Mobotix integration (MxPEG and easy add)

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Visus Support

May 10, 2016 16:25

We have a lot of projects using Mobotix cameras, where NxWitness would solve a lot of problems.

The current way to integrate Mobotix cameras into NxWitness is through an HTTP address which makes an "MJPEG" stream to NxWitness.

The MJPEG integration is not good, as it uses a lot of bandwidth, storage and sometimes can be a bit laggy.

NxWitness currently uses ffmpeg for the decoding.

ffmpeg has already developed support for MxPEG since at least 2011.

• https://www.mobotix.com/Support/User-Forum/Applications/Live-Encoding-MxPEG-for-Web-Streaming
• https://wiki.videolan.org/MxPEG/

 

By integrating directly through MxPEG I believe NxWitness can:

• add a Mobotix camera automatically or directly by IP address
• Use less bandwitdth and storage
• Integrate the Audio functions of Mobotix cameras (bi-directional)

 

 

 

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  Norman

  • Network Optix team

  July 13, 2020 14:17 Edited

  Visus Support and Fredrik Ahlsen,

  I realize this is an old question - but as Miguel Câmara mentioned, you can add the Mobotix cameras through their API. 

  Also, for some time now, Mobotix started to make their cameras Onvif compliant. This applies to their Move line-up, but also for some of their classic models. 

  Since MxPEG isn't an industry standard like H.264, H.265, and even still MJPEG, we have to make choices about where to assign our development resource to. Therefore, I don't foresee that MxPEG will be added soon if ever to the Nx Witness VMS. 
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  Tony Luce

  May 10, 2016 23:31

  Hi guys - already being tracked in our feature roadmap. Good points.

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  Visus Support

  December 02, 2016 16:57

  Hello Everyone,

   

  Is there any news on the integration of MxPeg?

  I had not even noticed that in MJPEG URL integration if the camera is above 1Mpx, we cannot activate motion recording.

  Well, an MJPEG camera uses a LOT of HDD space... if we can't even do motion detection, it's really bad when it's 1 Megapixel or above.

   

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  Tony Luce

  December 02, 2016 22:23

  Hi guys - 

  No updates yet!

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  Lieven Samijn

  February 06, 2018 18:10

  Hi, I have a demand for taking over and expand an installation that has already 12 Mobotix cams. any news on this topic or is this closed?

  thanks

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  Miguel Câmara

  • Authorized Reseller

  February 06, 2018 18:48

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  Hello Lieven,

   

  As far as I know, MxPeg is still not supportedin NxWitness.

  However Mobotix did develop their firmware to support RTSP and ONVIF with H.264.
  The ONVIF and H.264 support is limited only to their latest cameras Mx6, unfortunately.

  If the Mobotix cameras you have in the installation are of Mx4 series (M14, D14, D24, M24, etc) then you can update the firmware and use a RSTP MJPEG stream.

   

  This will however consume a lot of bandwidth and storage.

  After updating you have to activate the RTSP stream by going to the "Admin Menu -> Integration Protocols" menu.
  You will have to do a reboot for it to accept the change.

   

  You can then add the camera to NxWitness through the address which is reported in the same menu.
  It should be something like this:
  rtsp://<Camera IP>:<RTSP Port>/stream0/mobotix.mjpeg

   

  If NxWitness can integrate MxPeg through ffmpeg, then you can use theMxPeg stream to get a better, lighter stream.

   

  In case they are older cameras, the only way to integrate them into NxWitness is through one of their JPEG "streams", however I am not sure which one provides the best results:

  control/faststream.jpg?stream=full record/current.jpg other JPEG sources include the ones defined in the "admin menu -> Image Profiles" menu

  Hope this helps.

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