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Burger: /* ffplay with a Montage */

2025-07-08T13:31:36Z

ffplay with a Montage

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	It is possible to use ffplay to directly stream a single camera feed (bypassing ZM) to the desktop. Although refreshing may be more involved. You can also output a grid of multiple cameras (or any stream online).		It is possible to use ffplay to directly stream a single camera feed (bypassing ZM) to the desktop. Although refreshing may be more involved. You can also output a grid of multiple cameras (or any stream online).
	ffplay -i rtsp://user:Password@ipaddress:554/video		ffplay -i rtsp://user:Password@ipaddress:554/video
	See ~~also~~ the [[Ffmpeg]] page.		See the [[Ffmpeg]] page.

	===Multicast Streaming for High Bandwidth Environments===		===Multicast Streaming for High Bandwidth Environments===

Burger: /* ffplay with a Montage */

2025-07-08T13:31:30Z

ffplay with a Montage

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	===ffplay with a Montage===		===ffplay with a Montage===
	It is possible to use ffplay to directly stream a single camera feed (bypassing ZM) to the desktop. Although refreshing may be more involved.		It is possible to use ffplay to directly stream a single camera feed (bypassing ZM) to the desktop. Although refreshing may be more involved. You can also output a grid of multiple cameras (or any stream online).
	ffplay -i rtsp://user:Password@ipaddress:554/video		ffplay -i rtsp://user:Password@ipaddress:554/video
	See also the [[Ffmpeg]] page~~. It's possible to have ffplay create output that is a grid of multiple streams~~.		See also the [[Ffmpeg]] page.

	===Multicast Streaming for High Bandwidth Environments===		===Multicast Streaming for High Bandwidth Environments===

Burger: /* ffplay */

2025-07-08T13:30:50Z

ffplay

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	https://wiki.zoneminder.com/How_to_view_the_latest_frame_of_a_camera		https://wiki.zoneminder.com/How_to_view_the_latest_frame_of_a_camera

	===ffplay===		===ffplay with a Montage===
	It is possible to use ffplay to directly stream a single camera feed (bypassing ZM) to the desktop. Although refreshing may be more involved.		It is possible to use ffplay to directly stream a single camera feed (bypassing ZM) to the desktop. Although refreshing may be more involved.
	ffplay -i rtsp://user:Password@ipaddress:554/video		ffplay -i rtsp://user:Password@ipaddress:554/video
	See also the [[Ffmpeg]] page.		See also the [[Ffmpeg]] page. It's possible to have ffplay create output that is a grid of multiple streams.

	===Multicast Streaming for High Bandwidth Environments===		===Multicast Streaming for High Bandwidth Environments===

Burger: /* FFPlay Montage Directly */

2025-07-08T13:30:29Z

FFPlay Montage Directly

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	===Multicast Streaming for High Bandwidth Environments===		===Multicast Streaming for High Bandwidth Environments===
	Something I think that is worth pursuing, is to use multicast streaming from the cameras, and instead of pulling from ZM, pull from the cameras directly. Though it might be a problem, since the cameras will be multicasting the full res stream, and you don't want to preview that on a kiosk computer. Keep in mind, it's only useful in environments where you have a lot of cameras.		Something I think that is worth pursuing, is to use multicast streaming from the cameras, and instead of pulling from ZM, pull from the cameras directly. Though it might be a problem, since the cameras will be multicasting the full res stream, and you don't want to preview that on a kiosk computer. Keep in mind, it's only useful in environments where you have a lot of cameras.

	~~===FFPlay Montage Directly===~~
	~~Another item that is worth looking into, is using FFMPEG direct on the computer, instead of a browser. It's possible to have FFPlay create output that is a grid of multiple streams. See [[Ffmpeg]].~~

	==See Also==		==See Also==

Burger: /* FFPlay directly */

2025-07-08T13:29:55Z

FFPlay directly

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	Something I think that is worth pursuing, is to use multicast streaming from the cameras, and instead of pulling from ZM, pull from the cameras directly. Though it might be a problem, since the cameras will be multicasting the full res stream, and you don't want to preview that on a kiosk computer. Keep in mind, it's only useful in environments where you have a lot of cameras.		Something I think that is worth pursuing, is to use multicast streaming from the cameras, and instead of pulling from ZM, pull from the cameras directly. Though it might be a problem, since the cameras will be multicasting the full res stream, and you don't want to preview that on a kiosk computer. Keep in mind, it's only useful in environments where you have a lot of cameras.

