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New IPTimeLapse user
« on: May 27, 2023, 04:41:46 PM »
Been wanting to do this for awhile.  Especially since my Bloomsky died a couple of years ago.

Add me to the list of IPTimelapse users.  Installed camera barely 2 hours ago.  Not only have IPTimeplase started, but I used another user's code here to update my images every 3 seconds.  So live pictures updating that fast negates me needing a video page, IMO.

I plan on waiting a week or so for IPTL to make my daily timelapse videos.  Once that's done, I plan on using YouTube storage to post my videos there.  Or not, we'll see.

https://www.bismarckweather.net/wxwebcam.php

BTW, the camera is a Reolink Duo 2 camera.  It has two cameras, stitched into a single wide angle.  Virtually a 180 degree view with minimal distortion.
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Re: New IPTimeLapse user
« Reply #1 on: May 27, 2023, 06:19:25 PM »
Very nice, I like the view!

I wonder what camera you chose, and what night time views will look like?  With that rapid of an update, we might actually see some lightning, too.

Very nice and thanks for the note and look forward to any updates when they happen.
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Re: New IPTimeLapse user
« Reply #2 on: May 27, 2023, 06:59:15 PM »
Yeah, I'm curious how night vision will turn out as swell.  I have the IR lights turned off, since it's up too high to do any good.  I'll have to wait for night to see if color night vision works at all, or if I should turn that off too.

I'm sure I'll eventually get lightning, with 3 second updates.  Might even tonight yet!

Come 4th of July, I'm betting my neighbor that direction will have fireworks caught too.
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Re: New IPTimeLapse user
« Reply #3 on: May 28, 2023, 07:22:03 AM »
I like the 180 deg view. Like you said, almost no distortion, very nice.

After some experimentation, I landed on 3-sec updates. I tried both 1- and 2-sec updates to try for a smoother loop but IPTimelapse had trouble creating a 24-hour timelapse video. IPTimelapse runs on my Windows 11 10th Gen Intel Core™ i7-10510U Processor with 32GB RAM with an NVIDIA MX110 2GB graphics card but for some reason, it just couldn't process a 24-hour loop. Although, now that I think about it, I was trying to create those video files when I had 16GB of RAM. I upgrade to 32GB a couple of months ago. Maybe IPTimelapse could create the files with a 2-sec update rate with the extra RAM. I might try it.

I use YouTube for my live view (https://novawx.dscloud.me/wxcamlive.php). I store my daily timelapse videos locally on my Synology NAS - here's a sample of the May 2023 archive page (https://novawx.dscloud.me/202305.php). So far I've stored 15 months' worth of 24-hour timelapse files that's using 166GB of storage. I still have 1.7TB of free space on my server, so I'm good for a while!

I have captured cloud-to-ground lightning with 3-sec updates. At the bottom of this webpage, https://novawx.dscloud.me/wxmedia-tstm.php, I have a still image of a cloud-to-ground strike and a short video showing a lightning strike that overexposed the CCD on the camera.

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Re: New IPTimeLapse user
« Reply #4 on: May 28, 2023, 09:42:48 AM »
Just tried viewing your cam at https://www.bismarckweather.net/wxwebcam.php but no image is displayed. I'm interested in the 180 degree camera you are using.

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Re: New IPTimeLapse user
« Reply #5 on: May 28, 2023, 10:39:27 AM »
Hi,
Image is very good from here.  And if I zoom in enough I can just about see the wind vane move and cups rotate.  Image timer updates about every 3 or 4 seconds.


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Re: New IPTimeLapse user
« Reply #6 on: May 28, 2023, 10:50:13 AM »
I just tried to access the Cam again. No picture. I then connected to the US via NordVPN and the picture shows up. I'm located in Mexico so I'm guessing your photo is not accessable to others outside the US? (unless using VPN).  I wonder why. Is it a IPTimeLapse issue?

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Re: New IPTimeLapse user
« Reply #7 on: May 28, 2023, 11:05:47 AM »
No, it was a firewall issue.  I was quite aggressive on blocking certain areas.  I had some suspicious activity coming out of Mexico.  So I blocked the whole country.  I've opened it back up.  Hopefully you can see it now.
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Re: New IPTimeLapse user
« Reply #8 on: May 28, 2023, 11:12:02 AM »

After some experimentation, I landed on 3-sec updates. I tried both 1- and 2-sec updates to try for a smoother loop but IPTimelapse had trouble creating a 24-hour timelapse video. IPTimelapse runs on my Windows 11 10th Gen Intel Core™ i7-10510U Processor with 32GB RAM with an NVIDIA MX110 2GB graphics card but for some reason, it just couldn't process a 24-hour loop. Although, now that I think about it, I was trying to create those video files when I had 16GB of RAM. I upgrade to 32GB a couple of months ago. Maybe IPTimelapse could create the files with a 2-sec update rate with the extra RAM. I might try it.

