > Thank you very much for any help in advance! > Kind regards, > Meino > > Joerg WEBER <mo...@al...> [09-08-01 10:00]: > > Hello Meino, > > > > Motion can do exactly what you want. This is a typical scenario where you > > would want to use Motion. > > > > > > Brgds Joerg. > > > > Am Samstag, 1. August 2009 09:15 schrieb mei...@gm...: > > > Hi, > > > > > > (this is my first post to this list -- I am not a > > > native english speaker...) > > > > > > when I open the window of my room and wait for a while > > > a black crow comes to see whether I am still there... :) > > > Nice! > > > > > > I bought a webcam (PS3 Eye) and put it on the windowsill > > > looking in parallel to it to film the crow. > > > > > > Unfortunately the free space on my harddisc doesn not allow > > > to let the camera, which delivers 640x320pixel YUYV which 30fps, > > > run for a longer time. I had to push the record button > > > by myself. > > > > > > This way I only have videos of the crow, when she > > > recognizes, that I am there. > > > > > > It would be interesting, what she will do when I am not > > > there.... > > > > > > So: I am lookinig for a "something" which triggers the record button... > > > > > > As a motion detection software I found motion. > > > > > > Before I will study the zillions of possibilities of this software :) > > > and may be find out, that I need something else I would > > > like to know, whether Motion is capable of doing what I want: > > > > > > I want to record a video in a kind of ringbuffer manner. > > > Two seconds before the crow comes to my window and two > > > seconds after she's gone should remain in the video of > > > the crow. Anything else should be discarded. > > > If the crows comes for -- say three times for a duration > > > of twenty seconds -- to my window I want three video of > > > 34 seconds each of the crow's visit. > > > > > > Is this possible with Motion? > > > > > > Thank you very much in advance for your help! > > > Have a nice weekend! :O) > > > Meino > > > > > > PS: I am using linux (Gentoo). No windows, sorry. > > > > -- > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >----- Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 > > 30-Day trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - > > and focus on what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's > > new with Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july > > _______________________________________________ > > Motion-user mailing list > > Mot...@li... > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/motion-user > > http://www.lavrsen.dk/twiki/bin/view/Motion/WebHome -- |
From: <mei...@gm...> - 2009-08-01 11:38:56
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Hi, ok, it is running now. I took the svn version, which is the better one. Now i have the "too fast mpeg"-syndrom.... (Yes, I read the FAQ, Joperg ;) My cam is able to deliver 30 fps 640x480 video stream via USB 2.0 and my PC is able to take that burden -- when using guvcview. Doing so, the CPU-meter does not show any high load situation. I configured motion to not to use ffmpeg to encode mpegs, but I defined an external pipe which copies (no encoding) the video stream via mencoder to my harddisc. Doing so, the CPU meter again does not show any high load, but the resulting raw video stream has 9 fps... I would understand the situation, if the CPU gets under high load...but there is plenty of CPU power for that task (nothing else is running, databases and storing stills were disabled). The only I/O is done for the video stream. What did I so badly wrong? Thank you very much for any help in advance! Kind regards, Meino Joerg WEBER <mo...@al...> [09-08-01 12:28]: > Meino, > > the central source of information about Motion is > http://www.lavrsen.dk/twiki/bin/view/Motion. > > Another good place is the IRC channel #motion. People there do not always > reply immediately, so it's a good idea to stay connected after asking > questions. > > Most of the binary packages around are outdated and/or do not support all > features. You should get the latest SVN trunk version of motion and the > latest recommended version of ffmpeg and compile both in order to benefit > from all the features and improvements of Motion. > > > Brgds Joerg. > > > > Am Samstag, 1. August 2009 11:17 schrieb mei...@gm...: > > Helo Joerg, > > > > THAT sounds good! Weekend and the correct software > > (and hopefully a crow which is willing to test it ;) > > > > But...first problems: > > I installed motion via emerge, the package handling > > system of Gentoo, > > Furthermore I modified the config file. My cam is > > the only cam I have and it is accesible via /dev/video1 > > (video0 is my TV-card). With guvcview I can watch > > the video of that cam and can record files manually. > > > > As far as I could see, the config file is ok for a first > > attempt. > > After starting motion with > > > > motion -n > > > > (I wanted errors to be put on the console). I got this > > > > [0] Processing thread 0 - config file /etc/motion.conf > > [0] Unknown config option "ffmpeg_cap_new" > > [0] Unknown config option "ffmpeg_cap_motion" > > [0] Unknown config option "ffmpeg_timelapse" > > [0] Unknown config option "ffmpeg_timelapse_mode" > > [0] Unknown config option "ffmpeg_bps" > > [0] Unknown config option "ffmpeg_variable_bitrate" > > [0] Unknown config option "ffmpeg_video_codec" > > [0] Unknown config option "ffmpeg_deinterlace" > > [0] Unknown config option "movie_filename" > > [0] Unknown config option "timelapse_filename" > > [0] Unknown config option "sql_log_image" > > [0] Unknown config option "sql_log_snapshot" > > [0] Unknown config option "sql_log_mpeg" > > [0] Unknown config option "sql_log_timelapse" > > [0] Unknown config option "sql_query" > > [0] Motion 3.2.11 Started > > [0] Thread 1 is from /etc/motion.conf > > [1] Thread 1 started > > [1] You must setup netcam_url > > [1] Could not fetch initial image from camera > > [1] Motion continues using width and height from config file(s) > > [1] Resizing pre_capture buffer to 1 items > > [1] Retrying until successful connection with camera > > [1] You must setup netcam_url > > [1] Retrying until successful connection with camera > > [1] You must setup netcam_url > > > > Version of motion is 3,2,11 The conf-file is based on that one > > included in the package. > > Why does motion tries to read a webcam (I have specified none and gave > > /dev/video1 as source) ? > > > > And why does motion did not know a part of its own config option? > > > > Thank you very much for any help in advance! > > Kind regards, > > Meino > > > > Joerg WEBER <mo...@al...> [09-08-01 10:00]: > > > Hello Meino, > > > > > > Motion can do exactly what you want. This is a typical scenario where you > > > would want to use Motion. > > > > > > > > > Brgds Joerg. > > > > > > Am Samstag, 1. August 2009 09:15 schrieb mei...@gm...: > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > (this is my first post to this list -- I am not a > > > > native english speaker...) > > > > > > > > when I open the window of my room and wait for a while > > > > a black crow comes to see whether I am still there... :) > > > > Nice! > > > > > > > > I bought a webcam (PS3 Eye) and put it on the windowsill > > > > looking in parallel to it to film the crow. > > > > > > > > Unfortunately the free space on my harddisc doesn not allow > > > > to let the camera, which delivers 640x320pixel YUYV which 30fps, > > > > run for a longer time. I had to push the record button > > > > by myself. > > > > > > > > This way I only have videos of the crow, when she > > > > recognizes, that I am there. > > > > > > > > It would be interesting, what she will do when I am not > > > > there.... > > > > > > > > So: I am lookinig for a "something" which triggers the record button... > > > > > > > > As a motion detection software I found motion. > > > > > > > > Before I will study the zillions of possibilities of this software :) > > > > and may be find out, that I need something else I would > > > > like to know, whether Motion is capable of doing what I want: > > > > > > > > I want to record a video in a kind of ringbuffer manner. > > > > Two seconds before the crow comes to my window and two > > > > seconds after she's gone should remain in the video of > > > > the crow. Anything else should be discarded. > > > > If the crows comes for -- say three times for a duration > > > > of twenty seconds -- to my window I want three video of > > > > 34 seconds each of the crow's visit. > > > > > > > > Is this possible with Motion? > > > > > > > > Thank you very much in advance for your help! > > > > Have a nice weekend! :O) > > > > Meino > > > > > > > > PS: I am using linux (Gentoo). No windows, sorry. > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > >----- Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 > > > 30-Day trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - > > > and focus on what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's > > > new with Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Motion-user mailing list > > > Mot...@li... > > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/motion-user > > > http://www.lavrsen.dk/twiki/bin/view/Motion/WebHome > > -- > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day > trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and focus on > what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with > Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july > _______________________________________________ > Motion-user mailing list > Mot...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/motion-user > http://www.lavrsen.dk/twiki/bin/view/Motion/WebHome -- Please don't send me any Word- or Powerpoint-Attachments unless it's absolutely neccessary. - Send simply Text. See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html In a world without fences and walls nobody needs gates and windows. |
