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3. May 13, 2021 · 1. 5), but I have succesfully got my 2 yard cameras (via BTTV) and one IP camera that reads my Oil tank measurement level working very well. 5% and AlarmRefImageBlend for 6. by mikb » Mon Mar 03, 2014 6:45 pm. Works great, except I get a few more false positives than I'd like. Lower your blend to 6. Most noticeably is the C310. Discussions related to the 1. There is a setting called "linked monitors" on the general setup tab. but once try to switch them to MODECT mode they wont turn green and I am getting Feb 21, 2004 · Working out Modect. 1), and it seems to work great for the most part. 2 Systems 1 for remote Modect Post here to ask any questions about hardware suitability, configuration in ZoneMinder, or experiences. The sub / modect monitors do record more events than the nodect monitors. I'm on 1. 6/64bit, machine has a PLENTY of CPU and memory everything looks OK, I can see the camera stream in Monitor mode, but there's nopossibility to set up zones, neither to go to the Modect mode. 04. 25% The camera has worked for many months, but now although it does fully monitor and does record until I cancel a forced alarm, it will not record when motion is detected. Feb 25, 2021 · Motion detection done by the camera itself, so ZoneMinder doesn't need to analyze the images. Futher symptoms: In web gui, the mode lights green, the camera link is Aug 12, 2016 · Hi, I have 11 1080p cameras recording outside around our building. Maxing out the zone sensitivity: Alarm Check Method=AlarmedPixels / Min Pixel Threshold=1 / Min Alarmed Area=1%. In the logs I see this repeatedly: Jun 19, 2015 · Hello everyone, i'm new on the forum. One way to start out is. 2) Leave the Function set to modect and then set the Post Event Image Count under the Buffers tab to the number of frames you want recorded after motion occurs. Jan 9, 2015 · I've recently setup a couple of HD IP cameras on ZoneMinder 1. I have tried changing sensitivities to high using the presets, but still no recording. I think ZM has this, IIRC. If using one of the motion detection types (ie mocord or modect) then you need to ensure you motion zone is setup to actually detect something, James. Oct 25, 2021 · Setup with linked monitors set up with modect/nodect. 23. Pre-cache buffrer is set to 1 frame (cannot set to 0). To set up automatic deletion or overwriting of recordings based on size, you can use the "purge when full" option in the storage settings. The key is that in order for an alarm to be generated, the relevant frame must satisfy the alarmed pixels setting AND the filtered pixels setting AND the blob setting. that means that if there is a 10 second event being recorded, i want it to be split to 2 events of 5 seconds. I have a Foscam and a Dahua IPC-HDW2100. 16 CPU sockets and 4GB or RAM reserved. Jan 18, 2021 · My Logitech webcam in my office does still work with MODECT. Comparing the zoned selections to the previous image or images and applying rules. To set this up correctly, you will need cameras with dual stream capability (main/sub) add both streams to zoneminder. 1". For my setup, I'm recording high-res streams from six IP cameras 24/7 in ten minute chunks and doing MODECT on the low-res streams. This gives me motion events on the low-res and I can go and look at the 3840x2160 mp4 for the appropriate time if needed. May 10, 2017 · Hi! For a speed of motion detection and offload of the server I would suggest you, to create another monitor. - The "Continuous" events have an alarmed pixels count of zero, a score of zero, and a duration of the maximum clip size I've set (which is 60 seconds). Originally I installed from source on my gentoo linux server, but since it stopped working (similar symptoms) I removed the database and installed from ebuild since 1. All captured images will be analysed and Mar 26, 2024 · The substream is only 640x360, but this is sufficient for motion detection. A short how to showing me defining up a motion detection zone in Zoneminder security camera software and choosing some basic sensitivity settings. 3 posts • Page 1 of 1. I have ZM 1. 2, the monitor mode MUST be set to Nodect (ZM won't initiate recordings if in any other mode). If in alarm state, writing that image to the disk and updating the mysql database. 