I have my camera streaming through VLC using a separate (slower) computer because my iMac is too far from the window. I was curious if there was software that could take streaming video and watch it for motion (take shots/etc). The software can be win/lin/mac, just as long as it can keep an eye on the people wrecking my christmas lights outside!
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A possible solution may be the Motion project (https://motion-project.github.io/). It grabs and analyzes video from v4l-devices and RTSP streams, with the ability to save both image snapshots and grab video if motion is detected. Supports multiple cameras with a reasonably low impact on system load.
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Please add information about how this product solves OP. As it is currently written, this is a link-only comment and not an answer. – music2myear Apr 06 '18 at 18:20
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VLC has a motion detect video filter. Its under Preferences->All->Video->Filters
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+1 because I had no idea this existed. I wonder how it could be utilized. – Thanos Paravantis Jun 10 '21 at 21:58
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Take a look at zoneminder. Its a more compex solution, but has motion detection.
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