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[DJWalker]

Hi,

I recently purchased a Logitech 750e IP camera.  I am trying to use it to create a time lapse video of our backyard landscaping project.  The included software doesn't do what I need so I am trying to use a Linux tool called Motion (http://www.lavrsen.dk/foswiki/bin/view/Motion/WebHome).  A lot of folks where I work recommended it.

Anyway, I got Motion set up, but I am unable to communicate with the camera itself.  I can ping its IP address, but when I start up Motion, it says that the camera is not responding.

Has anyone uses the Motion software before? Are their any special ports that I need to connect to?  Is this Logitech camera only able to work with the included software?

Thanks in advance,

Dave

[jnoring · Accepted solution]

Based on this, it appears motion only works with MJPEG streams--the alert cameras don't serve out this type of stream.  They use RTSP, and H264/AAC, which provides significantly better quality (and audio!), but a lot of software out there only works with MJPEG because it's easier to digest.  

You might ask someone on the motion project if they have some sort of RTSP plugin. 

[DJWalker]

Thanks for the response.  Unfortunately, I really want to use this camera to do a time lapse recording, and the supplied Logitech software is unable to do that.