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Support => iCam Pro Support => : Stefan March 20, 2018, 10:47:30 PM
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Yes, finally! :o
We are pleased to announce our first BETA release of the iCamSource Pro that now also includes preliminary support for H.264/MPEG-4 IP cameras!
We developed this feature with the Amcrest IP2M-841B ProHD 1080P (https://amcrest.com/amcrest-1080p-wifi-video-security-ip-camera-pt.html) camera, and are interested in hearing if it works for other H.264/MPEG-4 cameras that also support RTSP (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_Time_Streaming_Protocol).
To test this new functionality, select the Ethernet / Wi-Fi tab in the iCamSource Pro 1.3.4 BETA, enter rtsp://x.x.x.x (where x.x.x.x is your camera's IP address) as the URL along with the camera's login and password and select the RTSP radio button.
We found that changing the camera's settings to 720p at 15 fps (instead of the default 1080p at 30 fps) worked well, but your mileage may vary. Both video and audio streaming is currently supported.
We currently only have a macOS version available, but will be releasing a Windows version soon.
iCamSource Pro 1.3.4.7 BETA for macOS - http://skjm.com/icampro/iCamSourcePro1.3.4.7.dmg
If you have any other H.264/MPEG-4 cameras that support RTSP we would love to hear how it goes so that we can support as many cameras as possible.
Thanks! 8)
UPDATE: The Windows beta version of H.264/MPEG-4 support is now available here: https://skjm.com/icampro/iCamSourceProRTSP.zip
The download is a zip file containing the iCamSource Pro executable and several library files. You can extract the zip file anywhere on your computer. It will create a directory called "iCamSourceProRTSP" which contains several .dll files and an executable file named "WiniCamSource.exe". Double click the executable file to launch the program.
Note: This beta version of iCamSource Pro requires software libraries from Microsoft. These libraries are required by lots of programs, so some of you will already have them installed. If this version of iCamSource Pro crashes when you launch it, that probably means those libraries aren't on your computer. In that case, you can install the required libraries directly from Microsoft here: https://aka.ms/vs/16/release/vc_redist.x64.exe
If you have any problems with the installation instructions or with the beta version itself, please let us know in this thread.
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I've tried it with a Foscam FI9821Pv2, and it instantly crashes. I've tried both entering the "rtsp://IP:port" (with username and password for the camera), and, following the instructions on this page: https://www.foscam.com/Faqs/view/id/81.html , I've tried using the "rtsp://username:pwd@IP:port/videoMain" format (both with and without using the username/password fields in iCamSource Pro). Anytime I put in an rtsp url, the application crashes instantly upon starting. I've tried using the URL format from that page in VLC, and that does work, so the stream exists...
MacOS 10.11.6, Mac mini (Late 2009)
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Thanks for the feedback!
When you connect to the camera via VLC, if you could then open the Window > Media Information window (you can also press Command+I) and then send a screenshot of the Codec Details tab to support@skjm.com, that may give us a clue as to what the issue is.
Also, if you can find any crash logs (https://bjango.com/help/crashlogmac/) for the iCamSource Pro those would also be helpful. Thanks!
I've tried it with a Foscam FI9821Pv2, and it instantly crashes. I've tried both entering the "rtsp://IP:port" (with username and password for the camera), and, following the instructions on this page: https://www.foscam.com/Faqs/view/id/81.html , I've tried using the "rtsp://username:pwd@IP:port/videoMain" format (both with and without using the username/password fields in iCamSource Pro). Anytime I put in an rtsp url, the application crashes instantly upon starting. I've tried using the URL format from that page in VLC, and that does work, so the stream exists...
MacOS 10.11.6, Mac mini (Late 2009)
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Thank you for the crash logs, schmegs! 8)
It looks like the issue is your computer is running a version of macOS that is earlier than 10.13. We have updated the iCamSource Pro to version 1.3.4.1 to support macOS 10.9 and later, so this version should work for you:
iCamSource Pro 1.3.4.1 BETA for macOS - http://skjm.com/icampro/iCamSourcePro1.3.4.1.dmg
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Well, no crash this time, but I get this error message (using all the different URL formats from my last message):
"openInputStreamWithURL ERROR (-875574520) Error number 875574520 occurred"
--Greg
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Thank you for the update ... Apparently that is a "404 Not Found" error message.