From: Roman G. <ro...@fu...> - 2009-08-01 13:44:59
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2009/8/1 <mei...@gm...>: > Hi, Hey :) > > ok, it is running now. I took the svn version, which is > the better one. Yes, SVN has some major improvements but the config file is not compatible with latest stable -- read svn log for details. > > Now i have the "too fast mpeg"-syndrom.... > (Yes, I read the FAQ, Joperg ;) If video is jumpy and therefore seems fast, it's likely due to event_gap. Try setting post_capture to 300 or reducing threshold. > > My cam is able to deliver 30 fps 640x480 video stream via > USB 2.0 and my PC is able to take that burden -- when > using guvcview. Doing so, the CPU-meter does not show > any high load situation. > > I configured motion to not to use ffmpeg to encode mpegs, > but I defined an external pipe which copies (no encoding) > the video stream via mencoder to my harddisc. Why would you use both ffmpeg and extpipe? -- you should use 1 or the other. > Doing so, the CPU meter again does not show any high load, > but the resulting raw video stream has 9 fps... Post your config > > I would understand the situation, if the CPU gets under > high load...but there is plenty of CPU power for that > task (nothing else is running, databases and storing > stills were disabled). The only I/O is done for the > video stream. > > What did I so badly wrong? > > Thank you very much for any help in advance! > Kind regards, > Meino > > > Joerg WEBER <mo...@al...> [09-08-01 12:28]: >> Meino, >> >> the central source of information about Motion is >> http://www.lavrsen.dk/twiki/bin/view/Motion. >> >> Another good place is the IRC channel #motion. People there do not always >> reply immediately, so it's a good idea to stay connected after asking >> questions. >> >> Most of the binary packages around are outdated and/or do not support all >> features. You should get the latest SVN trunk version of motion and the >> latest recommended version of ffmpeg and compile both in order to benefit >> from all the features and improvements of Motion. >> >> >> Brgds Joerg. >> >> >> >> Am Samstag, 1. August 2009 11:17 schrieb mei...@gm...: >> > Helo Joerg, >> > >> > THAT sounds good! Weekend and the correct software >> > (and hopefully a crow which is willing to test it ;) >> > >> > But...first problems: >> > I installed motion via emerge, the package handling >> > system of Gentoo, >> > Furthermore I modified the config file. My cam is >> > the only cam I have and it is accesible via /dev/video1 >> > (video0 is my TV-card). With guvcview I can watch >> > the video of that cam and can record files manually. >> > >> > As far as I could see, the config file is ok for a first >> > attempt. >> > After starting motion with >> > >> > motion -n >> > >> > (I wanted errors to be put on the console). I got this >> > >> > [0] Processing thread 0 - config file /etc/motion.conf >> > [0] Unknown config option "ffmpeg_cap_new" >> > [0] Unknown config option "ffmpeg_cap_motion" >> > [0] Unknown config option "ffmpeg_timelapse" >> > [0] Unknown config option "ffmpeg_timelapse_mode" >> > [0] Unknown config option "ffmpeg_bps" >> > [0] Unknown config option "ffmpeg_variable_bitrate" >> > [0] Unknown config option "ffmpeg_video_codec" >> > [0] Unknown config option "ffmpeg_deinterlace" >> > [0] Unknown config option "movie_filename" >> > [0] Unknown config option "timelapse_filename" >> > [0] Unknown config option "sql_log_image" >> > [0] Unknown config option "sql_log_snapshot" >> > [0] Unknown config option "sql_log_mpeg" >> > [0] Unknown config option "sql_log_timelapse" >> > [0] Unknown config option "sql_query" >> > [0] Motion 3.2.11 Started >> > [0] Thread 1 is from /etc/motion.conf >> > [1] Thread 1 started >> > [1] You must setup netcam_url >> > [1] Could not fetch initial image from camera >> > [1] Motion continues using width and height from config file(s) >> > [1] Resizing pre_capture buffer to 1 items >> > [1] Retrying until successful connection with camera >> > [1] You must setup netcam_url >> > [1] Retrying until successful connection with camera >> > [1] You must setup netcam_url >> > >> > Version of motion is 3,2,11 The conf-file is based on that one >> > included in the package. >> > Why does motion tries to read a webcam (I have specified none and gave >> > /dev/video1 as source) ? >> > >> > And why does motion did not know a part of its own config option? >> > >> > Thank you very much for any help in advance! >> > Kind regards, >> > Meino >> > >> > Joerg WEBER <mo...