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

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    • D Offline
      dwburger
      last edited by

      Please pardon the rant…I got started down this path today since I was having stability issues with vlc inside the MMM-RTSPStream module. Now that I’ve gotten my Wyze RTSP stream working outside MM2 using omxplayer (with lots of expert help), I’m still having stability issues. The stream lasts for a few seconds to a few minutes and then vanishes. When I look at the RPi4 console, omxplayer has stopped giving me the “have a nice day” message. That’s cute and all, but It’s starting to annoy me. One advantage to the use of omxplayer is that I can easily automate restarting it. But, that doesn’t really address what seems to be a core issue with my Wyze camera or wifi ecosystem or ??? I don’t know enough about IP cams or streaming video or video players to know whether this is technically difficult to do or not, but it sure seems like all this should work way better than it does. Just sayin’.

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      • BKeyportB Offline
        BKeyport Module Developer @dwburger
        last edited by

        @dwburger You’re right of course. It should be a ton easier. But, we’re at the mercy of people who know how to program this ((#%#% to understand what the average user wants, and that’s usually barking up the tree at a cat that’s long gone…

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

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          dwburger
          last edited by

          Maybe I’m just a glutton for punishment, but I’d really like to get this to work. I went online looking for other RTSP players and found ContaCam (https://www.contaware.com/contacam.html). It’s Windows donateware and getting my Wyze RTSP stream up and viewing was simple. It’s been going for several hours. During the time the stream has been running on ContaCam I also accessed the stream with omxplayer on my Rpi4 and VLC on my Windows 10 machine. Both the omxplayer and VLC player stopped displaying live video after only a short time; the live stream on ContaCam is still going strong. Just wondering…are there settings in the ContaCam set-up that might be helpful in stabilizing the livestream video on the omxplayer? It seems apparent that the Wyze camera is working and my wifi network is OK, the weak link seems to be the player. Any suggestions on how to proceed down this path will be much appreciated.

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            dwburger
            last edited by

            I thought I would put a close to my efforts here with the following:

            I believe I’ve found a solution. I decided to use ffmpeg from the RPi4 command line to save an image from the RTSP stream every 5 minutes. Every 5 minutes the new image overwrites the previous one, thus using the same filename. Then, I’m using mykle1’s MMM-EyeCandy module to display that sole image that’s housed in the /pix folder for that module. So, after several hours, ffmpeg continues to run (although it throws lots of “missed packet” errors), but it doesn’t abort. I’ll put ffmpeg under pm2 control next. Now, using MMM-EyeCandy, I’m getting a new image from my Wyze camera in the lower-right corner of my MM2 every 5 minutes. This is all I needed to stay reasonably up-to-date with what’s happening in front of that camera.

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            • Cr4z33C Offline
              Cr4z33
              last edited by

              @shbatm I’ve moved MagicMIrror to a brand new RPI 4.

              Can you see any reason why 1080i/1080p streams are not showing into your module?

              I can hear them, but not see them. :confused_face:

              This happens both if using omxplayer and VLC.

              Standard resolution streams show up normally.

              @evroom what about your experience?
              Did you get a RPI 4 too?

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              • BKeyportB Offline
                BKeyport Module Developer
                last edited by

                That’s sounding like you’re plugged into the wrong HDMI port - make sure you’re using the port closest to the power supply.

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

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                • Cr4z33C Offline
                  Cr4z33 @BKeyport
                  last edited by

                  @BKeyport it is already connected there. :D

                  Fact is that 1080p videos, streams, etc. work perfectly if running in VLC as standalone.

                  The same does NOT happen when using VLC (or OMXplayer) in this module.

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                  • BKeyportB Offline
                    BKeyport Module Developer
                    last edited by

                    OK, that’s weird (but expected)

                    I never could get VLC to work. I can’t recall if OMX was working or not in the last public release, the developer branch was opposite.

                    I use OMX independently now, using @evroom 's method, however, that requires the may 2020 update to fix a number of bugs in my case.

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

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                    • Cr4z33C Offline
                      Cr4z33 @BKeyport
                      last edited by

                      @BKeyport could you please share the link here?

                      I would like to give it a try because right now OMXplayer embedded streams are playing in a wrong resize (almost full screen lol). :D

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                      • BKeyportB Offline
                        BKeyport Module Developer @Cr4z33
                        last edited by

                        @Cr4z33 It’s sprinkled throughout this post. This will take you to where I talk about it, Evroom’s convo is earlier, but there’s a link in my post about it. Feel free to use this post for help on this.

