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I've was trying to use the ftp feature where a filtered event gets uploaded via FTP.
It sends all the separate jpeg frames, is there a simple command to generate the video file then upload that instead of the jpeg frames ?
When saving a filter, there is an option to check:
Automatically execute command on all matches.
Should I use this to run ffmpeg to generate my files & if so, how do I pass the event number to ffmpeg that I want to generate a video for automatically ?

electron wrote:I've was trying to use the ftp feature where a filtered event gets uploaded via FTP.
It sends all the separate jpeg frames, is there a simple command to generate the video file then upload that instead of the jpeg frames ?

In 1.21.4 no, in 1.22.0 when it comes out yes-ish. There is a simple check box to make a video. The ability to choose what gets sent up will come shortly after I think.

electron wrote:When saving a filter, there is an option to check:
Automatically execute command on all matches.
Should I use this to run ffmpeg to generate my files & if so, how do I pass the event number to ffmpeg that I want to generate a video for automatically ?

You can create a simple script to run zmvideo.pl (or ffmpeg directly) and upload the files yourself. The monitor and event ids are passed in a parameter in the form of <monitor-id>/<event-id> so effectively it is the path to the specific event directory from the top level events one.

Phil