Zoneminder and other DVR output

[fjenou]

Hi all, greetings,

Not sure if this is the right forum to post; I Googled a lot but found no answer for this question:

I have a 4 channel DVR which is viewable on Internet with Android MEYE app. Can I capture this video stream by a remote Zoneminder installation? If possible, how?

Thanks.

[nightcrawler]

General is possible to use this. Zoneminder can capture from MPJEG streams. so if you know an direct URL to one of your cam's streams you can use this on the "add monitor" page. It's the same way that an IP camera works. see the ZM wiki at > http://www.zoneminder.com/wiki/index.ph ... Digitizers

But you have to be sure that's an direct URL like this example from the foscam page of the wiki:

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http://YOURURL.COM/videostream.cgi?user=admin&pwd=12345&resolution=32&rate=6 

Zoneminder can't handle java or flash applets that stream video. only direct inputs.

[fjenou]

Hi nightcrawler,

Thanks for your suggestion.

I used tcpdump to tap into Android MEYE and DRV traffic, but no joy, nothing identifiable as a http string.

Googled some more and arrived at this frustrating conclusion: the protocol that governs MEYE and DRV remote viewing must be the best-protected industry secret...

Before anyone asks, yes, Zoneminder installation is working (with 3 Foscam IP cameras).

Regards,

[humbytheory]

Hey fjenou, what's the DVR you're using?

[fjenou]

Hi humbytheory, it´s a generic Linux-based 4channel DVR made by a Brazilian company, Tecvoz TEC-SA04.