Mask and Detection

[gniknalu]

In the README, it says about a Mask:

Masks are used to exclude certain areas in the image from triggering motion.

But what about detection? If it excludes areas from triggering motion, should it also exclude from detection?

As you know I'm using the dev branch - updated as of yesterday - but it will detect objects and record a snapshot and video, when the objects are in my mask area. The workaround - which worked but isn't feasible - is to create a zone (instead of a mask) and have it only record when there is a kangaroo detected (I'm exaggerating) or something that you wouldn't see in that zone. Yet I think a mask is the appropriate place to have a "not detect nor record" rule. Do you agree?

Thank you

[roflcoopter]

Yes i do agree with you.
Motion masks should stay the way they are now.
However you should be able to specify a mask under object_detection aswell which filters out any objects in it.

[roflcoopter]

I created a feature request issue to track this

[gniknalu]

Here is something in line with this issue for reference. Running the dev code (from 2021.06.10)

There is a defined mask here. But it still detects (what it thinks is) a person.

[gniknalu]

Rather than a mask, I created a region and a label for "person" and "trigger_recorder: false". This will do for now.

[roflcoopter]

I just pushed a new version of dev where you now can add a mask under object_detection just like you can under motion_detection

[gniknalu]

I just pushed a new version of dev where you now can add a mask under object_detection just like you can under motion_detection

I'll give it a try! Thank you for everything you're doing!

[gniknalu]

I just pushed a new version of dev where you now can add a mask under object_detection just like you can under motion_detection

It Works Great! Thank you!