On 9/25/14, 7:12 AM, "Rob Owens" <row...@ptd.net> wrote: >I tested 'motion' on Wheezy yesterday. It detects motion and takes still >shots, but it is not creating movies out of the still shots. > >I have set: > ># Use ffmpeg to encode mpeg movies in realtime (default: off) >ffmpeg_cap_new on > >and > ># Gap is the seconds of no motion detection that triggers the end of an >event ># An event is defined as a series of motion images taken within a short >timeframe. ># Recommended value is 60 seconds (Default). The value 0 is allowed and >disables ># events causing all Motion to be written to one single mpeg file and no >pre_capture. >gap 60 > >Can anybody confirm that movie output works on Wheezy? > >One thing that may be a factor in my case is that my test webcam is very >slow. I am only getting one picture every 2 or 3 seconds when motion is >detected. I have framerate set to 2 fps. Maybe motion is aware that my >pics are too far apart in time and is deciding not to combine them into a >movie. > >-Rob > > >-- >To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org >with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact >listmas...@lists.debian.org >Archive: >https://lists.debian.org/762837346.3708132.1411654343076.JavaMail.zimbra@p >td.net > >
I should have added a caveat to my original response, I hadn't actually tried it, since my needs pointed me to a more feature full system. Looking at the 'gap' description, I wonder if you need to set it to '0' in order to get a movie? Bob -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/d0498916.446e%bob_mcgo...@symantec.com
