Release 4.2

Release Notes: 4.2

The documentation for the 4.2 release can be found in the Motion 4.2 Guide

The following summarizes the changes implemented in version 4.2

• New Configuration Options:
  • lightswitch_frames
  • movie_passthrough
  • native_language
  • sql_query_stop
  • stream_cors_header
  • stream_grey
  • stream_preview_method
  • stream_tls
  • threshold_maximum
  • track_generic_move
  • vid_control_params
  • webcontrol_auth_method
  • webcontrol_cert
  • webcontrol_cors_header
  • webcontrol_key
  • webcontrol_tls
• Renamed Configuration Options (old name -> new name)
  • lightswitch -> lightswitch_percent
  • logfile -> log_file
  • ffmpeg_bps -> movie_bps
  • ffmpeg_video_codec -> movie_codec
  • ffmpeg_duplicate_frames -> movie_duplicate_frames
  • extpipe -> movie_extpipe
  • use_extpipe -> movie_extpipe_use
  • max_movie_time -> movie_max_time
  • ffmpeg_output_movies -> movie_output
  • ffmpeg_output_debug_movies -> movie_output_motion
  • ffmpeg_variable_bitrate -> movie_quality
  • rtsp_uses_tcp -> netcam_use_tcp
  • exif_text -> picture_exif
  • output_pictures -> picture_output
  • output_debug_pictures -> picture_output_motion
  • quality -> picture_quality
  • process_id_file -> pid_file
  • switchfilter -> roundrobin_switchfilter
  • text_double -> text_scale
  • ffmpeg_timelapse_mode -> timelapse_mode
  • motion_video_pipe -> video_pipe_motion
  • webcontrol_html_output -> webcontrol_interface
  • ipv6_enabled -> webcontrol_ipv6
• Depreciated Configuration Options
  • brightness (use vid_control_params)
  • contrast (use vid_control_params)
  • hue (use vid_control_params)
  • power_line_frequency (use vid_control_params)
  • saturation (use vid_control_params)
  • stream_limit
  • stream_motion
  • substream_port
• Revised functionality
  • Distributed configuration files only have a subset of the options (see guide)
  • Passthrough movie recording for many IP cameras
  • All vl42 control parameters for camera can be set via the vid_control_parms
  • Significant changes to webcontrol interface and streams (see guide)
  • Additional conversion specifiers
  • Functionality for generic tracking cameras
  • Additional scaling for text on images
  • Multiple language support
• Fixes
  • 422p palette support
  • ppm file output
  • image capture timing for network cameras
  • various other bug fixes
• Known Issues:
  • Shutdown when out of space (#605)
• Updates to documentation
  • Additional building instructions
• Updates to required libraries
  • Additional requirement for libmicrohttpd (mandatory)
  • Optional gettext for native language support
  • Additional requirement for webp (disable with the --without-webp configuration option)