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

kasperb

@shbatm I’ve tried changing the moduleOffset to 0.5, as well as some other experimental values, but unfortunately that didn’t do the trick.

The configuration itself should work, as I had it working with a different RTSP cam previously.

Johans

Hi,
Can’t get this up and running.
tried to figure out the problem but as i’m newbie i’m missing the skills to locate the problem.
what I have done so far:
Tested my Foscam stream with VLC. This didn’t worked either. error message:

//Uw invoer kan niet geopend worden:
VLC kon de MRL 'rtsp://garden:garden1000%@192.168.1.241:1052/Videomain' niet openen. Controleer het logboek voor details.

then tested VLC with default stream - and this is working fine.
Next installed omxplayer and applied my camera stream as follows.

//sudo omxplayer -o hdmi rtsp://garden:garden1000%@192.168.1.241:1052/videoMain

Video codec omx-h264 width 1280 height 720 profile 66 fps 8.333333
Audio codec pcm_mulaw channels 1 samplerate 8000 bitspersample 8
Subtitle count: 0, state: off, index: 1, delay: 0
V:PortSettingsChanged: 1280x720@8.33 interlace:0 deinterlace:0 anaglyph:0 par:1.00 display:0 layer:0 alpha:255 aspectMode:0

This works perfect, getting full image on the display.
conclusion: software is OK - just weird that my stream is not working on VLC.
could it because password has special char ‘%’ in it?

as omxplayer seams to work, I went back to config and added omxplayer.
switched to the wip branch.
started mirror - nothing happens - i get a blank screen. - below my config

//{
		            module: 'MMM-RTSPStream',
			    classes: 'default everyone',
		            position: 'middle_center',
		            config: {
		                autoStart: true,
		                rotateStreams: false,
		                rotateStreamTimeout: 10,
		                showSnapWhenPaused: false,
		                moduleWidth: 354,
		                moduleHeight: 240,
				localPlayer: 'omxplayer',
		                stream1: {
		                    name: 'Webcam 1 Test Stream',
		                    url: 'rtsp://garden:garden1000%@192.168.1.241:1052/videoMain',
		                    snapshotUrl: '',
		                    snapshotRefresh: 10, // Seconds
		                    frameRate: "25",
		                    port: 9999,
		                }
		            }
      		  },

without omxplayer and master branch active, I see the video play icon on the mirror, but nothing is displayed.

any ideas help to get this running would be great.

Also installed MMM-IP webcam but also no image from the webcam.

Johans

Switched back to master branch
started in dev mode.
error info see picture
0_1507669789919_Error RTSPStream.png

kasperb

@shbatm I did a fresh install of the module, and am pleased to inform you that it’s working fine now. Thanks for your help!

kasperb

@Johans I had a similar issue, and was able to resolve it by re-installing the module.

I just realized that I also added the cam’s ip to the IP whitelist and moved this module to the top of the config; not sure if that did anything, but mine is working now, so it might be worth a shot.

shbatm

@Johans Which other modules are you using? It looks like you may be using something like MMM-ProfileSwitcher, there may be a conflict between these modules or it may be because of the % symbol in the password.

Also, when you switched to the wip branch, did you remember to re-run npm install in that folder? There are some additional dependencies for the wip branch.

Johans

@shbatm

re-installed module, changed IPcams password and removed the ‘%’
Result: No live stream.
swiched module to wip branch for usage with omxplayer:
Result OK, I can see the live stream from the IPCAM - so that is working.

so thanks for the feedback.

Johans

@kasperb
Re-installed - loaded wip branch and now it’s working - thx

shbatm

Version 1.2.1 (Updated 15 Oct 2017) Now Available on ‘master’ branch

Now uses hardware-accelerated OMXPlayer as default player for local video
Resolved latency issues
Uses PM2 to control stream playback – automatically restarts streams when they close
Fullscreen, custom window and offset options now available.
Important - please update your configurations after updating this module. as some settings have changed. This new version includes a new configuration tool for building your configuration section.

Fresh Install:

See the installation instructions on the README.

To switch back from the ‘wip’ branch:

(Only necessary if you want to, the ‘wip’ and ‘master’ are the same currently, but I will update the ‘wip’ with new features and bug-fixes first for testing. If you want to beta test, stay on ‘wip’)

cd ~/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-RSTPStream
git checkout master
git pull
npm install
http-server -p 9999
# From a web browser, navigate to http://mirror-ip:9999/config.html
# Once your config is made, press Ctrl+C to exit the config builder
# Restart your mirror and test!

Johans

@shbatm

Nice work man.
One small question: white box is not in line with the video window.
I added this line in the config

//      autoStart: true,
	rotateStreams: false,   //changed true to false		           
        rotateStreamTimeout: 10,    // seconds
	moduleWidth: 354,
	moduleHeight: 240,
moduleOffset: { top: 20, left: -20 },		
        localPlayer: 'omxplayer',
        remotePlayer: 'none',
        showSnapWhenPaused: true,
        remoteSnaps: true,

but this doesn’t change anything, position of video window isn’t moved.
how can I change the position?