autolog wrote:I'll take a look at it but it might take a few days?
Not a lack of enthusiasm on my part but I don't use (my own) plugins any longer.
I have migrated to using Blue Iris running in a windows VM (VMWare Fusion) on my Indigo iMac.
No worries, no rush. I'm actually getting close to scrapping it all for something different. I need to purchase a Lorex DVR (Analog cameras) for an install I'm helping with.... while I have it, I plan on tinkering to see if I can incorporate the CGI snapshots from the DVR into indigo. Why?
Running 10 IP Cameras over 2 NVRs means there are 12 devices that need to be in sync to avoid issues (motion detection settings, time/date, schedules, etc.). A lot of which is dependent on the ability to directly access and maintain each of the 10 IP cameras (staying on top of firmware updates, compatibility with OS X releases, etc.)
So... If I can pull snapshots into indigo from a DVR, that will reduce time spent maintaining cameras. (hopefully)
The next trick will be to figure out the best way to get indigo to recognize a DVR motion event. From
https://blueirissoftware.com/technology/, it looks like Blue Iris will support a Lorex analog LHV series DVR if I can't see the DVR directly in indigo.
My favorite thing / use for your plugin was the non-analytic way it brought motion events into indigo.... minimal CPU usage. All the other solutions I'm exploring will probably have a much larger CPU impact.
Since about 98% of the DVRs and NVRs out there are running similar linux based software with digital alarm monitoring outputs... I'm surprised there isn't a generic plugin to act as an alarm center to receive those messages.