Motion Support

The Motion Wiki Support pages are here for you if you have a technical question or any question about the use of Motion. Motion is free software and does not include support, so please do not contact the developers directly if you have installation questions. This support web is for Motion users by Motion users.

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Questions Asked but Not Yet Answered:

Headline	Age	Last Change
Only save picture on area_detect	338	22 Jun 2017 - 20:45 RomanR
Wansview K2 (720p Wireless IP Camera) Support	370	21 May 2017 - 23:14 JohnLaboe
How to record video at the same time	422	30 Mar 2017 - 20:32 JoPitts
Motion and ComOnyx CO-L221 camera	429	23 Mar 2017 - 13:36 RamilMukhtarov
Access-Control-Allow-Origin	432	21 Mar 2017 - 08:17 SuburSubekti
Single JPEG image using HTTP	436	17 Mar 2017 - 07:24 JermyHollew32332
Led webcam Logitech does not turn on	460	20 Feb 2017 - 16:22 NicoMesa
Invalid netcam_url (rtsp://192.168.1.43:554/11) - why?	484	27 Jan 2017 - 21:08 HennerK
Can't get a correct video, only few frames	486	25 Jan 2017 - 19:07 FloD
no videostream on html page	487	24 Jan 2017 - 21:38 ThaninSchultheis
Hikvision IP POE Camera Support ????	502	10 Jan 2017 - 08:58 DazzConway
web server access logs?	509	02 Jan 2017 - 17:42 RobertPellegrini
multiple network camera	558	15 Nov 2016 - 08:34 RaffaeleDebbi
External program to pipe raw video to	558	14 Nov 2016 - 20:30 RicardoBirwe
How do I trim pictures just detect area	562	11 Nov 2016 - 05:13 YushinSuzuki
Motion + debian 8.5 + logitech c270	602	01 Oct 2016 - 18:22 GenaBaklofen
Web cam specifics info.	631	02 Sep 2016 - 16:54 DavidHorner
How to update to latest Version of MOTION & MOTIONEYE?	643	21 Aug 2016 - 15:14 WolframFischer
TP-Link NC-200 almost works	661	03 Aug 2016 - 14:50 SvenWallage
Motion captures corrupted image	666	29 Jul 2016 - 17:46 MishaBirman
Motion CORS	697	29 Jun 2016 - 07:52 KimMinSu
how to connect to motion via ipv6	714	12 Jun 2016 - 11:57 JanSundermeyer
Zmodo DVR (H.264)	719	06 Jun 2016 - 19:49 BillS
Motion doesn't resolve .local netcam_url	734	22 May 2016 - 14:54 DanielFarfan
ffmpeg version	736	21 May 2016 - 10:38 RiccardoB
Cannot add IP camera to motion eye	746	11 May 2016 - 01:59 BryceLunt
parameters from motion.conf not available	762	24 Apr 2016 - 12:29 VavinCavent
Foscam FI9803P V2 - Not able to get image	768	18 Apr 2016 - 13:01 ManuelBesoain
Can motion create animated GIFs?	778	09 Apr 2016 - 03:43 ZamarAcido
Exact Capture Time	780	06 Apr 2016 - 20:13 GatorY
Output debug pictures	781	06 Apr 2016 - 11:33 StuartBloom
Command Of motion	805	12 Mar 2016 - 17:05 JeanEude
Watchdog timeout using more than 4 cameras on 8 channel tw68 card	816	01 Mar 2016 - 20:23 TonySimpson
Motion video capture pauses exactly once every second	822	24 Feb 2016 - 18:09 JewbixCube
Motion unable to open video device	834	13 Feb 2016 - 08:30 AllanBogh
Frame Rate?	837	10 Feb 2016 - 09:28 SteffenEwald
Adjusting webcam settings before motion thread grabs camera	840	09 Feb 2016 - 17:14 IaMalcolm
Motion gives me distorted colores	864	08 Feb 2016 - 10:27 IaMalcolm
Can't make motion do a simple beep (bel)	848	29 Jan 2016 - 17:53 JonBaker
motion detects a "motion" every time it is started	851	26 Jan 2016 - 16:44 MarkMiller31
Installation Failing	855	22 Jan 2016 - 15:30 MattDunn
web srever connection question	866	11 Jan 2016 - 18:57 BilskerBoo
Configuring Motion	868	10 Jan 2016 - 00:07 CarlHart
Gate opening with Raspberry Pi, motion and OpenALPR	871	06 Jan 2016 - 19:51 RaymondWarichet
Detection on slow turning boat; maximal threshold	889	27 Dec 2015 - 06:35 MdFigley
