On 1/14/19 3:16 PM, Bob Goodwin wrote:
>
>
> On 01/14/19 17:33, Rick Stevens wrote:
>>> .
>>> Does anyone have experience with software for use with Amcrest cameras.
>>> I am able to view the rtsp video with vlc and Fedora 29 but that does
>>> not provide control for the other functions such as pan and tilt.
>>>
>>> We can control them with an iPhone or iPad but I would like to do it
>>> from my Linux desktop.
>> I've got similar devices (the Foscam 9831W versions). I use ZoneMinder
>> (ZM) and I can get them to pan and tilt using ZM.
>>
>> I haven't tried to do it outside ZM, but ZM uses Perl scripts to do the
>> control ops. My guess is you could borg those scripts to do what you
>> wish. ZoneMinder is available from the repos.
> .
> I will try zoneminder. I have some Foscams [not PTZ] too but I have
> never been able to view them with VLC. They seem primarily interested in
> selling their server service and their support was hard to deal with. I
> had to find an Apple app, as a result have to keep an iPad running on my
> desk just for them. Not the ideal solution.
For the 9831Ws, I used ffmpeg, not VLC. The access string was:
rtsp://user:password@ip-address:554/videoMain
The control interface (pan/tilt) was:
usr=username&pwd=password
ip-address:88
Good luck. The Foscam/Amcrest site offers no help other than their
apps from what I can see. It's rather annoying that there's no API
documents for these things.
Well, digging around, I DID find an API document:
https://s3.amazonaws.com/amcrest-files/Amcrest+HTTP+API+3.2017.pdf
Don't know if it's applicable to what you want to do, but...
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