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

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?

shbatm

@Johans I just tried this on my mirror and was able to get the video feed to move without a problem. Did you try restarting the mirror & video feed after you made the change? You can also try making larger changes to make sure it’s actually moving : moduleOffset: { left -200, top: 200} or try just moduleOffset: 50 to make sure it works.

An alternative is to watch the console log for the parameters used:

Starting stream stream1 with args: [
    "--avdict",
    "rtsp_transport:tcp",
    "--win",
    "731, 439, 1259, 799",  # --- this is the position it tries to draw the video
    ...

And then add the following inside the stream1: { section to specify the exact position you want the video to show using the numbers from the log and your desired offset:

absPosition: { top: XX, right: XX, bottom: XX, left: XX },

barnosch

i updated the module from work, but did not start the server thing to get the server config page.
Later at home i could not start the server anymore to reach the config page.
Is that mandatory?

The stream runs good, without any changes in the config. Hopefully it does not crash so often anymore.
I saw that it launches now another pm2 session just for the stream. thats nice.
So i can restart both sessions (stream and mirror) with a script and do not need to reboot the whole pi anymore, when i change something.

Johans

@shbatm
Made some larger changes and saw the video moves. Now it’s perfect within the box.
I’ve noticed that when video is out of the box window, the omxplayer is not stopped or killed. Video still remains visible even MM has stopped.
At moment the video was perfect within the box, it also kills perfect the video stream.
Just wanted to let you know this.
thanks for the support.
J.