Motion - Config Option Videodevice

videodevice

  • Type: String
  • Range / Valid values: Max 4095 characters
  • Default: /dev/video0 (FreeBSD: /dev/bktr0)
  • Group: Video Devices

The video device to be used for capturing. Default for Linux is /dev/video0. for FreeBSD the default is /dev/bktr0., The video device to be used for capturing. Default for Linux is /dev/video0. for FreeBSD the default is /dev/bktr0.

This is the video4linux device name. Ignore this for net cameras.
Topic revision: r6 - 07 Aug 2016, KennethLavrsen
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