We have a new version available that includes more human-readable error messages, and may also fix your error, as the URL handling code would sometimes append an empty query string ("?") to the end of the URL. Our camera also returned a 404 to that empty query string, which is odd, but either way, this version should handle that issue:
iCamSource Pro 1.3.4.2 BETA for macOS - http://skjm.com/icampro/iCamSourcePro1.3.4.2.dmg
Well, no crash this time, but I get this error message (using all the different URL formats from my last message):
"openInputStreamWithURL ERROR (-875574520) Error number 875574520 occurred"
--Greg
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It works! I have to put the URL in the format of "rtsp://x.x.x.x:port/videoMain" with the username and password in their respective fields in iCamSource Pro, but it seems to work now. I'll be playing with it this week to see if I have any other problems :)
Thanks!
--Greg
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Great news! 8)
If you run into any other issues (higher-than-expected CPU or memory usage, any other instability, etc.) please let us know.
Thanks again!
It works! I have to put the URL in the format of "rtsp://x.x.x.x:port/videoMain" with the username and password in their respective fields in iCamSource Pro, but it seems to work now. I'll be playing with it this week to see if I have any other problems :)
Thanks!
--Greg
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We have a new version to try that fixes a memory leak issue that we found related to Apple Watch Alerts.
iCamSource Pro 1.3.4.3 BETA for macOS - http://skjm.com/icampro/iCamSourcePro1.3.4.3.dmg
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Hello, Does anyone know if the Amcrest IP3M-941 cameras are compatible with the new iCamSource Pro 1.3.4.3 Beta for MacOS? If am looking to replace some old Trendnet IP422W and IP651WI cameras with wider view angle and higher resolution camera models. Any comments or recommendations will be appreciated.
Thanks!
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It *should* be supported as it seems to feature the same technology standards as our IP2M-841B camera, but we don't know with 100% certainty at this point.
We also have a new version to try that has some general memory management improvements.
iCamSource Pro 1.3.4.3 BETA for macOS - http://skjm.com/icampro/iCamSourcePro1.3.4.4.dmg
Hello, Does anyone know if the Amcrest IP3M-941 cameras are compatible with the new iCamSource Pro 1.3.4.3 Beta for MacOS? If am looking to replace some old Trendnet IP422W and IP651WI cameras with wider view angle and higher resolution camera models. Any comments or recommendations will be appreciated.
Thanks!
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I'm getting a lot of "Network Camera Offline" errors with the 1.3.4.4 build that I didn't get before. Any ideas why?
--Greg
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FYI, I ordered and received an Amcrest IP3M-941 camera and it works well.
I’ve tried various resolutions including the 2K (2304*1296) and 1080P and the picture looks great.
For audio from the camera I needed to change the Audio Encode Mode on the camera from the AAC default to the G.711Mu or G.711A using the settings control on the Amcrest Web View App. For anyone else using the Amcrest cameras I learned that on a Mac, the Amcrest Web View App which is used for changing the camera settings is only compatible with Google Chrome, not Safari or Firefox. Amcrest customer support says they are aware of the compatibility issue and are working on a Safari plug in that will be compatible with the most recent version of Mac OS and Safari.
I have found that I am unable to operate the Pan/Tilt with the iCam Pro iPhone App but I had this limitation with my previous Trendnet TP-IP651WI cameras also. The Pan/Tilt works great with the Trendnet TV-IP422W series models however the resolution of these older cameras is not very good. If there are any settings adjustments in iCamSource Pro or in the camera settings that anyone would recommend to allow pan/tilt from the iPhone, please advise.
