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seydx / camera.ui

NVR like user Interface for RTSP capable cameras
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🎉 Next Version of camera.ui: Development Update & Community Input 🎉 #448

Open seydx opened 1 month ago

seydx commented 1 month ago

Hello camera.ui community!

I'm excited to share that the next version of camera.ui has been in active development for some time now, although not publicly visible. I want to keep you all in the loop and involve you in the process moving forward.

📋 What's happening:

🗓️ What to expect:

🙋‍♀️ I want to hear from you! Your input is invaluable. Please use this issue to:

I'll be monitoring this thread closely and look forward to your contributions. Let's make the next version of camera.ui amazing together!

Stay tuned for more updates, and thank you for your continued support!

seydx

Update - 30.07.2024

Update - 12.08.2024

I quickly put together a Discord server to improve communication about the next version. It's not super busy right now, but feel free to use the server to post ideas or suggestions. I'll also be sharing new updates there from time to time. The Alpha version is currently being tested by a few people.

Discord: https://discord.gg/8F22ZgmQs9

mkz212 commented 1 month ago

🎉🎉🎉 long waited for this!

grzegorz914 commented 1 month ago

Nice to see that You continue development of this incredible plugin, I’m awaiting on first public beta test.

DennisRitchieUA commented 1 month ago

I have some ideas, my camera notify CameraUI by ftp, and I want get some possible to make something when CameraUI get notification from camera, for example HTTP request or something else

seydx commented 1 month ago

I have some ideas, my camera notify CameraUI by ftp, and I want get some possible to make something when CameraUI get notification from camera, for example HTTP request or something else

The new version has the ability to load plugins, like homebridge. There will be a webhook and a mqtt plugin which allows to make a webhook call or subscribe on camera events

DennisRitchieUA commented 1 month ago

I have some ideas, my camera notify CameraUI by ftp, and I want get some possible to make something when CameraUI get notification from camera, for example HTTP request or something else

The new version has the ability to load plugins, like homebridge. There will be a webhook and a mqtt plugin which allows to make a webhook call or subscribe on camera events

Super!!! I am iOS developer on native language (Objective-c, swift), if you need some help, maybe I can help)

mkz212 commented 1 month ago

My suggestions (in relation to the current version of homebridge camera ui 5.0.27):

seydx commented 1 month ago

I have some ideas, my camera notify CameraUI by ftp, and I want get some possible to make something when CameraUI get notification from camera, for example HTTP request or something else

The new version has the ability to load plugins, like homebridge. There will be a webhook and a mqtt plugin which allows to make a webhook call or subscribe on camera events

Super!!! I am iOS developer on native language (Objective-c, swift), if you need some help, maybe I can help)

Awesome. A iOS/Android client app is also on my list

seydx commented 1 month ago

My suggestions (in relation to the current version of homebridge camera ui 5.0.27):

  • Fix HKSV - no recordings or cut records (this is probably already fixed).
  • The possibility of independent enabling HKSV recordings and independent enabling local recordings.
  • The ability to choose not only how long the recordings should be stored, but also at what amount of available disk space the recordings should start overwritten (from the oldest).
  • Greater ability to customize what is to be displayed in the logs. It should always show errors and very important information, but the user should have the option to choose which events he wants to have a log about. Currently, for example, there is too much information about motion detection, and that the disk is full.

1) The new version doesnt add extra logic for HKSV. Just like a normal camera. HKSV will have access to the motion events and the stream and can do HKSV stuff

2) This is a homebridge plugin thing and can be added as a parameter in config.json

3) Will be implemented through the NVR functionality

4) Added to my todo list 👍

mkz212 commented 1 month ago

My suggestions (in relation to the current version of homebridge camera ui 5.0.27):

  • Fix HKSV - no recordings or cut records (this is probably already fixed).
  • The possibility of independent enabling HKSV recordings and independent enabling local recordings.
  • The ability to choose not only how long the recordings should be stored, but also at what amount of available disk space the recordings should start overwritten (from the oldest).
  • Greater ability to customize what is to be displayed in the logs. It should always show errors and very important information, but the user should have the option to choose which events he wants to have a log about. Currently, for example, there is too much information about motion detection, and that the disk is full.
  1. The new version doesnt add extra logic for HKSV. Just like a normal camera. HKSV will have access to the motion events and the stream and can do HKSV stuff
  2. This is a homebridge plugin thing and can be added as a parameter in config.json
  3. Will be implemented through the NVR functionality
  4. Added to my todo list 👍

I mean, there is currently one videoanalisys. And if you choose, for example, 30-second recordings, then videoanalysis is blocked for these 30 seconds (no motion signal) and HKSV does not receive information about motion during this time.

