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Supported Cameras

Moe edited this page Jan 29, 2017 · 48 revisions

Input Methods

Type Description
JPEG Snapshot Image URL
MJPEG Motion JPEG Image stream
H.264 MP4 Video made by the camera
Streamer v1 RTC based stream capture done by a compatible browser. Can be considered as a method for recording local cameras. Experimental : Currently streams video only, no audio.
Local For USB or Integrated Cameras such as Webcams

Output Methods

Stream Types

Type Description
Base64 Frames that are base64 encoded by the server then sent over websocket and are then drawn in a canvas element.
MJPEG A standard streaming method. This method can be read by zoneminder.
HLS A method that records slices of video which are downloaded by the user via XHR requests. Please be advised that using this method may be detrimental to SSDs. Please point the `streamDir` to location located in your ram such as `/dev/shm`.

Video Recording Formats

Type Encoder Description
WebM libvpx Seems to work without fail so far. If WebM recording does not work please make sure libvpx is installed with ffmpeg
MP4 copy,libx264,libx265 libx264 and libx265 have had issues lately. copy seems to not work when timestamp is enabled. Looking to resolve asap.

Tested Cameras

Model Resolution Type Stream URL Save to Note
Alienware R15 Webcam on Firefox for Windows 640x480 Streamer Login as a Streamer WebM
LG GPad on Chrome for Android 640x480 Streamer Login as a Streamer WebM
Grandstream GXV3610-FHD 2048x1536 MJPEG /goform/stream?cmd=get&channel=0 WebM, MP4
Grandstream GXV3615 2048x1536 MJPEG /goform/stream?cmd=get&channel=0 WebM, MP4
Foscam FI9826W 1280x720 H264 /videoSub WebM, MP4
Foscam Clone 640x480 MJPEG /videostream.cgi WebM, MP4
AXIS Q6034-E 1280x720 H264 /axis-media/media.3gp WebM, MP4
AOTE IP Camera 640x480 JPEG /cgi-bin/snapshot.cgi?1 WebM
HikVision DS-2CD2135F-IWS 2048x1536 H264 /Streaming/Channels/1?tcp MP4 Camera supports h265 and h265+ but has green artifacts
YI Home Camera 1280x720 H264 /ch0_0.h264 Requires a Mod to run. fritz-smh/yi-hack
Wansview W3 (X-Series) H264 /live/ch0 MP4 Tested on port 554

Public Camera Streams

I suggest testing with one of these if you don’t have your own camera yet. Courtesy of camlive.info and camera stream publishers. Shinobi is not affiliated with camlive.info.

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