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    [MMM-RTSPStream] - Video Streaming from Live Feeds & Security Cameras

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    • evroomE Offline
      evroom
      last edited by

      RAI 3 HD probably is not free-to-air, so I cannot check it.

      But to be honest, it seems NOT to work for me too.
      Only SD, no HD.
      I had it working on v2.4.1 (made notes about it to not to forget) and did not use it after that.

      You can test it directly, without having to change the MM config all the time:

      $ omxplayer --win "0 0 800 480" --live "http://192.168.1.6:8001/1:0:1:D4B:8800:13E:EEEE0000:0:0:0:"
      
      $ omxplayer --win "0 0 800 480" --live "http://192.168.1.6:8001/1:0:1:2191:5:13E:EEEE0000:0:0:0:"
      

      omxplayer will show the stream details:

      Video codec omx-mpeg2 width 720 height 576 profile 4 fps 25.000000
      Video codec omx-h264 width 1920 height 1080 profile 100 fps 50.000000
      

      On my Pi it seems to run, but nothing appears on the screen.
      :-(

      MagicMirror version: 2.30.0
      Raspberry Pi 4 Model B Rev 1.5 (8 GB RAM)
      Raspbian GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm)

      Test environment:
      MagicMirror version: v2.30.0
      Raspberry Pi 3 Model B Plus Rev 1.3 (1 GB RAM)
      Raspbian GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm)

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      • Cr4z33C Offline
        Cr4z33 @evroom
        last edited by

        @evroom I am in the same boat (with my Raspberry Pi 3 b+).

        However I am 100% sure my Pi can handle HD channel streams as they work perfectly if using VLC!

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        • evroomE Offline
          evroom
          last edited by

          I can stream full HD at 50 fps:

          Video codec omx-h264 width 1920 height 1080 profile 100 fps 50.000000

          A bit odd.

          MagicMirror version: 2.30.0
          Raspberry Pi 4 Model B Rev 1.5 (8 GB RAM)
          Raspbian GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm)

          Test environment:
          MagicMirror version: v2.30.0
          Raspberry Pi 3 Model B Plus Rev 1.3 (1 GB RAM)
          Raspbian GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm)

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          • Cr4z33C Offline
            Cr4z33 @evroom
            last edited by Cr4z33

            @evroom oops it came out I have to wait at least 30-40 seconds before I can see (succesfully) a 1080i @ 60Fps HD stream. :smiling_face_with_smiling_eyes:

            However yesterday I found one more issue…
            I connected the RPI for the first time to the TV to see how MagicMirror was looking on it, but I found out that the stream stops as soon as I ask something to Google Assistant (MMM-AssistantMk2 + MMM-Hotword by @Sean ) and it replies.
            After that the stream doesn’t resume at all.

            I don’t know where to start and cannot see why this is going on as the RPI can easily play 2+ media files at a time. :confounded_face:

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            • evroomE Offline
              evroom
              last edited by

              @Cr4z33
              As I do not use MMM-AssistantMk2 and/or MMM-Hotword, I cannot help you there.
              In principle the streaming should continue.
              As a matter of fact, when I stop MM, my cam streams still continue (are listed by pm2 as independent applications).
              As soon as there will be a MMM-HotAssistant, I might give it a try :-)

              MagicMirror version: 2.30.0
              Raspberry Pi 4 Model B Rev 1.5 (8 GB RAM)
              Raspbian GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm)

              Test environment:
              MagicMirror version: v2.30.0
              Raspberry Pi 3 Model B Plus Rev 1.3 (1 GB RAM)
              Raspbian GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm)

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              • Cr4z33C Offline
                Cr4z33 @evroom
                last edited by

                @evroom no problem mate although it looks like the developer is no more active in this thread my bad. :confused_face:

                Do you know by chance what to edit to see the stream in the same position as the white frame (I actually would like to get rid of it)?

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                • evroomE Offline
                  evroom
                  last edited by

                  Looking at the css file of the module, I would try to edit the custom.css and add this:

                  .MMM-RTSPStream .innerWrapper {
                    border: 0;
                  }
                  

                  Not tested.

                  MagicMirror version: 2.30.0
                  Raspberry Pi 4 Model B Rev 1.5 (8 GB RAM)
                  Raspbian GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm)

                  Test environment:
                  MagicMirror version: v2.30.0
                  Raspberry Pi 3 Model B Plus Rev 1.3 (1 GB RAM)
                  Raspbian GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm)

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                  • S Offline
                    shbatm Module Developer @Cr4z33
                    last edited by

                    @cr4z33 said in [MMM-RTSPStream] - Video Streaming from Live Feeds & Security Cameras:

                    I found out that the stream stops as soon as I ask something to Google Assistant (MMM-AssistantMk2 + MMM-Hotword by @Sean ) and it replies.

                    Please check the web browser console (ctrl+shift+i) and see if for some reason AssistantMk2 or Hotword are sending a pause/hide command to other modules. You would see something like: MMM-RTSPSTREAM is suspended.... Also, after the stream disappears, check the status of PM2 (pm2 status from ssh/terminal) and see if omx_streamX is still running. That will let me know if the module is telling the stream to stop or if omxplayer is giving up.

                    Regarding the border alignment, search this forum and/or the closed issues on GitHub, it’s been answered before. @evroom’s solution looks correct to hide the border, but I can’t remember for sure.

                    Mini-rant: OMXPLAYER is the lowest resource player I’ve found to use for playing video streams on a Pi, but frankly, it’s a finicky b***h and has terrible logging to inform you of the problem. 90% of the issues raised with this module are caused by omxplayer itself, which, unfortunately I don’t have any better way to solve than any other user. That’s why I use pm2 to manage the streams so it will at least attempt to restart when it crashes.

                    @evroom, regarding the streams not stopping… Last week I found a bug in PM2’s API, calling stop on a process from node doesn’t work. I will work on a workaround until the PM2 devs correct the issue.

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                    • BKeyportB Offline
                      BKeyport Module Developer
                      last edited by

                      I can confirm OMX is a major B.

                      I had to convert over to FFMPEG to get things to work without crashing the entire system to the point of taking it offline, but not crashing MM other than not updating anymore (Clock and such still work, just it couldn’t get anything off the internet)

                      The "E" in "Javascript" stands for "Easy"

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                      • Cr4z33C Offline
                        Cr4z33 @shbatm
                        last edited by Cr4z33

                        @shbatm thanks for the reply.

                        I can confirm that I’ve got rid of the white frame by following @evroom 's suggestion (thanks mate).

                        Back in topic I’ve uploaded here the log 'cause I am not sure whether it is actually reporting a problem with MMM-RTSPStream or not. :thinking_face:

                        Looking at it it says MMM-RTSPStream.js:161 MMM-RTSPStream has resumed... after two questions I made to Google Assistant, but I found no mention about RTSP pausing or stopping.

                        However I can confirm that omx_stream has indeed stopped from running! :frowning_face_with_open_mouth:

                         pm2 status
                        ┌─────────────┬────┬──────┬────────┬─────────┬─────┬────────┬──────────┐
                        │ Name        │ id │ mode │ status │ ↺       │ cpu │ memory │
                        ├─────────────┼────┼──────┼────────┼─────────┼─────┼────────┼──────────┤
                        │ mm          │ 0  │ N/A  │ fork   │ online  │ 0   │ 0%     │ 2.5 MB   │
                        │ omx_stream1 │ 1  │ N/A  │ fork   │ stopped │ 0   │ 0%     │ 0 B      │
                        └─────────────┴────┴──────┴────────┴─────────┴─────┴────────┴──────────┘
                        
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