1fps -- Changing Frame Per Second Capture Rate
Issue: The upper left camera window displays "[Camera Name] - Active - 1fps" and I want to increase the frame capture rate. I was experimenting with improving download bandwidth and somehow set the Frame Per Second rate too low.
At first I thought I had done it at the camera's firmware but discovered through their software that it was capturing live video at what appears to be 30FPS. The cameras are HikVision 3MP Bullets Model DS-2CD2032-I.
So far I haven't had any luck going through the manual, searching discussions, or back tracking what I did. Help..., what did I do? I've checked Camera Settings... > Continuous Capture & Motion Capture as well as Compression Settings with no luck.
I did learn to change cameras from Active to Passive Mode before changing Settings, maybe I accidentally did it there?
I'm really enjoying Security Spy! HikVision software was buggy but I could get around their problems with Security Spy (e.g. unable to change 2004 camera calendar by blanking using HikVision and then using Security Spy's Settings > Camera Settings > Setup > enabling Text Overlay > Overlay Settings... Camera hardware and images have been very good so far.
Many thanks! It's a shame I feel I need this software but I'm glad I've got it.
At first I thought I had done it at the camera's firmware but discovered through their software that it was capturing live video at what appears to be 30FPS. The cameras are HikVision 3MP Bullets Model DS-2CD2032-I.
So far I haven't had any luck going through the manual, searching discussions, or back tracking what I did. Help..., what did I do? I've checked Camera Settings... > Continuous Capture & Motion Capture as well as Compression Settings with no luck.
I did learn to change cameras from Active to Passive Mode before changing Settings, maybe I accidentally did it there?
I'm really enjoying Security Spy! HikVision software was buggy but I could get around their problems with Security Spy (e.g. unable to change 2004 camera calendar by blanking using HikVision and then using Security Spy's Settings > Camera Settings > Setup > enabling Text Overlay > Overlay Settings... Camera hardware and images have been very good so far.
Many thanks! It's a shame I feel I need this software but I'm glad I've got it.
Comments
Really enjoying Security Spy and wishing HikVision would hire you as a consultant. :-)
Resolution
Quality
FPS
Max Bit Rate
D1
BEST
25
5000
CIF
BEST
25
3000
QCIF
BEST
25
3000
screen grab didn't work but I just copied the settings and pasted them here
Is there a VBR (variable bit rate) option for H.264 encoding? If you can specify a fixed frame rate, the camera must be set to CBR (Constant Bit Rate). VBR is generally preferable, because in this case the camera can adjust its bit rate dynamically in order to produce good results in a range of conditions. With CBR the rate is fixed and therefore it will be too low in certain conditions but unnecessarily high in others.