Videoanalisys -> signal about motion (e.g. every 5 seconds) -> HKSV (if enabled) Videoanalisys -> signal about motion (e.g. every 5 seconds) -> Local recordings (if enabled)

Local recordings:

seydx commented 1 month ago
ShaAlexander commented 1 month ago

🥲 Like a wish coming true, not to see a great project being abandoned!

thicla01 commented 1 month ago

Thanks for the good news. I'm available to do some testing.

captainerd commented 1 month ago

I thought you was dead, now i think your account is hacked

seydx commented 1 month ago

I thought you was dead, now i think your account is hacked

I am neither dead nor has my account been hacked. I have become the father of 2 beautiful twins and simply didn't have the time anymore 😅

mkz212 commented 1 month ago

I thought you was dead, now i think your account is hacked

I am neither dead nor has my account been hacked. I have become the father of 2 beautiful twins and simply didn't have the time anymore 😅

Congratulations on becoming a father and even father of twins! 🎈🎉

I know how it is with this time, I only have a wife and I feel like I have 3-4 children. As soon as I start doing something on the computer, it appears out of nowhere and makes a mess. 🙄😅

I think you should give some proof of life, no big deal, let's say a photo with Robert Downey Junior in a Van Doom outfit, where you are standing together in zone 51, holding tomorrow's newspaper? Or a video / screenshot from the new version of camera ui? 😉

seydx commented 1 month ago

I thought you was dead, now i think your account is hacked

I am neither dead nor has my account been hacked. I have become the father of 2 beautiful twins and simply didn't have the time anymore 😅

Congratulations on becoming a father and even father of twins! 🎈🎉

I know how it is with this time, I only have a wife and I feel like I have 3-4 children. As soon as I start doing something on the computer, it appears out of nowhere and makes a mess. 🙄😅

I think you should give some proof of life, no big deal, let's say a photo with Robert Downey Junior in a Van Doom outfit, where you are standing together in zone 51, holding tomorrow's newspaper? Or a video / screenshot from the new version of camera ui? 😉

Thanks for the congratulations on the twins! 👨‍👩‍👧‍👧 Life with newborns is truly challenging 😅

I'll probably show some previews of the new version today, so stay tuned

DennisRitchieUA commented 1 month ago

I thought you was dead, now i think your account is hacked

I am neither dead nor has my account been hacked. I have become the father of 2 beautiful twins and simply didn't have the time anymore 😅

Congratulations on becoming a father and even father of twins! 🎈🎉 I know how it is with this time, I only have a wife and I feel like I have 3-4 children. As soon as I start doing something on the computer, it appears out of nowhere and makes a mess. 🙄😅 I think you should give some proof of life, no big deal, let's say a photo with Robert Downey Junior in a Van Doom outfit, where you are standing together in zone 51, holding tomorrow's newspaper? Or a video / screenshot from the new version of camera ui? 😉

Thanks for the congratulations on the twins! 👨‍👩‍👧‍👧 Life with newborns is truly challenging 😅

I'll probably show some previews of the new version today, so stay tuned

Very waiting, thanks for you job

captainerd commented 1 month ago

Congratulations,🎈🎈 being a father really explains a lot, its the hardest tasks and of the most important you could ever get involved, since its twins, Prepare for trouble! / And make it double.

On a serious note, depending in your sleep deprivation and caffeine overdose, and depending on what is your actual source of income or 9-5 routine that puts food on the table, you may want to reconsider your time allocation on projects until co-pilots / AIs being able to change diapers. Congrats again

seydx commented 1 month ago

Update - 30.07.2024

The new version of camera.ui has been completely rewritten from the ground up. Although the interface has been carried over from the previous version, there are still noticeable differences. It feels more modern, intuitive, and faster.

