Here is a simple command which allows conversion of AVI format to MP4 format by MEncoder.
mencoder input.avi -o output.mp4 -oac copy -ovc lavc -lavcopts vcodec=mpeg1video -of mpeg
The conversion is useful e.g. for Smart TV like Samsung which are often not able to play AVI.
Airlive OD-325HD is quite good outdoor camera with night vision. This feature is quite useful when you need to monitor shop or outdoor areas.
OD-325HD camera is able to send video stream and images via TCP/IP.
How to dump image from the camera?
Wget can do all the magic.
wget "http://192.168.1.1/image.cgi?resolution=1280x1024" \ --user=username\ --password=somepass
What about video stream?
In this case we will need mencoder. This tool is able to read RTSP stream and store it into the file. I was playing with parameters until I found configuration for OD-325HD.
Note for Debian users: I suggest to use version from debian-multimedia.org. You can add following line into /etc/apt/sources.list:
deb http://www.debian-multimedia.org/ stable main
You can dump stream using following command:
mencoder -v rtsp://username:somepass@192.168.1.1:554/video.mp4 \ -rtsp-stream-over-tcp \ -oac copy -ovc lavc -lavcopts vcodec=mpeg4 -o dump.avi
VLC plays stored video without problem. Note: Windows Media Player has some problems with playing this kind of data.
I found a lot of useful information at Covex page.