2 on Debian 6. 36. I removed all references to CUDA from ZoneMinder and restarted it, then set for X264Encode. Enabled RECORD_DIAG_IMAGES both w/ and w/o RECORD_DIAG_IMAGES_FIFO. ZoneMinder Forums. set the monitor / camera Function to "Nodect" or "Modect". The camera is situated so that it can look down the length of my (long, narrow) house, with one zone that will detect if anyone enters comes into the interior of the house from my exterior doors, like looking down a hallway. Oh, well, maybe this hasn't worked since the very beginning but i just noticed it: my cameras, all set for modect function, keep recording images of the movement but with a small delay from the begin of it. By using an external alarm, you can avoid some of the problems inherent in ZM software modect - false alarms, and CPU usage. So during the day I'd like to have the camera on Monitor function and at night switch it to Modect. Top. The problem does not seem to be cuda. This does mean you end with two cameras (low-res MODECT and high-res NONE) in the zoneminder I am using MODECT to capture video only when there is movement on a monitor. 35. You can see this in the attached image. 1 with (just updated) ZoneMinder 1. Be warned that while ZMES is good, it is not perfect and there is room for improvement. . Jan 24, 2011 · Solution: I was able to solve the problem by reducing the alarmed pixels and filtered pixels settings. Oct 24, 2020 · The system is running Ubuntu 20. When in "Monitor" mode, this button toggles between "Disable Alarms" and "Enable Alarms", but alarms are irrelevant in Monitor mode. I can watch the camera live and see movement in the zones, but the status remains "Idle". (To combine both ZM normal recording, and say external triggers, with ZoneMinder prior to v1. Is there a way to schedule this on ZM? Dec 7, 2018 · I have been doing MODECT on the low-res stream and have linked the high-res monitor to the low-res so that a high-res recording will be triggered when motion id detected on the low-res monitor. nixnooi. Basically set up ZM as you would want for the night, click on the 'Running' link and save it as 'Night' or something, then set up your cams for the day and save that state as 'Day'. " I plan to use a wifi cam from above facing the bike. by bb99 » Sat Nov 19, 2011 9:56 am. Hi Guys, I know this is a complicated system, but i am trying to get the basics working I have a camera that oversees a very busy area. Now, to save storage space I turn all but the three outdoor cameras to modect when the place is closed. Dec 22, 2013 · To enable the motion detection function on a camera simply click on the its corresponding function link (image 1). The problem is, that I can't switch it to Modect. I have the same exact question. I need the events to be at most, 5 seconds long. by rockedge » Sat May 15, 2021 12:14 am. 7. I have a following setup now: 1. Mar 20, 2008 · I'm setting up zoneminder on gentoo (version 1. I have a fair bit of horsepower on the VM. I have a combination of Reolink and Wyze cameras and whenever I get a motion the ZM only records 8 - 10 seconds and wait for a few seconds and record again for 8 - 10 secs. Both seem to be setup correctly, however, zmeventnotification never gets any of the events generated by Zoneminder. Currently I'm trying it out with one Foscam 8910W, wired into my LAN. Oct 8, 2022 · This runs on a i7-4790 but limited to two cores. Jun 12, 2011 · The second I click "Enable Alarms" it starts recording for no reason again. 2 LTS following this shell script. zmeventnotification version is 6. Location: Pennsylvania, USA. Edit: Running strong for over a year now. 264 at two different sets of resolutions (640x480 + 800x592 @ 10/15 fps). Mar 3, 2014 · Re: ZM is overloading my HDD. com Jun 19, 2005 · Re: Performance tuning time. On this Driveway camera I have deleted the old Zones, tried withwalking past it with no Zones and also with 2 new zones. g. Aug 6, 2018 · Prior to ZoneMinder v1. x; ↳ ZoneMinder 1. Essentially, a monitor is associated with a camera and can continually check it for motion detection and such like. All are working fine. Modect mode = record as long the motion lasts? by PacoLM » Tue Feb 09, 2010 6:25 am. x