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video on local save but only stills on email & webpage
Hello,
I'm getting outstanding video on local save from motion detection, but alas only snapshots on email, despite the availability of video option ..
Hello John,
uploading video is currently not possible with AbelCam.
As we're going towards a public release, no new features will added in the next f..
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JohnRo
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08/25/2010 - 04:20 PM
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sse
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Orbit Tilt Control not working
Hi,
i just realized my Orbit camera has problem.
It does not react to any tilt commands. Nor on my website nor within the AbelCam 3.2.3. configurati ..
Hello Magnus
maybe you have changed the USB port of the Orbit - reconfiguring the PTZ device might help
Using the latest version available from the Me..
Hi Stefan,
after i removed the camera, the problem was gone. But you should state, that removing it from the programme is not enough. At least the ol..
AbelCam as Service is configured by the AbelCamService.ini file in the program folder.
Set UserInterface = Yes and the GUI will be visible. ..
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MagnusM
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08/23/2010 - 05:52 AM
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sse
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Cannot get GD2 on PHP to work on AbelCam web server
This is not a critical issue.
I have installed version 5.3.3 of PHP5 as directed in the documentation (unzipped into directory c:/php and used the su ..
Get rid of the backslash at the very end of your extension_dir path:
extension_dir="c:\php\ext"
Also... at the risk of stating the obvious... you n..
Thanks, Mr. MelvinG. You've given me a few more things to work on. I originally found the extension_dir=.\ line in php.ini which is what I modified to..
Quick one - just got here...
I did as you asked - installed the script, etc. Yes, it is failing to produce thumbs for me too when serving with AbelCa..
Okay... here's my take on what's going on...
Every time you mouse over a line in the directory listing, /dlf/i.php is called with ?f=filename, which ..
Thanks for the update. You've saved me a lot of time and I'm convinced that if I want to pursue some heavy duty PHP development I'm better served with..
When PHP was first added to AbelCam it worked pretty well, and after Mr. SSE and I went thru a few iterations of test / modify / re-release over on th..
Just for the record (and in case anyone else is paying attention and can benefit from following this thread), my final solution was to, indeed, instal..
Melvin, I agree with your speculations.
Limitations are due to the PHP interface used (command line), please see Issue 344..
So, by implication if I install the older version of PHP mentioned on the wiki (version 5.2.9) I should have less issues than when I use the latest ve..
I'm still scratching my head about the matter of $_GET. I understand and agree that $_REQUEST couldn't have ever worked - PHP docs are clear about thi..
By downgrading to PHP 4.4.6 all the $_GET and $_REQUEST stuff started working as expected again. So at least I know now that I haven't lost my mind in..
For using PHP 5.x with AbelCam please see this post on the Issue Tracker:
http://www.abelcam.com/en/membersonly/issues/344#i19
I got it all sorted o..
Adding my opinion to the mix. I found the AbelCam webserver has limited support for some PHP applications due to the way it handles post/get variable..
Lots of PHP discussion happening on the Issue Tracker this week.
Sean, if you are using PHP 5 you will get much better behaviour from GET and REQUEST..
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RaleighMu
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08/11/2010 - 07:13 AM
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MelvinG
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Video Server
How can I upload WMV to my own web server? I'd like to strean video to a non-Localhost server. ..
I'm afraid I don't understand the question. By "nonLocalhost server" do you mean a machine that acts as a "broadcaster" or "push point"? Like: you run..
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DaveMy
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08/01/2010 - 06:34 PM
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MelvinG
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How to disable video, but keep PTZ control on Logitech Orbit AF?
Hi,
I'm using AbelCam 3.2.3 with a Logitech Orbit AF on Windows XP Pro, SP3.
Is there a way to configure AbelCam to only control the PTZ without acc ..
I don't think you're going to be able to do what you want without modifying the Web pages that come with AbelCam (they're just examples, after all) or..
MelvinG,
Thanks for the tip!
So, if I understand correctly, turning off "Use Cam" will reliably let AbelCam control the PTZ, but prevent it from acq..
"So, if I understand correctly, turning off "Use Cam" will reliably let AbelCam control the PTZ, but prevent it from acquiring video."
Correct. That ..
From MelvinG:
do Add Cam but don't add your cam - add a "P-T Only"
How do I do that?
I see the "Add Cam" button in the "Cameras" screen. W..
Hmmm. What I'd expect to see listed in the Add Cam dialog is your cam plus 2 "generic devices": P-T Only, and Web Video.
If you haven't already tried..
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MartinBo
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07/24/2010 - 04:34 AM
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MelvinG
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Unable to activate new licence
I have upgraded AbelCam to ver. 2.2.3 and can not get the license aktivation to work.
I have tried to follow the procedure:
To activate License, proce ..
see this thread <- license upgrade..
i tried to install my lic on a new Abelcam software on a fresh OS (win2003) but cannot get my lic to work ANY IDEAS ?
thanks
JOE
http://www.etech..