The high speed of the video stream using a codec mov.	884	24 Dec 2015 - 13:43 AlexanderYakovlev
Fail to call bash file from motion.conf	900	17 Dec 2015 - 11:27 JuanPita
Mask file	908	11 Dec 2015 - 03:06 SethD
Everything works except webcam port and motion detection	901	07 Dec 2015 - 22:22 DavidPowell
HTTP API raw output?	902	06 Dec 2015 - 18:29 SethD
AutoStartDaemonProducesNoVideoOutput	904	04 Dec 2015 - 20:50 WayneGregori
Motion differences	920	30 Nov 2015 - 14:21 StuartBloom
Configuration tolerance for network loss	918	30 Nov 2015 - 04:21 MrDave
Alternate ffmpeg output	964	22 Nov 2015 - 18:54 MrDave
Server returned 401 Unauthorized (authorization failed)	960	22 Nov 2015 - 18:52 MrDave
Running external commands "in the background"?	957	22 Nov 2015 - 18:40 MrDave
LaView LV-CDP6014 network camera	956	22 Nov 2015 - 18:37 MrDave
Mac OS X support	934	22 Nov 2015 - 17:31 MrDave
IPC ipcam trouble to connect with motion	938	22 Nov 2015 - 17:15 MrDave
Problem with access right to target directory	953	16 Oct 2015 - 16:00 PuckeyP
Motion installation error on Intel Edison	957	12 Oct 2015 - 12:32 FalakDesai
Configure Network IP Cam with Raspberry Pi as DVR	967	04 Oct 2015 - 17:23 DouglasHurd
image is smaller than specified	975	24 Sep 2015 - 20:04 DieterB
CORS and motion	985	15 Sep 2015 - 11:53 FranceTittu
Captured flv files playback ways to fast	995	04 Sep 2015 - 21:02 MarkusK
Is it possible to track one stream for motion and record another on detection	1031	04 Sep 2015 - 20:59 MarkusK
Launching a script	1010	21 Aug 2015 - 03:29 DvrHax
Can't use other resolution other than 352x288 with yuvy pallete	1011	20 Aug 2015 - 10:00 JonathanRahardjo
Authentication error with RTSP	1034	27 Jul 2015 - 18:56 DanielLettau
motion_init: Error capturing first image	1042	19 Jul 2015 - 17:08 KlingC
connection problem	1046	15 Jul 2015 - 12:17 KarstenDarre
Daily time-lapse video only records 16-18 hours	1049	13 Jul 2015 - 03:40 PaulMcCarthy
.mov files is not created	1052	10 Jul 2015 - 13:05 CarloOrecchia
on_motion_end not working	1063	28 Jun 2015 - 23:48 FlyingPersian
unrecognized image header, choppy image	1071	21 Jun 2015 - 08:16 DonAitken
motion segfaults in ffmpeg	1117	15 Jun 2015 - 19:51 MarcinJurkowski
Record multiple cameras on any motion to one mpeg	1077	15 Jun 2015 - 10:25 FlashT
Foscam fi8910w connection issue	1080	11 Jun 2015 - 15:59 XybotSmith
Motion segfaults when image size width=640 keight=480	1083	08 Jun 2015 - 17:43 LinuxLearner
on_event_end script log error missing	1105	17 May 2015 - 17:08 GilbertWilliams
integration with C program	1107	15 May 2015 - 19:52 SetuGupta
ffmpeg Pipe vs. Library	1116	07 May 2015 - 01:51 ChrisConner
Debian 8 jessie,	1117	05 May 2015 - 18:05 IgorLimonov
Logitech QuickCam not working	1121	02 May 2015 - 07:45 BartChaltin
external data source for text display	1124	28 Apr 2015 - 14:48 KeithSchmitt
Green screen only from Wanscam.	1130	22 Apr 2015 - 18:51 JamesRoots
Timelapse video broken again by ffmpeg upgrade (to 2.2.14)	1130	22 Apr 2015 - 12:27 StefanBruda
Motion-trunk does not save all images	1663	22 Apr 2015 - 08:50 DavidRobb
--sysconfdir configure parameter specifies both config file install dir AND search dir.	1203	09 Feb 2015 - 05:57 AlanFord
How to get less sensitive to fluctuations of brightness	1317	17 Oct 2014 - 13:09 RoBra81
daemon removal	1318	16 Oct 2014 - 21:10 GerhardW
Targeting system for Raspberry Pi	1332	03 Oct 2014 - 01:01 ChrisHinshaw
Edit HTML Motion Configuration	1334	30 Sep 2014 - 18:28 NandaSamudera
milli/nano seconds	1408	18 Jul 2014 - 23:24 JoshuaPeluso
How to record all the time and save a image when a motion ocurs	1451	05 Jun 2014 - 23:39 GoekhanSevo
