Frigate finetuning recording

1

Hi,
I managed to get Frigate running for my rtsp camera.
It now correctly logs events and records clips when a person is detected.

However I notice that it seems to start recording for the slightest change.
The camera is pointed outside from a window, and a cloud or raindrop already triggers it to be recorded.

Can someone assist which parameter I need to change or modify in my code?

cameras:
  FrontDoorCamera:
    ffmpeg:
      inputs:
        - path: rtsp://admin:@192.168.2.10:8001
          roles:
            - rtmp
            - detect
            - record
    rtmp:
      enabled: True
    detect:
      width: 1920
      height: 1080
      fps: 5
    record:
      enabled: True
      retain: 
        days: 0
        mode: active_objects
      events:
       pre_capture: 10
       post_capture: 10       
       objects: 
        - person 
       retain:
        default: 3
        mode: active_objects
    snapshots:
      enabled: True
      timestamp: True
      retain:
        default: 10
        objects:
         person: 15

I actually only want it to record when it detects a person. No need to record any other movements?

2

Your config sets it to only record when objects are detected and active. What makes you think it’s recording too much?

3

Thanks!

I guess the recording is caused by raindrops on the window at the moment. Which cause quite some mp4 files created.

The event that I want seems to get triggered one time after a restart, but if I trigger it again by standing in front of it, i don’t see new events being created.

If possible I’d only want to view events when a person is recognized, with a small clip of the video recorded at that time.

4

Hi!
Thanks again for the feedback.
Just to let you know my config is working as expected now!
It only records when it detects a person, and the events are detecting correctly too now.
I did notice that a restart of HA sometimes seems to work better, then just reload the yaml + restart Frigate.

Used these settings :

cameras:
  Frontdoor:
    ffmpeg:
      inputs:
        - path: rtsp://admin:@192.168.1.20:8001
          roles:
            - rtmp
            - detect
            - record
    rtmp:
      enabled: True
    detect:
      width: 1920
      height: 1080
      fps: 5
    record:
      enabled: True
      retain: 
        days: 0
        mode: active_objects
      events:
       pre_capture: 10
       post_capture: 10       
       objects: 
        - person
        - dog
        - cat
       retain:
        default: 3
        mode: active_objects
    snapshots:
      enabled: True
      timestamp: True
      retain:
        default: 10
        objects:
         person: 15