                        https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/69779

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

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                          twosquirrels @dwburger
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                            twosquirrels @dwburger
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                            • Cr4z33C Offline
                              Cr4z33
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                              I am trying to have this module running succesfully in Ubuntu Desktop, but it doesn’t work right now.

                              I ran the bash setup command and choosed the master build (dev build gave the same errors).

                              [2020-07-14 16:46:29.279] [LOG]    Starting MagicMirror: v2.12.0
[2020-07-14 16:46:29.282] [LOG]    Loading config ...
[2020-07-14 16:46:29.284] [LOG]    Loading module helpers ...
[2020-07-14 16:46:29.286] [LOG]    Initializing new module helper ...
[2020-07-14 16:46:29.286] [LOG]    Module helper loaded: MMM-WatchDog
[2020-07-14 16:46:29.335] [LOG]    Initializing new module helper ...
[2020-07-14 16:46:29.335] [LOG]    Module helper loaded: MMM-Remote-Control
[2020-07-14 16:46:29.339] [ERROR]  WARNING! Could not load config file. Starting with default configuration. Error found: Error: Cannot find module 'node-rtsp-stream-es6'
Require stack:
- /home/cr4z33/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-RTSPStream/node_helper.js
- /home/cr4z33/MagicMirror/js/app.js
- /home/cr4z33/MagicMirror/js/electron.js
- /home/cr4z33/MagicMirror/node_modules/electron/dist/resources/default_app.asar/main.js
- 
[2020-07-14 16:46:29.340] [LOG]    Loading module helpers ...
[2020-07-14 16:46:29.340] [LOG]    Initializing new module helper ...
[2020-07-14 16:46:29.340] [LOG]    Module helper loaded: MMM-WatchDog
[2020-07-14 16:46:29.340] [LOG]    Initializing new module helper ...
[2020-07-14 16:46:29.341] [LOG]    Module helper loaded: MMM-Remote-Control
[2020-07-14 16:46:29.342] [ERROR]  App threw an error during load
[2020-07-14 16:46:29.342] [ERROR]  Error: Cannot find module 'node-rtsp-stream-es6'
Require stack:
- /home/cr4z33/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-RTSPStream/node_helper.js
- /home/cr4z33/MagicMirror/js/app.js
- /home/cr4z33/MagicMirror/js/electron.js
- /home/cr4z33/MagicMirror/node_modules/electron/dist/resources/default_app.asar/main.js
- 
    at Module._resolveFilename (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:627:15)
    at Function.Module._resolveFilename (/home/cr4z33/MagicMirror/node_modules/electron/dist/resources/electron.asar/common/reset-search-paths.js:41:16)
    at Function.Module._resolveFilename (/home/cr4z33/MagicMirror/node_modules/module-alias/index.js:49:29)
    at Function.Module._load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:531:27)
    at Module.require (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:685:19)
    at require (internal/modules/cjs/helpers.js:16:16)
    at Object.<anonymous> (/home/cr4z33/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-RTSPStream/node_helper.js:10:14)
    at Module._compile (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:786:30)
    at Object.Module._extensions..js (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:798:10)
    at Module.load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:645:32)
[2020-07-14 16:46:29.343] [ERROR]  Whoops! There was an uncaught exception...
[2020-07-14 16:46:29.343] [ERROR]  Error: Cannot find module 'node-rtsp-stream-es6'
Require stack:
- /home/cr4z33/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-RTSPStream/node_helper.js
- /home/cr4z33/MagicMirror/js/app.js
- /home/cr4z33/MagicMirror/js/electron.js
- /home/cr4z33/MagicMirror/node_modules/electron/dist/resources/default_app.asar/main.js
- 
    at Module._resolveFilename (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:627:15)
    at Function.Module._resolveFilename (/home/cr4z33/MagicMirror/node_modules/electron/dist/resources/electron.asar/common/reset-search-paths.js:41:16)
    at Function.Module._resolveFilename (/home/cr4z33/MagicMirror/node_modules/module-alias/index.js:49:29)
    at Function.Module._load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:531:27)
    at Module.require (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:685:19)
    at require (internal/modules/cjs/helpers.js:16:16)
    at Object.<anonymous> (/home/cr4z33/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-RTSPStream/node_helper.js:10:14)
    at Module._compile (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:786:30)
    at Object.Module._extensions..js (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:798:10)
    at Module.load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:645:32) {
  code: 'MODULE_NOT_FOUND',
  requireStack: [
    '/home/cr4z33/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-RTSPStream/node_helper.js',
    '/home/cr4z33/MagicMirror/js/app.js',
    '/home/cr4z33/MagicMirror/js/electron.js',
    '/home/cr4z33/MagicMirror/node_modules/electron/dist/resources/default_app.asar/main.js',
    undefined
  ]
}
[2020-07-14 16:46:29.345] [ERROR]  MagicMirror will not quit, but it might be a good idea to check why this happened. Maybe no internet connection?
[2020-07-14 16:46:29.346] [ERROR]  If you think this really is an issue, please open an issue on GitHub: https://github.com/MichMich/MagicMirror/issues
[2020-07-14 16:46:29.414] [LOG]    Launching application.
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                                sdetweil @Cr4z33
                                last edited by sdetweil

