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Is there anything similar for IP Cameras? These often have IR LEDs/Night Vision, which webcams usually don't. But they tend to require really crappy software (F
by elric 6y ago
Is there anything similar for IP Cameras? These often have IR LEDs/Night Vision, which webcams usually don't. But they tend to require really crappy software (Foscam, I'm looking at you).
- rahimnathwani 6y agoIf you're using linux, uv4l-mjpegstream will turn an IP camera into a /dev/video device that can be used by other applications. https://www.linux-projects.org/documentation/uv4l-mjpegstream/ https://www.linux-projects.org/documentation/uv4l-mjpegstrea... For your Foscam camera this page should help you find the URI for the mjpeg stream: https://www.foscam.com/faqs/view.html?id=128 https://www.foscam.com/faqs/view.html?id=128
- elric 6y agoThanks, that's very useful!
- giantrobot 6y agoThere's this project [0] which turns a Raspberry Pi into a USB webcam. It works with the RPi IR camera. [0] https://github.com/geerlingguy/pi-webcam https://github.com/geerlingguy/pi-webcam