@Rick,

The camera control does not support Jpeg snapshots.

Unless you can get an url returning mjpeg video (without asking any other details e.g. user,password or other options) , there's no simple way to convert to a video feed.

The other option is to develop a plugin.

Hello ptp,

This is not what the other threads regarding displaying video from foscam cameras ( Ip) in ARC are saying. Search on foscam and look at the recent threads by pittom and others. Anyone else have an idea? Rick

@Rick,

this is the camera tutorial: https://synthiam.com/Tutorials/Help.aspx?id=80

this is relevant part:

Quote:

JPEG Snapshot HTTP Video Device - a third party camera or video source which provides JPEG images may be selected as a video source. Simply enter the complete HTTP URL of the video source. If the HTTP video source requires authentication, consult the documentation of your device for correct syntax. You may test the JPEG URL in a web browser to verify that it is valid and that only the JPEG is displayed, not any HTML. Example: http://192.168.100.2/cgi-bin/snapshot.cgi or http://192.168.100.2/image.jpg, etc..

if you can get an url http://ip_address_camera/script/bla_bla_parameters

returning a plain jpeg no html no other inputs, i believe it will work.

so the main question is if you have the url for your camera model.

@Rick,

I searched EZR forums:

Foscam cameras mentioned:

Foscam 8910 White https://synthiam.com/Community/Questions/6333

Foscam 890W, Foscam 8904W https://synthiam.com/Community/Questions/96

quick search on the internet:

http://helms-deep.us/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/foscam-cameras1.pdf

you will see 8910, 8905 they support image compression: mjpeg

model 9831p (yours) image compression: h264

h264 is associated to the protocol RTSP stream.

keep guessing, your camera must support a RTSP url with h264 encoder.

ASFAIK ARC does not support RTSP streams.

i'm only guessing, and i spent only a couple minutes searching.

you should try the foscam support forum and ask how to obtain:

1. jpeg url
2. mjpeg url (video stream)

using the http protocol.

Rick,

Can you try this url:

http://192.168.17.11/cgi-bin/CGIProxy.fcgi?cmd=snapPicture2&usr=USER&pwd=PASS

Replace:

1. 192.168.17.11 with your IP
2. replace USER with your username
3. replace PASS with your password

Please be careful URL's are case sensitive, keep the rest equal.

Try first in the browser, and then in the camera control.

Hello ptp,

I noticed that you show the actual entered username and password in all caps. My password and user name are both all lowercase. Would I be correct in assuming I don't have to change them to all caps as shown in the above script? I would assume not.

I don't have a username of admin and I assume that when I see this in documentation it is just a sample username. Would this be correct?

When I enter the ip address and port number only in the browser screen it brings up the foscam viewing and control app on the laptop screen. Once I enter the username and password, then it goes into the foscam viewing & control app. The video won't display unless I select substream. This seems a bit odd. Do I need to see if there is a cgi command to select substream? Even though I have the foscam app closed could the software from foscam be interfering with ez- builder camera control? I wouldn't expect so.

Thanks again for your continued help! Rick

Rick,

yes you are right, uppercase is only to highlight

if you put the full url using your ip, user and password, you still need to authenticate ?

Hello ptp,

Not sure what you mean by authenticate? I thought this was user name and password? Maybe this is what the issue is. Not sure how to authenticate? Thanks much ptp ! Rick