I’m trying to configure my Provision-ISR cameras on HA. I configured a generic camera, with an RTSP URL pointing to the camera. What I get on the preview is a bit weird - I get a still image from the camera, while the streaming indicators on the bottom left seem to be changing. The current timestamp counter remains on 0:00, while the “time left” moves up and down showing a buffer of several seconds. Image doesn’t change.
When I close the preview and reopen it, I see a new still snapshot, and same behavior. At no point do I see a video stream.
I did the same setup for a different camera and I get a nice video stream. What am I doing wrong - how can I get the DI-340IPE unto HA? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
(HA 2023.6.2 on HAOS on a Yellow).
Following up on my post, it seems like this happens when the camera is set (default) to H.265. No stream, just still images and swirling circle.
When I configure the camera to use H.264, I do get a decent stream. When I set it to H.265+ (as opposed to H.265), I get a stream, with a pretty hefty delay (6-10 secs until it becomes stable).
What does all this mean? Is the H.265 support in Stream integration, lackluster? Is it something else that I’m missing?
Hi, I am trying to get an RTSP stream from a Provision-ISR NVR. I was wondering if you could possibly let me know what RTSP string you used as I am just coming up with a blank. Any help will be appreciated.
H.264 was the standard video compression for a long time so it may just be the software you are using to play the stream is taking longer to decode the H.265 compression and isn’t optimised for it. That is just a guess though.
I don’t think you can get an RTSP stream from the NVR - you get it from the camera itself. The URL you use depends on the stream you want to pick up from the camera - Provision-ISR have master stream and substreams (lower b/w+resolution).
For example, the URL I’m using is:
rtsp://CAMERA-IP-ADDRESS/profile1
I’m using TCP, and provide the admin credentials for the camera to provide the stream.
I hope this helps.
Indeed. The software I’m using is Home Assistant UI via a browser. So it would seem like somebody in that signal chain is having issues with the H.265 stream provided by the camera. But, as I said, there’s a workaround…
EDIT: Just realized I provided the URL of a different cam I have… Corrected.