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1. Re: Doc update - area_detect (John Baker)
2. Re: Doc update - area_detect (Joerg Weber)
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Message: 1
Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2017 21:30:42 +0100
From: John Baker <jba...@dryfish.org.uk>
To: motion-user@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: Re: [Motion-user] Doc update - area_detect
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I agree. It's one of those areas of motion that looks like an idea was
added, without thinking about how it could be done more generically.
I've created a mask_file, but it's a lot of effort. It would be useful
to have a more generic approach for users who want to configure
"detection in all but the top left" or whatever.
On Tue, Jul 25, 2017, at 08:42 PM, Joel Avery via Motion-user wrote:
> Use area-detect to trigger a one line script which takes a snapshot (or
> 50 snapshots over 50 seconds).
> On Jul 25, 2017 12:43 PM, Jim Dodgen <j...@dodgen.us> wrote:
> > I think it would be a nice feature if the area-detect could be used to be a
> > simple motion detect mask. >
> > **Jim Dodgen**
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> > On Mon, Jul 24, 2017 at 10:41 PM, Joerg Weber <mot...@alcatraz.ath.cx>
> > wrote:
> >> Sure. I was referring to 'mask_file'. A detailed explanation can be found
> >> in the motion guide, which is an offline html version and should be
> >> included in the motion package.>>
> >>
> >> 24. Juli 2017 16:00 Uhr, "John Baker" <jba...@dryfish.org.uk> schrieb:
> >> > Please can you share an example?
> >> >
> >> > On Mon, Jul 24, 2017, at 02:54 PM, Joerg Weber wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> Yes, detection can be suspended by applying a fixed mask, which is even
> >> >> more flexible.
> >> >>
> >> >> 24. Juli 2017 15:44 Uhr, "John Baker" <jba...@dryfish.org.uk> schrieb:
> >> >>> Hello
> >> >>>
> >> >>> Thanks for the clarification. I find it odd that a useful feature
> >> would
> >> >>> only be used to trigger a script. Perhaps this could be changed for
> >> all
> >> >>> detection, or is there another option to do so?
> >> >>>
> >> >>> John
> >> >>>
> >> >>> On Mon, Jul 24, 2017, at 10:37 AM, Joerg Weber wrote:
> >> >>>
> >> >>>> Hello John,
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>> you can simply concatenate the areas to one single string like:
> >> >>>> area_detect 369.
> >> >>>> As stated in the option description, the only purpose of this option
> >> is
> >> >>>> starting a script as soon as there was motion in one of the defined
> >> >>>> areas. The regular motion detection and recording feature is not at
> >> all
> >> >>>> affected by this option.
> >> >>>> I'm using this feature for firing a sound, when our cat enters the
> >> cat
> >> >>>> door.
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>> Brgds Joerg.
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>> 24. Juli 2017 09:39 Uhr, "John Baker" <jba...@dryfish.org.uk>
> >> schrieb:
> >> >>>>> Hello,
> >> >>>>>
> >> >>>>> I would suggest this:
> >> >>>>>
> >> >>>>> # Detect motion in predefined areas (1 - 9). Areas are numbered like
> >> >>>>> that: 1 2 3
> >> >>>>> # A script (on_area_detected) is started immediately when motion is
> >> >>>>> 4 5 6
> >> >>>>> # detected in one of the given areas, but only once during an event.
> >> >>>>> 7 8 9
> >> >>>>> # One or more areas can be specified with this option. Take care:
> >> This
> >> >>>>> option
> >> >>>>> # does NOT restrict detection to these areas! (Default: not defined)
> >> >>>>> ; area_detect value
> >> >>>>>
> >> >>>>> is improved a little to include an example, ie do I use space or
> >> comma
> >> >>>>> separation? Also I'm no sure the script reference is relevant here?
> >> This
> >> >>>>> is an option to specify which in which areas to detect, not what to
> >> when
> >> >>>>> something is detected.
