MMM-RTSPStream no longer working

dangerousden

Hi All

Since the update to version 4 of RTSPStream, I can no longer get my IP Camera to show on the screen. I have attempted a reinstall, and checked the settings. Just the outline of the module, with the heading, but no image. The best I have had was a still image in the centre of the screen which vanished shortly after.

AFAIK my camera has had no firmware or software updates.

Does the hive mid have any suggestions?

Many thanks

dangerousden

UPDATE

After playing around with settings and various options, I could NOT find a way to get the image back where I wanted it. I also realised the RTSP feed was only picking up a single frame and nothing more.

Reading into the options of the RTSP module I wondered if I would utilise WebRTC. So off I went at a complete tangent, and 5 hours of work…

I installed MediaMTX and configured as suggested on a post I found inside this wonderful forum. Nothing! I could not see the stream at all. After lots of head scratching I realised I did not use the default name for my pi (pi) so I had to edit all the configs for MediaMTX and replace the home/pi with my username.

I created an autostart for the MediaMTX service and configured that too.

After lots of confusing back and forth between 2 different websites around the setup for this, one using RTSP stream, but the main one using a RaspberryPi Camera, I was getting close, but the feed was being rejected. I stepped away and had lunch. On my return, it was very obvious. I had used port 553 in the RTSP stream URL, instead of 554. Duh! Rookie mistake, but only spotted when I took a break. This allowed the MediaMTX service to connect to the RTSP stream.

A little bit of jiggerypokery with the config.js file in MagicMirror, and I now have the WEBRTC feed into the Pi and also out to my remote browser on the network. The feed does indeed seem faster and so far, stabled. Time will tell, but I refused to be beaten :)

sdetweil

@dangerousden have you tried MMM-Mplayer?

https://github.com/evroom/MMM-MPlayer

dangerousden

@sdetweil I apologise for the delay in replying. Not been well. I was trying to get some sort of webRTC feed from my HomeAssistant, but failed miserably. I will give the MPlayer plug in a try when I get home.

Thanks for the suggestion

sdetweil

@dangerousden never apologize for what goes on in your life. NOTHING here is more important than that

I will try to help as your time allows…

dangerousden

@sdetweil said:

@dangerousden never apologize for what goes on in your life. NOTHING here is more important than that

I will try to help as your time allows…

Thank you. that is very much appreciated

I managed to get the RTSPStream working again, by simply rebooting the camera. This is a guy who has worked 40 years in IT and I didn’t follow the golden rule. Switch it off and on again :D

However, the image is now showing right bang in the middle of the screen, ignoring any of the config, and blocking the Background slideshow. I tried the MPlayer plugin but it refuses to connect and show anything. So I returned back to RTSPStream, tried updating ffmpeg, and changing the stream to that - nothing. So - best I can get is a rather annoying image where it should not be, or a blank box.

Am I missing something simple??

{
    module: "MMM-RTSPStream",
    position: "bottom_left",
    config: {
        autoStart: true,
        rotateStreams: false,
        moduleWidth: 354,
        moduleHeight: 240,
        localPlayer: 'ffmpeg',
        remotePlayer: 'ffmpeg',
        showSnapWhenPaused: true,
        remoteSnaps: true,
        shutdownDelay: 12,
        stream1: {
            name: 'DRIVE',
            url: 'rtsp://un:pw@192.168.1.241:554/live/ch1',
            width: undefined,
            height: undefined,
            ffmpegPort: 9999,
            },
        }
},

sdetweil

@dangerousden well that’s some good news. Amazing how many times we have to get used to rebooting something these days

I’m in the 50 year IT range from mainframes to microprocessors and everything in between.

Sadly I know nothing about RTSP other than other people also having trouble with the latest os releases.

sdetweil

Maybe one of them will be along shortly. But the forum gets quieter as the weather warms.

dangerousden