[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.

Niggich

@shbatm At first, thx for your great work. I finally tried to update the module but after npm installI get an Error message like this.

> MMM-RTSPStream@1.2.1 postinstall /home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-RTSPStream
> ./install_sd_patch.sh && sudo npm i -g http-server

Applying Graceful Shutdown patch to MagicMirror.
error: Anwendung des Patches fehlgeschlagen: js/electron.js:96
error: js/electron.js: Patch konnte nicht angewendet werden

npm ERR! Linux 4.9.48-v7+
npm ERR! argv "/usr/local/bin/node" "/usr/local/bin/npm" "install"
npm ERR! node v4.3.2
npm ERR! npm  v2.14.12
npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE
npm ERR! MMM-RTSPStream@1.2.1 postinstall: `./install_sd_patch.sh && sudo npm i -g http-server`
npm ERR! Exit status 1
npm ERR! 
npm ERR! Failed at the MMM-RTSPStream@1.2.1 postinstall script './install_sd_patch.sh && sudo npm i -g http-server'.
npm ERR! This is most likely a problem with the MMM-RTSPStream package,
npm ERR! not with npm itself.
npm ERR! Tell the author that this fails on your system:
npm ERR!     ./install_sd_patch.sh && sudo npm i -g http-server
npm ERR! You can get their info via:
npm ERR!     npm owner ls MMM-RTSPStream
npm ERR! There is likely additional logging output above.

npm ERR! Please include the following file with any support request:
npm ERR!     /home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-RTSPStream/npm-debug.log

I tried to update and a Fresh install but at both ways I get the same Error.

shbatm

@Niggich It appears it is installing correctly and the post-install is not working, please try to run the following commands and see which one fails:

# Change directory
cd ~/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-RTSPStream 
# Install the "Graceful Shutdown" patch on MM core (Issue #1056)
./install_sd_patch.sh
# Install the Node.js http-server module
sudo npm i -g http-server

shbatm

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

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.

This sounds like there is still a glitch in the starting of the stream. I will investigate on my end too. Are you using any other modules that hide or show this one? Scheduler, Carousel, or ProfileSwitcher?

shbatm

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

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.

The config page is not mandatory, it just helps create a valid config file and helps you eliminate settings you don’t need to mess with. If you had a working version before on the wip branch, nothing significant has changed. If you used ffmpeg or the main branch before, you must update the port setting to ffmpegPort.

You should also still be able to get to the config page after install:

cd ~/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-RTSPStream
# Make sure http-server is installed:
sudo npm i -g http-server
# Start the server:
http-server -p 9999
# Navigate in browser to:
http://magic-mirror-ip:9999/config.html

Niggich

@shbatm The installation of the “Graceful Shutdown” fails.

shbatm

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

The installation of the “Graceful Shutdown” fails.

OK. It’s not required to get the streams to work, but is required to shutdown the streams if you exit/stop MM. This will be included automatically in the next MagicMirror release.

If you’re comfortable making the changes manually, you can find them here f646360 – otherwise don’t worry about it for now, you’ll just have to stop the streams by hand if you exit MM (they will restart automatically if you restart MM).

Johans

@shbatm for the moment i didn’t use any scheduler, carousel or profileswitcher.

A Former User

Hi everyone, do you know how I would do this? I have a 8 channel Annke DVR analogue cameras not IP, I can view them via a web browser but a plugin is needed to be installed before I can view them.

shbatm

@PCPAYN3 said in [MMM-RTSPStream] - Video Streaming from Live Feeds & Security Cameras:

I have a 8 channel Annke DVR analogue cameras not IP

You just need to find out if you can access an RTSP stream for the cameras through the DVR. Not sure which exact model you have but:

First, check here: https://www.ispyconnect.com/man.aspx?n=Annke

Second, I found this after a Quick google search:
According to this thread here, you can access an RTSP stream for each of the cameras using the following:

rtsp://[username]:[password]@[ip]:[port]/[codec]/[channel]/[subtype]/av_stream
username such as admin
password such as 12345
ip: device IP, such as 192.0.0.64
port: 554
codec: h264, MPEG-4 or mpeg4
channel: channel number, such as channel one is ch1
subtype: type of steam. main stream is main and substeam is sub

For example:
main stream of channel 1
rtsp://admin:12345@192.0.0.64:554/h264/ch1/main/av_stream

substream of channel 1
rtsp://admin:12345@192.0.0.64:554/h264/ch1/sub/av_stream

barnosch

Since i updated to the actual RTSPStream version i have a new issue.
The whole mirror crashes for some reason (black screen) and only the stream is still showing.
This is not on a regular basis, after some hours it happens.
Rebooting and everything is fine again.

I have not updated yet to the new MM version (because of all the issue threads in the forum)

Any idea?