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

[evroom]

@bill22

I will look if there is a module that can trigger linux commands at will.
Would be interested in that myself.

[bill22]

@evroom

if we could find one, it could be probably used to start/stop the stream. On the other hand it could be an option to define several “stand alone streams” and call those individually. Position of the streams could be even offset to each other…Just a thought…

[evroom]

@bill22

Btw, do you “fancy” stuff like Voice Control or Alexa ?
I don’t, but those would be modules that could trigger something.

[bill22]

@evroom
me neither

[evroom]

@bill22

Hi,

I used this Sunday to setup a second Pi, whilst watching F1.
Used a new SD, installed Debian Buster and Magic Mirror v2.8.0.

After I made sure I did not have any errors after rebooting, restarting MM, etc, I setup MMM-RTSPStream.
It now works for Bucks Bunny, my IP cam and my SAT receiver.
I can even rotate 2 SAT channels.

I also tested the little fix with --audio_queue 4and that works to (although I cannot check audio, as I have no speaker).

It does not say that this method will work for you (my RTSP was dead as a dodo), but it could be something to consider.
I will play a bit with single quotes, double quotes, etc, as that is a potential problem in your URL.

And it still leaves the issue with selecting a channel at will, through a trigger.

[bill22]

@evroom

Hi and sorry for the late response.

Sounds pretty good and promising!

How do you “rotate” your SAT channels? Does it change based on time (after x seconds)?
For me it could be good enough to have a few channels to change, of course better to select from a small list.

[evroom]

@bill22
In the config part add

rotateStreams: true,
rotateStreamTimeout: 60,

and add 2 or more streams (stream1 and stream2).

[BKeyport]

Silly question - is there a way within the RTSP protocal to detect when the camera detects motion, so you can trigger something? What I was thinking is to flash the screen background if the camera sees motion…

Thanks!

[twosquirrels]

Is there a way to hide the play/pause button? I’m not using a mouse on my mirror so it’s useless. Also, i’s creating its own separate gigantic white box that doesn’t line up with my actual video stream (which I have to force its position using moduleOffset).

[BKeyport]

The white box is easy to get rid of:

In ~/MagicMirror/css/custom.css

/* This removes the white border around the RTSP feed(s). */
.MMM-RTSPStream .innerWrapper {
  border: 0;
}

As far as the play button, I’ve never seen it, so I don’t know how to get rid of it, I don’t use keyboard or mouse on my mirror.

FYI, other css that might be useful:

/* This shrinks the left and right regions so that RTSPStream don't overlap. */
.region.right .module-content,
.region.left .module-content {
  min-width: 450px;
  max-width: 450px;
}

– B