IP Camera stream recording

[ironman_75]

Hi,

 

Im trying to accomplish the following wo any success and are hoping for some help from the experts here. Im really a beginner...

 

I have a Foscam IP camera (8910w) were i by URL (http://x.x.x.x:80/videostream.cgi) can look at live streaming. (Camera got build in web server)

 

I would like to record this live stream and and save it into my dropbox account as soon as i execute a HTTP request.

 

Steps:

1. HTTP Request executed (Containing parameter for x minutes of recording)

2. Get video stream from CGI URL above and start recording for x minutes

3. Save file (mpeg, m4v)

4. Upload file to dropbox folder

 

The HTTP request will be triggered from my Home automation system or manually.

 

Thanks!

[requinix]

Do an fopen/fread/fclose loop that watches the time.

$input = fopen(stream)
$output = fopen(output file)

$end = time() + however many seconds you want to record
do {
    fwrite(fread($input, some amount you determine))
} while time() <= $end

fclose($output)
fclose($input)

Do a bit of trial and error with the amount read in: too high and you'll get more than X minutes of video, too low and you'll waste CPU and potentially get less than X minutes (though probably not by much).

Edited February 20, 2013 by requinix

[ZohaibKhalid1]

$input = fopen(stream)
$output = fopen(output file)

$end = time() + however many seconds you want to record
do {
    fwrite(fread($input, some amount you determine))
} while time() <= $end

fclose($output)
fclose($input)

 

 

It is not done please help a little bit more