On Mon, Jul 27, 2009 at 12:42 PM, Bob Elzer wrote: > Where is the video.cgi located ? > > Is the server setup to allow cgi in that directory ? That's on the camera itself. The controls are fairly primitive... > If it's in cgi-bin  have you tried adding /cgi-bin/video.cgi No, this link doesn't work: http://192.168.0.55/cgi-bin/video.cgi This one does: http://192.168.0.55/video.cgi Again, that's talking straight to the camera's IP address, bypassing Zoneminder completely. The problem is, I can't get Zoneminder to see that feed. Jim >> -----Original Message----- >> From: plug-discuss-bounces@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >> [mailto:plug-discuss-bounces@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us] On >> Behalf Of Jim March >> Sent: Monday, July 27, 2009 11:33 AM >> To: Main PLUG discussion list >> Subject: Yet another Zoneminder question - and it's a weird one! >> >> Folks, >> >> I've added two DCS-920 cameras to my setup. Zoneminder box is >> based off the latest Bluecherry liveCD, ZM 1.24.0 on Xubuntu 8.10. >> >> The 920 is a WiFi version of the 910 and I've found very >> little info on it. >> >> I'm running the cameras at 640x480 low-grade JPEG. I can't >> get more than .65 to .70fps off them UNLESS I have another >> browser window on some system on the local net continuously >> query the camera's video feed - in that case, Zoneminder's >> FPS goes to a more usable state just under 3fps, which I can >> live with. >> >> Before I grab a bell, book and candle next lemme show you how >> it's working now. >> >> From a regular web browser window talking straight to the >> camera, I can go to a camera's IP address such as: >> >> http://192.168.0.54 >> >> ...and login. From there I can access the latest image snapshot at: >> >> http://192.168.0.54/image.jpg >> >> OR the camera's continuous video feed at: >> >> http://192.168.0.54/video.cgi >> >> ...and this line seems to work too: >> >> http://192.168.0.54/video.cgi? >> >> Getting the camera's video feed gives me a somewhat "choppy" >> view, as it will delay refreshing every few seconds for a >> split second...but when it's displaying video, it looks to be >> about 5 to 8 FPS. >> >> (Note: I have static camera IP addresses, and the ZM central >> box is on the same internal net.) >> >> Great. So go over to Zoneminder and it'll work off of >> /image.jpg just fine, but at low frame rates (under 1 frame >> per second) unless I have a separate browser window pointing >> to the camera's /video.cgi feed - then it quadruples to >> something usable. >> >> I can't get zoneminder to see the /video.cgi or /video.cgi? >> feeds at all - no picture. >> >> ZM setup stuff: >> >> I've been looking at this thread: >> >> http://www.zoneminder.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=12233&sid=f51 >> f2ed70b9d332ce9dc9e4a8ce9ca4b >> >> ...for the 910 cameras and ZM 1.23 series. In ZM version 1.24 >> I see no way to set anything in Options>Network related to >> "ZM_NETCAM_REGEXPS" >> or similar. Am I missing something? >> >> In the camera's setup window in ZM I'm doing "source type" as >> remote of course, "remote protocol" as HTTP, "remote method" >> is "simple", remote hostname is [username]@[cameraipaddress] >> (this is behind a firewall so I'm not bothering with >> passwords), "remote host port" is "80". >> >> Under "remote host path" I've tried all of the following: >> >> video.cgi >> /video.cgi >> video.cgi? >> /video.cgi >> >> Thanks! >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss