Update FFMPEG

You should be on FFMPEG 3.4.6 or above for the best performance.

Log in to your camera's internal settings

You will need to access the camera's internal settings. This can either be done through the web browser or through a third party tool like an ONVIF Device Manager. Once you have access find and change these option to the settings shown as follows.

Framerate (FPS) : High : Between 10 to 15 Low : Between 2 to 5

: H264 Profile : Baseline or Main

Baseline or Main I-frame interval : Set to Match your set FPS or as lowest number possible. (FPS is the first value mentioned in this list) Knowing how to tune this is important for keeping low processing power and Recording based on an Event, like Motion.

: Bit Rate Type : VBR : For Good Network Conditions CBR : For Bad Network Conditions, Broken images from streams Some cameras do not allow changing this. Instead they may offer different Stream URLs to access.

: Bit Rate : Between 256kbps and 1Mpbs

Settings in Shinobi

For the Connection section I used:

RTSP Transport : TCP

For the Input section I used:

Analyzation Duration : 1000000

: 1000000 Probe Size : 1000000

For the Stream section I used:

Stream Type : HLS

HLS Video Codec : copy

: copy Audio Codec : AAC or No Audio

For the Record section I used:

Video Codec : copy

: copy Audio Codec : AAC or No Audio

For Global Detector Settings section I used:

Send Frames : Yes

Yes Save Events to SQL : Yes (if you want to view the dots in Power Video Viewer)

Yes (if you want to view the dots in Power Video Viewer) Feed-in Image Width : 640

640 Feed-in Image Height : 480

480 How to Record : Traditional Recording

: Traditional Recording Trigger Record : Yes

: Yes Recording Timeout : 2

For Motion Detection section I used:

Use Built-In : yes

yes Indifference : Varies based on camera view point

Varies based on camera view point Full Frame Detection or Regions

For Traditioanl Recording section I used in combination with Global Detector Settings:

Video Codec : copy

copy Audio Codec : AAC or No Audio

AAC or No Audio Segment Length : 2 (creates 5 second buffer)

2 (creates 5 second buffer) HLS List Size : 3 to 10

Be aware audio recording is illegal in some regions of the world. Please contact your local law enforcement if you are unsure.

Ran on a Jetson Nano

43 Cameras with only Stream and Recording, No Detection Engines enabled. 45% CPU Utilization.

The Jetson Nano required a power adapter with more amps. A barrel jack 5V 10A adapter was used for this test.

Troubleshooting your camera Setup

How to Troubleshoot a Camera in Shinobi

Experiencing artifacts and smearing? Check out "Stop smearing or broken streams with CBR streams instead of VBR". The didn't help with smearing? Check out "Ways to resolve smearing, smudging, streaking, melting, and artifacts".

ONVIF Device Manager

If you don't have the camera's internal options easily accessible to you then with an ONVIF Device Manager you can edit them.

Windows ONVIF Device Manager