	===FFPlay ~~directly~~===		===FFPlay Montage Directly===
	Another item that is worth looking into, is using FFMPEG direct on the computer, instead of a browser. It's possible to have FFPlay create output that is a grid of multiple streams. See [[Ffmpeg]].		Another item that is worth looking into, is using FFMPEG direct on the computer, instead of a browser. It's possible to have FFPlay create output that is a grid of multiple streams. See [[Ffmpeg]].

Burger: /* Multicast Streaming for High Bandwidth Environments */

2025-07-08T13:29:46Z

Multicast Streaming for High Bandwidth Environments

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	===Multicast Streaming for High Bandwidth Environments===		===Multicast Streaming for High Bandwidth Environments===
	Something I think that is worth pursuing, is to use multicast streaming from the cameras, and instead of pulling from ZM, pull from the cameras directly. Though it might be a problem, since the cameras will be multicasting the full res stream, and you don't want to preview that on a kiosk computer.		Something I think that is worth pursuing, is to use multicast streaming from the cameras, and instead of pulling from ZM, pull from the cameras directly. Though it might be a problem, since the cameras will be multicasting the full res stream, and you don't want to preview that on a kiosk computer. Keep in mind, it's only useful in environments where you have a lot of cameras.

	===FFPlay directly===		===FFPlay directly===

Burger: /* FFPlay directly */

2025-07-08T13:28:20Z

FFPlay directly

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	===FFPlay directly===		===FFPlay directly===
	Another item that is worth looking into, is using FFMPEG direct on the computer, instead of a browser. See [[Ffmpeg]].		Another item that is worth looking into, is using FFMPEG direct on the computer, instead of a browser. It's possible to have FFPlay create output that is a grid of multiple streams. See [[Ffmpeg]].

	==See Also==		==See Also==

Burger: /* FFPlay directly */

2025-07-08T13:27:39Z

FFPlay directly

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	===FFPlay directly===		===FFPlay directly===
	Another item that is worth ~~pursuing~~, is using FFMPEG direct on the computer, instead of a browser. See [[Ffmpeg]].		Another item that is worth looking into, is using FFMPEG direct on the computer, instead of a browser. See [[Ffmpeg]].

	==See Also==		==See Also==

Burger: /* Multicast Streaming for High Bandwidth Environments */

2025-07-08T13:27:05Z

Multicast Streaming for High Bandwidth Environments

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	===Multicast Streaming for High Bandwidth Environments===		===Multicast Streaming for High Bandwidth Environments===
	Something I think that is worth pursuing, is to use multicast streaming from the cameras, and instead of pulling from ZM, pull from the cameras directly. Though it might be a problem, since the cameras will be multicasting the full res stream, and you don't want to preview that on a kiosk computer.		Something I think that is worth pursuing, is to use multicast streaming from the cameras, and instead of pulling from ZM, pull from the cameras directly. Though it might be a problem, since the cameras will be multicasting the full res stream, and you don't want to preview that on a kiosk computer.

			===FFPlay directly===
			Another item that is worth pursuing, is using FFMPEG direct on the computer, instead of a browser. See [[Ffmpeg]].

	==See Also==		==See Also==

Burger: /* Imagemap of Cameras */

2025-07-08T13:26:09Z

Imagemap of Cameras

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	to		to
	sed -i -e "s\|token=.*\|token=$res\" \\>\|" /var/www/nginx/index.html		sed -i -e "s\|token=.*\|token=$res\" \\>\|" /var/www/nginx/index.html

			====Conclusion====
			The image map is fun, but it suffers from the same problem all of ZM has, which is that you are viewing videos through a web browser. You will get faster and lower level performance with VLC, Ffmpeg, Mplayer, or MPV.

	====See Also====		====See Also====