Camera Tips & Tricks
Posted: Tue Sep 21, 2021 1:14 pm
Introduction
This article documents tips and tricks that are already built into BI or discovered via tickets from other users.
Tips and Tricks
Case 1: BI is also an RTSP server.
Because BI is also an RTSP server, you can pull group streams as a stream. You can also pull individual streams.
In the below example, I demonstrate the connector settings needed to pull a group stream (ADF_Cameras).
If you want to pull the All cameras group, use "index" for the group name.
Many users do the same when they want to pull camera/group streams to their web sites.
Case 2: Pull RAW H.264 streams
This is largely a legacy solution. Most users choose the RTSP streams now after the RTSP server was created.
The RTSP streams include frame timing so may provide better streaming.
This article documents tips and tricks that are already built into BI or discovered via tickets from other users.
Tips and Tricks
Case 1: BI is also an RTSP server.
Because BI is also an RTSP server, you can pull group streams as a stream. You can also pull individual streams.
In the below example, I demonstrate the connector settings needed to pull a group stream (ADF_Cameras).
If you want to pull the All cameras group, use "index" for the group name.
Many users do the same when they want to pull camera/group streams to their web sites.
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Case 2: Pull RAW H.264 streams
This is largely a legacy solution. Most users choose the RTSP streams now after the RTSP server was created.
The RTSP streams include frame timing so may provide better streaming.
- camera-tips-and-tricks_case-2_optimized.png (59.48 KiB) Viewed 25157 times