Defining Monitors. Try setting the various parameters as low as is reasonable then slowly work up to eliminate false alarms yet still get what you seek. No . ' at the end of the last sentence which caused the BB to reject my posts for having "too many off-site URLs. The Dahua camera is generating a blurry image randomly that triggers the modect set for that zone. May 15, 2018 · And thats probably all the things that I could think of right now but I will edit this article along the way, but with these basic tweaks (basically: separated drive for events, database on SSD and using Record/Mocord instead of Modect) the ZoneMinder has been rock stable for the last few months. One camera is black but then it comes back on when there is motion…. 28. 90GHz and 64GB on the host (I can allocate more to ZM if helpful). It allowed me to add one more camera, to lower overall system load (both cpu and shmem), and to get more smooth hires video capture (previously there were many dropped frames, especially when several monitors fire alarm at the same time). This will allow forced alarms or activation by zmtrigger. 32. The three outside cameras remain on mocord 24/7. 31. 1. However, object detection via tools like Yolo is still an emerging field, there is likely to be improvement in My Logitech webcam in my office does still work with MODECT. 30 doing motion detection at a remote location. I recentely installed Zoneminder and everything was working smoothly until now. I have setup my system with 2 IP cameras, both working as Modect, and works perfectly. All the time. No events are recorded, but the log file shows: . Joined: Mon Sep 04, 2006 1:02 am. During the day I don't really care to have it record any activity, but during the evening I'd like to enable the motion detection and have it record. Fetching a jpeg from the camera. When looking at the live stream, it will be at the stream FPS. Adjusting sensitivity levels would be great, and certain area's. When I have a camera set to "Modect" mode and open the monitor and press the "Disable Alarms" in the bottom left of the window, it does nothing. No events are recorded, but the log file shows: My Logitech webcam in my office does still work with MODECT. 30. My Logitech webcam in my office does still work with MODECT. Mar 7, 2006 · The current recommended way is to use run states. FAQ; Home. Decoding the jpeg image. I have "Alarm Frame Count" set to 5 on my cameras. The Majority of the cams are MODECT, one in MOCORD, and two in "RECORD" mode. 7Ghz, 512MB, 160GB HD (3) Panisonic KX-HCM10 Network Cameras. 34. It actually aggregates up to 10 PLANET cameras via RTSP/H. To use ZoneMinder properly you need to define at least one Monitor. Just go to the storage tab and configure the storage you're using. The source text on the interface keeps staying orange instead of turning green. From this form you can change the recording Aug 25, 2018 · I have tested zoneminder- 1. Oct 9, 2015 · Just last night the raccoon (a sizable one at that) was staring at me through the sliding glass door and modect failed to pick up anything. In ZoneMinder the source of a video stream is called a Monitor and this can come from many types of sources, most commonly from an IP network camera. by davidma » Thu Mar 03, 2016 10:12 pm. How can I fix this? Oct 25, 2004 · Re: Modect or Mocord? by theslawek » Sat May 04, 2013 4:44 pm. E. After installing my monitors, identified a variable time between recorded events and these images were lost. In MODECT mode, images are continually pulled from the camera, analysed, and ONLY filed/recorded if movement is found, for as long as movement is still found. As long as this is going on I will have to record and save those on the sub monitors as well. ) 600 seconds to stop you getting a never-ending video. I'm fairly new to zoneminder (1. set a low resolution on your camera. As per documentation: create zones on low stream monitor function = "modect", high resolution monitor function = "nodect" and link to low resolution with modect function. Post by tim@pcs-alaska. x; ↳ I have a camera that oversees a very busy area. 2) emerge zoneminder. When switching over zoneminder webpage; I see the following processes running in modect mode: I have a camera that oversees a very busy