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Surveillance playback (.php) page suddenly unavailable. How to retrieve video recordings manually?
Hi, hope someone has help available. I have been using Readynas Surveillance for years without any issues. However suddenly without any reason (no changes made to software or NAS drive itself) th...
HiStephenB
Renaming to .h264 does not work, I guess as it is a codex not an extension. However I just decided to drop the .dat file into Handbrake (https://handbrake.fr/ - Great solftware btw for converting videos) and it regonized the video content and showed a preview. I was not able to play it inside the software preview, however, I was able to convert it to another format (e.g. H265 10-bit mp4) which played in VLC. Now I have to go through all the needed .dat files convert them and stitch them together. I guess some extra work, however at least if JohnCM_S cant help find the issue/solution I have a back up option available.
I will post the log soon.
xbmcgotham wrote:
Renaming to .h264 does not work, I guess as it is a codec not an extension.
It's both actually, and VLC is supposed to recognize the extension. Though it sounds like you have a workaround (and converting it will make it easier for others to play it). FWIW, H.264 support is ubiquitous, H.265 isn't - so you might consider adjusting your transcoding to output H.264 instead of H.265.
If you need the video for evidence, of course make sure you preserve the original DAT.
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