# /etc/motion/motion.conf # # This config file was generated by motion 4.3.2 # at 2023-01-03T19:49:24 ############################################################ # System control configuration parameters ############################################################ # Start in daemon (background) mode and release terminal. daemon on # Start in Setup-Mode, daemon disabled. setup_mode off # File to store the process ID. ; pid_file value # File to write logs messages into. If not defined stderr and syslog is used. log_file /var/log/motion/motion.log # Level of log messages [1..9] (EMG, ALR, CRT, ERR, WRN, NTC, INF, DBG, ALL). log_level 6 # Filter to log messages by type (COR, STR, ENC, NET, DBL, EVT, TRK, VID, ALL). log_type ALL # Do not sound beeps when detecting motion quiet on # Native language support. native_language on # User defined name for the camera. ; camera_name value # Numeric identifier for the camera. camera_id 0 # Target directory for pictures, snapshots and movies target_dir /var/lib/motion # Video device (e.g. /dev/video0) to be used for capturing. videodevice /dev/video0 # Parameters to control video device. See motion_guide.html ; vid_control_params value # Preferred color palette to be used for the video device v4l2_palette 17 # The input number to be used on the video device. input -1 # The video norm to use for video capture and TV tuner cards. norm 0 # The frequency to set the tuner to (kHz) for TV tuner cards frequency 0 # The Motion method to use to change the brightness/exposure on video device. auto_brightness 0 # Device name (e.g. /dev/tuner0) to be used for capturing when using tuner as source ; tunerdevice value # Number of frames to capture in each roundrobin step roundrobin_frames 1 # Number of frames to skip before each roundrobin step roundrobin_skip 1 # Try to filter out noise generated by roundrobin roundrobin_switchfilter off # The full URL of the network camera stream. ; netcam_url value # Optional high resolution URL for rtsp/rtmp cameras only. ; netcam_highres value # Username and password for network camera. Syntax username:password ; netcam_userpass value # The method for keep-alive of network socket for mjpeg streams. netcam_keepalive off # The URL to use for a netcam proxy server. ; netcam_proxy value # Use less strict jpeg checks for network cameras. netcam_tolerant_check off # Use TCP transport for RTSP/RTMP connections to camera. netcam_use_tcp on # User requested decoder for netcam. ; netcam_decoder value # Name of mmal camera (e.g. vc.ril.camera for pi camera). ; mmalcam_name value # Camera control parameters (see raspivid/raspistill tool documentation) ; mmalcam_control_params value ############################################################ # Image Processing configuration parameters ############################################################ # Image width in pixels. width 640 # Image height in pixels. height 480 # Maximum number of frames to be captured per second. framerate 15 # Minimum time in seconds between capturing picture frames from the camera. minimum_frame_time 0 # Number of degrees to rotate image. rotate 0 # Flip image over a given axis flip_axis v # Draw a locate box around the moving object. locate_motion_mode off # Set the look and style of the locate box. locate_motion_style box # Text to be overlayed in the lower left corner of images text_left CAMERA1 # Text to be overlayed in the lower right corner of images. text_right %Y-%m-%d\n%T-%q # Overlay number of changed pixels in upper right corner of images. text_changes off # Scale factor for text overlayed on images. text_scale 1 # The special event conversion specifier %C text_event %Y%m%d%H%M%S ############################################################ # Motion detection configuration parameters ############################################################ # Always save pictures and movies even if there was no motion. emulate_motion off # Threshold for number of changed pixels that triggers motion. threshold 1500 # The maximum threshold for number of changed pixels that triggers motion. threshold_maximum 0 # Enable tuning of the threshold down if possible. threshold_tune off # Noise threshold for the motion detection. noise_level 32 # Automatically tune the noise threshold noise_tune on # Despeckle the image using (E/e)rode or (D/d)ilate or (l)abel. despeckle_filter EedDl # Area number used to trigger the on_area_detected script. ; area_detect value # Full path and file name for motion detection mask PGM file. ; mask_file value # Full path and file name for privacy mask PGM file. ; mask_privacy value # The value defining how slow or fast the smart motion mask created and used. smart_mask_speed 0 # Percentage of image that triggers a lightswitch detected. lightswitch_percent 0 # When lightswitch is detected, ignore this many frames lightswitch_frames 5 # Number of images that must contain motion to trigger an event. minimum_motion_frames 1 # Gap in seconds of no motion detected that triggers the end of an event. event_gap 60 # The number of pre-captured (buffered) pictures from before motion. pre_capture 3 # Number of frames to capture after motion is no longer detected. post_capture 0 ############################################################ # Script execution configuration parameters ############################################################ # Command to be executed when an event starts. ; on_event_start value # Command to be executed when an event ends. ; on_event_end value # Command to be executed when a picture is saved. ; on_picture_save value # Command to be executed when motion in a predefined area is detected ; on_area_detected value # Command to be executed when motion is detected ; on_motion_detected value # Command to be executed when a movie file is created. ; on_movie_start value # Command to be executed when a movie file is closed. ; on_movie_end value # Command to be executed when a camera can't be opened or if it is lost ; on_camera_lost value # Command to be executed when a camera that was lost has been found. ; on_camera_found value ############################################################ # Picture output configuration parameters ############################################################ # Output pictures when motion is detected picture_output off # Output pictures with only the pixels moving object (ghost images) picture_output_motion off # Format for the output pictures. picture_type jpeg # The quality (in percent) to be used in the picture compression picture_quality 75 # Text to include in a JPEG EXIF comment ; picture_exif value # File name(without extension) for pictures relative to target directory picture_filename %Y%m%d%H%M%S-%q ############################################################ # Snapshot output configuration parameters ############################################################ # Make automated snapshot every N seconds snapshot_interval 0 # File name(without extension) for snapshots relative to target directory snapshot_filename %v-%Y%m%d%H%M%S-snapshot ############################################################ # Movie output configuration parameters ############################################################ # Create movies of motion events. movie_output off # Create movies of moving pixels of motion events. movie_output_motion off # Maximum length of movie in seconds. movie_max_time 60 # The fixed bitrate to be used by the movie encoder. Ignore quality setting movie_bps 400000 # The encoding quality of the movie. (0=use bitrate. 