@al...> [09-08-01 10:00]: >> > > Hello Meino, >> > > >> > > Motion can do exactly what you want. This is a typical scenario where you >> > > would want to use Motion. >> > > >> > > >> > > Brgds Joerg. >> > > >> > > Am Samstag, 1. August 2009 09:15 schrieb mei...@gm...: >> > > > Hi, >> > > > >> > > > (this is my first post to this list -- I am not a >> > > > native english speaker...) >> > > > >> > > > when I open the window of my room and wait for a while >> > > > a black crow comes to see whether I am still there... :) >> > > > Nice! >> > > > >> > > > I bought a webcam (PS3 Eye) and put it on the windowsill >> > > > looking in parallel to it to film the crow. >> > > > >> > > > Unfortunately the free space on my harddisc doesn not allow >> > > > to let the camera, which delivers 640x320pixel YUYV which 30fps, >> > > > run for a longer time. I had to push the record button >> > > > by myself. >> > > > >> > > > This way I only have videos of the crow, when she >> > > > recognizes, that I am there. >> > > > >> > > > It would be interesting, what she will do when I am not >> > > > there.... >> > > > >> > > > So: I am lookinig for a "something" which triggers the record button... >> > > > >> > > > As a motion detection software I found motion. >> > > > >> > > > Before I will study the zillions of possibilities of this software :) >> > > > and may be find out, that I need something else I would >> > > > like to know, whether Motion is capable of doing what I want: >> > > > >> > > > I want to record a video in a kind of ringbuffer manner. >> > > > Two seconds before the crow comes to my window and two >> > > > seconds after she's gone should remain in the video of >> > > > the crow. Anything else should be discarded. >> > > > If the crows comes for -- say three times for a duration >> > > > of twenty seconds -- to my window I want three video of >> > > > 34 seconds each of the crow's visit. >> > > > >> > > > Is this possible with Motion? >> > > > >> > > > Thank you very much in advance for your help! >> > > > Have a nice weekend! :O) >> > > > Meino >> > > > >> > > > PS: I am using linux (Gentoo). No windows, sorry. >> > > >> > > -- >> > > >> > > >> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> > >----- Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 >> > > 30-Day trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - >> > > and focus on what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's >> > > new with Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july >> > > _______________________________________________ >> > > Motion-user mailing list >> > > Mot...@li... >> > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/motion-user >> > > http://www.lavrsen.dk/twiki/bin/view/Motion/WebHome >> >> -- >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day >> trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and focus on >> what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with >> Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july >> _______________________________________________ >> Motion-user mailing list >> Mot...@li... >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/motion-user >> http://www.lavrsen.dk/twiki/bin/view/Motion/WebHome > > -- > Please don't send me any Word- or Powerpoint-Attachments > unless it's absolutely neccessary. - Send simply Text. > See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html > In a world without fences and walls nobody needs gates and windows. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day > trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and focus on > what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with > Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july > _______________________________________________ > Motion-user mailing list > Mot...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/motion-user > http://www.lavrsen.dk/twiki/bin/view/Motion/WebHome > |
From: <mei...@gm...> - 2009-08-01 15:14:53
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motion.conf