                                @Cr4z33 said in [MMM-RTSPStream] - Video Streaming from Live Feeds & Security Cameras:

                                Error: Cannot find module ‘node-rtsp-stream-es6’

                                did u do npm install in the “/home/cr4z33/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-RTSPStream” folder?

                                Sam

                                How to add modules

                                learning how to use browser developers window for css changes

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                                • Cr4z33C Offline
                                  Cr4z33 @sdetweil
                                  last edited by

                                  @sdetweil yep.

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                                  • S Offline
                                    sdetweil @Cr4z33
                                    last edited by

                                    @Cr4z33 can u try this

                                    cd ~/MagicMirror/modules/shbatm/MMM-RTSPStream
ls node_modules/node-rtsp-stream-es6
rm -rf node_modules/node-rtsp-stream-es6
rm package-lock.json
npm install
ls node_modules/node-rtsp-stream-es6

                                    then try restarting MM

                                    Sam

                                    How to add modules

                                    learning how to use browser developers window for css changes

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                                    • Cr4z33C Offline
                                      Cr4z33 @sdetweil
                                      last edited by

                                      @sdetweil thanks for helping! :)

                                      Last command showed an error that looks like (translated from Italian):

                                      cr4z33@Cr4z33-UbuntuDesktop-VM-Synology:~/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-RTSPStream$ 
ls node_modules/node-rtsp-stream-es6
ls: Cannot access 'node_modules/node-rtsp-stream-es6': File or directory does not exist

                                      In fact looking in the node_modules folder there’s no node-rtsp-stream-es6 directory. :thinking_face:

                                      I then thought it was a good idea running npm install node-rtsp-stream-es6 in the MMM-RTSPStream directory.
                                      The folder was created at last, but then I kept getting errors at MM launch:

                                      cr4z33@Cr4z33-UbuntuDesktop-VM-Synology:~/MagicMirror$ npm start

> magicmirror@2.12.0 start /home/cr4z33/MagicMirror
> DISPLAY="${DISPLAY:=:0}" ./node_modules/.bin/electron js/electron.js

