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ZoneMinder Video Creation Script

Synopsis

 zmvideo.pl [ -e <event_id>,--event=<event_id> | --filter_name=<filter name> | --filter_id=<filter id> ] 
            [--concat=filename]
            [--format <format>]
            [--rate=<rate>]
            [--scale=<scale>]
            [--fps=<fps>]
            [--size=<size>]
            [--overwrite]

Description

This script is used to create MPEG videos of events for the web pages or as email attachments.

OPTIONS -c[=filename], --concat[=filename] - When creating videos for multiple events, create a concatenated video as well. - If not specified, filename is taken from filter name. -e<event_id>, --event=<event_id> - What event to create the video for --filter_name=<filter name> - The name of a saved filter to generate a video for all events returned by it. --filter_id=<filter id> - The id of a saved filter to generate a video for all events returned by it. -f<format>, --format=<format> - What format to create the video in, default is mpg. For ffmpeg only. -r<rate>, --rate=<rate> - Relative rate, 1 = realtime, 2 = double speed, 0.5 = half speed etc. -s<scale>, --scale=<scale> - Scale, 1 = normal, 2 = double size, 0.5 = half size etc. -t<transforms>, --transform=<transforms> - Transform video. Applies -vf option to ffmpeg. -fps, --fps=<fps> - Absolute frame rate, in frames per second -size, --size=<size> - Absolute video size, WxH or other specification supported by ffmpeg -o, --overwrite - Whether to overwrite an existing file, off by default. -v, --version - Outputs the currently installed version of ZoneMinder

Info

2026-02-21 zoneminder