1=worst quality, 100=best) movie_quality 45 # Container/Codec to used for the movie. See motion_guide.html movie_codec mkv # Duplicate frames to achieve "framerate" fps. movie_duplicate_frames off # Pass through from the camera to the movie without decode/encoding. movie_passthrough off # File name(without extension) for movies relative to target directory movie_filename %t-%v-%Y%m%d%H%M%S # Use pipe and external encoder for creating movies. movie_extpipe_use off # Full path and options for external encoder of movies from raw images ; movie_extpipe value ############################################################ # Timelapse output configuration parameters ############################################################ # Interval in seconds between timelapse captures. timelapse_interval 0 # Timelapse file rollover mode. See motion_guide.html for options and uses. timelapse_mode daily # Frame rate for timelapse playback timelapse_fps 30 # Container/Codec for timelapse movie. timelapse_codec mpg # File name(without extension) for timelapse movies relative to target directory timelapse_filename %Y%m%d-timelapse ############################################################ # Loopback pipe configuration parameters ############################################################ # v4l2 loopback device to receive normal images ; video_pipe value # v4l2 loopback device to receive motion images ; video_pipe_motion value ############################################################ # Webcontrol configuration parameters ############################################################ # Port number used for the webcontrol. webcontrol_port 8080 # Enable IPv6 addresses. webcontrol_ipv6 off # Restrict webcontrol connections to the localhost. webcontrol_localhost off # Type of configuration options to allow via the webcontrol. webcontrol_parms 2 # Method that webcontrol should use for interface with user. webcontrol_interface 0 # The authentication method for the webcontrol webcontrol_auth_method 0 # Authentication string for the webcontrol. Syntax username:password ; webcontrol_authentication value # Use ssl / tls for the webcontrol webcontrol_tls off # Full path and file name of the certificate file for tls ; webcontrol_cert value # Full path and file name of the key file for tls ; webcontrol_key value # The cross-origin resource sharing (CORS) header for webcontrol ; webcontrol_cors_header value ############################################################ # Live stream configuration parameters ############################################################ # The port number for the live stream. stream_port 8081 # Restrict stream connections to the localhost. stream_localhost off # Authentication method for live stream. stream_auth_method 0 # The authentication string for the stream. Syntax username:password ; stream_authentication value # Use ssl / tls for stream. stream_tls off # The cross-origin resource sharing (CORS) header for the stream ; stream_cors_header value # Percentage to scale the stream image on the webcontrol. stream_preview_scale 25 # Have the stream image start on a new line of the webcontrol stream_preview_newline off # Method for showing stream on webcontrol. stream_preview_method 0 # Quality of the jpeg images produced for stream. stream_quality 50 # Provide the stream images in black and white stream_grey off # Output frames at 1 fps when no motion is detected. stream_motion off # Maximum framerate of images provided for stream stream_maxrate 10 # Limit the number of images per connection stream_limit 0 ############################################################ # Database and SQL Configuration parameters ############################################################ # The type of database being used if any. ; database_type value # Database name to use. For sqlite3, the full path and name. ; database_dbname value # The host on which the database is located database_host localhost # Port used by the database. database_port 0 # User account name for database. ; database_user value # User password for database. ; database_password value # Database wait for unlock time database_busy_timeout 0 # Log to the database when creating motion triggered image file sql_log_picture off # Log to the database when creating a snapshot image file sql_log_snapshot off # Log to the database when creating motion triggered movie file sql_log_movie off # Log to the database when creating timelapse movie file sql_log_timelapse off # SQL query at event start. See motion_guide.html ; sql_query_start value # SQL query at event stop. See motion_guide.html ; sql_query_stop value # SQL query string that is sent to the database. See motion_guide.html ; sql_query value ############################################################ # Tracking configuration parameters ############################################################ # Method used by tracking camera. See motion_guide.html track_type 0 # Enable auto tracking track_auto off # Serial port of motor ; track_port value # Motor number for x-axis track_motorx 0 # Set motorx reverse track_motorx_reverse off # Motor number for y-axis track_motory 0 # Set motory reverse track_motory_reverse off # Maximum value on x-axis track_maxx 0 # Minimum value on x-axis track_minx 0 # Maximum value on y-axis track_maxy 0 # Minimum value on y-axis track_miny 0 # Center value on x-axis track_homex 128 # Center value on y-axis track_homey 128 # ID of an iomojo camera if used track_iomojo_id 0 # Angle in degrees the camera moves per step on the X-axis with auto-track track_step_angle_x 10 # Angle in degrees the camera moves per step on the Y-axis with auto-track. track_step_angle_y 10 # Delay to wait for after tracking movement as number of picture frames. track_move_wait 10 # Speed to set the motor to (stepper motor option) track_speed 255 # Number of steps to make (stepper motor option) track_stepsize 40 # Command to execute to move a camera in generic tracking mode ; track_generic_move value ############################################################## # Camera config files - One for each camera. ############################################################## ; camera /etc/motion/camera1.conf ############################################################## # Directory to read '.conf' files for cameras. ############################################################## ; camera_dir /etc/motion/conf.d