v3.4.t3

-added aud_codec to the conf file so audio codec is now a
 configurable option.

-renamed stream_codec to vid_codec on the conf file to contrast
 aud_codec.

-rtsp streams now use udp instead of tcp.

-updated README with conf file changes.

README.md

@@ -78,14 +78,20 @@ img_comp_out = stderr
 # use to output the comparison score. this can only be stderr or stdout,
 # any other stream name is considered invalid.
 #
-stream_codec = copy
+vid_codec = copy
 # this is the encoding codec to use when recording footage from the camera. 
 # the list of supported codecs entirely depend on the hosts' ffmpeg 
 # installation. run 'ffmpeg -codecs' to determine this list. if not 
 # defined, 'copy' will be used as in it will just copy the codec format 
-# from camera itself.
+# from the camera itself.
 #
-stream_ext = .avi
+aud_codec = copy
+# this is the audio encoding codec to use when recording from the camera.
+# the list of supported audio codes can be determined by running 'ffmpeg
+# -codecs' on the host machine. if not defined, 'copy' will be used as in
+# it will directly copy the audio stream from the camera if present.
+#
+stream_ext = .mkv
 # this is the file extension that will be used to when recording footage
 # from the camera in buffer_path. ffmpeg will also use this to determine 
 # what format container to use for the video clips.
@@ -94,7 +100,7 @@ thumbnail_ext = .jpg
 # this the image format that will be used when creating the thumbnails
 # for the videos clips recorded to rec_path.
 #
-rec_ext = .avi
+rec_ext = .mkv
 # this the the file extension that will be used when storing motion footage 
 # to rec_path. ffmpeg will also use this to determine what format container 
 # to use for the video clips. 
@@ -121,13 +127,12 @@ post_cmd = move_the_ptz_camera.py
 #
 rec_fps = 30
 # this sets the recording frames per second for the footage recorded 
-# from the camera. this has no affect if using 'copy' as the 
+# from the camera. this has no affect if using 'copy' as the vid_codec.
-# stream_codec.
 #
 rec_scale = 1280:720
 # this sets the pixel scale of the recorded footage from the camera. it
 # uses width, height numeric strings seperated by a colon, eg W:H. this
-# has no affect of using 'copy' as the stream_codec.
+# has no affect of using 'copy' as the vid_codec.
 #
 img_scale = 320:240
 # this sets the pixel size of the thumbnails for recorded stored in 

src/common.cpp

@@ -225,9 +225,10 @@ bool rdConf(const QString &filePath, shared_t *share)
         share->conf       = filePath;
         share->outputType = "stderr";
         share->compCmd    = "magick compare -metric FUZZ " + QString(PREV_IMG) + " " + QString(NEXT_IMG) + " /dev/null";
-        share->streamCodec  = "copy";
+        share->vidCodec   = "copy";
-        share->streamExt    = ".avi";
+        share->audCodec   = "copy";
-        share->recExt       = ".avi";
+        share->streamExt  = ".mkv";
+        share->recExt     = ".mkv";
         share->thumbExt   = ".jpg";
         share->recFps     = 30;
         share->liveSecs   = 80;
@@ -254,7 +255,8 @@ bool rdConf(const QString &filePath, shared_t *share)
                 rdLine("max_events = ",     line, &share->maxEvents);
                 rdLine("img_comp_out = ",   line, &share->outputType);
                 rdLine("img_comp_cmd = ",   line, &share->compCmd);
-                rdLine("stream_codec = ",   line, &share->streamCodec);
+                rdLine("vid_codec = ",      line, &share->vidCodec);
+                rdLine("aud_codec = ",      line, &share->audCodec);
                 rdLine("stream_ext = ",     line, &share->streamExt);
                 rdLine("rec_ext = ",        line, &share->recExt);
                 rdLine("thumbnail_ext = ",  line, &share->thumbExt);

src/common.h

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 
 using namespace std;
 
-#define APP_VER      "3.4.t2"
+#define APP_VER      "3.4.t3"
 #define APP_NAME     "Motion Watch"
 #define APP_BIN      "mow"
 #define DATETIME_FMT "yyyyMMddhhmmss"
@@ -65,7 +65,8 @@ struct shared_t
     QString      recPath;
     QString      outputType;
     QString      compCmd;
-    QString      streamCodec;
+    QString      vidCodec;
+    QString      audCodec;
     QString      streamExt;
     QString      recExt;
     QString      thumbExt;

src/services.cpp

@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ int loadService(const QString &desc, const QString &user, const QString &servNam
 
             if (servName.contains("vid_loop"))
             {
-                file.write("RuntimeMaxSec=62\n");
+                file.write("RuntimeMaxSec=61\n");
             }
 
             file.write("ExecStart=/usr/bin/env " + servName.toUtf8() + "\n\n");
@@ -116,15 +116,16 @@ QString camCmdFromConf(shared_t *conf, CmdExeType type)
         
         if (conf->recordUri.contains("rtsp"))
         {
-            ret += "-rtsp_transport tcp ";
+            ret += "-rtsp_transport udp ";
         }
 
-        if (conf->streamCodec != "copy")
+        if (conf->vidCodec != "copy")
         {
             ret += "-vf fps=" + QString::number(conf->recFps) + ",scale=" + conf->recScale + " ";
         }
 
-        ret += "-vcodec " + conf->streamCodec + " ";
+        ret += "-vcodec " + conf->vidCodec + " ";
+        ret += "-acodec " + conf->audCodec + " ";
         ret += "-reset_timestamps 1 -sc_threshold 0 -g 2 -force_key_frames \"expr:gte(t, n_forced * 2)\" -t 60 -segment_time 2 -f segment ";
         ret += conf->buffPath + "/live/" + QString(STRFTIME_FMT) + conf->streamExt;
     }