Bug for using Postgresql	1464	24 May 2014 - 05:57 AlanLai
Smart mask and static mask	1474	13 May 2014 - 13:09 KyuzoUzumaki
Exporting Coordinates	1480	07 May 2014 - 17:43 HenriqueAndrade
increase fps in timelaps	1499	18 Apr 2014 - 20:10 VitoAmmirata
Motion capture jpg contains interframe frame line offset	1501	16 Apr 2014 - 18:59 GlennTelleed
Motion with 2 cameras, only one works	1501	16 Apr 2014 - 17:08 PanosXatzi
Movie record quality bad	1619	15 Apr 2014 - 20:55 DirkHilges
on_movie_end doesen't work	1889	08 Apr 2014 - 13:26 DavidPowell
Detection from multiple cameras simulteanusly	1518	08 Apr 2014 - 10:31 DazzConway
Problems controling motion via cron - bug?	1519	30 Mar 2014 - 07:40 ReggieNoo
Is it possible to record or capture IP Camera using motion in realtime ?	1520	29 Mar 2014 - 02:52 IrvanKro
Snapshots get overwritten if interval < 10s	1521	27 Mar 2014 - 15:38 EnzoBrands
svn trunk motion + git trunk ffmpeg + Ubuntu 10.04	1531	26 Mar 2014 - 13:06 KarelH
Watchdog timeout httpd	1524	25 Mar 2014 - 07:52 CharlesMoyes
Increase motion detection speed	1527	22 Mar 2014 - 04:31 HunterHu
possible race with 2 stk1160 USB devices	1537	11 Mar 2014 - 18:58 PratFall
Slow MPEG Record	1563	14 Feb 2014 - 10:35 AlexKirchner
AXIS 207 Network Camera	1566	11 Feb 2014 - 10:16 B0ssK4ra
Trying to build on CentOS 6.4 - compiler throwing errors	1591	08 Feb 2014 - 15:20 MikePort
Using motion with stream from VLC	1572	04 Feb 2014 - 19:27 GustavoCampos
Screen variables	1574	02 Feb 2014 - 21:31 AugustoVelasco
Video pictures very dark and cannot increase brightness	1575	02 Feb 2014 - 09:16 ReggieNoo
couldn't get IP-Cam L-Series working with motion	1578	01 Feb 2014 - 06:22 MichaelPlagmann
Can motion read from standard input / pipe / file instead of the video device ?	1585	23 Jan 2014 - 06:55 AndySen
myfopen: Error opening file | put_picture: Can't write picture to file	1595	13 Jan 2014 - 03:25 RaulFenossi
Two Questions about Motion on Raspberry Pi (x.264 and FFMPEG)	1596	11 Jan 2014 - 15:02 MattMoore
Motion with Logitech cam works for the first time, the second always fails	2311	27 Dec 2013 - 09:43 TosiaraT
Please Adjust Webcam Server to Work with Chrome	1612	26 Dec 2013 - 17:05 DavidRadin
What are the default Saturation, Contrast and Hue values?	1624	15 Dec 2013 - 05:19 StevenD
Command line options for reconfiguring motion	1631	08 Dec 2013 - 10:19 AravindI
delete file.avi file.jpeg	1643	28 Nov 2013 - 01:50 AmriAm
Camera IP Wanscam JW0008 (Motion OK); JW0011 esterna (Motion KO!)	1645	24 Nov 2013 - 15:29 DanieleModica
H264 support in "v4l2_palette"-option?	1663	06 Nov 2013 - 09:45 AndreiAlexsson
What does emulate_motion do?	1663	05 Nov 2013 - 18:35 AndrewK
Threshold for movies in seconds	1663	05 Nov 2013 - 16:14 ThomasKuczek
No motion detected in netcam (Axis) though motion previously detected in webcam	1669	31 Oct 2013 - 02:48 WillStewart
motion works, but does not show stream	1729	29 Oct 2013 - 17:24 DavidRadin
Duplicate and blank webcams in multi camera setup.	1687	15 Oct 2013 - 14:25 JohnBadger
nph-mjprox won't refresh	1690	10 Oct 2013 - 10:14 DavidKjoeller
Help me with setting	1708	21 Sep 2013 - 19:47 KirsSysh
Cannot view motion streaming images in browser	1708	21 Sep 2013 - 18:08 JasonYang
record all images. attach to mail only the best one.	1711	19 Sep 2013 - 11:48 ChristopheC
Camera D-Link 932L	1716	14 Sep 2013 - 11:02 AlbertBufias
What determines when the %v (event) counter resets?	1731	29 Aug 2013 - 18:38 KeeganMorrison
Digitemp and Motion	1733	28 Aug 2013 - 05:54 AkulovMikhail