I use YouTube for my live view (https://novawx.dscloud.me/wxcamlive.php). I store my daily timelapse videos locally on my Synology NAS - here's a sample of the May 2023 archive page (https://novawx.dscloud.me/202305.php). So far I've stored 15 months' worth of 24-hour timelapse files that's using 166GB of storage. I still have 1.7TB of free space on my server, so I'm good for a while!


I have an I5-10500 CPU at 3.1Ghz.  16 Gig of RAM.  I have WD, Cumulus both running.  IPTL only takes 3-10% of the processing power while running.  So I'm only running 15% of my total CPU.  It stays low.

I have a Synology too.  Until I get things figured out, I will probably keep video files sync'd there.

I'm actually running a web server on my weather PC.  So IPTL just makes the images into the web server folder.  That way I'm not wasting bandwidth uploading videos.  Only when someone is using my cam page, is data being used. 

Along the same idea, that's why I won't be doing the YouTube stream.  I only have usually 100 visitors or less a day.  No point runing YT stream all day.  With 3 second pictures, I don't think it's necessary, IMO.  So if I can just make a nightly video and get it uploaded, that's good enough for me.

This is the thing I'm going to look into.  If I can get this figured out, I can make a scheduled task to nightly upload the day's video.
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Re: New IPTimeLapse user
« Reply #9 on: May 28, 2023, 11:39:35 AM »
I didn't have my nightly schedule done right for making a video.  I "think" I corrected it.  We'll see tonight.

I didn't start my camera until shortly after 2:00 pm.  I have my videos set to be a set 2 minute video for the day.  So this starter video shows more of the day than it will later.

But I setup a new YT channel specifically for the time lapse videos.

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Re: New IPTimeLapse user
« Reply #10 on: May 28, 2023, 02:44:02 PM »
I looked at this on my ipad using safari this morning but the image is shown well down the page ie white space between page header and image this evening i have just check on MS edge that displays ok ie image just under page header

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Re: New IPTimeLapse user
« Reply #11 on: May 28, 2023, 04:18:52 PM »
I can now see the cam without a VPN from Mexico. Thanks.

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Re: New IPTimeLapse user
« Reply #12 on: May 28, 2023, 04:28:14 PM »
In case anyone didn't notice, I do have a link to a wider page at the bottom.  Just in case you have a big enough screen...
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Re: New IPTimeLapse user
« Reply #13 on: May 28, 2023, 07:58:57 PM »
Like your images, 92merc!  I don't know why, but I really struggled with the Reolink DUO WiFi and POE utilizing IPTL.  I might pull the wifi DUO out from storage and tinker with it....I utilize the Reolink RLC-511W WiFi cams.  I have had better luck with those.  I have a a Reolink DUO POE cam for sale cheap, if anyone interested....pm me.....I do have a Synology NAS as well for storage thanks to Weatherdoc!.  My next project to host my own websites in progress.  https://csraweather.org


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Re: New IPTimeLapse user
« Reply #14 on: May 29, 2023, 07:16:19 AM »
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I'm actually running a web server on my weather PC.  So IPTL just makes the images into the web server folder.  That way I'm not wasting bandwidth uploading videos.  Only when someone is using my cam page, is data being used.

I run my weather website from my NAS, so I IPTL saves all images and videos directly to a folder on the NAS, therefore I'm not using any [external] bandwidth, except the feed to YouTube, I suppose.

Your video loop looks great. It's amazing how late the sun stays up this time of year at your latitude - a whole hour later than here in Virginia.

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Re: New IPTimeLapse user
« Reply #15 on: May 29, 2023, 12:42:28 PM »
I have the Duo 2.  Not sure if the camera itself has changed from the original Duo.  But the Duo2 uses a single RTSP stream.  The original Duo acts as 2 separate cameras.

But in my emails with IPTL, he does have a way to stitch 2 cameras into a single side by side picture.
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Re: New IPTimeLapse user
« Reply #16 on: May 29, 2023, 12:43:31 PM »
Your video loop looks great. It's amazing how late the sun stays up this time of year at your latitude - a whole hour later than here in Virginia.
Yeah, I'm on the western edge of CST time zone.  Come July 4th, there's still light at 11:00 pm.  Personally, I love it.
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Re: New IPTimeLapse user
« Reply #17 on: May 31, 2023, 12:04:17 PM »
In case anyone else runs into this, IPTimelapse works best with the RTSP stream.  On Reolink's cameras, it may not be turned on by default.

In the Reolink Windows software, you access the camera.  Go into Network, scroll down to Server Settings and click on that.
You'll find RTSP checkbox.  Check that.  If you plan on recording to a NVR, you can check the ONVIF box.  Otherwise you don't need it.

You can also setup a read only user for IPTL to use.  Don't use the "@" symbol in user name or password.  I found that out the hard way.