Regarding schmegs comment of “Network Camera Offline” I am only getting that for a new camera RTSP ip addresses that I set-up in iCamSource Pro when the camera is unplugged. Do you have an ip address entered in the camera list for a camera that is no longer connected or for an ip address that has changed? It is interesting that I have a few other ip addresses assigned in iCam Source Pro for my older cameras using MJPEG and these simply show the text ’No Image” instead of “Network Camera Offline”. A useful software feature would be to have an enable/disable feature per camera whereby if a specific camera will not be used temporarily it can be disabled in the software without having to use the minus button to delete it permanently and loose all the settings.
I have another Amcrest camera on order to arrive tomorrow, model IP3M-HX2B (2K, wide angle, non pan/tilt). I will report back as to it’s compatibility with the new iCamSource Pro beta version.
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Regarding schmegs comment of “Network Camera Offline” I am only getting that for a new camera RTSP ip addresses that I set-up in iCamSource Pro when the camera is unplugged. Do you have an ip address entered in the camera list for a camera that is no longer connected or for an ip address that has changed? It is interesting that I have a few other ip addresses assigned in iCam Source Pro for my older cameras using MJPEG and these simply show the text ’No Image” instead of “Network Camera Offline”. A useful software feature would be to have an enable/disable feature per camera whereby if a specific camera will not be used temporarily it can be disabled in the software without having to use the minus button to delete it permanently and loose all the settings.
I'm using the same camera and same IP that I've had for years. The only thing I changed was making the address an rtsp address for the H264 stream now (instead of the MJPEG and still streams I used to use). The camera is always plugged in, and when it goes "offline," it's only gone for a few seconds (just enough to trip the motion detection, which bugs me now several times a day because of that...) before the picture comes back. I didn't have that happen on the old betas, but, then again, they weren't out for a long period of time...
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Previous versions of the BETA silently reconnected to the camera if the connection was lost, but 1.3.4.4 introduced the same "Network Camera Offline" image that the MJPEG/JPEG camera connections use when the connection is lost and the iCamSource Pro is waiting to reconnect.
We are noticing a lot more reconnections occurring when running the iCamSource Pro on an older (Early 2009) Mac mini running macOS 10.11 as opposed to more modern Macs. What Mac and version of macOS are you currently running it on?
We are currently testing different software tweaks and camera configurations to see if we can determine what the cause of the issue is.
I'm getting a lot of "Network Camera Offline" errors with the 1.3.4.4 build that I didn't get before. Any ideas why?
--Greg
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I have found that I am unable to operate the Pan/Tilt with the iCam Pro iPhone App but I had this limitation with my previous Trendnet TP-IP651WI cameras also. The Pan/Tilt works great with the Trendnet TV-IP422W series models however the resolution of these older cameras is not very good. If there are any settings adjustments in iCamSource Pro or in the camera settings that anyone would recommend to allow pan/tilt from the iPhone, please advise.
We are working on Pan/Tilt support now. 8)
A useful software feature would be to have an enable/disable feature per camera whereby if a specific camera will not be used temporarily it can be disabled in the software without having to use the minus button to delete it permanently and loose all the settings.
Added this to our new feature list. Thanks for the feedback!
I have another Amcrest camera on order to arrive tomorrow, model IP3M-HX2B (2K, wide angle, non pan/tilt). I will report back as to it’s compatibility with the new iCamSource Pro beta version.
Great, thanks! :)
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Previous versions of the BETA silently reconnected to the camera if the connection was lost, but 1.3.4.4 introduced the same "Network Camera Offline" image that the MJPEG/JPEG camera connections use when the connection is lost and the iCamSource Pro is waiting to reconnect.
We are noticing a lot more reconnections occurring when running the iCamSource Pro on an older (Early 2009) Mac mini running macOS 10.11 as opposed to more modern Macs. What Mac and version of macOS are you currently running it on?
I'm running on a Late 2009 (so still older) Mac mini running 10.11.6.
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The Amcrest model IP3M-HX2B camera arrived last night and it works great with 1.3.4.4. FYI I am running macOS 10.13.4 on an iMac 27" Late 2012 model.
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The Amcrest model IP3M-HX2B camera arrived last night and it works great with 1.3.4.4. FYI I am running macOS 10.13.4 on an iMac 27" Late 2012 model.
Great, thanks for the update! :)
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Any update on the Windows version with H.264/MPEG-4 support? I'm anxious to test it out. :) Thanks!
