MBS StringtoPictureMBS question

pony · **Posted:** Sun May 30, 2010 4:30 pm

I'm grabbing an image from an IP camera like so:

Dim http as new HTTPSocket
Dim mPhoto as string
Dim feed as Picture
mPhoto = http.get("http://192.168.200.80/cgi-bin/viewer/video.jpg",1)
if mPhoto <> "" then
  feed = StringtoPictureMBS(mPhoto,"mypicture.jpg","Image/jpeg")
  if feed <> nil then return feed
end if
return nil

Which works fine if the camera returns a complete JPEG file.
Occasionally an image may not be received in its entirety because we either didn't wait long
enough or because the camera dropped the connection mid stream.
The problem arises in that StringtoPictureMBS still returns a Picture even if its incomplete.
This then throws an exception if I try to access the Graphics portion of the picture to draw
to it (I'm adding text). How can I tell whether the picture is valid or not?

I can send this invalid picture on to a client connecting to my application via HTTP and the
clients browser displays the image (albeit incomplete).

I'm working around the problem by recreating the image using this

feed = feed.ScaleMBS (feed.Width,feed.height,false)

It would be nice if StringtoPictureMBS returned a boolean that told me whether it was valid or not,
or if when it returned a Picture it did its own stuff to make it valid - an invalid picture will still
have an image in it that at least on Mac OS I'm able to view the parts that are valid.
Below is an example of an incomplete picture sent from my IP camera:

MonkeybreadSoftware · **Posted:** Sun May 30, 2010 4:49 pm

Please use this function:

JPEGStringToPictureMBS(buf as string,allowdamaged as Boolean) as picture

even more control gives the JPEGImporterMBS class.

Greetings
Christian

stevelizardi · **Joined:** Mon Dec 06, 2010 7:21 pm **Posts:** 7

Would this be the same if I wanted to stream our video feed from our camera url to a real studio application that shows three videos? Is this possible. What is the best code to use?

MonkeybreadSoftware · **Posted:** Sun Aug 14, 2011 3:58 am

well, for a jpeg stream, you'd download that stream. You separate pictures and pass each picture to a function to decode and display the picture.

But I don't know your camera.

Greetings
Christian

stevelizardi · **Joined:** Mon Dec 06, 2010 7:21 pm **Posts:** 7

Here is the code that I have for the html.

<script language=javascript>function OpenPTZWindow(cameraNum) {
window.open("++ptz/controls?cameraNum="+cameraNum,"PTZ"+cameraNum,"toolbar=0,scrollbars=0,location=0,statusbar=0,menubar=0,resizable=0,width=230,height=190");
}</script>
</head>
<body onLoad="moveTo(0,0); resizeTo(432,898);">

<body>

<p align="center"><b><font size="3">Camera's – Live Video</font></b></p>

<div align="center">

<p><img src="http://10.10.1.14:8000/++video?cameraNum=2&64729" width=406 height=250 alt="Front Door"></p>

<p><img src="http://10.10.1.14:8000/++video?cameraNum=1&64729" width=406 height=250 alt="Front Steps"></p>
<img src="http://10.10.1.14:8000/++video?cameraNum=0&37316" width=406 height=250 alt="Basement"><br>

pony · **Posted:** Sun Aug 14, 2011 9:01 am

Which bit are you stuck on?
What does "http://10.10.1.14:8000/++video?cameraNum=2&64729" return; an image, an MPEG stream, a H264 stream, or?
What have you tried so far?

stevelizardi · **Joined:** Mon Dec 06, 2010 7:21 pm **Posts:** 7

I know real basic is easy. I am not which built in control to use and how to write the code. I have found examples, but none of them seem to work. I currently have people use a HTML file, an application would be a little better. Its for use with a non-profit. I cannot seem to find a good book to learn how to use real studio either. And the ones I see are from 2006 and not to at least 2010.

pony · **Posted:** Sun Aug 14, 2011 9:25 am

The first step is to find out what the camera returns with the request "http://10.10.1.14:8000/++video?cameraNum=2&64729".

