Turbo

Isolated LAN for Cameras and Security Spy
Thanks eljonco and Ben. Both suggestions make perfect sense. I’ll make those changes soon and will report back when I can.

Comment by Turbo May 2020 permalink
Error performing motion capture for camera
For the record, I've been having this issue too from an Amcrest P5M-T1179EW-28MM: Error performing motion capture for the camera "Cam1", motion capture mode has been disarmed. (Failed to record video frame 5575,818 The key frame inte…

Comment by Turbo April 2020 permalink
Isolated LAN for Cameras and Security Spy
Thanks Ben! The SS wired LAN is on 192.168.1.x, and the main house WiFi LAN with 30-something devices is on 10.0.0.x via the cable router. Everything generally works well on their respective sides of that Mac mini, but it’s odd that some websites…

Comment by Turbo April 2020 permalink
Isolated LAN for Cameras and Security Spy
[long time SS user here, way back to v1] I know this is long after the original post, but I want to do a similar thing. Just wondering if this is the only approach or if there might be something more simple lurking. Like the original post, I want…

Comment by Turbo April 2020 permalink
How safe are Dahua cameras?
Drew, The "unidentified developer" message you received in OS X / macOS is a security feature in the operating system, called "Gatekeeper". Read more: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202491 (or find other sites that describe…

Comment by Turbo May 2017 permalink
"Wireless Camera" vs. Manything iOS Apps
I should add that the Wireless Camera App has the additional ability to record an image every X seconds to the local storage on the iPhone, with a configurable rotating erasure period (example: at 2000 frames, erase the oldest frame, repeat, etc, so…

Comment by Turbo January 2015 permalink
Add Public .JPG Address
I'll add my vote to this proposed frame rate modification. I was looking for a solution to this very thing today. My state offers interstate highway cameras as a simple jpg link that refreshes every 60 seconds, and I wanted to monitor a camera …

Comment by Turbo January 2015 permalink
Motion Detection Frustration
Ben, I'd like to add something. I know you mention using Masks to eliminate swaying trees, etc., but my problem at this time of year is tree shadows on the ground on windy days. This one particular camera is mounted high up in the eave of a …

Comment by Turbo October 2014 permalink
feature request?
Ben... regarding sharing the stream between instances... THAT is great news. Will make some setups I have so much easier. Many thanks.

Comment by Turbo September 2014 permalink
feature request?
I'll vouch for the "two instances of a particular camera" in the Video Device settings. I use that for two of my systems so I can use Schedules right in SecuritySpy. Those schedules turn on or off my Day or Night instance of each came…

Comment by Turbo September 2014 permalink
Spreadsheet template for recording SS server technical details
I've updated the shared document to include an instructions sheet - showing my mindset for each of the recorded bits of information. It's a bit like a mini-tutorial on some best practices that I've discovered over time. This is not to…

Comment by Turbo April 2014 permalink
Can't save hour-long video captures
Should be, yes. I've done hour long files as well with no trouble. The shorter ones are easier for me to upload to dropbox (which I occasionally do as well). Anyways good luck.

Comment by Turbo April 2014 permalink
Can't save hour-long video captures
While you can certainly set SS to start a new time lapse recording every hour, I like to set mine in smaller increments - say 15 minutes. This makes the resulting captured files quicker to load and play in RemotePatrol (or even via the web interface…

Comment by Turbo April 2014 permalink
Significantly lower frame rate possible?
Thanks and you're welcome. The camera is working perfectly with me recording it across town. The homeowner has their own login to my SS server, with a narrowed permissions scope for viewing live and archived footage for just their own cam. They…

Comment by Turbo March 2014 permalink
Significantly lower frame rate possible?
Well, looks like I found a solution [that was quick. haha]. I changed the device type to Manual [instead of Foscam], then used this command in the Request box: /video.cgi?rate=17 It slowed the viewing frame rate enough for it to likely use way le…

Comment by Turbo March 2014 permalink
Lag when monitor is disconnected
I kind of see a similar situation. I have a D-Link DCS6620 on my Mac mini, but the mini has no display attached. From a second Mac running the view-only mode of a second copy of SS, I get 2FPS on that camera. The moment I connect to the Mac mini usi…

Comment by Turbo August 2013 permalink
Potential minor bugs in SS 3.1 and RP 2.0
Another very minor nit about RP2 is that the Captured Files screen file listing does not indicate which recordings are TL vs. MD. I can usually tell by the file size that it shows (MDs on my system are typically very short/small compared to the lon…

Comment by Turbo August 2013 permalink
FTP Site Suggestions - Files Viewable on iPad
Although this isn't FTP, I've been experimenting with directing a specific camera (for testing purposes) to save its captured recordings and still images in a folder within my box.com synced folders. That way as things are saved locally to…

Comment by Turbo August 2013 permalink
Output images to Apple TV
Here's an idea. As long as it's a current model Mac mini, it would have AirPlay Mirroring on it. You could mirror its screen to your Apple TV. Whatever is on the Mac screen would show on the Apple TV. You can also use LogMeIn or other sim…

Comment by Turbo August 2013 permalink
Foscam FI9821W
Note that there was a new 9821 firmware released by Foscam today (I got the urgent update emails). I suspect that part of that was a fix for the directory traversal hack that had been publicly identified in the media recently for other cameras?

Comment by Turbo August 2013 permalink
Remote viewing apps for iOS
Rob, I updated to RP 2.0 today along with SS 3.1, and most of my concerns about RP have been addressed with this update. I do like the Push Notifications! Well done. I may have some feedback after I experiment a bit. Thanks!

Comment by Turbo August 2013 permalink
Remote viewing apps for iOS
Oh, one more comment. I have a few multi-camera systems that I have set up for people and that I help maintain, so I developed a custom Bento database to keep track of necessary details such as system, camera brand/model, server IP addresses and por…

Comment by Turbo May 2013 permalink

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