FFMPEG will not connect to camera (HomeBridge or HOOBs)
Greetings
I had HomeBridge running and successfully serving video & stills on the same Mac as SecuritySpy for a while. But, earlier this year it stopped working. I didn't have time to troubleshoot, so just kept using the SecuritySpy app for video on the go.
I received the new HOOBs Pro a few weeks back and decided to try setting up FFMPEG again yesterday. Same result, no video/stills being served up.
- I've confirmed the "-i" is in the string
-I've tried both local and lan settings for the string with no luck.
-I've tried it with and without SSL enabled in the string
Has anyone else run into this and solved it?
Comments
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This is what the configuration looks like in the HOOBs FFMPEG plugin
(using local network)
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I've also tested the local network url with VLC and it works. I'm guessing something changed in FFMPEG config requirements in the last 6 months?
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Resolved... using the local machine name:port wasn't resolving. Replaced with the static IP:port worked.
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Great to hear you managed to work this out! It's a pity the error messages in that log aren't more detailed.
I see a RTSP streaming source in the config (under "source") but not still image source (snapshot). Are you now getting snapshots successfully? I was under the impression that this requires adding a "stillImageSource" URL for a JPEG image.
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ryandenver, how did you replace the local machine name with a static IP port. Where is this setting located? Thanks.
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I can't get any of the cameras I have on SecuritySpy to work with the Homebridge/HomeKit setup:
I don't have a static IP address, so I am just using the links generated in the URL generator:
Any suggestions on how to make this work would be much appreciated.
