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@rpitera How I install ffmpeg in RPI?

Update: installed libav-tools and created a symbolic link. It’s working! Thanks.

Regards,

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I’ve seen a lot of people having problems setting this up; would you mind explaining your steps?

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Yes.
1/ install libav-tools: sudo apt install libav-tools
2/ create symbolic link: sudo ln -s /usr/bin/avconv /usr/bin/ffmpeg

Regards,

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Thanks - I don’t use this but I’m sure this will help a lot of people and I appreciate your taking the time!

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You can also install ffmpeg from backports:
https://backports.debian.org/Instructions/

apt-get -t jessie-backports ffmpeg
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How would one know the correct suffix after “:554/”? This site uses “:554/tcp/av0_0” while here you use “:554/ch0.h264”. Both cases doesn’t work on my setup.

Please help. Thanks.

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This is my entry in configuration.yaml, if it helps you. Works fine for me.

camera:

  • platform: ffmpeg
    name: Living Room
    input: -rtsp_transport tcp -i rtsp://x.x.x.x:554/ch0_0.h264
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It depends on how it has been defined in your firmware for the cam.

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I have to do reverse engineering.

  1. Using telnet I’ve found the prompt to be RT-IPC

  2. I’ve searched "RT-IPC” using Google and found that the the rtsp urls are as follows:
    rtsp://:554/11 -> 720P resolution or “MainFlow”
    rtsp://:554/12 -> VGA or “MinorFlow”

  3. Verified using VLC

You could also can get more details using this generic query http://<ip address>/cgi-bin/hi3510/param.cgi?cmd=getserverinfo gives me
var serialNum="VVVIPC1507283580HSDS-jPD4tU5cTcv"; var model="RT_IPC"; var hardVersion="3500-ov9712a"; var softVersion="V3.5.4.2301-S50-SMC-B20150723B"; var ipcname="IPCAM"; var startdate="1970-1-1 8:0:17"; var runtimes="0 day, 0:20"; var sdstatus="out"; var sdfreespace="0 "; var sdtotalspace="0 "; var builddate="Jul 28 2015 "; var productmodel="null"; var vendor="RTJ"; var swver=""; var hwver=""; var mppver="mpp2";

The model is RT_IPC and the vendor is RTJ, you can search using this and will find the correct rtsp url.

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Any one know about how to add xiaomi fang with RTSP?

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Check out this project.

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i know about it, i ask about how to add it to HA :slight_smile: but i find how so Thanks any way

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How did you?

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  - platform: ffmpeg
    name: Test Camera
    input: -rtsp_transport tcp -i rtsp://192.168.31.41/unicast
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Hello,
I have yi 1080p home camera. It’s international version. FW is 2.1.0.0A_201903071456. I have installed ffmpeg from backports. But in the frontend there is an error: Error loading image. There is no error in log file. Any help will be appreciate it.
Thanks.

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are you chnage the FW for support RTS[?

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I am going to buy the cam 4 times :stuck_out_tongue: so I hope it still works? I already got FFMPEG on my setup … so it should be easy after using fang Hack image right?

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how to do this:

  1. Prepare an sd-card with two partitions.

The first partition on the device must be a vfat partition. It will only contain some small scripts so 100MiB should be more than enough. The second partition must be an ext2 partition and will contain all other files.

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this works also without the need for the hack. Or is the hack obligatory?

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Is two way audio available