Using the following previews, I will now show glimpses of the next version of camera.ui. Please keep in mind that these may change in the final version and represent the current status.

The first alpha/beta version will come with over 10 plugins (separately installable via the UI). In addition to the core module, I have also written modules for developers interested in creating plugins, to simplify the process of writing plugins for camera.ui.

What sets camera.ui apart from others is its design and ease of use. A significant amount of development time was spent on planning the new design. What's not fully visible in the previews is the mobile version. Even though some areas of the design may resemble the old one, the new design has been completely rewritten from scratch, with a strong emphasis on keeping it responsive. No matter what device you use to access camera.ui, the design feels intuitive on each one. On mobile devices, it's hard to distinguish from a native app. Previews for this will follow!

As always, if you have suggestions for improvements or criticism, feel free to write them here. Every single comment will be read and considered for the new version.

Enjoy!

General

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/d9d60f44-a65c-4bc5-b2ee-816f2bffb417

Adminpanel

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/13f83709-549a-42a5-8820-9c7148a83255

Plugins

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/67e12c00-3599-4a53-a0fc-d4bae5831294

Zones

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/8bd00c64-eb5f-4337-b0ca-b30e310033dd

Camview

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/5326390c-a4b0-477d-85c9-8eb4decf6132

Shortcuts

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/8c2a5852-e75c-4861-8e0d-c68d9a40d6ab

mkz212 commented 1 month ago

New previews added!

It's really impressive! I can't wait for the first alpha / beta! 🚀🎉

seydx commented 1 month ago

HomeKit Preview

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/42847cef-ba9b-4954-8a3b-16db9825ba1a

Note: The shown preview demonstrates how to make cameras HomeKit-capable natively, directly through camera.ui. However, there will still be a homebridge plugin available to make the cameras HomeKit-capable.

captainerd commented 1 month ago

For me it is more important things such as, continues recording 24/7, easy scroll back and forth in timeline of recordings with color indicators such as, green for no movement, red with movement, purple for movement in drawn borders etc.. and automatic onvif network search and adding of devices rather than having ti figure out stream urls, support onvif triggers to record movement or not instead of analyzing the feed locally again, etc..etc.. as far as i remember, there was issues in recording consistently, leading to missed movements

seydx commented 1 month ago

For me it is more important things such as, continues recording 24/7, easy scroll back and forth in timeline of recordings with color indicators such as, green for no movement, red with movement, purple for movement in drawn borders etc.. and automatic onvif network search and adding of devices rather than having ti figure out stream urls, support onvif triggers to record movement or not instead of analyzing the feed locally again, etc..etc.. as far as i remember, there was issues in recording consistently, leading to missed movements

donavanbecker commented 1 month ago

Would be awesome if any Homebridge Camera plugin could plug right into this.

mkz212 commented 1 month ago

HomeKit Preview

homekit.mp4

Note: The shown preview demonstrates how to make cameras HomeKit-capable natively, directly through camera.ui. However, there will still be a homebridge plugin available to make the cameras HomeKit-capable.

Super easy and stable! 👍

seydx commented 1 month ago

Would be awesome if any Homebridge Camera plugin could plug right into this.

Hmm, very interesting idea. Technically possible and feasible to implement. Since go2rtc is implemented in the core and thus HomeKit cameras can be directly added to the interface, this should not be a problem.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

I think it should be possible to search the network for Homebridge cameras. Since you can only pair one device, this way should work:

Homebridge camera (no need to add extra logic) > camera.ui > HomeKit

DennisRitchieUA commented 1 month ago

Awesome, can't waiting release) What about technical requirements? I have mac mini 2012 with ubuntu + Home Bridge, All Work Fine, But I'am from Ukraine and Have the Trouble with Electricity Supply, I provided the camera with uninterrupted power, but the server was not yet, so I decided to move to raspberry pi 4 with 4gb RAM(easy way for independent Electricity Supply), I home all be work fine.

seydx commented 1 month ago

Awesome, can't waiting release) What about technical requirements? I have mac mini 2012 with ubuntu + Home Bridge, All Work Fine, But I'am from Ukraine and Have the Trouble with Electricity Supply, I provided the camera with uninterrupted power, but the server was not yet, so I decided to move to raspberry pi 4 with 4gb RAM(easy way for independent Electricity Supply), I home all be work fine.