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Hey, (is "Hi" wrong English? Asking just for curiosity... :) ) Roman Gaufman <ro...@fu...> [09-08-01 15:50]: > 2009/8/1 <mei...@gm...>: > > Hi, > > Hey :) > > > > > ok, it is running now. I took the svn version, which is > > the better one. > > Yes, SVN has some major improvements but the config file is not > compatible with latest stable -- read svn log for details. I saw that, I mad a vimdiff between both and copied my changes analogously ... > > > > Now i have the "too fast mpeg"-syndrom.... > > (Yes, I read the FAQ, Joperg ;) > > If video is jumpy and therefore seems fast, it's likely due to > event_gap. Try setting post_capture to 300 or reducing threshold. After setting this, the video starts right after starting motion and it does not stop...I had to "kill" motion . > > > > My cam is able to deliver 30 fps 640x480 video stream via > > USB 2.0 and my PC is able to take that burden -- when > > using guvcview. Doing so, the CPU-meter does not show > > any high load situation. > > > > I configured motion to not to use ffmpeg to encode mpegs, > > but I defined an external pipe which copies (no encoding) > > the video stream via mencoder to my harddisc. > > Why would you use both ffmpeg and extpipe? -- you should use 1 or the other. No...sorry...my bad english: I used extpipe without ffmped. > > Doing so, the CPU meter again does not show any high load, > > but the resulting raw video stream has 9 fps... > > Post your config Attached... thanks a lot for taking a look! :) Keep hacking and : DONT MOVE! :))))) Meino > > > > I would understand the situation, if the CPU gets under > > high load...but there is plenty of CPU power for that > > task (nothing else is running, databases and storing > > stills were disabled). The only I/O is done for the > > video stream. > > > > What did I so badly wrong? > > > > Thank you very much for any help in advance! > > Kind regards, > > Meino > > > > > > Joerg WEBER <mo...@al...> [09-08-01 12:28]: > >> Meino, > >> > >> the central source of information about Motion is > >> http://www.lavrsen.dk/twiki/bin/view/Motion. > >> > >> Another good place is the IRC channel #motion. People there do not always > >> reply immediately, so it's a good idea to stay connected after asking > >> questions. > >> > >> Most of the binary packages around are outdated and/or do not support all > >> features. You should get the latest SVN trunk version of motion and the > >> latest recommended version of ffmpeg and compile both in order to benefit > >> from all the features and improvements of Motion. > >> > >> > >> Brgds Joerg. > >> > >> > >> > >> Am Samstag, 1. August 2009 11:17 schrieb mei...@gm...: > >> > Helo Joerg, > >> > > >> > THAT sounds good! Weekend and the correct software > >> > (and hopefully a crow which is willing to test it ;) > >> > > >> > But...first problems: > >> > I installed motion via emerge, the package handling > >> > system of Gentoo, > >> > Furthermore I modified the config file. My cam is > >> > the only cam I have and it is accesible via /dev/video1 > >> > (video0 is my TV-card). With guvcview I can watch > >> > the video of that cam and can record files manually. > >> > > >> > As far as I could see, the config file is ok for a first > >> > attempt. > >> > After starting motion with > >> > > >> > motion -n > >> > > >> > (I wanted errors to be put on the console). I got this > >> > > >> > [0] Processing thread 0 - config file /etc/motion.conf > >> > [0] Unknown config option "ffmpeg_cap_new" > >> > [0] Unknown config option "ffmpeg_cap_motion" > >> > [0] Unknown config option "ffmpeg_timelapse" > >> > [0] Unknown config option "ffmpeg_timelapse_mode" > >> > [0] Unknown config option "ffmpeg_bps" > >> > [0] Unknown config option "ffmpeg_variable_bitrate" > >> > [0] Unknown config option "ffmpeg_video_codec" > >> > [0] Unknown config option "ffmpeg_deinterlace" > >> > [0] Unknown config option "movie_filename" > >> > [0] Unknown config option "timelapse_filename" > >> > [0] Unknown config option "sql_log_image" > >> > [0] Unknown config option "sql_log_snapshot" > >> > [0] Unknown config option "sql_log_mpeg" > >> > [0] Unknown config option "sql_log_timelapse" > >> > [0] Unknown config option "sql_query" > >> > [0] Motion 3.2.11 Started > >> > [0] Thread 1 is from /etc/motion.conf > >> > [1] Thread 1 started > >> > [1] You must setup netcam_url > >> > [1] Could not fetch initial image from camera > >> > [1] Motion continues using width and height from config file(s) > >> > [1] Resizing pre_capture buffer to 1 items > >> > [1] Retrying until successful connection with camera > >> > [1] You must setup netcam_url > >> > [1] Retrying until successful connection with camera > >> > [1] You must setup netcam_url > >> > > >> > Version of motion is 3,2,11 The conf-file is based on that one > >> > included in the package. > >> > Why does motion tries to read a webcam (I have specified none and gave > >> > /dev/video1 as source) ? > >> > > >> > And why does motion did not know a part of its own config option? > >> > > >> > Thank you very much for any help in advance! > >> > Kind regards, > >> > Meino > >> > > >> > Joerg WEBER <mo...