motioneye-project/motioneye

USB Webcam - Distortions, picture in picture overlay

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#2,041 opened on Feb 28, 2021

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Hi all,

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thought my USB webcam was defective so i bought a new one. The same issue still occurs. Funny thing is, that these distortions sometimes(?) get recognized as motion even. motionEye Version 0.42.1 Motion Version 4.3.1 Have found a lot of "artifacts" or "pixel distortion" threads so far, but nothing that compares to these. Out of my depth and hoping for good ideas. Thanks all!

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Inspect the motion configuration files for video input settings, particularly resolution, framerate, and codec. Trace the video capture path in the motioneye codebase to identify potential issues with USB webcam compatibility or distortion handling.
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