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| title | description | ha_category | ha_iot_class | ha_release | ha_domain | ha_platforms | ha_integration_type | ||
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| FFmpeg Motion | Instructions on how to integrate an FFmpeg-based motion binary sensor |
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Calculated | 0.27 | ffmpeg_motion |
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The ffmpeg platform allows you to use any video feed with FFmpeg for motion sensors in Home Assistant.
If the ffmpeg process is broken, the sensor will be unavailable. To control the FFmpeg process of sensor, use the service ffmpeg.start, ffmpeg.stop, ffmpeg.restart.
Motion
FFmpeg doesn't have a motion detection filter, but can use a scene filter to detect a new scene/motion. You can set how much needs to change in order to detect motion with the option 'changes', the percent value of change between frames. If you want a really small value for 'changes', you can also add a denoise filter.
Configuration
To add FFmpeg with motion detection to your installation, add the following to your configuration.yaml file:
# Example configuration.yaml entry
binary_sensor:
- platform: ffmpeg_motion
input: FFMPEG_SUPPORTED_INPUT
{% configuration %}
input:
description: An FFmpeg-compatible input file, stream, or feed.
required: true
type: string
name:
description: Override the name of your camera for the frontend.
required: false
type: string
initial_state:
description: Start ffmpeg with Home Assistant.
required: false
type: boolean
default: true
changes:
description: How much needs to change between two frames to detect it as motion, value in percentage (a lower value is more sensitive).
required: false
type: integer
default: 10
reset:
description: The time to reset the state after no new motion is detected.
required: false
type: integer
default: 20
repeat:
description: How many events need to be detected in repeat_time in order to trigger a motion, 0 repeats means deactivated.
required: false
type: integer
default: 0
repeat_time:
description: The span of time repeat events need to occur in before triggering a motion, 0 seconds means deactivated.
required: false
type: integer
default: 0
extra_arguments:
description: Extra options to pass to ffmpeg, e.g., video denoise filtering.
required: false
type: string
{% endconfiguration %}
To experiment with values (changes/100 is the scene value in ffmpeg):
ffmpeg -i YOUR_INPUT -an -filter:v select=gt(scene\,0.1) -f framemd5 -
If you are running into trouble with this sensor, please refer to the troubleshooting section.
Tips
- Use motion only in a custom area with crop filter:
extra_arguments: -filter:v "crop=100:100:12:34"