Video Streaming API

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HTTP Code: 200 OK

Content-Type:image/jpeg

Content-Length:<image size in bytes>

Body:

<JPEG image data>

2.6.3 Motion JPEG Video CGI Request

The mjpg/video.cgi is used to request a Motion JPEG video stream with specified arguments. The arguments can be specified explicitly, or a predefined stream profile can be used. Image settings saved in a stream profile can be overridden by specifying new settings after the stream profile argument.

Access control: viewer

Method: GET

Syntax:

http://<servername>/axis-cgi/mjpg/video.cgi [?<argument>=<value>[&<argument>=<value>...]]

In addition to the arguments described in 2.7 Image Request Arguments, on page 13 mjpg/video.cgi accepts the follwing arguments.

Argument

Valid values

Description

 

 

 

streamprofile=<string>

<stream profile name>

Use a predefined stream profile.

 

 

Supported stream profile names are stored

 

 

in the StreamProfile.S#.Name

 

 

parameters.

duration=<int>

An unsigned integer

Specifies for how many seconds the video

 

 

will be generated and pushed to the

 

 

client.

 

 

0=unlimited.

nbrofframes=<int>

An unsigned integer

Specifies how many frames the Axis

 

 

product will generate and push.

 

 

0=unlimited.

fps=<int>

An unsigned integer

Using fps it is possible to specify the

 

 

frame rate from the Axis product.

 

 

0=unlimited.

General image arguments, see 2.7 Image Request Arguments.

Example 13:

Request a Motion JPEG video stream from video source 1 with resolution 320x240 and compression 25.

http://myserver/axis-cgi/mjpg/video.cgi?resolution=320x240 &compression=25&camera=1

Example 14:

Request a Motion JPEG video stream from the default video source with frame rate 5.

http://myserver/axis-cgi/mjpg/video.cgi?fps=5

Example 15:

Request a Motion JPEG video stream using the myprofile stream profile but with a lower resolution.

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Axis Communications Version 3 manual Motion Jpeg Video CGI Request, Http Code 200 OK Content-Typeimage/jpeg

Version 3 specifications

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