It depends on what you want to do with camera.ui and how much cameras u have

For simple streaming or motion/object detection with 1-2 cameras a Raspberry Pi 4 with 4gb RAM should work, could be more or less, you'll have to test it when the first alpha/beta becomes available

DennisRitchieUA commented 1 month ago

Awesome, can't waiting release) What about technical requirements? I have mac mini 2012 with ubuntu + Home Bridge, All Work Fine, But I'am from Ukraine and Have the Trouble with Electricity Supply, I provided the camera with uninterrupted power, but the server was not yet, so I decided to move to raspberry pi 4 with 4gb RAM(easy way for independent Electricity Supply), I home all be work fine.

It depends on what you want to do with camera.ui and how much cameras u have

For simple streaming or motion/object detection with 1-2 cameras a Raspberry Pi 4 with 4gb RAM should work, could be more or less, you'll have to test it when the first alpha/beta becomes available

Great, I will test it) just now I finish migrate all server to raspberry pi, MQTT, Zigbee2MQTT, Camera.UI and more additional) waiting your release))))

grzegorz914 commented 1 month ago

@seydx h265 codec supported?

seydx commented 1 month ago

@seydx h265 codec supported?

Yes, https://github.com/seydx/camera.ui/issues/448#issuecomment-2260615730

mkz212 commented 1 month ago

Awesome, can't waiting release) What about technical requirements? I have mac mini 2012 with ubuntu + Home Bridge, All Work Fine, But I'am from Ukraine and Have the Trouble with Electricity Supply, I provided the camera with uninterrupted power, but the server was not yet, so I decided to move to raspberry pi 4 with 4gb RAM(easy way for independent Electricity Supply), I home all be work fine.

It depends on what you want to do with camera.ui and how much cameras u have

For simple streaming or motion/object detection with 1-2 cameras a Raspberry Pi 4 with 4gb RAM should work, could be more or less, you'll have to test it when the first alpha/beta becomes available

I have Raspberry Pi 4B, 4 GB ram. Here I have Homebridge with the current public version of Camera Ui (5.0.27). I have 3 cameras. In addition to Camera UI I have 3 plugins. CPU uses 10-20%, and have 3 GB of 4 GB of available ram memory. So I think that the new version will easily handle 4 cameras, maybe even 6. Unless each camera will have not only motion detection but also object detection and other extras.

seydx commented 1 month ago

@seydx h265 codec supported?

Can confirm that both streaming in the user interface, as well as motion detection and object recognition, work without any issues for H265 cameras

grzegorz914 commented 1 month ago

@seydx h265 codec supported?

Can confirm that both streaming in the user interface, as well as motion detection and object recognition, work without any issues for H265 cameras

perfect

seydx commented 1 month ago

Would be awesome if any Homebridge Camera plugin could plug right into this.

I've been thinking about how to best solve this over the last few days. There seem to be 3 possibilities:

Solution 1

The simplest option would be to use the HomeKit protocol directly from Go2RTC (Go2RTC HomeKit)

In this case, the cameras published by Homebridge would need to be paired with camera.ui/Go2RTC, and camera.ui would pass these on to HomeKit.

camera.ui would then handle streaming and HKSV, but any additional accessories implemented by the plugin developer or motion detection, snapshot management etc., would not be passed on.

Solution 2

The most complex option would be if the cameras are paired directly with HomeKit via Homebridge, and by extracting the pairing keys, these could additionally be paired with camera.ui/Go2RTC. This way, a camera would be paired with 2 endpoints.

I have a working script for this, but to read the pairing keys, certain security measures in the system would need to be disabled. And it would only work with macOS.

Solution 3

Another option would be to develop a kind of "remote plugin" for camera.ui. camera.ui itself offers two different client modules to stream cameras available in the camera.ui ecosystem via browser/NodeJS. However, the clients don't allow creation of cameras etc. It's something like "read only".

This could be a starting point, and plugin developers would need to install the client module in their plugins and possibly provide login credentials for camera.ui via config UI. The plugin would then essentially publish the camera to HomeKit and simultaneously to camera.ui.

