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Today's Topics:
1. Re: Motion video clips AND snapshots concurrently? (Rainer)
2. Re: Motion video clips AND snapshots concurrently? (Dave Howorth)
3. Snapshot vs picture (Rainer)
4. Re: Snapshot vs picture (Adam Goryachev)
5. Re: Set motion to only take one or two HQ photos (tosiara)
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Message: 1
Date: Mon, 1 Mar 2021 11:17:04 -0500
From: Rainer <feyerpictu...@gmail.com>
To: Adam Goryachev via Motion-user <motion-user@lists.sourceforge.net>
Subject: Re: [Motion-user] Motion video clips AND snapshots
concurrently?
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Yup, you are correct, that is something I should have tried first!!
TY!
Rainer
On 3/1/21 10:10 AM, Adam Goryachev via Motion-user wrote:
>
> On 2/3/21 01:52, Rainer wrote:
>> Hi all,
>> This is actually a 2 part question:
>> 1- Can motion be set up to produce video clips on motion detection
>> AND snapshots concurrently?
>> 2- If #1 is yes, can there be a separate directory path for each?
>> the manual states:
>> """
>> snapshot_filename
>>
>> ? * Type: String
>> ? * Range / Valid values: Max 4095 characters
>> ? * Default: %v-%Y%m%d%H%M%S-snapshot
>>
>> This option indicates the file name and optionally the path for the
>> snapshots relative to target_dir.
>> """
>> but there is no explanation of how to specify the file path.
>> The .conf file specifies the ability to enter a file path for
>> pics/video etc, all the same path.
>
> Yes, it is probably considered so simple that no example was provided...
>
> snapshot_filename=/var/spool/motion/snapshot/%Y/%m/%d-%H%M%S-snapshot
>
> or
>
> snapshot_filename=snapshot/%Y%m/%s-%H%M%S-snapshot
>
> Or whatever variations you want. Let me know what you have tried, what
> the outcome was, and what you want it to do, if you are still having
> trouble with it.
>
>
>
>
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Message: 2
Date: Mon, 1 Mar 2021 17:32:55 +0000
From: Dave Howorth <d...@howorth.org.uk>
To: motion-user@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: Re: [Motion-user] Motion video clips AND snapshots
concurrently?
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On Tue, 2 Mar 2021 02:10:11 +1100
Adam Goryachev via Motion-user <motion-user@lists.sourceforge.net>
wrote:
> On 2/3/21 01:52, Rainer wrote:
> > Hi all,
> > This is actually a 2 part question:
> > 1- Can motion be set up to produce video clips on motion detection
> > AND snapshots concurrently?
> > 2- If #1 is yes, can there be a separate directory path for each?
> > the manual states:
> > """
> > snapshot_filename
> >
> > * Type: String
> > * Range / Valid values: Max 4095 characters
> > * Default: %v-%Y%m%d%H%M%S-snapshot
> >
> > This option indicates the file name and optionally the path for the
> > snapshots relative to target_dir.
> > """
> > but there is no explanation of how to specify the file path.
> > The .conf file specifies the ability to enter a file path for
> > pics/video etc, all the same path.
>
> Yes, it is probably considered so simple that no example was
> provided...
>
> snapshot_filename=/var/spool/motion/snapshot/%Y/%m/%d-%H%M%S-snapshot
Ah! It wasn't obvious to me either. I've been looking to do this for
ages. An example would definitely be worthwhile.
> or
>
> snapshot_filename=snapshot/%Y%m/%s-%H%M%S-snapshot
>
> Or whatever variations you want. Let me know what you have tried,
> what the outcome was, and what you want it to do, if you are still
> having trouble with it.
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Message: 3
Date: Mon, 1 Mar 2021 19:44:28 -0500
From: Rainer <feyerpictu...@gmail.com>
To: motion-user@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: [Motion-user] Snapshot vs picture
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I am probably missing something simple again, however, I am missing it:
Continuing to work on my meager Motion GUI to view/copy/move/delete
clips recorded by motion, I now am working on adding a listbox for
snapshots/ pictures for a faster search through captured motion.
