Amcrest video file download

Newer Amcrest firmware may not work, then rtsp is recommended instead. Some binary sensors provide two choices for method of operation: streaming or polled.

Polled mode queries the camera periodically every five seconds to check the state of the sensor. Therefore streaming is the better option. However, some camera models and versions of camera firmware do not seem to implement the streaming method properly.

Therefore the polled mode is also available. It is recommended to use the streaming mode e. Once loaded, the Amcrest integration will generate Home Assistant events when it receives event notifications in the stream sent by the camera. This is only possible if the camera model and firmware implement the streaming method see above. The event type is amcrest and the data is as follows:. To ease event matching in automations, this code is replicated in a more top-level event member in data.

Once loaded, the amcrest integration will expose services that can be called to perform various actions. These services enable or disable the camera to record a clip to its configured storage location when motion is detected.

To get a listing of file names you have to first set up authentication, create a Media File Finder instance, and save the number that is returned. Then, you have to do a search for a bunch of files optionally within a date range.

Here I am looking for all jpgs made on July 15th:. Note that we had to pass the number from the factory above here for this to work. Now we should be able to list the files found. At first I tried doing this without dealing with cookies and I was able to list files but I could not get them to download even though I was using the same commands used by the web interface. New issue. Jump to bottom. Labels enhancement help wanted RFE. Copy link.

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Click Save to save the settings. After that, you need to configure the storage destination for FTP. Based on your subscription, you only need to configure video settings or image snapshot settings. You shall not configure both settings, otherwise, you need to order two separate camera licenses. Otherwise, you only need to configure the video size. Usually you only need to configure the Main Stream Video Settings.

Select the Code-Stream Type to Motion if you ordered a motion recording plan; select General if you ordered a continuous recording plan. Encode Mode is better to be H. But H. The resolution and frame rate should be based on the plan you subscribed to. If you use Wi-Fi connection and if you have multiple HD cameras, it is recommended to set the frame rate to fps. Otherwise, your wi-fi network could become too slow. The Bit Rate is a little tricky.

Setting it too high will use too much bandwidth, thus dramatically slow down your network, causing failed uploads; setting it too low will affect the video quality. You can use our bandwidth calculator to estimate the bandwidth. Visit www. See the screenshot below. Note for estimating the bandwidth, the number of cameras should be set to 1.

If you ordered an image plan , then you only need to select the correct video resolution. The resolution of the image snapshots will be the same as the Main Stream video. If you ordered an image plan, then you should configure Image Snapshot Settings.