Joe, please send me your configuration so I can verify...
I seem to be having similar problems. When I started my v3.2.2 I got a popup "lifetime of this version has ended. Please download the latest version...
Are you saying that the Beta gives you the "lifetime has ended" message too?
If so, I wonder if your computer's date could be off by like a whole ye..
Hello Michael
you seem to have some version mixup. It starts with the 1st version you had installed - Version 3.2.2 is not at the end of it's life ti..
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StenJ
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06/08/2010 - 10:58 AM
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sse
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AbelCam PDA tweak help
Hello again,
Trying to get the PDA web interface working with my BlackBerry curve. The Bberry OS (4.5) doesn't like frames, so I've combined the cont ..
Hello Sean
The problem I'm having is that while the camera moves, I don't get redirected back to my originating/calling html page.In the current setup..
That should work, as long as I can use a meta-refresh tag in this standard result page. I'm playing with the 3.3.1 beta now and willing to try an alp..
From sse:
Ok, next release will return the contents of the file wwwroot\movedone.html on cam moves if that file existsThis change has been implemented..
Thanks... got it working with the BBerry browser now...
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SeanGa
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05/25/2010 - 05:39 AM
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SeanGa
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Not listed any more?
I'm curious why my webcams don't show up on your listing now. They did for a long time. I still have the "listed" box checked. If I click on your m ..
I tried typing the IP addresses into my browser.
71.115.93.106:8080 gets me nothing.
71.115.2.28:8080 gets me your site.
I can't explain why autoho..
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JohnMa
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05/20/2010 - 03:14 AM
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MelvinG
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Illegal Port 6969 on Win XP startup.
Hi, not done a update for some many months but today put on the latest. When windows restarts I get "illegal port 6969" this is my web server port. I ..
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GregoryR
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04/25/2010 - 04:49 PM
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GregoryR
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AbelCam looses connection to 1 of 3 cameras and cant shutdown
Hi
I have three identical webcams running with AbelCam. Currently i only need 1 picture pr. camera pr. day, so the application has been setup as perf ..
Kasper, please see the Support Page, try to record the problem situation into a debug log and email me the results...
since I made the USB HUB change listed above, the app has been running as expected.
I would like to avoid changing my setup - just to debug a potentia..
Some USB hubs work better with cameras than others. USB cameras tend to draw a lot of power - some hubs can not handle the load reliably. In my experi..
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KasperBr
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04/25/2010 - 04:35 PM
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MelvinG
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Show display in JAVA program
Hello,
I need to show real-time image of the camera in a program's JAVA form. Could anyone tell me or give me some guidance?
thank you very much ..
Okay... I am about to become the next person to lose his temper over this subject. Why must we have 2 threads in the same forum on the same subject?? ..
I am sorry to have opened a new thread, but I thought they were separate issues, the first I needed help with the movement of the camera, and the seco..
Okay, you are somewhat right about the new subject I guess...
If you want to "pull" frames one at a time as jpegs:
GET /current0.jpg
If you want a ..
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CarlosPe
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04/18/2010 - 10:36 AM
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MelvinG
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SDK de ABELCOM para Logitech Sphere
Hi,
I need to develop a Java application that is able to control the camera and capture a photograph. Is it available in a JAR or DLL, or AbelCam SDK ..
Have you looked at this?
http://www.abelcam.com/en/abelwiki/TiltPanZoom
There is no SDK, but with the info at that link you can see how you could mak..
thank you very much MelvinG..
Carlos,
you sent me an email yesterday at 10:28 am with the exact same question, and I have answered 12:29, ten minutes before you posted your questi..
Sorry it's true, I did not see it, but I'm quite desperate, I need to solve this problem as soon as possible. I'm still trying to solve the problem.
t..
It really is not that difficult. I don't do much Java, but here is the general idea in Perl. Just "translate" and you have a place to start.
$EOL="..
Thank you very much for answering so fast, I've seen in a forum message that there is a page of examples in java. Could you tell me please, where is t..
I think the forum messages are talking about this:
http://www.abelcam.com/en/abelwiki/JavaApplets
That page discusses how to use the Java applets th..
MelvinG You're right, I am a novice programmer, java and have not worked at all.
BIG thanks..
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CarlosPe
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04/16/2010 - 11:12 AM
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CarlosPe
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Peabird PEAB-CAM-IP-002
Hello, I have this camera : Peabird PEAB-CAM-IP-002
it's manufactured by VILAR (i think), another reference is VS-IPC1002 IP
and another reference : I ..
While the documentation PDF of this camera mentions Motion-JPEG, it does not reveal the exact URL
Using a browser without ActiveX (eg. FireFox) you m..
Hi,
Perhaps information who will help to make Abelcam work with Peabird...
These links :
http://192.168.0.49/cgi/sf.cgi
http://192.168.0.49/cgi-bin..