In order to do so, I need motion to save a picture (jpg) when motion is
triggered, and then subsequently at intervals while there is still motion.
All I have found is that snapshots have an interval property ( range in
seconds ) and pictures have an option to record when motion starts, but
I can't find a way to complete it.
So,
- Snapshot intervals would be great if recording starts when motion is
detected, stop interval recording when motion is done.
- Pictures start correctly with motion, but should continue at intervals
until motion is done.
What am I missing?
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Message: 4
Date: Tue, 2 Mar 2021 12:36:26 +1100
From: Adam Goryachev <mailingli...@websitemanagers.com.au>
To: motion-user@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: Re: [Motion-user] Snapshot vs picture
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On 2/3/21 11:44, Rainer wrote:
> I am probably missing something simple again, however, I am missing it:
>
> Continuing to work on my meager Motion GUI to view/copy/move/delete
> clips recorded by motion, I now am working on adding a listbox for
> snapshots/ pictures for a faster search through captured motion.
>
> In order to do so, I need motion to save a picture (jpg) when motion
> is triggered, and then subsequently at intervals while there is still
> motion.
>
> All I have found is that snapshots have an interval property ( range
> in seconds ) and pictures have an option to record when motion starts,
> but I can't find a way to complete it.
> So,
>
> - Snapshot intervals would be great if recording starts when motion is
> detected, stop interval recording when motion is done.
>
> - Pictures start correctly with motion, but should continue at
> intervals until motion is done.
>
>
> What am I missing?
I don't think that is supported "out of the box"... I think your best
option would be to trigger a script on motion end, the script would
extract the desired number of frames from the motion video and save as a
snapshot, or whatever is desired.
Hope that might help, I've not done it, but it sounds like a great idea,
so would love to see how you do it.
Regards,
Adam
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Message: 5
Date: Tue, 2 Mar 2021 12:33:42 +0200
From: tosiara <tosi...@gmail.com>
To: Motion discussion list <motion-user@lists.sourceforge.net>
Subject: Re: [Motion-user] Set motion to only take one or two HQ
photos
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The script is very simple:
curl -s "http://localhost:8081/1/current"; > snapshot1.jpg
sleep 1
curl -s "http://localhost:8081/1/current"; > snapshot2.jpg
sleep 2
curl -s "http://localhost:8081/1/current"; > snapshot3.jpg
On Sun, Feb 28, 2021 at 3:38 AM <mittscotch...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi there, thank you for the advice. Would you mind sharing the script so I
> might be able to make a similar one?
>
>
>
> -Mitchell
>
>
>
> From: tosiara <tosi...@gmail.com>
> Sent: Saturday, February 27, 2021 3:12 PM
> To: Motion discussion list <motion-user@lists.sourceforge.net>
> Subject: Re: [Motion-user] Set motion to only take one or two HQ photos
>
>
>
> You can configure to take one photo by specifying "best" or "first". If you
> need two, you could use a script to dump an image from mition's stream. I do
> that to take 3 images with 1 second delay each
>
>
>
> On Sat, Feb 27, 2021, 18:51 Mitchell Scott <mittscotch...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hello everyone, I have been studying the documentation and am unable to
> find an appropriate set of settings where the camera only takes one or
> two shots when motion is detected. As of right now it fires off 10+
> pictures every time motion is detected and I would really like to
> decrease that amount.
>
> I am thinking one way to do this is to simply have two cameras, one
> webcam for watching and then an R-Pi HQ camera, and have the webcam
> trigger an event to take a picture with the R-Pi, that way I get only
> one or two HQ photos instead of a bunch. I'm assuming this will also
> decrease the motion blur because the lens is not open for too long? I am
> totally new to photography so I'm groping int he dark here.
>
> Anyways, if a scenario like this can be achieved with just one camera
> please let me know the best way to go about doing it! For context, the
> camera will be used to take pictures of people as they ride across a zip
> line.
>
> Thank you for your time,
>
> -Mitchell
>
>
>
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