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Any update on the Windows version with H.264/MPEG-4 support? I'm anxious to test it out. :) Thanks!
We're still working on the Windows version, but we do have an update for the Mac version that includes pan-tilt control support:
iCamSource Pro 1.3.4.5 BETA for macOS - http://skjm.com/icampro/iCamSourcePro1.3.4.5.dmg
If you have a pan-tilt camera that you are testing with, please let us know how this latest version goes! 8)
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I've installed version 1.3.4.5 Beta on an iMac (late 2012) running macOS High Sierra version 10.13.4 which is the most recent version.
Pan tilt from my iPhone and iPad still works with my old Trendnet IP422 cameras but it does not work with my old Trendnet IP-651WI or my new Amcrest IP3M-941B cameras.
Both Trendnet cameras are set-up in iCam Source Pro for MJPEG. The Amcrest is RTSP.
I am not finding any settings in the camera control panel configurations that would prohibit remote pan/tilt control.
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I've installed version 1.3.4.5 Beta on an iMac (late 2012) running macOS High Sierra version 10.13.4 which is the most recent version.
Pan tilt from my iPhone and iPad still works with my old Trendnet IP422 cameras but it does not work with my old Trendnet IP-651WI or my new Amcrest IP3M-941B cameras.
Both Trendnet cameras are set-up in iCam Source Pro for MJPEG. The Amcrest is RTSP.
I am not finding any settings in the camera control panel configurations that would prohibit remote pan/tilt control.
Thanks for the feedback!
I am assuming that the Amcrest camera's pan/tilt functionality works if you connect to it using your web browser or their own mobile app, correct?
We are currently working on adding some logging functionality to the next BETA that should be able to help us troubleshoot these kinds of camera inconsistencies.
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Stefan,
That is correct, I can adjust the Amcrest Pan/Tilt using a browser (Chrome) and with their Amcrest View mobile app tested with both an iPhone and iPad.
It might be interesting for you to know that for browser control and access to the Amcrest camera control panels on a Mac I need to use the Google Chrome browser with the Amcrest Web View Plug-In. A Mac Safari or Mac Firefox Plug-In is not available.
For me the Pan/Tilt from iCam Source Pro is not essential but it would be nice.
Thanks for your work on this.
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Just starting today (without an update to the computer client or anything), another one of my cameras started giving the "Network Camera Offline" graphic frequently in the newest iCamSource Pro beta. Are my cameras going bad, or is there something going on in the client? I'll restart the cameras when I get home to see if that fixes it, but is there some way at least to keep iCam from notifying me every time the camera goes off- and on-line (which seems to happen several times an hour...)?
--Greg
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Just starting today (without an update to the computer client or anything), another one of my cameras started giving the "Network Camera Offline" graphic frequently in the newest iCamSource Pro beta. Are my cameras going bad, or is there something going on in the client? I'll restart the cameras when I get home to see if that fixes it, but is there some way at least to keep iCam from notifying me every time the camera goes off- and on-line (which seems to happen several times an hour...)?
--Greg
That is odd. In our testing we have actually seen the opposite, where one camera that used to keep closing the connection to the iCamSource Pro simply stopped doing it. It may be related to when we changed the connection from Ethernet to WiF, but are not 100% sure that was the cause.
One thing you can do to prevent the frequent notifications is to increase the Notification Threshold for the camera from 1 to 2, requiring 2 changes in the scene to trigger a notification.
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Stefan,
That is correct, I can adjust the Amcrest Pan/Tilt using a browser (Chrome) and with their Amcrest View mobile app tested with both an iPhone and iPad.
It might be interesting for you to know that for browser control and access to the Amcrest camera control panels on a Mac I need to use the Google Chrome browser with the Amcrest Web View Plug-In. A Mac Safari or Mac Firefox Plug-In is not available.
For me the Pan/Tilt from iCam Source Pro is not essential but it would be nice.
Thanks for your work on this.
