ZoneMin...est_HTTP(3)

🎀 NAME 🎀

okay so quick intro before we get into it — this page is from the User Contributed Perl Documentation, section 3 (that's the library-functions girlies, iykyk), and it's filed under ZoneMin...est_HTTP(3).

ZoneMinder::Control::Amcrest_HTTP — literally just Amcrest camera control. that's the whole vibe. 🦋

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✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

so this module contains the implementation of the Amcrest Camera controllable SDK API. it's giving "your camera, but make it scriptable" 💅

⚠️ NOTE, and bestie please read this one: this module implements interaction with the camera in clear text. no encryption, no protection, nothing.

the login and password are transmitted from ZM to the camera in clear text, and as such, this module should be used ONLY on a blind LAN implementation where interception of the packets is very low risk. fr fr, do not put this on the open internet, I am begging 🙈

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🧚 the usleep thing (pls don't skip)

the usleep (X); lines throughout the script may need adjustments for your situation. this is the time that the script waits between sending a "start" and a "stop" signal to the camera.

ok so picture this: the pan left arrow would result in the camera panning full to its leftmost position if there were no stop signal. iconic but also not it. 😭 so the usleep time sets how long the script waits to allow the camera to start moving before issuing a stop.

the X value of usleep is in microseconds, so:

usleep (100000);

is equivalent to wait one second. math girlie moment 🍓

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🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

• https://s3.amazonaws.com/amcrest-files/Amcrest+HTTP+API+3.2017.pdf — the sacred text, go read it 💜

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👑 AUTHORS 👑

• Herndon Elliott — alabamatoy at gmail dot com
• Chris Nighswonger — chris dot nighswonger at gmail dot com

(emails written that way on purpose, that's how they're listed, do not come for me 🫶)

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🌸 COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE 🌸

• (C) 2016 Herndon Elliott alabamatoy at gmail dot com
• (C) 2018 Chris Nighswonger chris dot nighswonger at gmail dot com

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.

like, legally I have to tell you there's no warranty. spiritually I also have to tell you there's no warranty. 💀

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⭐ and that's the whole page, bestie — no cap, that's all of it. this gorgeous little artifact is brought to you by perl v5.42.3 and dated 1980-01-01 (yes, that date is real, she's vintage 👑). mwah, go forth and control your cameras safely 💖✨