Add webcam_authentication feature - just like control_authentication	1736	25 Aug 2013 - 04:24 JoeMotionMan
How to reduce false motion alarms	1741	19 Aug 2013 - 15:04 LawrenceChiu
Motion shows the bottom of the image gray	1744	16 Aug 2013 - 17:46 LuisMunster
Is there any Support Here	1744	16 Aug 2013 - 15:03 LynnPaskett
on_event_end not executing script	1746	15 Aug 2013 - 03:50 LynnPaskett
Motion Crashes. No logs...	1748	12 Aug 2013 - 22:00 KesanoKX
Panasonic IP Cam Support	1760	31 Jul 2013 - 20:18 JustinPoiroux
text_left	1760	31 Jul 2013 - 16:32 StanBruyn
Overlay text on webcam-server stream	1760	31 Jul 2013 - 14:58 StanBruyn
Hosting webcam with nginx on RPi	1775	16 Jul 2013 - 20:05 BeeMan
Autobrightness does not work on two USB cameras	1780	12 Jul 2013 - 08:58 RobbertBen
No longer able to record timelapse video	1780	12 Jul 2013 - 07:03 StefanBruda
RTSP Support	1782	09 Jul 2013 - 22:58 GerardoCaudillo
ffmpeg_open: avcodec_open - could not open codec mpeg4	1784	07 Jul 2013 - 19:12 UweWeng
on_motion_detected not working	1787	04 Jul 2013 - 14:52 TyY
Differences in behaviour between daemon and non daemon modes	1814	07 Jun 2013 - 18:37 GlennT
How can I hide defined image area	1832	20 May 2013 - 16:28 UweHeidrich
X-Y coordinates	1844	09 May 2013 - 05:51 JasonRStockton
Get info where the motion was detected	1844	08 May 2013 - 13:41 MatthiasHeise
Video recording start 1 min after motion has detected	1854	28 Apr 2013 - 14:04 YimengNiu
movie_filename with directories generating weird characters in directory names	1862	20 Apr 2013 - 22:22 RichardBlundell
Timelapse movies from 1280 * 720 IP cam mostly can not be viewed	1893	20 Mar 2013 - 20:05 BenZandstra
Starting motion only during the day	1899	15 Mar 2013 - 05:33 RodoDendron
webcam restarting and patrol movement should not be detected	1903	11 Mar 2013 - 02:17 LuisOrtega
Mition terminating from permission issue but have full (777) writes to target_dir	1927	14 Feb 2013 - 14:36 JasonKumpf
Code insertion	1935	06 Feb 2013 - 20:32 YannTripet
Picture corruption, 'setup_mode on', 2 Logitech QuickCams	2643	24 Jan 2013 - 20:29 DazzConway
Adjusting resolution from 640x480 to 176x144 - Wouldn't seem to be USB related	2893	21 Jan 2013 - 21:13 DazzConway
Partial green image	1953	21 Jan 2013 - 19:22 AadSlingerland
When streaming live webcam feed, only moving objects is shown	1959	13 Jan 2013 - 22:07 MichaelAndersen
height and width remove modulo 16 restriction	1966	07 Jan 2013 - 08:31 PeepoCom
Motion 3.2.12 gmake failed with ffmpeg error	1967	05 Jan 2013 - 13:02 ChengGan
Solved: 2 video encoders, same brand, same settings, one works, one gives libjpeg decompression failure	1974	30 Dec 2012 - 06:29 BenZandstra
Motion suddenly run in 176x144	1986	17 Dec 2012 - 21:07 TaryaKnyazya
illegal instruction error	1991	12 Dec 2012 - 22:52 NeuroneTv
libjpeg problem	2006	27 Nov 2012 - 15:09 RaivoKask
on_motion_start, on_motion_end - only starting/ending at start/end of motion	2015	18 Nov 2012 - 19:02 AndrewA
streaming from windows box to use as netcam in motion	2020	14 Nov 2012 - 11:40 JosephCurwen
http://:8081 display a grey captured image/streaming	2023	10 Nov 2012 - 19:42 MiguiPda
No video after trying chmod/palettes/etc.	2035	29 Oct 2012 - 18:36 VladHid
motion prevents the use of second camera by other apps	2036	28 Oct 2012 - 19:30 RisRos
Occasional watchdog timeouts on netcams	2053	11 Oct 2012 - 14:20 JeffSiddall
Motin works, but FFMpeg gives errors	2056	08 Oct 2012 - 20:34 BenZandstra
Sending live stream to a cloud server apache	2077	17 Sep 2012 - 18:26 JonVrabel
can't see live image; only see mask image	2079	15 Sep 2012 - 17:07 GaryNg
