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

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    • evroomE Offline
      evroom @evroom
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      @evroom said in [MMM-RTSPStream] - Video Streaming from Live Feeds & Security Cameras:

      Btw. Assuming you use omxplayer. Do not have experience with other players.

      I use omxplayer ‘standalone’, not within MM, but under control of pm2.
      When I restart my camera, the omxplayer is connecting to the stream automatically.
      No restart of the omxplayer stream needed.
      Just FYI.

      MagicMirror version: 2.33.0
      Raspberry Pi 4 Model B Rev 1.5 (8 GB RAM)
      Raspbian GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm)

      Test environment:
      MagicMirror version: v2.33.0
      Raspberry Pi 3 Model B Plus Rev 1.3 (1 GB RAM)
      Raspbian GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm)

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        dwburger @evroom
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        @evroom Thanks! I haven’t been able to get OMXplayer to work, only VLC. However, if I can’t get the auto-restart to work with VLC, I’ll see if I can’t get OMXplayer to work.

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        • BKeyportB Offline
          BKeyport Module Developer @dwburger
          last edited by BKeyport

          @dwburger I was having a ton of trouble streaming anything on my Pi 4. if you’re on a Pi 4, make sure to install the May 2020 update. Streaming is rock solid now.

          https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentation/raspbian/updating.md

          I will note, I’m also using OMX Player independently from MM - the last releases of RTSPStream broke everything, and I couldn’t bother to get things working again. I wrote a little module I kept private because it’s not configurable to cut the desired space out of the MM workspace.

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

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            sdetweil @BKeyport
            last edited by

            @BKeyport that link is for PI OS… does it apply to raspian buster?

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              dwburger @BKeyport
              last edited by

              @BKeyport Yes, I’m using an RPi4. Thanks for the link for updating!

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              • BKeyportB Offline
                BKeyport Module Developer @sdetweil
                last edited by

                @sdetweil If you read it, They’re renaming the OS.

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

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                  sdetweil @BKeyport
                  last edited by

                  @BKeyport yes, I knew they were renaming… but also that s mostly applied tot he 64 bit version.
                  whatever, commands in progress on my 4

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                  • BKeyportB Offline
                    BKeyport Module Developer @sdetweil
                    last edited by

                    @sdetweil I read it as “Going forward” - meaning all releases after the date of announcement. But, as it’s still debian based under the hood, the commands would be the same (Or apt-get instead)

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

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                    • BKeyportB Offline
                      BKeyport Module Developer @BKeyport
                      last edited by

                      You know, it figures… I say it’s stable, and it’s back to pre-PI 4 tricks. It’ll run for about two days before crashing, but that’s a lot better than pre-may2020 Buster - which was 5 minutes at the most.

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

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                        sdetweil @BKeyport
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                        @BKeyport wow… my pi4 has been booted solid for weeks… (last manual update boot)

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                          dwburger
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                          Updating didn’t solve the problem. Just wondering…I’ve seen recent references to using OMXplayer independent of MM2. Does this mean that the OMXplayer window is on top of the MM2 screen or somehow incorporated into it. Could someone give me a little push into understanding this?

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                          • evroomE Offline
                            evroom
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                            @dwburger said in [MMM-RTSPStream] - Video Streaming from Live Feeds & Security Cameras:

                            Could someone give me a little push

                            When using the module or not, omxplayer always will be an overlay on top of your MM display.

                            Test if it works at all (example for an Axis IP camera):

                            $ omxplayer --avdict rtsp_transport:tcp --live --video_queue 4 --fps 30 --win "0 625 590 957" rtsp://user:password@192.168.178.56/axis-media/media.amp?resolution=640x360
                            

                            With log:

                            $ omxplayer --genlog --avdict rtsp_transport:tcp --live --video_queue 4 --fps 30 --win "0 0 640 360" rtsp://user:password@192.168.178.56/axis-media/media.amp?resolution=640x360
                            

                            The positioning of the stream can be a bit of a pain.
                            Size of video stream:
                            (x2 - x1) x (y2 - y1) = 640 x 360

                            To use it under control of pm2 (iso of vi you also can use nano):

                            $ cd /home/pi
                            $ vi axis.sh
                            #!/bin/bash
                            echo "Starting Axis stream ..."
                            