@al...> [09-08-01 10:00]: > >> > > Hello Meino, > >> > > > >> > > Motion can do exactly what you want. This is a typical scenario where you > >> > > would want to use Motion. > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > Brgds Joerg. > >> > > > >> > > Am Samstag, 1. August 2009 09:15 schrieb mei...@gm...: > >> > > > Hi, > >> > > > > >> > > > (this is my first post to this list -- I am not a > >> > > > native english speaker...) > >> > > > > >> > > > when I open the window of my room and wait for a while > >> > > > a black crow comes to see whether I am still there... :) > >> > > > Nice! > >> > > > > >> > > > I bought a webcam (PS3 Eye) and put it on the windowsill > >> > > > looking in parallel to it to film the crow. > >> > > > > >> > > > Unfortunately the free space on my harddisc doesn not allow > >> > > > to let the camera, which delivers 640x320pixel YUYV which 30fps, > >> > > > run for a longer time. I had to push the record button > >> > > > by myself. > >> > > > > >> > > > This way I only have videos of the crow, when she > >> > > > recognizes, that I am there. > >> > > > > >> > > > It would be interesting, what she will do when I am not > >> > > > there.... > >> > > > > >> > > > So: I am lookinig for a "something" which triggers the record button... > >> > > > > >> > > > As a motion detection software I found motion. > >> > > > > >> > > > Before I will study the zillions of possibilities of this software :) > >> > > > and may be find out, that I need something else I would > >> > > > like to know, whether Motion is capable of doing what I want: > >> > > > > >> > > > I want to record a video in a kind of ringbuffer manner. > >> > > > Two seconds before the crow comes to my window and two > >> > > > seconds after she's gone should remain in the video of > >> > > > the crow. Anything else should be discarded. > >> > > > If the crows comes for -- say three times for a duration > >> > > > of twenty seconds -- to my window I want three video of > >> > > > 34 seconds each of the crow's visit. > >> > > > > >> > > > Is this possible with Motion? > >> > > > > >> > > > Thank you very much in advance for your help! > >> > > > Have a nice weekend! :O) > >> > > > Meino > >> > > > > >> > > > PS: I am using linux (Gentoo). No windows, sorry. > >> > > > >> > > -- > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> > >----- Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 > >> > > 30-Day trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - > >> > > and focus on what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's > >> > > new with Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july > >> > > _______________________________________________ > >> > > Motion-user mailing list > >> > > Mot...@li... > >> > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/motion-user > >> > > http://www.lavrsen.dk/twiki/bin/view/Motion/WebHome > >> > >> -- > >> > >> > >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >> Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day > >> trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and focus on > >> what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with > >> Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Motion-user mailing list > >> Mot...@li... > >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/motion-user > >> http://www.lavrsen.dk/twiki/bin/view/Motion/WebHome > > > > -- > > Please don't send me any Word- or Powerpoint-Attachments > > unless it's absolutely neccessary. - Send simply Text. > > See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html > > In a world without fences and walls nobody needs gates and windows. > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day > > trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and focus on > > what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with > > Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july > > _______________________________________________ > > Motion-user mailing list > > Mot...@li... > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/motion-user > > http://www.lavrsen.dk/twiki/bin/view/Motion/WebHome > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day > trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and focus on > what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with > Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july > _______________________________________________ > Motion-user mailing list > Mot...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/motion-user > http://www.lavrsen.dk/twiki/bin/view/Motion/WebHome -- Please don't send me any Word- or Powerpoint-Attachments unless it's absolutely neccessary. - Send simply Text. See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html In a world without fences and walls nobody needs gates and windows. |