Which of usb cammera cooperates the best with motion	2080	15 Sep 2012 - 11:38 RomoSnie
Can I send a RAW video stream (YUV or YUYV)?	2104	22 Aug 2012 - 08:13 EthanMiller
Minimum Size of motion capture	2109	16 Aug 2012 - 21:30 FrTed
motion spawning	2110	15 Aug 2012 - 14:22 DaleWilcox
jpeg there but configure and make so no	2119	07 Aug 2012 - 03:45 DavidHorner
HTTP server only serves at about 1 frame per second	2123	02 Aug 2012 - 22:58 JoelLieberman
Incorrect palete problem. Logitech C200 working on raspberrypi	2130	27 Jul 2012 - 01:55 RemigiuszWawrzyniak
Problem if resolution is greater then 352x288	2136	21 Jul 2012 - 07:37 VaclavKeberdle
AVI Filename Mismatch When Viewed in Windows	2211	06 May 2012 - 20:30 RockyCJC
Saving individual frames of mjpeg stream	2216	01 May 2012 - 18:30 PeterSchmidt
Create folders by date	2245	03 Apr 2012 - 08:23 AppoloAppolosov
create folders by date	2245	03 Apr 2012 - 08:16 AppoloAppolosov
Bandwith issue in USB 3.0	2257	21 Mar 2012 - 13:42 JeanFrancoisHEINTZ
Image corruption when capturing 2 cameras	2280	21 Mar 2012 - 10:21 TosiaraTT
Webcam doesn't work with Motion active	2267	11 Mar 2012 - 21:00 FaceAnoms
Relative links in HTTP Based Control	2284	23 Feb 2012 - 18:52 DanielFarfan
How to set txt file as output	2289	19 Feb 2012 - 01:29 AqilG
Error capturing first image	2291	16 Feb 2012 - 22:37 CimOrlandu
How to configure to capture only at specified times of day	2313	13 Feb 2012 - 06:55 DavidHorner
Loss of remote control.	2295	13 Feb 2012 - 06:49 DavidHorner
Trouble backgrounding daemon process - Debian PowerPC Linux	2295	12 Feb 2012 - 15:58 KevinZedrick
2 usbcams on 1 usb bus with 15 fps is possible - how to set frames per second?	2310	29 Jan 2012 - 00:05 GeJansen
Motion on OpenSuse 12.1 x64	2332	07 Jan 2012 - 01:35 RaoEl
Motion Paused while ptz moving	2340	30 Dec 2011 - 09:46 AlfredoMarchini2
OSMF Player (Instead Combozola) Live Stream	2372	28 Nov 2011 - 11:49 EduardoCosta
mysql connections in sleep state	2432	29 Sep 2011 - 08:39 PeterTar
error on my cam GRANDTECH MEGAPIXEL IP CAM	2432	28 Sep 2011 - 22:34 FedericoDalZotto
low fps in detected motion	2436	24 Sep 2011 - 15:37 EvgenyPolupanov
Using motion as a tool to log amount of motion	2447	14 Sep 2011 - 07:05 LukasRuge
on_movie_start	2464	06 Sep 2011 - 20:28 FlorinAnton
Motion not recognizing the webcams	2460	31 Aug 2011 - 18:14 ChesterLou
Motion + pwcbsd + FreeBSD 8.1p2 amd64 + USB Quickcam 4000 Express	2461	31 Aug 2011 - 08:20 B3r3N
on_event_start not working in daemon mode on Fedora 14	2475	16 Aug 2011 - 23:40 MichaelMullins
should on_event_start run more than once per event?	2483	09 Aug 2011 - 03:18 FrankMildan
It looks like motion is running with interrupts off, ignoring the scheduler, or something even more wonky on OMAP3 (gumstix) system	2490	02 Aug 2011 - 02:25 ThorFarrish
Motion detection Algorithm	2498	25 Jul 2011 - 11:31 AyhiIlhi
Palette fail on composite input	2513	09 Jul 2011 - 22:01 TravisSimonds
Logitech C200 auto exposure control	2523	30 Jun 2011 - 11:44 UrosS
Order of time of motion detection ?	2535	17 Jun 2011 - 22:53 AsmaaElassal
Light level changes causing false events	2715	09 Jun 2011 - 18:13 AndrewBurgess
Camera refocusing causes false positive motion detection	2687	09 Jun 2011 - 18:00 AndrewBurgess
Live Streaming in format other than MJPEG	2547	06 Jun 2011 - 06:46 PranavTipnis
Quantization table 0x00 was not defined	2562	21 May 2011 - 13:41 AlexeyRod
How to secure access to your cam ports?	2630	15 Mar 2011 - 11:09 DannyKeuleneire
on_picture_save - calling rsync	2637	08 Mar 2011 - 13:30 MichaelS
how it knows page sis a jpg and multiple jpgs/movies per page example	2670	03 Feb 2011 - 01:49 DavidH
