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http://myserver/axis-cgi/mjpg/video.cgi?
streamprofile=myprofile&resolution=CIF
2.6.4 Motion JPEG Video Response
When a Motion JPEG video is requested, the Axis product either returns the specied Motion JPEG video or an error.
2.6.4.1 Successful Request
If the request was successful, the Axis product returns a continuous ow of JPEG images. The content type is
multipart/x-mixed-replace and each image ends with a boundary string <boundary>.
Response:
HTTP Code: 200 OK
Content-Type: multipart/x-mixed-replace; boundary=<boundary>
Body:
--<boundary>
<image>
--<boundary>
<image>
Where the returned <image> eld is:
Content-Type: image/jpeg
Content-Length: <image size in bytes>
<JPEG image data>
2.7 Image Request Arguments
The following arguments and values can be used in JPEG, Motion JPEG or bitmap CGI requests. Unless overridden by a argument it is
the default values as congured via the GUI (or param.cgi) that decides the characteristics of the image or video.
Argument Valid values Description
resolution=<string>
A string
1
Resolution of the returned image. For
supported resolutions, check in parameter
Properties.Image.Resoluti-
on.
camera=<string>
1 ...
quad
Selects the video source. If omitted the
default value camera=1 is used. This
argument is only valid for Axis products
with more than one video source. That
is cameras with multiple view areas
and video encoders with multiple video
channels.
compression=<int> 0 ... 100
1
Adjusts the compression level of the
image. Higher values correspond to
higher compression, that is lower quality
and smaller image size. Note: This value
is internally mapped and is therefore
product-dependent.
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