From: Joerg W. <mo...@al...> - 2009-08-01 21:51:17
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Meino, when I look at your config, I can see that you have set framerate 10. That's why you get (almost) 10 fps for you videos. If you want more, you simply have to set framerate to some bigger value, like 25 maybe. The reason for being not precise at 10 but 9 in your case is related to the internal timing of motion. There is a redesign of this stuff in the pipe, but it may take a while to do it right :-) Brgds Joerg. Am Samstag, 1. August 2009 13:38 schrieb mei...@gm...: > Hi, > > ok, it is running now. I took the svn version, which is > the better one. > > Now i have the "too fast mpeg"-syndrom.... > (Yes, I read the FAQ, Joperg ;) > > My cam is able to deliver 30 fps 640x480 video stream via > USB 2.0 and my PC is able to take that burden -- when > using guvcview. Doing so, the CPU-meter does not show > any high load situation. > > I configured motion to not to use ffmpeg to encode mpegs, > but I defined an external pipe which copies (no encoding) > the video stream via mencoder to my harddisc. > > Doing so, the CPU meter again does not show any high load, > but the resulting raw video stream has 9 fps... > > I would understand the situation, if the CPU gets under > high load...but there is plenty of CPU power for that > task (nothing else is running, databases and storing > stills were disabled). The only I/O is done for the > video stream. > > What did I so badly wrong? > > Thank you very much for any help in advance! > Kind regards, > Meino > |
From: <mei...@gm...> - 2009-08-02 01:49:26
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Joerg, I experimented with the framerate before setting it lower and higher. You got the version of the config file with the lower value. I have checked that again. It does not help to set it to a higher value. Futhermore I increased threshold and noise_level without success. The result is always the same: As soon motion is started, the video is captured and written to disk and stops only if I kill motion. The video itsself, watched with mplayer is a radom flickering something with no defined start end of frame looking somehow as the output of a defective old analogous tv hoked on a analogous antenna (instead of digital broadcast (air/cable)). And it is the same, whether I use ffmpeg or extpipe to generate the video. I dont know, what else I could do. With for example guvcview/vlc/mplayer I have a perfect picture of my cam, and -- when recorded to disk, give me a perfect video. Any ideas what else is wrong? Kind regards, Meino Joerg WEBER <mo...@al...> [09-08-01 23:55]: > Meino, > > when I look at your config, I can see that you have set framerate 10. That's > why you get (almost) 10 fps for you videos. If you want more, you simply have > to set framerate to some bigger value, like 25 maybe. The reason for being > not precise at 10 but 9 in your case is related to the internal timing of > motion. There is a redesign of this stuff in the pipe, but it may take a > while to do it right :-) > > > Brgds Joerg. > > > Am Samstag, 1. August 2009 13:38 schrieb mei...@gm...: > > Hi, > > > > ok, it is running now. I took the svn version, which is > > the better one. > > > > Now i have the "too fast mpeg"-syndrom.... > > (Yes, I read the FAQ, Joperg ;) > > > > My cam is able to deliver 30 fps 640x480 video stream via > > USB 2.0 and my PC is able to take that burden -- when > > using guvcview. Doing so, the CPU-meter does not show > > any high load situation. > > > > I configured motion to not to use ffmpeg to encode mpegs, > > but I defined an external pipe which copies (no encoding) > > the video stream via mencoder to my harddisc. > > > > Doing so, the CPU meter again does not show any high load, > > but the resulting raw video stream has 9 fps... > > > > I would understand the situation, if the CPU gets under > > high load...but there is plenty of CPU power for that > > task (nothing else is running, databases and storing > > stills were disabled). The only I/O is done for the > > video stream. > > > > What did I so badly wrong? > > > > Thank you very much for any help in advance! > > Kind regards, > > Meino > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day > trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and focus on > what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with > Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july > _______________________________________________ > Motion-user mailing list > Mot...