IP Camera Aviosys-9060AK: Unable to open video device.	2951	18 Jan 2011 - 20:39 PavelM345
webcam server: need to NOT write jpeg files, and bind to a different interface	2692	11 Jan 2011 - 23:01 LeeAllen
solid white image	2693	10 Jan 2011 - 22:14 StoneObscurity
Random picture using motion on synology with uvc-drivers (mjpg-streamers works)	2699	04 Jan 2011 - 22:42 RolandEgli
Fedora 14 motion daemon stops after a few seconds	2708	26 Dec 2010 - 13:19 BRUNETJeanPhilippe
How does DLink DCS 5230 use PTZ with Motion?	2721	13 Dec 2010 - 12:18 UweHeidrich
how to restrict access to camera streaming	2736	29 Nov 2010 - 10:51 IgorBunjevac
Airlink101 SkyIPCam500 Wired Night Vision Network Camera	2736	28 Nov 2010 - 18:07 DanEger
very slow frame from only one camera on arm9 s3c2410 paltform.why!can you help me!!	2742	23 Nov 2010 - 03:06 LikelinuxLikelinux
Captured image has wrong colors (displacement of chrome data)	2767	29 Oct 2010 - 11:07 JorgeNerin
USB Video device permissions need changing before motion can connect	2773	23 Oct 2010 - 08:22 DazzConway
LINKSYS WVC200 camera connection	2773	23 Oct 2010 - 07:20 JorgeOvallos
put password on streaming page	2799	27 Sep 2010 - 07:57 JeromeBzh
mp4 h264 streaming	2822	05 Sep 2010 - 11:14 FlorinAnton
No auto exposure with Logitech Quickcam express	2822	05 Sep 2010 - 08:14 DazzConway
Streaming server	2823	02 Sep 2010 - 19:48 AntonioTellechea
adding camera in runtime	2838	18 Aug 2010 - 21:04 FlorinAnton
BT878 video (IVC-200), VIDIOC_ENUMINPUT: Invalid, VIDIOCGCHAN): Invalid	2845	17 Aug 2010 - 05:16 DougDuBoulay
USB webcam bad immage at 640x480, all good at 352x288	2875	30 Jul 2010 - 10:51 PavelM345
Moving objects in video are transparent	2874	27 Jul 2010 - 19:57 JokubasJokubas
Trigger / Post Cap etc. in upper left of video	2861	26 Jul 2010 - 13:02 DavidPickard
USB disconnects	2867	21 Jul 2010 - 05:19 CeeJay
How to add audio to my .avi captured file?	2891	26 Jun 2010 - 12:27 LouisCroisez
OpenSuse 11.2 JPEG Library Issue	2895	25 Jun 2010 - 07:39 DanieWeideman
netcam and bktr0 not working in one config..	3100	17 May 2010 - 11:19 JeffMcCorney
Motion can't open device after capture	2934	15 May 2010 - 10:41 PabloGNU
Many green lines on a image!	3050	27 Jan 2010 - 16:02 JeffMcCorney
Advanced suppression/timeout of motion detection	3042	27 Jan 2010 - 08:08 MichlSchmid
Increase motion detecting sensitivity/ have motion recording everything between hours?	3110	19 Nov 2009 - 16:22 NateLeDuc
Functionality of old Minimum_Gap in 3.2.11?	3144	17 Oct 2009 - 18:02 AdemRudin
Static mask file and smart mask at the same time?	3308	06 May 2009 - 11:14 DominicH

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Up to 10 Most Recent Support Questions that have been Assigned:

Headline	Age	Last Change	Assigned To
motion: Thread 3 - Watchdog timeout, did NOT restart graceful,killing it!	2424	12 Apr 2015 - 09:23 TosiaraT	TosiaraT
Installation on Slackware	1322	12 Apr 2015 - 09:21 TosiaraT	TosiaraT
motion crashing after motion capture	1271	12 Apr 2015 - 09:14 TosiaraT	TosiaraT
stable release wanted!	1233	12 Apr 2015 - 09:07 TosiaraT	TosiaraT
Install Motion on Centos6	1219	12 Apr 2015 - 09:00 TosiaraT	TosiaraT
motion 3.2.12 - ffmpeg 0.8.16-6 - ipwebcam android	1213	12 Apr 2015 - 08:54 TosiaraT	AlanFord
Blocky image artifacts corrupting snapshots	1222	12 Apr 2015 - 08:51 TosiaraT	AlanFord
Deasturated image with color shifted	1185	12 Apr 2015 - 08:47 TosiaraT	AlanFord
Event on motion picture saved	1181	12 Apr 2015 - 08:43 TosiaraT	AlanFord
Motion detection, PIR-like function	1161	12 Apr 2015 - 08:31 TosiaraT

See all AssignedQuestions.