Vannixxo commented 1 month ago

Thank you so much! This was really unexpected and makes me happy, as I ditched scrypted to use your plugin inside homebridge instead. It is rock solid and working very well with 3 e220 Eufy outdoor cameras.

I would LOVE the ability to bypass the need of internal SD storage for the cameras, and being able to continuously record to an external drive, maybe having a setting to discard the footage after e.g. 7 days? So to have DVR functionality (even really basic) this would make it the best one stop solution

saschafuhrmann commented 1 month ago

I would love it if there was a sensor that would trigger when an animal was detected. I would like to run an automation when my cat is detected. Unfortunately HSV only allows to create automations for general movements

mkz212 commented 1 month ago

I would love it if there was a sensor that would trigger when an animal was detected. I would like to run an automation when my cat is detected. Unfortunately HSV only allows to create automations for general movements

mkz212 commented 1 month ago

The first alpha version has been tested and the first corrections have already been introduced by author. HomeKit is added without a problem. The configuration is very simple. In my opinion, it works and looks great - there is definitely something to look forward to. 🎉🚀

A question for all - on which device would you like to have camera ui installed?:

And second question - how many cameras and by which manufacturer do you have in your setup?

mkz212 commented 1 month ago

Thank you so much! This was really unexpected and makes me happy, as I ditched scrypted to use your plugin inside homebridge instead. It is rock solid and working very well with 3 e220 Eufy outdoor cameras.

I would LOVE the ability to bypass the need of internal SD storage for the cameras, and being able to continuously record to an external drive, maybe having a setting to discard the footage after e.g. 7 days? So to have DVR functionality (even really basic) this would make it the best one stop solution

Vannixxo commented 1 month ago

Thank you so much! This was really unexpected and makes me happy, as I ditched scrypted to use your plugin inside homebridge instead. It is rock solid and working very well with 3 e220 Eufy outdoor cameras. I would LOVE the ability to bypass the need of internal SD storage for the cameras, and being able to continuously record to an external drive, maybe having a setting to discard the footage after e.g. 7 days? So to have DVR functionality (even really basic) this would make it the best one stop solution

  • Scrypted with Homebridge? Using Docker / Portainer?

Yes, I was using both like that

  • there will be NVR with 24/7 recording. The option to have the recordings on the external drive seems for me to be necessary.

Amazing to hear this!!! Hope there will be an easy way to login (I use my VPN) and download to the phone an extract of the NVR feed (maybe highlighted by the movement detection?)

Vannixxo commented 1 month ago

The first alpha version has been tested and the first corrections have already been introduced by author. HomeKit is added without a problem. The configuration is very simple. In my opinion, it works and looks great - there is definitely something to look forward to. 🎉🚀

A question for all - on which device would you like to have camera ui installed?:

  • Raspberry Pi (only for camera.ui)
  • Raspberry Pi (with Homebridge installed)
  • Raspberry Pi (with Home Assistant installed)
  • macOS, Windows, Linux (using simple terminal command)
  • macOS, Windows, Linux (native app)
  • Docker / Portainer
  • Synology NAS
  • Something else? (what?)

Raspberry Pi (with Homebridge installed)

And second question - how many cameras and by which manufacturer do you have in your setup?

I have 4 Eufy outdoor e220

grzegorz914 commented 1 month ago

The first alpha version has been tested and the first corrections have already been introduced by author. HomeKit is added without a problem. The configuration is very simple. In my opinion, it works and looks great - there is definitely something to look forward to. 🎉🚀

A question for all - on which device would you like to have camera ui installed?:

  • Raspberry Pi (only for camera.ui)
  • Raspberry Pi (with Homebridge installed)
  • Raspberry Pi (with Home Assistant installed)
  • macOS, Windows, Linux (using simple terminal command)
  • macOS, Windows, Linux (native app)
  • Docker / Portainer
  • Synology NAS
  • Something else? (what?)