[2020-07-15 08:58:08.182] [LOG]    Starting MagicMirror: v2.12.0
[2020-07-15 08:58:08.184] [LOG]    Loading config ...
[2020-07-15 08:58:08.186] [LOG]    Loading module helpers ...
[2020-07-15 08:58:08.188] [LOG]    Initializing new module helper ...
[2020-07-15 08:58:08.188] [LOG]    Module helper loaded: MMM-WatchDog
[2020-07-15 08:58:08.231] [LOG]    Initializing new module helper ...
[2020-07-15 08:58:08.232] [LOG]    Module helper loaded: MMM-Remote-Control
[2020-07-15 08:58:08.354] [ERROR]  WARNING! Could not load config file. Starting with default configuration. Error found: Error: Cannot find module 'datauri'
Require stack:
- /home/cr4z33/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-RTSPStream/node_helper.js
- /home/cr4z33/MagicMirror/js/app.js
- /home/cr4z33/MagicMirror/js/electron.js
- /home/cr4z33/MagicMirror/node_modules/electron/dist/resources/default_app.asar/main.js
- 
[2020-07-15 08:58:08.354] [LOG]    Loading module helpers ...
[2020-07-15 08:58:08.355] [LOG]    Initializing new module helper ...
[2020-07-15 08:58:08.355] [LOG]    Module helper loaded: MMM-WatchDog
[2020-07-15 08:58:08.355] [LOG]    Initializing new module helper ...
[2020-07-15 08:58:08.355] [LOG]    Module helper loaded: MMM-Remote-Control
[2020-07-15 08:58:08.356] [ERROR]  App threw an error during load
[2020-07-15 08:58:08.356] [ERROR]  Error: Cannot find module 'datauri'
Require stack:
- /home/cr4z33/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-RTSPStream/node_helper.js
- /home/cr4z33/MagicMirror/js/app.js
- /home/cr4z33/MagicMirror/js/electron.js
- /home/cr4z33/MagicMirror/node_modules/electron/dist/resources/default_app.asar/main.js
- 
    at Module._resolveFilename (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:627:15)
    at Function.Module._resolveFilename (/home/cr4z33/MagicMirror/node_modules/electron/dist/resources/electron.asar/common/reset-search-paths.js:41:16)
    at Function.Module._resolveFilename (/home/cr4z33/MagicMirror/node_modules/module-alias/index.js:49:29)
    at Function.Module._load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:531:27)
    at Module.require (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:685:19)
    at require (internal/modules/cjs/helpers.js:16:16)
    at Object.<anonymous> (/home/cr4z33/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-RTSPStream/node_helper.js:14:17)
    at Module._compile (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:786:30)
    at Object.Module._extensions..js (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:798:10)
    at Module.load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:645:32)
[2020-07-15 08:58:08.357] [ERROR]  Whoops! There was an uncaught exception...
[2020-07-15 08:58:08.357] [ERROR]  Error: Cannot find module 'datauri'
Require stack:
- /home/cr4z33/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-RTSPStream/node_helper.js
- /home/cr4z33/MagicMirror/js/app.js
- /home/cr4z33/MagicMirror/js/electron.js
- /home/cr4z33/MagicMirror/node_modules/electron/dist/resources/default_app.asar/main.js
- 
    at Module._resolveFilename (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:627:15)
    at Function.Module._resolveFilename (/home/cr4z33/MagicMirror/node_modules/electron/dist/resources/electron.asar/common/reset-search-paths.js:41:16)
    at Function.Module._resolveFilename (/home/cr4z33/MagicMirror/node_modules/module-alias/index.js:49:29)
    at Function.Module._load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:531:27)
    at Module.require (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:685:19)
    at require (internal/modules/cjs/helpers.js:16:16)
    at Object.<anonymous> (/home/cr4z33/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-RTSPStream/node_helper.js:14:17)
    at Module._compile (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:786:30)
    at Object.Module._extensions..js (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:798:10)
    at Module.load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:645:32) {
  code: 'MODULE_NOT_FOUND',
  requireStack: [
    '/home/cr4z33/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-RTSPStream/node_helper.js',
    '/home/cr4z33/MagicMirror/js/app.js',
    '/home/cr4z33/MagicMirror/js/electron.js',
    '/home/cr4z33/MagicMirror/node_modules/electron/dist/resources/default_app.asar/main.js',
    undefined
  ]
}
[2020-07-15 08:58:08.359] [ERROR]  MagicMirror will not quit, but it might be a good idea to check why this happened. Maybe no internet connection?
[2020-07-15 08:58:08.359] [ERROR]  If you think this really is an issue, please open an issue on GitHub: https://github.com/MichMich/MagicMirror/issues
[2020-07-15 08:58:08.412] [LOG]    Launching application.
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                                      • Cr4z33C Offline
                                        Cr4z33
                                        last edited by

                                        Problem sorted by manually untarring the module from a previous (RPI4) backup.

                                        Basically the module installation in Ubuntu could not be completed properly and therefore a lot of stuff was missing. :)

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                                        • Cr4z33C Offline
                                          Cr4z33
                                          last edited by Cr4z33

                                          Hmmm one more issue came out…

                                          While opting to go for Debian 10.x instead of Ubuntu I notice now that the stream window doesn’t go where it should.

                                          Basically I choosed to place it on bottom right, but it pops in a vlc titled window (and in the wrong position) instead. :confused_face:

                                          Here’s the screenshot:
                                          https://imgur.com/QUiumaA

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                                          • BKeyportB Offline
                                            BKeyport Module Developer @Cr4z33
                                            last edited by

                                            @Cr4z33 RTSPStream uses an external utility to move VNC around the screen, it’s entirely possible that utility doesn’t work in Debian or isn’t installed in your version.

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

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