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Re:Managing and using ONVIF IP cameras with Linux by LinuxBender on Thursday October 20, 2022 @02:18PM (#33278591)
proprietary API isn't that bad

My opinion differs a little bit. If I buy a PTZ I know some here think those are a waste I expect to be able to control it from an open source application. If I can control all aspects of PTZ audio and video then that is good enough for me, but may not be good enough for others.

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Re:Managing and using ONVIF IP cameras with Linux by scottlamb on Thursday October 20, 2022 @02:24PM (#33278667)
I don't think proprietary APIs are mutually exclusive with open source clients. These APIs tend to be a lot simpler than ONVIF (SOAP is a mess) so they're easy to implement and even reverse-engineer (though there's often some documentation on the web). It's just a bit of work for each manufacturer.
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