An H.26x video stream is:
A time‑ordered series of compressed pictures, plus instructions describing how to decode them, packaged in a way that works for files, networks, and live streaming.
When debugging, you are usually asking one of these questions:
| #requires -Modules MilestonePSTools | |
| <# | |
| .SYNOPSIS | |
| Exports raw video data from a camera on a Milestone XProtect VMS to a file. | |
| .DESCRIPTION | |
| Retrieves recorded video frames from a Milestone XProtect recording server | |
| using the RawVideoSource API and writes the raw compressed frame data to a | |
| file. By default, the 32-byte VMS GenericByteData headers are stripped, |
| # This just writes text to the terminal with Write-Host and isn't useful for long-term monitoring or logging or automation | |
| $job = Register-CimIndicationEvent -Query "SELECT * FROM __InstanceCreationEvent WITHIN 1 WHERE TargetInstance ISA 'Win32_Process'" -SourceIdentifier ProcessWatcher -Action { | |
| param($sender, $e) | |
| $p = $e.NewEvent.TargetInstance | |
| Write-Host "`n---------`n" | |
| Write-Host "Process: $($p.Name)" | |
| Write-Host "ProcessId: $($p.ProcessId)" | |
| Write-Host "Path: $($p.Path)" | |
| Write-Host "CommandLine:" |
| <# | |
| .SYNOPSIS | |
| Replace an old device ID with a new ID in a media database folder | |
| .DESCRIPTION | |
| If you have old XProtect recordings that you want to be able to playback in | |
| XProtect, but the old recordings were made under a different device ID than | |
| your cameras have now, you MIGHT be able to use this script to replace the | |
| old device ID with the new device ID. | |
| Before using this, you should have a secure backup of the recordings you want |
| function addDllDirectoryManager { | |
| $csharp = @' | |
| using System; | |
| using System.Text; | |
| using System.Runtime.InteropServices; | |
| public static class DllDirectoryManager | |
| { | |
| [DllImport("kernel32.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Unicode, SetLastError = true)] | |
| [return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Bool)] | |
| private static extern bool SetDllDirectory(string lpPathName); |
| $typeDef = @' | |
| using System; | |
| using System.Runtime.InteropServices; | |
| using System.Threading; | |
| namespace PSMouseControl | |
| { | |
| struct FIXED | |
| { | |
| public short fract; |
| Get-VmsCameraReport | ForEach-Object { | |
| $row = $_ | |
| $camera = Get-VmsCamera -Id $row.Id | |
| $stream = $camera | Get-VmsCameraStream -RecordingTrack Primary | |
| $settings = 'ZFpsMode', 'ZGopLength', 'ZGopMode', 'ZStrength' | |
| foreach ($setting in $settings) { | |
| $splat = @{ | |
| MemberType = 'NoteProperty' | |
| Name = $setting | |
| Value = $stream.Settings.$setting |
| #Requires -Modules MilestonePSTools | |
| <# | |
| .SYNOPSIS | |
| Creates a Smart Client view containing one or more camera carousel view items. | |
| .DESCRIPTION | |
| The New-VmsCarouselView script automates the creation of Milestone XProtect Smart | |
| Client views containing carousel view items. A carousel view item automatically | |
| rotates through a list of cameras at a specified interval, displaying each camera | |
| for a set duration before moving to the next. |
| #Requires -RunAsAdministrator | |
| <# | |
| .SYNOPSIS | |
| Creates memory dumps using procdump.exe with automatic compression and retention management. | |
| .DESCRIPTION | |
| This script captures memory dumps of a specified process using Sysinternals procdump.exe, | |
| compresses them into ZIP archives, and manages retention by keeping only the most recent dumps. | |
| $script:itemFields = @' | |
| acoustid_fingerprint | |
| acoustid_id | |
| added | |
| album | |
| album_id | |
| albumartist | |
| albumartist_credit | |
| albumartist_sort | |
| albumdisambig |