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

rhopkins7428

@Hram2008

TLDR, I switched from VLC to omxplayer and my previously working config started working again

I’m using hikvision cameras,
I was having a similar issue, migrating from an working configuration on an old PI3 to a new fresh image on PI4,
fresh Magic Mirror/ and MMM-RTSPStream install, copied original config over but both VLC windows black.

You can click pause on each window, (then shows correct window name) but when you resume it’s just black windows. I confirmed running VLC standalone, using the open network URL, pasted same URL in config and it worked fine. (Like I mentioned running on an older PI no problems)

Anyway, I changed player to omxplayer in the config and it worked immediately, not sure why VLC in MM not working…

my config:

{
module: “MMM-RTSPStream”,
position: “top_left”,
config: {
autoStart: true,
rotateStreams: false,
rotateStreamTimeout: 10,
moduleWidth: 354,
moduleHeight: 240,
localPlayer: ‘omxplayer’,
remotePlayer: ‘none’,
showSnapWhenPaused: true,
remoteSnaps: false,
shutdownDelay: 12,
stream1: {
name: ‘Driveway’,
url: ‘rtsp://admin:secret@10.99.98.101:554//Streaming/Channels/2’,
frameRate: ‘undefined’,
snapshotType: ‘url’,
snapshotRefresh: 10,
width: undefined,
height: undefined,
},
stream2: {
name: ‘Front Door’,
url: ‘rtsp://admin:secret@10.99.98.37:554//Streaming/Channels/2’,
frameRate: ‘undefined’,
snapshotType: ‘url’,
snapshotRefresh: 10,
width: undefined,
height: undefined,
},
}
},

BKeyport

Sometimes with this app you gotta jiggle the handle.

bhepler

This may be a bit weird, but I’m trying to install this on a non-RaspberryPi piece of hardware running Ubuntu 20. Is there a manual installation process that doesn’t require OMXPlayer?I realize that it will limit my options to VLC, but I’m willing to try. I’m getting caught up on it trying to install a player that isn’t available on Ubuntu.

I tried installing OMXPlayer through the Snap store, but because the hardware is AMD64, it’s not available.

Egnos

Hi everyone,
I believe that the MMM - RTSPStream module is incompatible with the MMM-Pages multi page module!
By removing MMM-Pages, the RTSPStream module works again.
The link for the video stream works correctly both with VLC and with the “omxplayer” command.

The version of MM I am using is the latest available 2.14.0.

The error I find in the console is the following:

MMM-RTSPStream.js:164 MMM-RTSPStream has resumed... rotateStreams: true, autoStart: true
MMM-RTSPStream.js:368 Uncaught TypeError: Cannot read property 'getBoundingClientRect' of null
    at Class.playStream (MMM-RTSPStream.js:368)
    at Class.rotateStream (MMM-RTSPStream.js:123)
    at Class.setupStreamRotation (MMM-RTSPStream.js:94)
    at Class.resumed (MMM-RTSPStream.js:168)
    at newCallback (MMM-RTSPStream.js:186)
    at main.js:324

Here is my configuration:

{
		   module: "MMM-RTSPStream",
		   position: "bottom_right",
		   header: "Test",
		   config: {
			    //initialSetup: true,
				autoStart: true,
				rotateStreams: true,
				rotateStreamTimeout: 10,
				moduleWidth: 354,
				moduleHeight: 240,
				localPlayer: 'omxplayer',
				remotePlayer: 'none',
				showSnapWhenPaused: false,
				remoteSnaps: false,
				
				stream1: {
					name: 'Ingresso',
					url: 'rtsp://xxxxxxxxxxx:xxxxxxxxx@xxx.xxx.x.xxx:554/stream1',
					frameRate: 'undefined',
					//width: undefined,
					//height: undefined,
						},
				}
		},

In the “bottom_right” region what I see:
alt text

Have any of you noticed this incompatibility?

Any advice / help is welcome.
Thanks.

BKeyport

@Egnos Don’t have a clue myself, and this module is no longer supported. :(

Egnos

@BKeyport thanks.
Do you know any other module that can show the stream of surveillance cameras?