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The 100 Most Recent Support Questions that have been Answered:

Headline	Age	Last Change
errors while parsing motion.conf (Motion 3.2.12 in Raspbian Jessie)	837	11 Feb 2016 - 06:29 JoelK
Raspbrerry Pi 2	983	04 Dec 2015 - 11:09 BoudelJenks
motion detection method	929	22 Nov 2015 - 17:26 MrDave
raspberry pi motion	1067	04 Sep 2015 - 20:51 MarkusK
SOLVED: rtsp netcam not working	1132	22 Apr 2015 - 09:56 EmilioDefranco
/etc/init.d/motion: 2: /etc/default/motion: logfile: not found	1139	21 Apr 2015 - 21:02 ArnaudCognard
Motion start errors	1481	12 Apr 2015 - 09:42 TosiaraT
Fedora 20->21 motion stopped working.	1261	12 Apr 2015 - 09:09 TosiaraT
How to make multiple views af streaming webcams (Raspberry Pi cam)	1173	12 Apr 2015 - 08:37 TosiaraT
mjpeg with uvcvideo cam logitech HDPro C910	2694	12 Apr 2015 - 08:20 TosiaraT
Extra frames detected after real motion	1209	17 Feb 2015 - 00:49 AlanFord
(segfault) Failed to create avi file, segmentation fault	1415	28 Sep 2014 - 14:07 TosiaraT
(package) Is motion really in rpmfusion repo for redhat/centos 6?	1398	28 Sep 2014 - 13:56 TosiaraT
remote control/config motion via web browser	1337	28 Sep 2014 - 13:54 TosiaraT
Problem with image quality or stream authentification	2947	26 Sep 2014 - 19:06 TosiaraT
Divide Screen/Multiple cameras	3229	26 Sep 2014 - 19:05 TosiaraT
how to save a image as bmp file type	1414	26 Sep 2014 - 18:25 TosiaraT
RSTP Protocol Support	1403	26 Sep 2014 - 18:16 TosiaraT
Multiple raspberry pi's with camera module, running motion	1400	26 Sep 2014 - 18:15 TosiaraT
Compilation with kernel 3.11.6 ?	1347	26 Sep 2014 - 17:50 TosiaraT
Motion "unknown config options" with the standard given motion.conf	2304	23 Apr 2014 - 10:23 DavidWales
How can I use auto-brightness with a netcam?	1858	24 Feb 2014 - 06:02 AngelCarpintero
Access to Live Webcan Server through login and password	1555	24 Feb 2014 - 05:59 AngelCarpintero
Motion compile fails on Beaglebone (arm7) with "Error: bad instruction `emms'"	2305	27 Dec 2013 - 09:13 TosiaraT
FOSCAM FI8918W and Motion	1913	28 Jul 2013 - 05:58 PhilipTait
Unable to find a compatible palette format with pac207 webcam	3413	03 Mar 2013 - 23:56 ChrisBlack
Calling an external program when the capture device fails?	1915	01 Mar 2013 - 07:14 KennethLavrsen
lastsnap.jpg not being created	1914	01 Mar 2013 - 07:04 KennethLavrsen
Green Output from USB Capture on Raspberry Pi	2158	08 Jul 2012 - 00:41 AngelCarpintero
Motion and MySQL on raspberrypi	2161	08 Jul 2012 - 00:36 AngelCarpintero
Cannot upload to FTP. (Solved)	2157	07 Jul 2012 - 17:33 AngelCarpintero
No my sql support?	2178	09 Jun 2012 - 21:35 AngelCarpintero
Unable to open Logitech C270	2184	07 Jun 2012 - 11:07 AngelCarpintero
external commands	2194	02 Jun 2012 - 02:55 AngelCarpintero
how do i view live stream from remote computer	2205	02 Jun 2012 - 02:50 AngelCarpintero
Background daemon seems to not function whatsoever.	2187	02 Jun 2012 - 02:47 AngelCarpintero
Normal motion stream on mini http server	2335	04 Feb 2012 - 23:54 AngelCarpintero
No action happening for on_event_start, on_movie_end, etc,, running in daemon mode	2325	24 Jan 2012 - 11:49 AngelCarpintero
linux/videodev.h not found	2352	05 Jan 2012 - 03:17 AngelCarpintero
Translate movement into direction	2378	30 Nov 2011 - 21:02 AngelCarpintero
Unknown webcam is not working :(	2378	22 Nov 2011 - 09:18 AngelCarpintero
Can't get on_movie_end to do anything	3351	11 Nov 2011 - 18:08 JohnR
Panasonic bl-c121	2397	11 Nov 2011 - 09:20 AngelCarpintero
cannot compile motion 3.2.12 with latest ffmpeg	2562	31 Oct 2011 - 03:53 AngelCarpintero
Motion detecting changes long after objects have stopped moving	2432	30 Sep 2011 - 10:41 JasonWestervelt
Logitech Quickcam cool using spca5xx-le driver	3727	08 Jun 2011 - 08:58 HenryFord
Motion does not identify /dev/video0 on Ubuntu Lucid, but VLC can see it.	2688	26 Apr 2011 - 10:19 DavidLeeming
How is it possible to restart only one thread?	2660	17 Feb 2011 - 02:56 AngelCarpintero
Problems in resolution using a Trust Webcam	2936	07 Feb 2011 - 20:15 ChuckHeron
ffmpeg enconding to flv to fast (msmpeg4 is ok)	3504	28 Jan 2011 - 21:15 FlorinAnton