                            # No rotation
                            omxplayer --avdict rtsp_transport:tcp --live --video_queue 4 --fps 30 --win "0 625 590 957" rtsp://user:password@192.168.178.56/axis-media/media.amp?resolution=640x360
                            
                            $ pm2 start axis.sh
                            $ pm2 save
                            

                            To see it run:

                            $pm2 status
                            

                            To restart it:

                            $ pm2 restart axis
                            

                            To stop it:

                            $ pm2 stop axis
                            

                            To remove it from pm2:

                            $ pm2 delete axis
                            

                            MagicMirror version: 2.33.0
                            Raspberry Pi 4 Model B Rev 1.5 (8 GB RAM)
                            Raspbian GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm)

                            Test environment:
                            MagicMirror version: v2.33.0
                            Raspberry Pi 3 Model B Plus Rev 1.3 (1 GB RAM)
                            Raspbian GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm)

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                              dwburger @evroom
                              last edited by

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

                              omxplayer --genlog --avdict rtsp_transport:tcp --live --video_queue 4 --fps 30 --win “0 0 640 360” rtsp://user:password@192.168.178.56/axis-media/media.amp?resolution=640x360

                              I’m just getting the “have a nice day” error. What would the most basic omxplayer command be? I just want to see the Wyze rtsp stream anywhere on the RPi 4 screen. I’ve tried: omxplayer rtsp://:@IP address and I get the “have a nice day” error.

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                              • evroomE Offline
                                evroom
                                last edited by

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

                                I’m just getting the “have a nice day” error.

                                Can you see if the omxplayer.log gives a clue?
                                And what would your VLC url look like?

                                It can be that your cam or codec is not supported.

                                MagicMirror version: 2.33.0
                                Raspberry Pi 4 Model B Rev 1.5 (8 GB RAM)
                                Raspbian GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm)

                                Test environment:
                                MagicMirror version: v2.33.0
                                Raspberry Pi 3 Model B Plus Rev 1.3 (1 GB RAM)
                                Raspbian GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm)

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                                • BKeyportB Offline
                                  BKeyport Module Developer
                                  last edited by

                                  @dwburger Try this:

                                  https://www.ispyconnect.com/man.aspx?n=Wyzecam

                                  get a URL from them, then use that URL directly in OMXPlayer…

                                  omxplayer [URL]

                                  No other options, YET.

                                  once you get that going, you can position and set FPS, etc.

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

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                                    dwburger @evroom
                                    last edited by

                                    @evroom I ran the following command via SSH to a headless RPi 4. I stopped MM2 via PM2 so the RPi4 GUI desktop is all I see.

                                    omxplayer -g rtsp://admin:admin@192.168.1.20/live

                                    The omxplayer.log file looks like this:

                                    23:13:40 T:18446744072105597939 DEBUG: DllBcm: Using omx system library
                                    23:13:40 T:18446744072105599016 DEBUG: DllOMX: Using omx system library
                                    23:13:40 T:18446744072105599609 DEBUG: DllAvFormat: Using libavformat system library
                                    23:13:40 T:18446744072105600891 DEBUG: DBus connection succeeded
                                    23:13:40 T:18446744072105601616 DEBUG: Keyboard: DBus connection succeeded
                                    23:13:40 T:18446744072105601755 DEBUG: OMXThread::Create - Thread with id -1387290944 started
                                    23:13:40 T:18446744072105601853 DEBUG: DllAvUtilBase: Using libavutil system library
                                    23:13:40 T:18446744072105601872 DEBUG: DllAvCodec: Using libavcodec system library
                                    23:13:40 T:18446744072105601888 DEBUG: DllAvFormat: Using libavformat system library
                                    23:13:40 T:18446744072105602188 DEBUG: COMXPlayer::OpenFile - avformat_open_input rtsp://admin:admin@192.168.1.20/live
                                    23:13:43 T:18446744072108706892 DEBUG: COMXPlayer::OpenFile - avformat_open_input enabled SEEKING
                                    23:13:43 T:18446744072108707062 ERROR: COMXPlayer::OpenFile - avformat_open_input rtsp://admin:admin@192.168.1.20/live
                                    23:13:43 T:18446744072108717572 DEBUG: OMXThread::Run - Exited thread with id -1387290944
                                    23:13:43 T:18446744072108718100 DEBUG: OMXThread::StopThread - Thread stopped

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                                      dwburger @dwburger
                                      last edited by

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

                                      rtsp://admin:admin@192.168.1.20/live

                                      I see I made an error with the rtsp URL. Here’s the correct one for my Wyze cam masking the username and password:

                                      rtsp://d____:b____@192.168.1.117/live

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                                        dwburger @dwburger
                                        last edited by

                                        @dwburger It took several seconds, but entering the correct rtsp URL got my camera’s video stream onto the RPi4 screen (full-screen). I’ll follow it a while to see how stable it is.

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                                          dwburger
                                          last edited by

                                          OK…I’ve got it displaying my Wyze rtsp live stream on the screen while MM2 is running. The live stream seems to start and stop so I’ll work on that. Also, I need to position it in the correct place (lower-right corner).

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                                          • BKeyportB Offline
                                            BKeyport Module Developer @dwburger
                                            last edited by

                                            @dwburger Looks like you’re on the way. Good luck to you!

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

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