Cr4z33

@Egnos as I wrote already some pages ago there’s MMM-FreeboxTV.

Similar this module, but most of all it works.

Egnos

@Cr4z33 many thanks.
If I understand correctly the stream is started only if I ask the Google assistant to launch it, correct?

Egnos

…maybe I can use this “onStart” parameter to launch the stream that interests me at startup without asking the assistant.

With this parameter it would also be possible to launch multiple streams at startup?

Many thanks.

Cr4z33

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

@Cr4z33 many thanks.
If I understand correctly the stream is started only if I ask the Google assistant to launch it, correct?

It’s up to you.

Either have it streaming 24/7 or upon command. :)

drx1984

@Cr4z33 how does a config look like with MMM-FreeboxTV?
can I insert a link under stream: rtsp-stream?

Cr4z33

@drx1984 find out by yourself and… happy studying. ;)

https://github.com/bugsounet/MMM-FreeboxTV/

drx1984

@Cr4z33 Unfortunately it does not work. can you help me?
is the MMM-RTSPstream module no longer functional?

BKeyport

@drx1984 Consider it abandonware… It’s dead.

Sh4wn9

Im using the module with ffmpeg, everything is working fine until i try and use MMM-ModuleSchedule. The module will hide no problem but when its time to show the module i get just a grey screen where the stream should be. If anyone could help i can provide whatever logs needed. I have just done a fresh install as of yesterday…

BKeyport

@Sh4wn9 I believe that using any sort of hiding breaks the module, long standing bug.

JerryP

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

Hi everyone,
I believe that the MMM - RTSPStream module is incompatible with the MMM-Pages multi page module!
By removing MMM-Pages, the RTSPStream module works again.
The link for the video stream works correctly both with VLC and with the “omxplayer” command.

The version of MM I am using is the latest available 2.14.0.

The error I find in the console is the following:
MMM-RTSPStream.js:164 MMM-RTSPStream has resumed... rotateStreams: true, autoStart: true
MMM-RTSPStream.js:368 Uncaught TypeError: Cannot read property 'getBoundingClientRect' of null
    at Class.playStream (MMM-RTSPStream.js:368)
    at Class.rotateStream (MMM-RTSPStream.js:123)
    at Class.setupStreamRotation (MMM-RTSPStream.js:94)
    at Class.resumed (MMM-RTSPStream.js:168)
    at newCallback (MMM-RTSPStream.js:186)
    at main.js:324
Here is my configuration:
{
		   module: "MMM-RTSPStream",
		   position: "bottom_right",
		   header: "Test",
		   config: {
			    //initialSetup: true,
				autoStart: true,
				rotateStreams: true,
				rotateStreamTimeout: 10,
				moduleWidth: 354,
				moduleHeight: 240,
				localPlayer: 'omxplayer',
				remotePlayer: 'none',
				showSnapWhenPaused: false,
				remoteSnaps: false,
				
				stream1: {
					name: 'Ingresso',
					url: 'rtsp://xxxxxxxxxxx:xxxxxxxxx@xxx.xxx.x.xxx:554/stream1',
					frameRate: 'undefined',
					//width: undefined,
					//height: undefined,
						},
				}
		},
In the “bottom_right” region what I see:

Have any of you noticed this incompatibility?

Any advice / help is welcome.
Thanks.

Goodmorning, I belive.

rtsp://gebruikersnaam:wachtwoord@IPCAM:554/cam/realmonitor?channel=1&subtype=2

Pleas run this line in a VLC player. if you can see the camera screen than you know that the connection is oke.
After that we kan see what’s wrong whit the config.js
bur first check if you see the camera feet…
pleas

Whits type camera you use???

Jerry frome Holland

Egnos

@JerryP thank you for answering me!
The stream is ok, I think the problem is the coexistence between MMM-Pages and this module. For now I have managed using the omxplayer command which he launched from the terminal outside of MM.

BKeyport

@Egnos that’s the best method, it seems. Only way i can keep my streams from crashing.

sophia787

Sorry at this time I don’t have any solution.