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/motion-user > http://www.lavrsen.dk/twiki/bin/view/Motion/WebHome -- Please don't send me any Word- or Powerpoint-Attachments unless it's absolutely neccessary. - Send simply Text. See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html In a world without fences and walls nobody needs gates and windows. |
From: Joerg W. <mo...@al...> - 2009-08-02 09:21:23
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Meino, most probably this is related to the 'palette' option. If Motion is using a wrong video palette to convert your input stream, the output pictures and movies are corrupted. I have never used USB cameras, so I have no experience with that. The resolution of 640x320 also looks a bit strange to me... Brgds Joerg. Am Sonntag, 2. August 2009 03:42 schrieb mei...@gm...: > Joerg, > > I experimented with the framerate before setting it lower and higher. > You got the version of the config file with the lower value. > I have checked that again. It does not help to set it to a higher > value. > > Futhermore I increased threshold and noise_level without success. > > The result is always the same: As soon motion is started, the video > is captured and written to disk and stops only if I kill motion. > The video itsself, watched with mplayer is a radom flickering > something with no defined start end of frame looking somehow as > the output of a defective old analogous tv hoked on a analogous antenna > (instead of digital broadcast (air/cable)). > And it is the same, whether I use ffmpeg or extpipe to generate the > video. > > I dont know, what else I could do. > > With for example guvcview/vlc/mplayer I have a perfect picture of my > cam, and -- when recorded to disk, give me a perfect video. > > Any ideas what else is wrong? > > Kind regards, > Meino > > Joerg WEBER <mo...@al...> [09-08-01 23:55]: > > Meino, > > > > when I look at your config, I can see that you have set framerate 10. > > That's why you get (almost) 10 fps for you videos. If you want more, you > > simply have to set framerate to some bigger value, like 25 maybe. The > > reason for being not precise at 10 but 9 in your case is related to the > > internal timing of motion. There is a redesign of this stuff in the pipe, > > but it may take a while to do it right :-) > > > > > > Brgds Joerg. > > > > Am Samstag, 1. August 2009 13:38 schrieb mei...@gm...: > > > Hi, > > > > > > ok, it is running now. I took the svn version, which is > > > the better one. > > > > > > Now i have the "too fast mpeg"-syndrom.... > > > (Yes, I read the FAQ, Joperg ;) > > > > > > My cam is able to deliver 30 fps 640x480 video stream via > > > USB 2.0 and my PC is able to take that burden -- when > > > using guvcview. Doing so, the CPU-meter does not show > > > any high load situation. > > > > > > I configured motion to not to use ffmpeg to encode mpegs, > > > but I defined an external pipe which copies (no encoding) > > > the video stream via mencoder to my harddisc. > > > > > > Doing so, the CPU meter again does not show any high load, > > > but the resulting raw video stream has 9 fps... > > > > > > I would understand the situation, if the CPU gets under > > > high load...but there is plenty of CPU power for that > > > task (nothing else is running, databases and storing > > > stills were disabled). The only I/O is done for the > > > video stream. > > > > > > What did I so badly wrong? > > > > > > Thank you very much for any help in advance! > > > Kind regards, > > > Meino > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >----- Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 > > 30-Day trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - > > and focus on what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's > > new with Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july > > _______________________________________________ > > Motion-user mailing list > > Mot...@li... > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/motion-user > > http://www.lavrsen.dk/twiki/bin/view/Motion/WebHome -- |