Arlo Cameras and FFMPEG on hass.io

Configuration
1

Hello,

I am trying to integrate my Arlo cameras in hass.io.
I have enabled Arlo platform and configured cameras and sensors and so far is all ok.
Now I want to try to show at least the last captured video from the cameras but something goes wrong when I enable the FFMPEG platform in the config.

# Arlo Security
arlo:
  username: !secret ************
  password: !secret ************

# Security Cameras
camera:
  - platform: arlo
    ffmpeg_arguments: '-pred 1 -q:v 2'

# Security Control Panel
alarm_control_panel:
  - platform: arlo

#FFMPEG Configuration
ffmpeg:
  ffmpeg_bin: /usr/bin/ffmpeg

When I add the FFMPEG configuration my Arlo Cameras simply disappear from the view.
In logs I can’t find anything related. If I comment out the FFMPEG config the cameras show again but I can’t play the last video captured.
I have tried both with or without “ffmpeg_bin:” parameter and I get the same result.

Anyone has got it working in his setup?

2

I have the problem of the camera’s disappearing when the alarm control panel is added. Try removing it a see if it starts playing the video.

3

What should I remove?
Without FFMPEG flag no video can be played from the camera in home assistant.

4

Sorry, try this.

# Arlo Security
arlo:
  username: !secret ************
  password: !secret ************

# Security Cameras
camera:
  - platform: arlo
    ffmpeg_arguments: '-pred 1 -q:v 2'

# Security Control Panel
#alarm_control_panel:
#  - platform: arlo

#FFMPEG Configuration
ffmpeg:

Also have a look through this thread.
https://community.home-assistant.io/t/arlo-cameras-and-sensors-entities-not-showing-up/33684/21

And on github.
https://github.com/home-assistant/home-assistant/issues/13176

5

Hello

Anything new on this topic?
I still cannot view any of my arlo videos on after migration from hassbian to hass.io (using latest versions).
Anyone already logged an issue on github? If not i would do this.

/ Ralf

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