area. by bbunge » Tue Aug 22, 2017 11:39 pm. set a low analysis rate on ZM. We can see in this image that "Monitor-2" is currently in Modect (motion detect) mode. The cameras are adjust to take 10 fps. So i've thought about converting my setup to this, and storage space isn't a concern at all. I don't think it's a hardware issue, at least not in the sense of the hardware is being overtaxed when modect does its thing. I can see all the monitors well in my montage view, all do modect very well except this last one. 24. by marnedb » Thu Sep 05, 2019 1:41 pm. I leave bit's of food out there, about 7. Sep 5, 2019 · reduce time between modect events. get a working setup. See full list on wiki. x Oct 6, 2021 · It's a VM on ESXi 6. Now I have installed USB web cam to read also my water meter. This makes a lot of sense, actually, but also makes the Analysis FPS setting not so useful for what I wanted to do (detect motion at 2. Skip to content. 9 on Debian sid Yesterday I cleared all the events to get a good starting point for comparing the records. 5 FPS and Jan 24, 2014 · ↳ ZoneMinder Distributions; ↳ ZoneMinder Translations; ↳ Archive [End of Life Versions] ↳ ZoneMinder 1. The hardware is two E5-2690 @ 2. <<NB to BB Lords: I had triple-w period instead of 'web. 29-focal1 , ( The latest release ) with USB monitor on Ubuntu focal and found the function status ( none, monitor, modect, Record, mocord, nodect ) can't be changed using the function sub menu at zm console . Zoneminder 1. Jun 1, 2019 · Hello, I have installed ZoneMinder 1. 04 for about a week now with pretty good results in Mocord mode. There are no messages in the log file. 1 use rtsp stream. 5. Zoneminder version is v1. 1 is now in portage. With version 1. I'm trying to fine tune my system to record images as long the motion is happening. temperature sensor) onto the video feed. I was under the impression that frames satisfying the alarmed pixels I'm running ZoneMinder 1. Post by wheelbarrow » Mon May 22, 2006 9:32 am. My settings are two IP cameras and modect. Sounds normal for Mocord (Mocord – This is a hybrid of Modect and Record and results in both fixed length events being recorded and also any motion being highlighted within those events). With a high resolution camera changing to pixels as opposed to percentage might make tuning for smaller objects easier. All the FPS settings in ZM leave blank. I just want to capture zone triggered event. 4. I'm new with Zoneminder. To limit the max recording size to 5 minutes May 26, 2022 · I have setup zmeventnotification and opencv. Dec 9, 2014 · There are two (3) reasons why not to use linked monitors: 1) Modect/nodect doesn't always detect events (main reason). 0. I have a camera that oversees a very busy area. Is there a way to schedule this on ZM? Nov 23, 2023 · Re: Overwrite recordings. Mar 31, 2016 · Modect is equivalent to : Capturing=Always, Analysis=Always, Recording = On Motion You can go back to 1. I would like to have it record anything where it detects motion (Modect). Disclaimer: The above is pure theory and may work on a good day with the wind behind it. Yes, I have searched both this and the Videolan forums, as well as the web. I've got 3 @ 5MP cams and 4 @ 2MP cams, all PoE and going through a gigabit switch (Cisco 4948, if that matters to anyone). No events are recorded, but the log file shows: Apr 2, 2022 · I have a Ubuntu 20. If motion does occur during one of these "continuous" clips, the event will have an alarmed pixel count and a motion Jul 21, 2013 · 1) 1. 27. Aug 29, 2011 · Re: recording doesn't stop. I use a ZM function called mocord which records all the time but also flags events when motion is detected. Lower the frame rate at the cameras to 5 FPS. alabamatoy Posts: 349 Joined: Sun Jun 05, 2016 2:53 pm. jpgs were generated during the trigger/alert. Nov 6, 2013 · In RECORD mode, images are pulled from the camera and filed. I suppose I could switch it to just recording all the time (though others seem to have a problem with that), but then running zoneminder is kind of pointless for my purposes. Hi, I finally got the Zoneminder to work. It all works well with VLC, mplayer, and xawtv. From the web console: "ZoneMinder Console - Running - v1. x I've got Zoneminder working on a