Vera S05 Libvpx !!better!! May 2026

vpxenc --help Try encoding raw YUV (if you have a test file):

Example cross-compile for MIPS (using OpenWrt SDK): vera s05 libvpx

find / -type f -executable -exec ldd {} \; 2>/dev/null | grep libvpx If your S05 has a USB webcam or network camera stream (e.g., /tmp/cam_stream ), you can manually test libvpx: vpxenc --help Try encoding raw YUV (if you

"codec": "VP8", "quality": "fast", "cpu_used": 5, "deadline": "realtime" You can cross-compile a newer libvpx for Vera’s architecture (MIPS32r2 big-endian or ARMv5te, depending on revision). The S05’s libvpx implementation is a neat hack

# Capture from a JPEG-over-HTTP camera, pipe to vpxenc (if available) wget -O - http://camera-ip/snapshot.jpg | ffmpeg -i - -c:v libvpx -b:v 500k -f webm /tmp/test.webm Vera’s stock firmware may not have ffmpeg — but it may have a minimal vpxenc :

If decode takes >500ms for a 1MB frame, your S05 is overloaded. For anything beyond 1–2 low-res cameras, consider moving camera handling to a Raspberry Pi or old PC running Motion/Shinobi, and just have Vera receive simple HTTP motion alerts. The S05’s libvpx implementation is a neat hack but not production-ready today.