Topic: ip camera software

[chief-david]

Having issues with Foscam software to see cams outside of my network. I have set up.my own apache and downs.

I need a cam software that can post a pic to the site or live video.

Blue iris  looks good so far. Price is good. I am cheap.

Btw..need to make sure my neighbor is not walking on my yard all the time. Long story.

[PaulMy]

Also have a look at IP Timelapse https://iptimelapse.com/
Enjoy,Paul

[ConligWX]

is your apache server on the same network as your IP camera?  you could see if your camera supports snapshots or rtsp and grap and image from it.

Thats what I do.  I then use imagiks "convert" command to ad layers on the image.

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# get weather image
ffmpeg -rtsp_transport tcp -i rtsp://xxx.xxx.xxx.xx:7447/xxxxxxA50uv -vf scale=1280:720 -frames 1 /share/to/where ever/htdocs/weather/sky1.jpg -y;
all run from a bash script.

so from this: https://www.conligwx.org/sky1.jpg44

to this:  https://www.conligwx.org/skywebcam.jpg

snapshots can usually be grabbed with wget.

[galfert]

If you have a Meteobridge you essentially have ImageMagick built in. Technically speaking ImageMagick runs on the meteobridge.com servers but your Meteobridge sends the captured image to the meteobridge.com servers and you pick up the resulting resized and text overlay over there. You can then use your personal meteobridge.com camera address to embed or to be referenced anywhere you want.

It is very simple and straight forward to use. Nothing to install. You just point it to the camera image and then turn on the meteobridge.com image upload and configure the text overly if you want to use the feature.

[davidmc36]

And for me the Meteobridge was unreal easy. It found my camera and hooked up in seconds.

[chief-david]

is your apache server on the same network as your IP camera?  you could see if your camera supports snapshots or rtsp and grap and image from it.

Thats what I do.  I then use imagiks "convert" command to ad layers on the image.

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# get weather image
ffmpeg -rtsp_transport tcp -i rtsp://xxx.xxx.xxx.xx:7447/xxxxxxA50uv -vf scale=1280:720 -frames 1 /share/to/where ever/htdocs/weather/sky1.jpg -y;
all run from a bash script.

so from this: https://www.conligwx.org/sky1.jpg44

to this:  https://www.conligwx.org/skywebcam.jpg

snapshots can usually be grabbed with wget.

Yes. My apache and cams are all on the same network. All of this is for home. My cams are foscam. So I can mess around with this today.

[Storm017]

I use Blue Iris software for my IP cams on my local network.  I think the software works great.

[ConligWX]

Yes. My apache and cams are all on the same network. All of this is for home. My cams are foscam. So I can mess around with this today.

here is a sample of my bash script.

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#!/bin/sh
#
#set variable yday to be like 20100208
#
#tday=$(date -d today +%Y%m%d%H%M%S);
#stamp=$(date '+DATE: %d/%m/%y%nTIME:%H:%M:%S');
tday=$(date +%Y%m%d%H%M%S);
#stamp=$(date +%Y%m%d);

# get weather image
ffmpeg -rtsp_transport tcp -i rtsp://x.x.x.x:7447/xxxxxxxx0wA50uv -vf scale=1280:720 -frames 1 /share/htdocs/weather/sky1.jpg -y;

# next 2 lines add weather info
testdata="$(/bin/cat /share/htdocs/camdata.txt)";
testdata1=`date +"%A %d-%b-%Y %R %Z"`;

# use Convert to add WX values and date etc to the image
/bin/convert -fill RoyalBlue4 -draw "fill-opacity 0.4 rectangle 0 0 1280 25" \
-fill red -draw "fill-opacity 0.6 rectangle 0 26 1280 27" \
-fill RoyalBlue4 -draw "fill-opacity 0.7 rectangle 0 695 1280 720" \
-fill red -draw "fill-opacity 0.6 rectangle 0 693 1280 694" \
-fill white -pointsize 18 -font /share/fonts/arialbold.ttf -draw "text 10,20 'Conlig Weather Station:  $testdata1 • www.conligwx.org'" \
-fill yellow -pointsize 18 -draw "text 10,715 '$testdata'" /share/htdocs/sky1.jpg  /share/htdocs/skywebcam.jpg;

# add timestamp to filename
#cp /share/htdocs/sky.jpg /share/htdocs/image-history/video@"$tday".jpg;
#cp -f /share/htdocs/sky.jpg /share/htdocs/image1.jpg

# convert image.jpg to 150kb for WUnderground
# /bin/convert /share/htdocs/skywebcam.jpg -define jpeg:extent=150kb /share/htdocs/image.jpg;

[chief-david]

assuming that goes in the web page of my cams.

Then I have to work the cams to do the other stuff.

[chief-david]

Ok. have time for the story.  Built a house 4 years ago. All of us are new houses. Always have concern about kids/theft/vandalism. Have a security system and a camera.

My BIL gave me three foscams. I know I have posted and needing help before. The foscam software is marginal.

I also have "that neighbor" Does not care about others. Destroyed my view with a shed. Which I can burn down with my fire pit since he put it up too close (code). Pushes snow on others properties and street. Parked trailers in his back yard and drove on my yard. blah blah.

He has a drag race car that he parks along my curb (not illegal) but spends time walking on my yard to do his work. Also is renting out his RV. When he shows it, it is parked on my curb, he and renter walking on my yard. Washes his RV on my curb (illegal) and walks on my yard.

I want to talk to him-wife says no-he is not really hurting anything. I say he is an *** and he will keep taking if we do not stand up to him.

So-I needed software that pushed my cams to the internet. Foscam does but with a big yearly fee. and it is bad. Just need to keep an eye on him instead of Teamviewer to my computer.  My property follows the line of trees



Thanks for letting me vent

[jimi]

Have a look at Contacam https://www.contaware.com/

[ConligWX]

assuming that goes in the web page of my cams.

Then I have to work the cams to do the other stuff.

nope that is the contents of a bash script that is called by crontab (linux scheduler) about every 1 or 2 minutes from what I can remember. it grabs the image from the webcam, saves the file, adds weather data in layers (camdata.txt - which is processed by CumulusMX) then re-saved to a new filename.


as to next door, what would he think of a 6" fence around your property