Why am I unable to view the NetCam captured images? On the NetCam_View page, the images contain the "broken image" icon, and when I click to view them, they all say "Windows Photo Viewer cannot open this picture because the file appears to be damaged, corrupted, or too large."
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Current Date/Time: 12/6/2015 2:45:00 PM
HomeSeer Version: HS3 Pro Edition 3.0.0.208
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium - Work Station
System Uptime: 0 Days 0 Hours 27 Minutes 23 Seconds
IP Address: 192.168.1.105
Number of Devices: 124
Number of Events: 13
Enabled Plug-Ins
3.0.5.43: Insteon
3.0.0.11: NetCAM
Jim Speiser
38-year veteran of Home Automation
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I think I'm experiencing the same issue - here's the background:
I can access still jpg's from my camera at this URL:
http://192.168.15.20/cgi-bin/viewer/video.jpg
I set up one camera with this as the link.
I too get a broken image icon, no capture seems to happen.
The broken image is because the image isn't at the location it's looking: /html/netcam/CurrentImage.jpg
If I copy an image from my URL (via the browser) to /html/netcam/ and name it "CurrentImage.jpg"... I now see a thumbnail of the camera's captured frame.
I had noticed there was some issues with Windows (7 pro) wanting Admin rights to copy the image - but I have also now set permissions on the entire HS3 tree for "everyone" to have "full control" - which then allowed me to manually copy the image as explained above, but didn't resolve the issue with NetCam (which I've restarted along with HS3 several times now).
Additionally, as part of the troubleshooting, I had made a new camera, and deleted the original one I had made. But every time I restarted the NetCam plugin, the old camera returned. Ultimately, I had to manually edit the NetCam.ini to remove it.
It seems the plugin is unable to access / modify the file system - but there aren't any significant clues in the logs either.
looking forward to hearing what others find!
Dave
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Also missing pics on Netcam View
Server = W10 HS3 Pro 3.0.0.208
Ditto here.
I can't see any sign of life in the Netcam View. No broken image icon or any sign of a change when I click "Take Picture".
I can access the camera pic with a direct link http://192.168.1.115/image/jpeg.cgi - pulls up a still shot.
The HS3\HTML\NETCAM folder had nothing but a Help.htm file in it.
I copied a picture and renamed it currentimage.jpg and it displayed properly in the Netcam View menu.
Subsequent "Take Picture" button presses did nothing and the same picture remained in Netcam view.
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Finally, an update:
we have found that there is a problem with the netcam plug in and it is being looked into by our engineering staff. I will update this ticket when I have more information.
So there's that. Any suggestions for an alternative plug-in that works with the Smarthome IP cameras?
Jim Speiser
38-year veteran of Home Automation
Still don't know squat
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