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--- video [2022/12/01 14:49] – added stream stalled handler info James Sentman
+++ video [2023/05/12 14:56] (current) – [Stream Stalled Handler:] added better reboot handling example James Sentman
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 Those plugins can then load camera API plugins to provide an interface to the controls of specific cameras or brands of cameras. This allows you the most flexibility in getting the video into XTension and still having control of the camera features though scripting in XTension. I can add more stream types and more camera API support without having to change any of the existing ones now.
+**Note:** the new video system requires a more recent OS version than is required by the program overall. You must be running at least MacOS 10.15 Catalina in order to use these plugins.
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 	rebooting or power cycling it if needed. The count will increase until the interface is restarted or
 	the camera starts responding again.
+        By checking for a mod 15 you will attempt to restart the camera only every 15 times it tries to restore
+        and so will not just keep rebooting it every 10 seconds and potentially never let it actually come
+        back up again.
+        The “reboot()” command comes from the Camera API for Amcrest Cameras, but others have similar commands.
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 on streamStalled( stallCount)
-	write log "Attempted to restore camera " & stallCount & " times."
+	write log "Attempted to restore camera " & stallCount & " times.” color red
+        if stallCount ≠ 0 and stallCount mod 15 = 0 then
+            write log “Attempting to restart camera due to extended outage” color red
+            reboot()
+        end if
 end streamStalled