Streaming USB via VLC HTTP Problem

[yukaputz]

Hello everyone,

First I would like to say thanks for taking the time to read my post. I've been struggling with this for a few days and could really use some input. I am running Ubuntu 14.04 Desktop with a USB Logitech C170. I have setup a stream over lan for the camera using VLC on HTTP port 8080 transcoded into H.264+mp3(mp4). I am able to receive and view the stream from another computer using vlc on the same lan.

My zoneminder version is 1.29 on Ubuntu 14.04 headless server. I have been successful in getting other cameras to work (ip webcam on android and a http stream on windows7/yawcam/usb logitech cam) I installed zoneminder using the zoneminder "easy way" instructions.

For the life of me, I cannot get zoneminder to pickup the stream from VLC. I keep getting errors which I've attached a screen shot of. Please, be gentle, zoneminder and nix are new to me. If there is a better alternative then what i am doing please, point the way. I'd eventually like to be able to stream the content out to a web server as well so my daughters can watch there guinea pigs when they are with their mother. Should I try to put zoneminder on the local ubuntu desktop as well?

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[bbunge]

libvlc will not work on some cameras. Use ffmpeg instead. I have a Foscam FI9821W v2 that refuses to work on VLC or libvlc but runs like a champ on ffmpeg! The other thing you have to have spot on is the resolution (Capture Height and Width) to the pixel! Else a blue screen will happen. Also the Reference Image Blend %ge and AlmRefImageBlendPct need to match.

bb

[yukaputz]

Thanks BB. Can you point me toward a how to for ffmpeg? I tried this before but got really turned around with ffmpeg and ffserver, I wasn't sure what I was supposed to be doing with what.

[bbunge]

Use the same string you use in VLC to view the video in the ZM Source Path. Match the remote Method to your stream.

[yukaputz]

]I thought I had. This is the string I used to view the stream. See any glaring errors?
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[yukaputz]

Still haven't been able to figure this one out. If anyone has any further input let me know otherwise I should probably close this I guess.

[bbunge]

General Tab
Source Type Ffmpeg

Source Tab
Source Path http://192.168.1.148:8080
Remote Method RTP/RTSP/HTTP

Capture Width and Height match your camera resolution You initially used 640x480 but it must match your camera!