I found a link who works in Abelcam to show jpeg still Image :
http://192.168.0.49/cgi-bin/action?action=snapshot⟨=eng
But no news for Video !..
if you send me access information (by email) to this camera I can give it a try..
JPEG still images are fine to be used in AbelCam, just select JPEG source and not Motion JPEG source in the web video URL form...
Thanks for this answer SSE... But i bring back this camera to the shop, because the included software was not working with Windows Seven (the software..
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JeanG
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04/14/2010 - 03:04 PM
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JeanG
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Still Picture Serves Up Old Camera Shot
Has anyone experienced a problem where the still picture access will serve up an older picture? I have a caption set up on the photo to show date and ..
I may have found the problem. I don't recall how I got the img src link for the still picture but I had it set as current0.jpg so it must be saving a..
Actually current0.jpg is the still from Camera Nr. 0. If you have only one camera then current.jpg and current0.jpg are the same thing. If you have mo..
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KeithPa
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04/14/2010 - 04:17 AM
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MelvinG
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Can't get videocapx to display a decoded image
I have a syntek stk1160 usb 4 channel cctv dvr capture device.
I want to be able to use motion detection to record video/audio for home security purp ..
Start with the basics... does your Syntek device work with ANY of AbelCam's capture interfaces (eg. TyCapture or VisioForge)? The answer tells us if i..
It works great with tycapture. It works fine with visioforge.
It does not work with videocapx.
I would really love to get it working with it thou..
Okay then, can't blame the device . When you try to use VideoCapX, does it fail even if you leave all the "extras" (video save and WMV server) turned ..
Yeah it would be nice to see this issue resolved. Motion capture video would be the icing on the cake with this great program as I use it for my secu..
I've got some cheapo capture/TV cards by "KWorld Company" that work fine with VideoCapX. If you are in the Western USA maybe you have a Frys Electroni..
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SeanFi
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04/09/2010 - 05:50 AM
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MelvinG
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[solved] Jpeg to video only finds 1 image??
I have a folder with over 6000 images in it, all jpg file format.
How come when I direct jpeg to video to this folder it never finds more than 1 im ..
Sean, did you set the filter to *.jpg?..
Thank you, that fixed it!! ;-)..
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SeanFi
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04/02/2010 - 10:28 PM
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SeanFi
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Server Response: You may only use your Abelcam Pro license on one computer at a time.
Can you provide some insight on how your license restriction process works? I only intend to run this on one computer at a time but I'm attempting to ..
Can't this be simplified so I just don't have them running on both computers at the same time but I can switch back and forth?!?!?If you do just that ..
I had both computers running but from what I could tell in the task manager the AbelCam.exe was not running.
Part of the problem may have been XP. ..
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KeithPa
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04/02/2010 - 04:36 PM
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KeithPa
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Problem with multiport device
I don't understand how can see the inputs of a multiport device. I add the card with WDM driver and in crossbar input I can change the input but I can ..
Most multiport devices don't allow to use multiple ports at the same time.
It depends on the driver. If you have only one capture device to choose fro..
hi,
with other program I can see at same time.
I don't know where I setting this option.
bye!..
In case the 'other program' came with the device,
it might be switching ports all the time,
and it does not have to rely on standard driver options...
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JacopoDr
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03/29/2010 - 05:24 PM
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sse
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[solved] Web server cannot connect.
Connection Problem
There was a problem connecting back to you.
Unable to connect to start page http://24.22.107.18:8080/
Your ip: 24.22.107.18
If yo ..
I paid for the pro license and am still having the same issue. ..
You need to configure your router to allow access on port 8080 and route those request to the computer where you have AbelCam installed...
You are awesome!! That fixed it!!
THANK YOU!!!!!..
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SeanFi
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03/29/2010 - 05:45 AM
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SeanFi
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Novice here - Local Save Acitve checked - but no video in directory
I am getting pics on motion detection; however, not getting any video. I have the "Local Save Active" checked...
Wuzzup? ..
If you are wanting to save AVI (or WMV) video you need to use Video Save rather than Local Save. Video Save records an actual video clip when motion i..
Hey Thanks!!! I followed your rec and I was able to generate videos...
However, it does not appear to work well with motion detection -
I tried ..
You wrote:
I also tried the "Record with single Frame" and selected to continue to record for 30 seconds, but it only captured one frame..
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So anyway... I set up an Orbit cam with VideoCapX here and tried to use Video Save with the same basic settings you mentioned. In my tests, it did sta..
I tried a few more times with the "record single frame" and continue to record, but I could never get more than one snapshot... grrrrr. Time for cof..
I'm working on this - you can expect improved video saving by end of this week...
Has there been any update on this one as it's the same problem I'm having
Thanks..
You guys can follow progress on this and other current work by reading the Issue Tracker.
http://www.abelcam.com/en/membersonly/issues
Start by read..
Cool, thanks for that ..
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GarySa
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03/28/2010 - 04:51 PM
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MattCa
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