And second question - how many cameras and by which manufacturer do you have in your setup?

macOS (Homebridge installed, native app)

IkiaeM commented 1 month ago

The first alpha version has been tested and the first corrections have already been introduced by author. HomeKit is added without a problem. The configuration is very simple. In my opinion, it works and looks great - there is definitely something to look forward to. 🎉🚀

A question for all - on which device would you like to have camera ui installed?:

  • Raspberry Pi (only for camera.ui)

  • Raspberry Pi (with Homebridge installed)

  • Raspberry Pi (with Home Assistant installed)

  • macOS, Windows, Linux (using simple terminal command)

  • macOS, Windows, Linux (native app)

  • Docker / Portainer

  • Synology NAS

  • Something else? (what?)

And second question - how many cameras and by which manufacturer do you have in your setup?

For my part, it will be on an Ubuntu machine, probably 22.04 or 23.04 (maybe 20.04 is worth testing too, as I had no trouble installing V1).

And between 10 and 20 cameras for me, from different brands, hikvision, ezviz, iSmartgate, eufy, etc... I have all RTSP sources and JPG sources (url snapshot link)

mkz212 commented 1 month ago

The first alpha version has been tested and the first corrections have already been introduced by author. HomeKit is added without a problem. The configuration is very simple. In my opinion, it works and looks great - there is definitely something to look forward to. 🎉🚀 A question for all - on which device would you like to have camera ui installed?:

  • Raspberry Pi (only for camera.ui)
  • Raspberry Pi (with Homebridge installed)
  • Raspberry Pi (with Home Assistant installed)
  • macOS, Windows, Linux (using simple terminal command)
  • macOS, Windows, Linux (native app)
  • Docker / Portainer
  • Synology NAS
  • Something else? (what?)

And second question - how many cameras and by which manufacturer do you have in your setup?

For my part, it will be on an Ubuntu machine, probably 22.04 or 23.04 (maybe 20.04 is worth testing too, as I had no trouble installing V1).

And between 10 and 20 cameras for me, from different brands, hikvision, ezviz, iSmartgate, eufy, etc... I have all RTSP sources and JPG sources (url snapshot link)

You prefer Docker / Portainer method or Node and NPM method?

IkiaeM commented 1 month ago

The first alpha version has been tested and the first corrections have already been introduced by author. HomeKit is added without a problem. The configuration is very simple. In my opinion, it works and looks great - there is definitely something to look forward to. 🎉🚀 A question for all - on which device would you like to have camera ui installed?:

  • Raspberry Pi (only for camera.ui)
  • Raspberry Pi (with Homebridge installed)
  • Raspberry Pi (with Home Assistant installed)
  • macOS, Windows, Linux (using simple terminal command)
  • macOS, Windows, Linux (native app)
  • Docker / Portainer
  • Synology NAS
  • Something else? (what?)

And second question - how many cameras and by which manufacturer do you have in your setup?

For my part, it will be on an Ubuntu machine, probably 22.04 or 23.04 (maybe 20.04 is worth testing too, as I had no trouble installing V1). And between 10 and 20 cameras for me, from different brands, hikvision, ezviz, iSmartgate, eufy, etc... I have all RTSP sources and JPG sources (url snapshot link)

You prefer Docker / Portainer method or Node and NPM method?

There's no preference for what you find easiest, but Node/NPM suits me perfectly.

seydx commented 1 month ago

I would love it if there was a sensor that would trigger when an animal was detected. I would like to run an automation when my cat is detected. Unfortunately HSV only allows to create automations for general movements

That can be easily added to the HomeKit integration, I'll add this to my to-do list 👍

Bergruebe commented 1 month ago

In my setup I have 3 reolink cameras and camera.ui is running on an old Mac mini with Proxmox. Currently I'm only running home bridge for camera.ui to get HSV, so I would prefer if the next version could also be use as add-on in Home Assistant.

seydx commented 1 month ago

Hey everyone! I quickly put together a Discord server to improve communication about the next version.

It's not super busy right now, but feel free to use the server to post ideas or suggestions. I'll also be sharing new updates there from time to time.

The Alpha version is currently being tested by a few people.

Discord: https://discord.gg/YDRSqbCZ

Tombra1889 commented 1 month ago

A question for all - on which device would you like to have camera ui installed?:

Raspberry Pi (with Homebridge installed)

And second question - how many cameras and by which manufacturer do you have in your setup?

Two INSTAR IN-5907HD-PoE