It turns out there was some hard-coded information specific to our test camera that was likely the cause of your Pan-Tilt issue. We have a new version available that should fix that!
iCamSource Pro 1.3.4.6 BETA for macOS - http://skjm.com/icampro/iCamSourcePro1.3.4.6.dmg
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I tried the newest Mac version and attempted to swipe (like in iCam) to control my pan/tilt camera...but nothing happened. I guess my brand/model isn't supported. Bummer!
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I tried the newest Mac version and attempted to swipe (like in iCam) to control my pan/tilt camera...but nothing happened. I guess my brand/model isn't supported. Bummer!
What's the brand/model of your camera, OUAnthony?
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FDT FD8901. Thanks!
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How's that Windows beta coming along? :) Or perfecting features in the Mac version first? I'm trying to force myself to be patient, but I'm excited. haha
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How's that Windows beta coming along? :) Or perfecting features in the Mac version first? I'm trying to force myself to be patient, but I'm excited. haha
Still working on bringing the changes from the new Mac iCamSource Pro to the Windows version ... It's one of our top priorities, but unfortunately other things have been getting in the way recently. It's still coming, though! :)
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I get camera offline errors at least once every day or two, but the camera is still accessible. To be fair, I use another app on my wife's Kindle Fire so I can use it as a baby cam, and I experience the same problem with it every day or two. I know the camera is not rebooting, as it is a pan/tilt and would be pointing in a different direction if it rebooted. I know my router isn't rebooting either (per the logs). The camera is located near the router, so I don't think it's dropping the Wi-Fi connection, but I guess that's the only possibility. Any ideas on how I can avoid the offline errors if the Wi-Fi is temporarily dropping out? Thanks!
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If the camera is going offline briefly and then coming back online and you want to ignore those events you could increment the Notification Threshold from 1 to 2 to prevent receiving notifications for 1 frame of motion detected, and you could also increase the Record Minimum from 1 to 2 to prevent recordings being saved that just have a single frame of motion.
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Hi, I love the software, thanks.
I'm trying to use iCamsource pro with some new ip cameras. I can get a connection to them with VLC using the address rtsp://<user>:<pass>@ipaddress:port/live/ch00_1 but when I try this with iCamsource pro it crashes. I have tried also:
rtsp://ipaddress:port/live/ch00_1
I have the latest crash report and screenshot of the VLC codec it that is useful.
Thanks for your help. Paul
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Got it working and it’s wonderful. Thank you!!
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Hi, I love the software, thanks.
I'm trying to use iCamsource pro with some new ip cameras. I can get a connection to them with VLC using the address rtsp://<user>:<pass>@ipaddress:port/live/ch00_1 but when I try this with iCamsource pro it crashes. I have tried also:
rtsp://ipaddress:port/live/ch00_1
I have the latest crash report and screenshot of the VLC codec it that is useful.
Thanks for your help. Paul
If you try just connecting to the camera using rtsp://ipaddress:port does the iCamSoruce Pro still crash? If you could send the crash reports to support@skjm.com that would be helpful, thanks!
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Hi, Thanks for the suggestions. I tried this but iCamSources pro still crashes. I've sent an email to support with the crash report and VLC codecs information. Thanks for the help, Paul
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Hi, Thanks for the suggestions. I tried this but iCamSources pro still crashes. I've sent an email to support with the crash report and VLC codecs information. Thanks for the help, Paul
Thanks for the crash log! It looks like the crash is related to your version of macOS (Mavericks). We'll make the appropriate changes to the code and have another build ready that should fix the issue for you.
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Here is the updated build that should fix the crashing issue in macOS 10.9 Mavericks:
iCamSource Pro 1.3.4.7 BETA for macOS - http://skjm.com/icampro/iCamSourcePro1.3.4.7.dmg
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If the camera is going offline briefly and then coming back online and you want to ignore those events you could increment the Notification Threshold from 1 to 2 to prevent receiving notifications for 1 frame of motion detected, and you could also increase the Record Minimum from 1 to 2 to prevent recordings being saved that just have a single frame of motion.
Sorry, I guess I wasn't clear. I never get push notifications letting me know that a camera has gone offline. However, in iCamSourcePro, a camera offline image appears in the app. I'm not sure what's causing it...but it's very annoying because I constantly have to click the start/stop button in iCamSourcePro.