small Acer Revo R3600 computer running Linux Mint 16 64-bit; the camera is a cheap camer-in-a-nesting-box thing, attached to an even cheaper USB capture dongle. In modect mode ZM is: 1. When I switch my monitor from Modect mode into Monitor mode using the API; motion detection keeps on working. Set the sub stream to Modect and the main stream to Nodect. Hello. MoDect. i am new to zoneminder and linux also I am just wondering if it is "normal state" for zoneminder to still writes to my HDD even if there is no motion detected. However, the two set in "RECORD" mode (Wyze v3 / Tapo C310) are consuming and holding onto RAM. The only problem I have and I cannot figure it out, is that in all modes, even in Modect mode (except in None), with 0 zones, ZM is still in Capturing mode but it doesn't really create event files (it creates video files only if I force alarms). A Monitor can also be defined using a locally connected USB camera, files containing video and even locations on the internet using a Website URL. Zoneminder is not an HD movie creator You may need to lower the iframe to 10 if you get smearing. 22 Debian Sarge P4 1. Post by tibetfreedom » Sun Feb 20, 2011 4:13 pm. 22. The storage is NFS. Quick links. Enabled Debug logging. No surprise there---I'm using very simplistic, overly sensitive zone rules with AlarmedPixels only. 0 the cams stay on modect although the website shows monitor. 0 I had no problems with changing my cams from monitor to modect and back. Modect really short clips and smearing. "Mocord" captures continuously when there are zero alarm frames resulting in a exorbitant amount of "Continuous" caused events. Nothing out of the ordinary comes up. I set my two cameras in Modect mode and they are correctly displayed in Montage view and detecting events. It does pretty much what I thought, except that when in Modect mode the events will be saved at the Analysis FPS, not the stream FPS. Make sure you have large enough pre- and post-event image buffers. zoneminder. Search for 'run state' and you should get some guidance if there's nothing in the manual. 14. 0) on Ubuntu 13. To do this with Zoneminder's built in motion detection is more difficult. etc etc. I. 29. If you're recording at 10 FPS and you want to record for 30 seconds after the last motion is detected then you would put in 300 (10 x 30). CPU usage of the zm container over 24h averages 2%. Use one monitor for motion detection on the substream in Modect mode, and another monitor in Nodect mode linked to the first one for saving 4K recordings of events. 3 on Ubuntu 18. The same camera but low resolution stream. my problem is, whenever there is movement detected, the MODECT won't stop recording until the ALARM is gone. 16. All that has been working fine. On the main (high res) stream, on this setting choose the sub stream. I misunderstood what this mode really meant, and realized after a couple days (and a few gigs of data!) that what I really wanted to use was Modect. Is there a way to schedule this on ZM? Jan 17, 2021 · My Driveway camera, a HIK DS-2CD2045FWD-I 4mm IP camera configured as ffmpeg for modect RefImageBlend 12. There, you can set the max size and choose to either delete or overwrite Nov 27, 2014 · Then I ONLY use the low-res feeds in ZoneMinder with MODECT. 32 with 9 cams of various manufactures (WYZE/TAPO/SV3C). Mar 1, 2018 · Modect + Record. I have discovered however, that MoDect is no longer, or very rarely triggering, despite lots of movement within the zones. This will open up a small form giving you the function options that are available (image 2). 37. Dec 10, 2020 · Yes, you do need to set up two monitors per camera, sub and main. ↳ ZoneMinder 1. But it can be changed using the Source sub menu in the zm console Mar 1, 2016 · Re: MODECT not picking up properly. I'm having one SNAFU - my "Modect" monitor enters alarm state when there's motion, but the event never ends when the motion stops. Constant recording with 2 FPS for all cameras. No events are recorded, but the log file shows: You can do one of the following: 1) Change the Function to record or mocord, which will allow you record continuously for the section length you set. This will cause the main stream to record whenever the sub stream alarms. Oct 27, 2006 · Think what Zoneminder is actually doing. pl. x My Logitech webcam in my office does still work with MODECT. I decided I wanted to have a 24/7 history of the video, from the low-res stream, so I set the low-res monitor to MOCORD. 