But then you can use the IP of your camera, and those logins, and plug this into your IPTL configuration.
rtsp://username:password@192.168.1.102 . The @ symbol is used to signify the login half, vs. the IP address.  And that's why you can't have the @ symbol in username or password...
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Re: New IPTimeLapse user
« Reply #18 on: May 31, 2023, 02:29:00 PM »
One other item I might as well document here.  In IPTL, you can actually take the feeds of two different cameras, and stitch them into a single side by side picture.  You just put the two streams separated by a comma into the IPTL camera feed box.

rtsp://username:password@192.168.1.102,rtsp://username:password@192.168.1.103

Then IPTL will have a single image, showing both cameras side by side.  The developer of IPTL is still working on it and will integrate it into the program at some point as two line items.  But for now, it's still possible. 
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Re: New IPTimeLapse user
« Reply #19 on: May 31, 2023, 05:09:25 PM »
Back to that lighting again...

If you are at the source computer, is the video stream being kept so  you could go in and scroll through the timeline (I forgot the technical term, but it is something like scram or scrunch or something, scrub maybe?).

That way if there IS a spectacular strike, you could do a screen capture or such?

Have you figured out the shutter speed that the camera gives during night time observing?  I assume that in bright daylight the shutter speed is very high, but does the software take a longer look during darker conditions?
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Re: New IPTimeLapse user
« Reply #20 on: May 31, 2023, 05:30:50 PM »
In the Reolink software, there's a timeline at the bottom of the Playback window that allows you to view video captures from the microSD card in the camera. My camera can use up to a 256GB card, which I have installed, and continuously rewrites over itself when it's full, which is all the time and it usually has about 30 days' worth of video saved, albeit, not 24 hours per day. It's supposed to record continuously but mine seems hit-and-miss and often only records to the microSD card when it senses motion. I'm pretty sure I have the settings configured to record continuously but maybe I'm doing something wrong or it just doesn't work as it's supposed to. I've downloaded some events, like lightning strikes, from the microSD card since they are recorded at 1X speed and they are not a timelapse.


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Re: New IPTimeLapse user
« Reply #21 on: May 31, 2023, 05:59:14 PM »
The issue with digging through the IPTL image files is that I'm generating 20,854 files per a day.  So while I'm sure I'll catch lightning, digging through all of those would not be fun.

I could record video to my Synology NAS.  But I just don't feel like wasting the hard drive space.   At some point I'm going to add more cameras for security.  And then I'll get a NVR for that.  This camera would store it there instead.
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Re: New IPTimeLapse user
« Reply #22 on: June 01, 2023, 05:28:28 PM »
I'm tempted to get a Duo 2 camera myself..

I'm currently using a 511WA. Unfortunately, it's the 3rd one I have owned. They seem to have a problem with fogging up on the outside in  certain conditions. No matter how much you wipe it down, it comes back. It's strange that it happens that way, because fogging would normally occur on the inside, due to the air being warmer than outside.

This one seems to be holding up better, but time will tell.

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Re: New IPTimeLapse user
« Reply #23 on: June 02, 2023, 04:01:24 AM »
Hi,
I have always had an old Reolink PTZ for my old weather site in Franklin Tasmania.
Since we moved to Beaumaris Tasmania, I now use that one only privately to view the output of my House and Shed Wood fires (I also have Davis Air Quality) but like to check visuals without going out in freezing temps. :-)
Now I use a https://www.hikvision.com/my/products/IP-Products/Network-Cameras/Pro-Series-EasyIP-/DS-2CD2T85FWD-I5-I8/ for our main weather cam.
Not had any issues with it in last for years. Very happy with it.
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Re: New IPTimeLapse user
« Reply #24 on: June 02, 2023, 07:31:38 AM »
In case anyone else runs into this, IPTimelapse works best with the RTSP stream.  On Reolink's cameras, it may not be turned on by default.

In the Reolink Windows software, you access the camera.  Go into Network, scroll down to Server Settings and click on that.
You'll find RTSP checkbox.  Check that.  If you plan on recording to a NVR, you can check the ONVIF box.  Otherwise you don't need it.

You can also setup a read only user for IPTL to use.  Don't use the "@" symbol in user name or password.  I found that out the hard way.

But then you can use the IP of your camera, and those logins, and plug this into your IPTL configuration.
rtsp://username:password@192.168.1.102 . The @ symbol is used to signify the login half, vs. the IP address.  And that's why you can't have the @ symbol in username or password...

I have used Reolink RLC-510W, RLC-511W cameras and IPTL for several years now.  I have the @ symbol in my passwords and they currently connect to IPTL at https://csraweather.org  But, I believe the NEWER Reolink models including the DUO WIFI, DUO POE and the RLC-511W, are different streaming all-together.  I can't get these cameras to connect to IPTL.  I will change my password to try to connect.  Thanks for the heads-up!