IP cameras in RTSP mode, ONVIF cameras and other streaming protocols

IP cameras in RTSP mode

The Datastead RTSP filter is able to decode the RTSP stream, and also to save the native H264/AAC frames received to.MP4,.FLV,.AVI,.MKV or.MOV containers without transcoding. If a new file name is specified during the recording, it closes the previous file and opens the new file without loosing frames.

To open a RTSP URL as video source:

• set VideoSource = vs_IPCamera
• set IPCameraURL = the RTSP URL of the IP camera (the URL to use depends, of the manufacturer, contact us if what URL to use is unknown)
• invoke SetAuthentication (at_IPCamera, ".username..", "..password...") if needed
• set the RecordingMethod property
• then invoke StartPreview () or StartRecording ()

E.g.:

VideoGrabber.VideoSource = vs_IPCamera VideoGrabber.IPCameraURL = " rtsp://192.168.0.25/axis-media/media.amp?videocodec=h264&audio=1" VideoGrabber.SetAuthentication (at_IPCamera, "root", "admin"); VideoGrabber.RecordingInNativeFormat = true VideoGrabber.RecordingMethod = rm_MP4 VideoGrabber.AudioRecording = true VideoGrabber.StartRecording ()

To close the current file and start recording to a new file while the recording is running, invoke VideoGrabber.RecordToNewFileNow (), this will generate a new file on the fly without loosing frames.

Alternatively it is possible to enable the RecordingTimer to periodically close the current file and generate a new file. In this case the file name is generated automatically, however the file names can be renamed on the fly from the OnRecordingCompleted event.