TheElite Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 Hi, Is there any CCTV software that I can configure on a Raspberry Pi to show all my cameras, much like how PSS works on Windows? I don't want the Pi to handle the camera functions, I've got a DVR for that. I just wanted to hook a TV up to the Pi and see/stream live camera footage. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiretap Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 You could just install Raspbian and use VLC to view the live RTSP stream from the cameras. I have tested it with my Ubiquiti cameras and it works well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheElite Posted February 26, 2015 Author Share Posted February 26, 2015 You could just install Raspbian and use VLC to view the live RTSP stream from the cameras. I have tested it with my Ubiquiti cameras and it works well. Is the RTSP stream the IP address of the DVR? Are your camera's individually networked, as in are they IPCam's? Mine aren't IPCam's but are wired into a networked DVR which I can access from my internet providers given static IP address. Would your suggestion fit this situation? Does VLC also allow multiple cam views? Thanks for the help so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiretap Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 If you can access your cameras from the networked DVR, you can just open the web browser like you do on a normal PC. Raspbian is just a lite version of Linux made for the Raspberry Pi. I don't know enough about how your DVR software works to know what else to suggest. If it supports RTSP output, you have many options to view/handle the video streams and I can make more suggestions. What is the DVR model # and brand? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheElite Posted March 12, 2015 Author Share Posted March 12, 2015 Thanks for responding wiretap, and sorry for the delay on this. I'm pretty sure it's a QVIS iApollo DVR. Thanks again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiretap Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 Well, I looked through the whole 181 page user manual and I don't see where it supports RTSP or any other way to bring up individual cameras by stream or IP outside of their proprietary web interface. It looks like the best you'll do is to view the video stream on the DVR's IP address from within a web browser. TheElite 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheElite Posted March 13, 2015 Author Share Posted March 13, 2015 Ah well. Much appreciated for your help though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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