As stated in the title, I'm trying to record 2 USB cameras using Motion. I managed to record video in a single-camera setup; but, when I include the second camera, Motion does not record anything. I applied the procedure explained in the second answer of this question. To be more precise, I used two thread files, thread1.conf and thread2.conf, icludes this code:
# /usr/local/etc/thread1.conf # # This config file was generated by motion 3.2.12 ########################################################### # Capture device options ############################################################ # Videodevice to be used for capturing (default /dev/video0) # for FreeBSD default is /dev/bktr0 videodevice /dev/video0 # The video input to be used (default: 8) # Should normally be set to 1 for video/TV cards, and 8 for USB cameras input 8 # Draw a user defined text on the images using same options as C function strftime(3) # Default: Not defined = no text # Text is placed in lower left corner text_left CAMERA 1 movie_filename %v-%Y%m%d%H%M%S-C1 ############################################################ # Target Directories and filenames For Images And Films # For the options snapshot_, jpeg_, mpeg_ and timelapse_filename # you can use conversion specifiers # %Y = year, %m = month, %d = date, # %H = hour, %M = minute, %S = second, # %v = event, %q = frame number, %t = thread (camera) number, # %D = changed pixels, %N = noise level, # %i and %J = width and height of motion area, # %K and %L = X and Y coordinates of motion center # %C = value defined by text_event # Quotation marks round string are allowed. ############################################################ # Target base directory for pictures and films # Recommended to use absolute patch. (Default: current working directory) target_dir /home/pi/motion_vid ############################################################ # Live Webcam Server ############################################################ # The mini-http server listens to this port for requests (default: 0 = disabled) webcam_port 8081 # Command to be executed when a picture (.ppm|.jpg) is saved (default: none) # The filename of the picture is appended as an argument for the command. on_picture_save /usr/local/motion-extras/camparse1.pl # Command to be executed when a movie file (.mpg|.avi) is closed. (default: none) # Filename of movie is appended as an argument for the command. on_movie_end /usr/local/motion-extras/mpegparse1.pl For the second camera, I used:
videodevice /dev/video1 text_left CAMERA 1 movie_filename %v-%Y%m%d%H%M%S-C2 webcam_port 8082 on_picture_save /usr/local/motion-extras/camparse2.pl on_movie_end /usr/local/motion-extras/mpegparse2.pl I tried connecting the cameras both directly to the RPi and by using a powered USB hub; and I think it's not about the power requirements.
In the main .conf file; I tried decreasing fps to 2 (to descrease the bandwidth consumption) and it didn't work either. I record the videos at 640x480 resolution.
Anyone have a suggestion?
Thanks.
