Hi folks, I've just found an easy way to have your IP camera streaming to your desktop without annoying software BS.
1. open notepad and type:
Code:
http://username:password@IPAddress:port#/videostream.cgi
OR
Code:
http://IPAddress:port#/videostream.cgi?user=username&pwd=password
(replace username,password,IP address and port with your own)
2. save the file as .asf and make sure it is associated with VLC. (if you don't want to associate .asf with VLC drag and drop the file into VLC to run)
3. run it.
Doesn't work?
Check out your camera's stream paths, maybe you need to adjust it:
Axis
All models after 2008
/mpeg4/media.amp
/axis-media/media.amp
for H.264 streams
/axis-cgi/mjpg/video.cgi?resolution=640x480 OR /mjpg/video.mjpg
ACTi
/cgi-bin/cmd/encoder?SNAPSHOT
Camera video type must be set to RDP over UDP with the streaming method set to MPEG4 / RTSP port must be set to 7070
Vivotek
/live.sdp
/video2.mjpg
By default the first stream is set to MPEG4 or H.264. Change the settings in /setup/audiovideo.html and change the second stream to JPEG.
Vivotek 71xx
/live.sdp
/video.mjpg
Some early model Vivotek 7xxx series only support a single JPEG image, and not a MJPEG stream. These will not be supported until atleast beta4.
Rovio
/webcam
/GetCam.cgi
Lacking control of this robot, but MJPEG / MPEG4 work
Sony 4th Revision
/media/video1
/image
RTSP works, we currently do not have a camera configured to support MJPEG to test the /image MJPEG url. Only revisions 4 and 5 support RTSP. Do all Sony cameras have /image for the MJPEG path?
Brickcom
/channel1
/channel2
Aviosys
/mpeg4
/ipcam/mjpeg.cgi
Tested on a very high latency network and worked, but had serious packet drops (probably related to the network connection). Appears camera is producing invalid RTSP headers
Linksys
/img/video.sav
/img/mjpeg.jpg
Apparently only supported on the WVC210 and WVC54GCA cameras, but we need to confirm this.
D-Link
/play1.sdp
/video/mjpg.cgi
Only newer models support RTSP, with the exception of the 930 series.
TRENDnet-V3
DOES NOT SUPPORT RTSP
/mjpeg.cgi
TV-IP1xx series do not support RTSP.
TRENDnet-V1
/mpeg4?tcp
/cgi/mjpg/mjpeg.cgi
/cgi/jpg/image.cgi
TV-IP212, IP252, IP312, IP422
TRENDnet-V2
/play1.sdp
/video/mjpg.cgi
IP512, IP522 series
LevelOne
/live.sdp
/video.mjpg
Is this MJPEG URL correct? MPEG4 sub-path could also be /channel1 and /access_code (why?)
LevelOne FCS-1091 / WCS-1090
/img/media.sdp
MJPEG: /img/video.mjpeg
Snapshot: /img/snapsnot.cgi
Pixord
/getimage?camera=1&fmt=full
&fmt=full is 704x480. We need more information about the MPEG4 paths for this camera.
Arecont Vision
/mjpeg
Toshiba
/getstream.cgi?<clientID>&<uniqueID>&<userID>&<user PW>&<streamType>&<interval>&<mode>&<value>&<timeOu t>
This MJPEG URL is ugly as sin Try this MJPEG path: /user/cgi-bin/getstream.cgi?3087&3087&{USERID}&{PASSWORD}&0&10&1 &0&9000
Airlive
/video.mp4
/mjpg/video.mjpg
Panasonic
/MediaInput/mpeg4
/nphMotionJpeg?Resolution=320x240&Quality=Standard
Some Panasonic cameras do not support RTSP for sending the video, and instead only support RTPoverHTTP. /nphMpeg4/g726-640x480 should be the correct RTPoverHTTP for the BLC- series cameras.
IQEye
/now.mp4
/now.jpg?snap=spush
Only some IQeye cameras support RTSP
Samsung
/mpeg4unicast
Y-Cam
/live_mpeg4.sdp
/stream.jpg
Edimax
/ipcam.sdp or /ipcam_h264.sdp
/snapshot.cgi OR /mjpg/video.mjpg
/snapshot.cgi appears to be a single JPEG. We need the MJPEG path, if anyone knows it.
Airlink101
/mpeg4
/MJPEG.CGI
Gadspot
/mpeg4
/GetData.cgi?Status=0
Zavio
/video.mp4
Canon
/ or /profile1=r
/-wvhttp-01-/getoneshot?frame_count=no_limit
Basler
/mpeg4 or /h264
Bluejay
/mpeg4
Bosch
/video or /rtsp_tunnel
CBC / Ganz
/gnz_media/main
Cisco
/img/media.sav
CNB
/mpeg4
Etrovision
/rtpvideo1.sdp
Everfocus
/streaming/channels/0
FLIR Systems
D- / F- / PT- series
/ch0
FLIR Systems
PTZ-35x140
/vis
Pelco
Sarix
/
/content/login.php?username=&password=GrabJpeg=/jpeg
Planet
/ipcam.sdp OR /ipcam_h264.sdp OR /media/media.amp
/video.mjpg OR /video.cgi OR /mjpg/video.mjpg
Ubiquity AirVision
All
/ch00_0
/snapshot.cgi
4 RTSP sub paths are available, they are ch00_0 through ch03_0 where ch00_0 is the highest resolution.
Replace the # and everything behind in the code with particular path.
The beauty of VLC player is that you can have small window with your camera stream 'always on top' somewhere in corner of your desktop or on second screen. You can also run the stream as a wallpaper and even record it.
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ENJOY!
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