Media > My Media > Frigate recording dates and time are not in sync

kevinm21 · November 19, 2024, 2:28am

Under HA’s Media > My Media > Frigate > Recording, the dates and times of folders and the recording are not in sync with the actual recording times.

For instance in HA’s Media > My Media > Frigate > Recording folder for 2024/11/01:

folder for “00”'s content, in camera3 > 50.42.mp4 recording is from 2024/10/31 at 5:50:42 PM.
folder for “02”'s content, , in camera1 > 14.21.mp4 recording is from 2024/10/31 at 07:14:21 PM.
folder for “03”'s content, , in camera1 > 10.27.mp4 recording is from 2024/10/31 at 08:10:27 PM.

The time in terminal, Linux OS is correct. What is going on? Where can I fix this?

WallyR · November 19, 2024, 2:59am

HA is using UTC times. Maybe that is the issue here.

kevinm21 · November 19, 2024, 3:16am

My UTC times seem to be OK. I live on west coast of the U.S., and I think it’s correct.

The recording folder “00” shows recording from 7 hours ago in that folder.
The recording folder “02” shows recording from 7 hours ago in that folder.

As I checked again, date and time in Linux matches my time zone.

WallyR · November 19, 2024, 7:47am

Your post is a bit confusing to read.
Does it make sense that your timestamps on the files are made in UTC times?

kevinm21 · November 19, 2024, 1:45pm

The time stamps on the recordings are correct.

I am sorry for not being able to explain my issue well. But here are some screen captures and a summary for your reference for camera3.

If “00” folder name means, times between 12:00 AM and 12:59 AM?

To summarize:
Trying to locate recordings under Media > My Media > frigate > recordings folder date name 2024-11-01, when you dig down to get to the final recording on 2024-11-01, at 00, for a specific camera, the actual recording date and times on the recording time stamp are around 7, or 6 hours behind. My brain is toast.

If “00” folder name means, times between 12:00 AM and 12:59 AM?

WallyR · November 19, 2024, 4:37pm

Check your times and also time zones on both server, integration and cameras.
My guess is that the times are correct, if you take the time zones into account.