How can I check why I cannot reach the motion webserver at localhost on the given port in the motion.conf ?	2737	01 Dec 2010 - 20:12 BenZandstra
Maximum number of cameras	2801	07 Nov 2010 - 11:43 AngelCarpintero
Multiple usb cams - unable to open device	2767	29 Oct 2010 - 02:04 OctavianStolnicu
Disable Auto exposure?	3168	29 Jul 2010 - 16:00 YannickDrolet
How to take pictures less frequently during motion?	2912	06 Jun 2010 - 18:58 AngelCarpintero
black screen on web preview	2949	30 May 2010 - 11:28 AngelCarpintero
unable to compile vloopback 1.3 in gentoo	2936	16 May 2010 - 00:55 AngelCarpintero
Simple logitech webcam, /dev/video0 fatal error	2940	15 May 2010 - 17:54 AngelCarpintero
Have motion run only at certain times.	3200	02 May 2010 - 13:59 AngelCarpintero
set a color for the motion outline box	2953	28 Apr 2010 - 22:00 AngelCarpintero
Conceptronic C54netcam2 problem	3140	28 Mar 2010 - 22:22 AngelCarpintero
HTTP authentication for STREAM URl	3212	28 Mar 2010 - 15:19 AngelCarpintero
Running motion on a Nokia N810	3453	21 Mar 2010 - 18:53 AngelCarpintero
More than 2 usb webcams in motion?	3081	21 Mar 2010 - 18:53 AngelCarpintero
How to allow only certain IP's connect to my webcam??	2994	16 Mar 2010 - 13:28 AngelCarpintero
Ubuntu 9.10 and Motion as Daemon	3105	23 Feb 2010 - 08:18 FranzFoedermayr
configure pthread support	3033	05 Feb 2010 - 22:51 AngelCarpintero
Port Password Protect	3056	15 Jan 2010 - 00:20 AngelCarpintero
How configure to handle *30 simultaneous clients* for 2 hours? (online class!)	3061	09 Jan 2010 - 23:11 AngelCarpintero
Video4Linux Loopback Device "resize"	3086	21 Dec 2009 - 08:33 AngelCarpintero
046d:08cc logitech Orbit	3090	10 Dec 2009 - 09:10 AngelCarpintero
ZONEMINDER FAULT!	3091	09 Dec 2009 - 21:37 DarkPhoinix
i can make in linux-2.6.32 errors 409: error 469: error ...	3092	09 Dec 2009 - 15:32 AngelCarpintero
Saved files are root.root how do you change?	3096	04 Dec 2009 - 10:15 AngelCarpintero
Could not fetch initial image from camera -- no driver info is given.	3169	15 Nov 2009 - 18:16 AngelCarpintero
smart_mask_speed silently kills motion	3138	15 Nov 2009 - 18:11 AngelCarpintero
two webcams and motion.conf	3143	15 Nov 2009 - 17:59 AngelCarpintero
motion video record and video from live http server jump up and down	3173	15 Nov 2009 - 17:16 AngelCarpintero
mjprox, deny access to cgi-bin?	3148	15 Nov 2009 - 16:12 AngelCarpintero
How to config motion to use ipCams	3119	15 Nov 2009 - 13:38 AngelCarpintero
myIp:8081 ! the pictures are black, blue, grey	3173	21 Sep 2009 - 09:49 AngelCarpintero
Logitech Quickcam Sphere MP - Pan & Tilt do not work	3770	11 Aug 2009 - 04:19 AngelCarpintero
How to disable warnings about corrupt image?	3355	10 Aug 2009 - 00:21 AngelCarpintero
Canon raw mjpeg stream failure? Failed to read first camera header - giving up for now	3374	10 Aug 2009 - 00:00 AngelCarpintero
MSI Starcam Clip II problem	3544	09 Aug 2009 - 23:59 AngelCarpintero
White pictures when using multiple inputs on one card	3549	09 Aug 2009 - 23:58 AngelCarpintero
Error capturing first image	3617	09 Aug 2009 - 23:57 AngelCarpintero
Motion and dv4l, problem similar to Support Question 2008x 08x 14x 014531?	3422	09 Aug 2009 - 20:28 AngelCarpintero
Logitech 46d:092f QuickCam Express Plus didn't work.	3476	09 Aug 2009 - 20:25 AngelCarpintero
Kernel oop when accessing vloopback device	3219	08 Aug 2009 - 23:01 AngelCarpintero
Images are Grey with "Unable to open Video Device" printed top left - Genius Eye 312	3216	06 Aug 2009 - 01:36 AngelCarpintero
PJPG Unable to find a compatible palette format.	3505	06 Aug 2009 - 00:51 AngelCarpintero
opensuse 11	3479	06 Aug 2009 - 00:38 AngelCarpintero
Motion on Freebsd	3253	05 Aug 2009 - 19:51 AngelCarpintero
Motion stalling in Ubuntu 9.04	3312	05 Aug 2009 - 19:47 AngelCarpintero
Does Linux Preemption Matter?	3418	05 Aug 2009 - 19:41 AngelCarpintero
Two cameras don't work together	3217	05 Aug 2009 - 18:35 AngelCarpintero
Memory map error when adding a new Logitech Quickcam Pro 9000	3603	05 Aug 2009 - 16:36 AngelCarpintero
Motion.conf is not making sense	3223	03 Aug 2009 - 20:49 AngelCarpintero
Many destroyed frames ==> permanent motion detect	3242	12 Jul 2009 - 22:29 AngelCarpintero

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