> >> >>>>>
> >> >>>>> John
> >> >>>>>
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Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2017 20:38:09 +0000
From: "Joerg Weber" <mot...@alcatraz.ath.cx>
To: "Motion discussion list" <motion-user@lists.sourceforge.net>
Subject: Re: [Motion-user] Doc update - area_detect
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Well, that's probably one of those advantages when having write access to the
code repository...
And I really did it only for detecting the cat. But in order to make it less
obvious, I gave it a different name.
26. Juli 2017 22:32 Uhr, "John Baker" <jba...@dryfish.org.uk> schrieb:
> I agree. It's one of those areas of motion that looks like an idea was
> added, without thinking about how it could be done more generically.
> I've created a mask_file, but it's a lot of effort. It would be useful
> to have a more generic approach for users who want to configure
> "detection in all but the top left" or whatever.
>
> On Tue, Jul 25, 2017, at 08:42 PM, Joel Avery via Motion-user wrote:
>
>> Use area-detect to trigger a one line script which takes a snapshot (or
>> 50 snapshots over 50 seconds).
>> On Jul 25, 2017 12:43 PM, Jim Dodgen <j...@dodgen.us> wrote:
>>> I think it would be a nice feature if the area-detect could be used to be a
>>> simple motion detect
>> mask. >
>>> **Jim Dodgen**
>>
>>>
>>
>>> *
>> *
>>
>>> *
>> *
>>
>>>
>>
>>> *
>> *
>>
>>>
>>> On Mon, Jul 24, 2017 at 10:41 PM, Joerg Weber <mot...@alcatraz.ath.cx>
>>> wrote:
>>>> Sure. I was referring to 'mask_file'. A detailed explanation can be found
>>>> in the motion guide,
>> which is an offline html version and should be included in the motion
>> package.>>
>>>>
>>>> 24. Juli 2017 16:00 Uhr, "John Baker" <jba...@dryfish.org.uk> schrieb:
>>>>> Please can you share an example?
>>>>>
>>>>> On Mon, Jul 24, 2017, at 02:54 PM, Joerg Weber wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Yes, detection can be suspended by applying a fixed mask, which is even
>>>>>> more flexible.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 24. Juli 2017 15:44 Uhr, "John Baker" <jba...@dryfish.org.uk> schrieb:
>>>>>>> Hello
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thanks for the clarification. I find it odd that a useful feature would
>>>>>>> only be used to trigger a script. Perhaps this could be changed for all
>>>>>>> detection, or is there another option to do so?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> John
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Mon, Jul 24, 2017, at 10:37 AM, Joerg Weber wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Hello John,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> you can simply concatenate the areas to one single string like:
>>>>>>>> area_detect 369.
>>>>>>>> As stated in the option description, the only purpose of this option is
>>>>>>>> starting a script as soon as there was motion in one of the defined
>>>>>>>> areas. The regular motion detection and recording feature is not at all
>>>>>>>> affected by this option.
>>>>>>>> I'm using this feature for firing a sound, when our cat enters the cat
>>>>>>>> door.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Brgds Joerg.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> 24. Juli 2017 09:39 Uhr, "John Baker" <jba...@dryfish.org.uk> schrieb:
>>>>>>>>> Hello,
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I would suggest this:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> # Detect motion in predefined areas (1 - 9). Areas are numbered like
>>>>>>>>> that: 1 2 3
>>>>>>>>> # A script (on_area_detected) is started immediately when motion is
>>>>>>>>> 4 5 6
>>>>>>>>> # detected in one of the given areas, but only once during an event.
>>>>>>>>> 7 8 9
>>>>>>>>> # One or more areas can be specified with this option. Take care: This
>>>>>>>>> option
>>>>>>>>> # does NOT restrict detection to these areas! (Default: not defined)
>>>>>>>>> ; area_detect value
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> is improved a little to include an example, ie do I use space or comma
>>>>>>>>> separation? Also I'm no sure the script reference is relevant here?
>>>>>>>>> This
>>>>>>>>> is an option to specify which in which areas to detect, not what to
>>>>>>>>> when
>>>>>>>>> something is detected.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> John
>>>>>>>>>
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