stevelizardi · **Joined:** Mon Dec 06, 2010 7:21 pm **Posts:** 7

here is the full HTML code:

<html><head><title>Alliance Security Cameras</title><style type="text/css">
<!--
p {font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px}
-->
</style>
<style type="text/css">
<!--
body {
&nbsp; &nbsp;margin-left: 0px;
&nbsp; &nbsp;margin-top: 0px;
&nbsp; &nbsp;margin-right: 0px;
&nbsp; &nbsp;margin-bottom: 0px;
}
.community0 .style2 {
&nbsp; &nbsp;text-decoration: blink;
}
-->

<!--
.style2 {color: #FF0000}
.style3 {font-size: 12px; line-height: 20px; font-variant: normal; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;}
-->
</style>

<script language=javascript>function OpenPTZWindow(cameraNum) {
window.open("++ptz/controls?cameraNum="+cameraNum,"PTZ"+cameraNum,"toolbar=0,scrollbars=0,location=0,statusbar=0,menubar=0,resizable=0,width=230,height=190");
  }</script>
  </head>
  <body onLoad="moveTo(0,0); resizeTo(432,898);">
  
  <body>
  
  
  <p align="center"><b><font size="3">Camera's &ndash; Live Video</font></b></p>
  
  <div align="center">
  
  
  <p><img src="http://10.10.1.14:8000/++video?cameraNum=2&64729" width=406 height=250 alt="Front Door"></p>
  
  <p><img src="http://10.10.1.14:8000/++video?cameraNum=1&64729" width=406 height=250 alt="Front Steps"></p>
  <img src="http://10.10.1.14:8000/++video?cameraNum=0&37316" width=406 height=250 alt="Basement"><br>
  
  
  
  
  
  </div>
  
  </body>
  </html>

The ones with the IP addresses for the images which is the streaming of the video. The are boxes on top of each other in list format. if i can do it as html using the built-in controls that would be good to. Just as long as it is in a mac application. Does that make sense?

MonkeybreadSoftware · **Posted:** Sun Aug 14, 2011 11:00 am

Do you see this:

<p><img src="http://10.10.1.14:8000/++video?cameraNum=2&64729" width=406 height=250 alt="Front Door"></p>

There is a link to the image. Simply use a httpsocket to download the url "http://10.10.1.14:8000/++video?cameraNum=2&64729" and pass the data to Picture.OpenFromData to get the picture.

Or use our JPEG plugin functions if you need more control about the details (and the camera gives JPEG pictures).

Greetings
Christian

stevelizardi · **Joined:** Mon Dec 06, 2010 7:21 pm **Posts:** 7

Ok now it sounds like i am getting some where. Is there any documentation on how to do it online? sorry for all the questions. I do not see it in the built-in controls. Do i need to download or purchase the controls?

MonkeybreadSoftware · **Posted:** Sun Aug 14, 2011 11:36 am

You find HTTPSocket and Picture classes in the language reference. Take a look, please.

Greetings
Christian

stevelizardi · **Joined:** Mon Dec 06, 2010 7:21 pm **Posts:** 7

Will do. I found an app for windows and it seems to work using mjpeg. Is this the same what you are referring to? just want to make sure. sorry for all the questions.

pony · **Posted:** Sun Aug 14, 2011 3:44 pm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motion_JPE ... _over_HTTP
You receive a header with a boundary identifier, then a JPEG, then a boundary identifier, then another JPEG, then another boundary identifier, etc
Read the stream, parse the stream to pull out each JPEG.

OR, simply use a HTML Viewer to show the stream 'live'. See the language reference for HTMLViewer, pass it the address of the stream.

My cameras support H264 streams, MJPEG streams, and static images. Rather than listen to the MJPEG stream and pull out the images I pull a single image directly. I repeat the process to create my own MJPEG stream.

	Real Software Forums The forum for Real Studio and other Real Software products.
[ REAL Software Website \| Board Index ]

Real Software Forums

MBS StringtoPictureMBS question