Also, any news on the Windows version? :)
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Oh, so when the camera goes offline in the iCamSource Pro, you have to re-click the Stop / Start button to get it to come back? That is odd, because the iCamSource Pro displays the "offline" image when it loses its connection, and it should try to reconnect periodically when the connection is lost.
I am assuming this is the latest Mac BETA version that you are using, correct?
As for the Windows version, we are still working on it, but are just experiencing one roadblock after another, so it is just unfortunately slow going. But it is still moving forward! :)
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LQQIng forward to this for iOS (hint hint)!
Windows/iOS devices
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I'm running iCamSource Pro on a Windows computer, as it's currently my 24/7 home computer. My only Mac at this point is my work laptop. I do have to re-click the Stop/Start button when it goes offline, then it'll work temporarily again. I can't wait for the updated Windows version. Thank you for all of your work on it!
Oh, so when the camera goes offline in the iCamSource Pro, you have to re-click the Stop / Start button to get it to come back? That is odd, because the iCamSource Pro displays the "offline" image when it loses its connection, and it should try to reconnect periodically when the connection is lost.
I am assuming this is the latest Mac BETA version that you are using, correct?
As for the Windows version, we are still working on it, but are just experiencing one roadblock after another, so it is just unfortunately slow going. But it is still moving forward! :)
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Not sure where to post this, but wanted to mention that Unifi g3 dome cameras in standalone mode with RTSP streams (both 1080i and 1024x576) work (as well as they can) with your software. I've connected using RTSP, I think having 3-4 of these cameras in 1080i + high resolution would probably not work well only because at 24fps the amount of data is substantial.
with 2 cameras, in 1024x576 icamsource is avg. about 2Mbs - 4Mbs.
in 1920x1080, high-res it's avg. between 6.5Mbs to 10Mbs without much activity. these cameras are kind of strange, they have a lot of noise, artifacts and generally are pretty tedious to use. I'm giving up on Unifi Video gear, I've been looking for server side software and remember your stuff was really pretty good for the cost and simple set up (being able to all my the spare iPhones, and USB/firewire cameras is nice too).
this is with the latest version of software 1.3.4.7 beta and the latest uvc-g3-dome firmware 4.4.8 I think.
good job, it's nice when things just work. you would'nt believe how much time and effort I've spent trying to get other products to work, probably can't name brands, but the L* 16 camera 1080p? system was money wasted (costco special) and now the unifi g3-dome and g3-camera.
One thing to mention though, there's an error "ERROR: Unknown audio codec: AAC (Advanced Audio Coding)
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Leshp SN-IPC-502220 works!
URL: RTSP://IP
(Application crashes if try to connect without Camera Login name and Password)
ESCAM Q630m dont work
VLC Path to this Camera is: rtsp://IP/user=admin&password=admin&channel=1&stream=1.sdp?
hope it helps
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How's that Windows version coming along? I'm eagerly awaiting it. Will it be under the Christmas tree? :) Or maybe in an Easter egg instead?
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It's still coming, although there have been a lot of set-backs in the development. :(
But it is still a top priority!
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Hi
When will it support PC?
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I am highly interested in these cameras, especially since they have outdoor cameras as well. This is the links of the IP cameras they offer. Is there away you can look at the cameras specs and see which ones would work with your system? The outdoor cameras highly intrigue me.
All Cameras
https://amcrest.com/ip-cameras.html/
Outdoor Cameras
https://amcrest.com/ip-cameras/outdoor-ip-cameras.html
Thank you! Look forward to the Windows version!
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Hi SKJM
Please can you tell me if there is a way to configure IP cameras which use RTSP over UDP rather than TCP?
Regards
TB
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To add detail I have attempted to add just as RTSP://user:pwd@xx.xx.xx.xx:554/onvif1, and using this in VLC brings up the video stream ok. In iCamSource Pro however, the error is:
openInputStreamWithURL ERROR - "Invalid data found when processing input" (-1094995529)
According to VLC the codec is H264 - MPEG-4 AVC (part 10) @ 1280 x 720. There is an attached audio stream, Mono PCM ALAW @8000Hz, 16 bits.
