PTZ preset recall and PTZ tracking.

[marcoind]

Hi,
First of all congratulation for your application Xeoma, I really like it. Very robust Client/server application multiple platform who quickly reply to most my needs for my cctv camera system.
I used for years Zoneminder which is a very good opensource for non exotic cameras and then Ispy which is a pseudo Opensource very buggy and not efficient. Last week after the niem crash of my ispy server, I have decided to give up with it and discover you application by browsing on the web.
I’m running the server on an XPcomputer and the client on different platform Win 7,8 Android, Linux.I really like the fact that interface in between platform is really coherent and you can pass from your android device to your XP computer without being lost in the interface. It’s really a quality now a day where each platform application want to differentiate from the other and produce unfinished and exasperating interface…
I‘m using now Xeoma cam15.5.7 with 7 CCTV:
2 Trndnet TVIP672
3 Dlink DCS 930
2 Apexis Jseries
I choose to use the beta 15.5.7 to give a try to the PTZ tracking function on my trend net and apexis cam.
This are my questions:
1. Is there a way to recall the preset PTZ position recorded in the camera (from the web interface of the cam). It would be nice to have a chain module to select PTZ preset link to a scheduler module. With such chained module it would be possible to select different camera position according to certain time of the day.
2. Xeoma struggle to bring back the camera to the starting position on my apexis camera when detecting movement on the right side of the image. The camera stay stuck on the last position. How can I improve that? What do you define as starting position? Is it the Home position recorded in the camera or is it the position of the camera when xeoma service start on the server?
3. The ptz controller is got a big delay in between the moment the button is press and the moment the camera start to move. I’m using the Android app Neteye Camera to control my camera from my phone and I have no PTZ delay issue with this app. That mean that the delay is not coming from any network latency but probably more from the command itself send by xeoma. Is there a way to improve that?

[Admin_K]

Hello!

Thanks for your kind feedback.

We're planning to add presets for PTZ in Xeoma in the near future. It will be possible to set up coordinates of PTZ-guarding.

You can try different settings in 'PTZ-tracking' module's settings to find what is perfect for your camera.

As for Home position - this parameter is individual for a camera. PTZ in Xeoma works with camera's settings. If you use 'PTZ-Tracking' module, then Home position will be the position from what it started motion detection.

As for delay issue - did you try to use PTZ in browser? Is there delay too?
By the way, delay can be connected with image displaying not only with PTZ command. In this case please check network bandwidth, CPU load and maximum connections limit to the camera (can be exceeded).

[marcoind]

You can try different settings in 'PTZ-tracking' module's settings to find what is perfect for your camera.

I have tried different settings in the ptz tracking module but the Apexis camera got a tendency to stay stuck on the last right motion tracking detected. It never happen on the left motion tracked.

As for delay issue - did you try to use PTZ in browser? Is there delay too?

Do you mean the embedded camera web interface? No i don't have particular delay on the PTZ using the camera web interface. The camera with weak wifi signal can have delay but those are non ptz cam

delay can be connected with image displaying not only with PTZ command. In this case please check network bandwidth, CPU load and maximum connections limit to the camera (can be exceeded).

The ptz cam are connected on ethernet LAN and i have maximum of 3 connections simultaneously the xeoma server and 2 neteye camera viewer on android.
I have to check the CPU load but the computer used as xeoma server is dedicated for that.

[Admin_K]

>I have tried different settings in the ptz tracking module but the Apexis camera got a tendency to stay stuck on the last right motion tracking detected. It never happen on the left motion tracked.

Did you try your camera in other programs? Maybe there's the same behavior with 'right position stuck' on other programs where you can use PTZ.

>Do you mean the embedded camera web interface? No i don't have particular delay on the PTZ using the camera web interface. The camera with weak wifi signal can have delay but those are non ptz cam

Please check CPU and network bandwidth load. You can try to turn off all cameras in Xeoma and test only one with PTZ.

[berfroid]

We're planning to add presets for PTZ in Xeoma in the near future. It will be possible to set up coordinates of PTZ-guarding.

Hi Feleneasoft. Are you still working on PTZ Features? Actual it is very "basic".
It would be nice to
- call Presets (Positions)
- different Motion Detection Areas for different Presets (Positions)
- plan "Tours"
- timebased calling of Presets (Positions)

- For me as non native english speaking different to describe. A variable privacy Area. Now I could only draw P-Zones (and Motion Detection) for one fixed Postion. It would be cool , if the cam could record a Panorama and if I could draw P-Zones (and/or Motion Detection) into that Panorama which will be not recorded/Motion Detected. I hope you understand

Just some ideas for new features. Presets are urgently

[Admin_K]

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We're planning to add presets for PTZ in Xeoma in the near future. It will be possible to set up coordinates of PTZ-guarding.

Hi Feleneasoft. Are you still working on PTZ Features? Actual it is very "basic".
It would be nice to
- call Presets (Positions)
- different Motion Detection Areas for different Presets (Positions)
- plan "Tours"
- timebased calling of Presets (Positions)

- For me as non native english speaking different to describe. A variable privacy Area. Now I could only draw P-Zones (and Motion Detection) for one fixed Postion. It would be cool , if the cam could record a Panorama and if I could draw P-Zones (and/or Motion Detection) into that Panorama which will be not recorded/Motion Detected. I hope you understand

Just some ideas for new features. Presets are urgently

Hello!

Thanks for sharing your ideas with us. Yes, we're still working on adding these options in Xeoma.

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