2. set the sub stream to a low resolution and framerate, from the camera (i run at 352x288 with 1 fps and Iframe-interval = 3) Mar 26, 2021 · You need to set you camera to record, mocord or modect. x Oct 22, 2006 · ↳ ZoneMinder Distributions; ↳ ZoneMinder Translations; ↳ Archive [End of Life Versions] ↳ ZoneMinder 1. I'm not the Zoneminder user [at least yet], but I'm searching for opensource alternative to proprietary Windows-only program I use to record and analyze camera data on my private property. 2) HDD space is not that expensive (use passthrough though) 3) Linked monitors can sometimes not work. com » Mon Jan 30, ZoneMinder 1. 25. You can access the monitor window by clicking on the “Add New Monitor” button, or by clicking on the “Source” column of a predefined I upgrade to version 1. I am running mine instance on a CentOS 8 VM with 4x vCPU and 8GB RAM. Tuning ZM for Modect. With RTSP use TCP. 2) It can also be used as an external trigger / alarm source for cameras. 33. Is there a way to schedule this on ZM? Feb 26, 2023 · 1) it can be used is to overlay text information (e. Sep 4, 2006 · Re: "force alarm" not working. If I do the same over the Zoneminder website, it works correctly. Is there a way to schedule this on ZM? Sep 24, 2013 · Hi *, one of my sites runs on a Debian Wheezy with a self-compiled v1. May 20, 2023 · modect any sensitivity preset not recording. If you just want to know if something works with ZoneMinder or not, please check the Hardware Compatibility sections in the forum, and the Wiki first. On 1. You mention a simple setup in your subject line. The Chat worked fine with Zoneminder plugged in locally to the Ubuntu server USB hub. My setup is in a warehouse with 17 IP cameras. Feb 3, 2013 · Hi, I just started using zoneminder. James Wilson. Post by fuzzed » Sat May 20, 2023 1:43 am. Try Modect (Modect – or MOtion DEteCTtion. Hello everyone, I'm a new zoneminder user. by abi » Fri Oct 23, 2015 12:17 pm. 0 and came from 1. by dantux » Wed Nov 29, 2023 6:55 am. Still no alarms. All the video before and after the trigger event played as normal (with increased CPU usage), but the trigger time (during the red outlined portion) had no video. 26. 3. use ZM to do detection. " Jun 5, 2016 · modect alarmed images. x series of ZoneMinder. When running in debug mode, it just continually gets 0 events, even after triggering a manual alarm from a monitor. (Either in single part or multipart stream) 2. No events are recorded, but the log file shows: Nov 30, 2009 · ↳ ZoneMinder Distributions; ↳ ZoneMinder Translations; ↳ Archive [End of Life Versions] ↳ ZoneMinder 1. 04 running Zoneminder 1. Right now the detection is made and the images are being captured, but for some reason I've been using ZoneMinder (1. Jun 13, 2020 · I have recently switched from pure modect processing to modect(on lowres streams) + nodect(on hi res streams). 2 you can always add two monitors pointing to the same camera - one in say modect and the other in nodect and use the latter one Nov 5, 2021 · In the monitor setup under the Buffers section, you'll want to put the Post Event Image Count to the number of Frames to record after no motion is detected. An event is created every (e. 36 simply by: sudo apt-get remove zoneminder can anybody help me with such a problem - I am running ZM 1. 5 feet away from the camera to try and lure them into an optimal spot for modect to kick in, and I wake up to find the food gone with nothing recorded but a few Feb 7, 2024 · ZMES will get motion detection to detect correctly in the 90-99% range. Prior to the upgrade it was working fine. I added a 4th camera, same type IP camera like the other one. If I see an event that is of concern in ZoneMinder, I have 7 days of continuous, full resolution recordings available in 15-minute long files with 20 seconds of overlap between each file. x Development Branch; ↳ ZoneMinder 1. And of course restarted zoneminder numerous times. 30 All cameras are set to modect with default values. Posts: 31. dr md ka fk wm ps zn sh wg fn