Hope some of this info helps determine the problem.
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Is your camera using RTSP over UDP, and you are wanting to configure it to use RTSP over TCP instead? If so, I would suggest contacting the camera manufacturer for specific instructions.
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Thanks for the reply Stefan. I am not trying to change the camera to TCP, I am trying to find out if there is a way to make iCamSource Pro see the RTSP over UDP feed, either by configuration in iCamSource Pro, or via the URL to be used?
The error:
openInputStreamWithURL ERROR - "Invalid data found when processing input" (-1094995529)
... suggests that it may be seeing something, but I wanted to check with the expert :)
Regards
D.
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Hi Stefan
I have put aside the other camera with the UDP RTSP feed (!), and gone with the forum recommendation of Amcrest cameras, namely an IP2M-841W and an IPM-721S. I was hoping the PTZ would work from the iOS app but it doesn't seem to work for me. I'm getting video and audio ok on 1.3.4.7 - is there anything specifically I need to do to get PTZ working for the Amcrests?
Regards
D.
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When is windows source version going to be released? Current version keeps crashing it’s such a pain to run it I just about mostly gave up on it. I run the new beta on a iMac and it’s a dream. Only time it’s not running is when I reboot the iMac. If I had a Mac I would of switched by now but cheap windows machine is what I had. So waiting patently waiting on stable windows source.
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We're definitely still working on the Windows version. We've had a number of challenges, so it's been slow going ... But it is still coming!
If the existing Windows version is crashing, is it when it has been running for a while? Or does it crash right after launching or clicking Start?
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Using the "normal" URL for my Wansview P2P, it showed in the preview window nicely at first. After about 3 minutes, I received a 400 Error, and have not been to load the camera after that.
In other words, I now receive the 400 Error immediately.
LQQKIng forward to the Windows version!!
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fyi..
i know this is a competitor, but it is a great summary of url's supporting Amcrest camera.
https://www.ispyconnect.com/man.aspx?n=amcrest&page=3
it was very helpful
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Hey guys! Any update on a Windows version supporting audio? Still waiting patiently. haha Hope you guys are doing well!
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We're currently trying to track down one final issue, where the recorded videos don't include audio ... So yes, still working on it. :)
Thanks again for your patience!
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We're currently trying to track down one final issue, where the recorded videos don't include audio ... So yes, still working on it. :)
Thanks again for your patience!
Any updates?
Thanks
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Im trying to set up a Foscam FI9805P H.264 camera with iCamSource Pro 1.3.4.7. The camera is working on the Foscam camera logon page. I have tried using the "rtsp://x.x.x.x:port/videoMain" URL and user name and password in the boxes on the page but get a Network Camera Offline screen with a "openinputStreamWithURL ERROR - Server returned 404 Not Found (-875574520) message
Anyone have a different URL to try or any suggestions?
jgordon
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I noticed that I didn't capitalize the M in the videoMain part of the URL. After correcting that the camera works fine.
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The Windows beta version of H.264/MPEG-4 support is now available here: https://skjm.com/icampro/iCamSourceProRTSP.zip (https://skjm.com/icampro/iCamSourceProRTSP.zip)
The download is a zip file containing the iCamSource Pro executable and several library files. You can extract the zip file anywhere on your computer. It will create a directory called "iCamSourceProRTSP" which contains several .dll files and an executable file named "WiniCamSource.exe". Double click the executable file to launch the program.
Note: This beta version of iCamSource Pro requires software libraries from Microsoft. These libraries are required by lots of programs, so some of you will already have them installed. If this version of iCamSource Pro crashes when you launch it, that probably means those libraries aren't on your computer. In that case, you can install the required libraries directly from Microsoft here: https://aka.ms/vs/16/release/vc_redist.x64.exe
If you have any problems with the installation instructions or with the beta version itself, please let us know in this thread.
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I'm still not holding my jaw correctly!
If I use the old URL of http://X.x.x.:port/video.cgi I get the 404 error (expected)
If I use rtsp://x.x.x.x.:port/videoMain I get can't connect to IP network camera)
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I just saw the Windows Beta (I'm running updated Windows 10 Pro, which was upgraded from Windows 7) and got it installed last night! I do have an issue. I'm not receiving notifications for motion/sound events on my phone. Additionally, I noticed that the notification option automatically disables itself in iCamsource. This occurred both before and after I connected to iCamsource through the iCam app on my phone (fully-updated Pixel 3XL).
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I just saw the Windows Beta (I'm running updated Windows 10 Pro, which was upgraded from Windows 7) and got it installed last night! I do have an issue. I'm not receiving notifications for motion/sound events on my phone. Additionally, I noticed that the notification option automatically disables itself in iCamsource. This occurred both before and after I connected to iCamsource through the iCam app on my phone (fully-updated Pixel 3XL).
The notification option disabling itself means that our server doesn't know of any mobile devices running iCam Pro associated with your login / password to send notifications to, so it responds to the iCamSource Pro to disable the setting so that it doesn't keep sending notifications that aren't going to be sent anywhere.
If you try changing your login / password both on your phone running iCam Pro and your computer running the iCamSource Pro, and you successfully connect to it when your phone is not connected to the same local WiFi network (to confirm that the iCamSource Pro is communicating with our server) then see if you can then receive notifications.
If not, we can look further into it and try to reproduce the issue on our end.
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I purchased 2 new Amcrest cameras. The IP3m-941W is working fine with the current version of iCam Source Pro Beta 1.3.4.7. The second camera, model IP3M-956EB causes an immediate crash with the access url of
RTSP:// ipadress
I am able to connect to this camera from the web browser. If I open ipaddess/cgi-bin/snapshot.cgi in my browser I do indeed see the snapshot. With this URL in iCam Source Pro, i receive 401 - authentication failure.
I've also tried ipaddress /axis-cgi/mjpg/video.cgi as suggested in the list of Amcrest URL posted in an earlier post (ispy), but that says 404 Not Found from the browser
I'll upload the crashlog to support
Any advice is appreciated - thanks
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We have a test build available that may help with your crashing issue: https://skjm.com/icampro/iCamSourcePro1.3.4.9.dmg
Please let us know if that helps.
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Hi - thanks for the prompt fix on the crashing! That indeed worked.
PTZ is not working on the IP3M-941 using the rtsp API
The Console shows "Unknown Audio Codec:AAC" on that camera as well. I changed the Audio Encoding on the Camera to G.711A and that error went away. The talk-back feature talks back to the iCamSource Pro server, not the camera. That isn't what I expected. The microphone from the camera does seem to be audible on the Icam Pro client.
Thanks again !
Do you have a list of cameras that are known to work with the H.264, PTZ and Audio?
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We developed RTSP support with the Amcrest IP2M-841B ProHD 1080P camera, including PTZ support. It is odd that the same functionality doesn't appear to work for the IP3M-941 that you are using, as it should be standard. I am assuming that Amcrest has not been consistent with their interface, unfortunately.
As for the talkback functionality, yes, the audio does go back to the computer running the iCamSource Pro. We do not yet support talkback audio going back to the IP camera at this time.
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Since I updated to this, I am no longer able to login to my Mac's iCamSource Pro via my iCam Pro App. Note: Should I be using iCamSource Pro App instead? I had no idea I was using iCam Pro App all these times.. does this matter at all though? And when I looked into the iCamSource Pro App.. it would cost $6. to get? Shouldn't this be free download since I have purchased and using iCamSource Pro for many years now.
Error Message: No Lan Sources Found
But my Mac's iCamSource Pro is up and running no problem.
Login and pw are all matched both Mac and iCam Pro App.
Please kindly advice for the right fix.
Thanks!
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iCam Pro on your mobile device connects to the iCamSource Pro running on a Mac or Windows PC, or to the iCamSource Pro Mobile running on another mobile device. (iCam Pro is used to view iCamSource Pro cameras.)
Are you attempting to connect from the same local WiFi network, or when you are away from home?