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Tapo C560WS

Lights · Lighting

Partly works

1 report: 1 says it partly works.

Reported with 1 integration: Tapo: Cameras Control.

What people report

IntegrationIn Home AssistantIn Apple HomeWhat they saidSource
Tapo: Cameras ControlPartly worksDirect MJPEG stream stops on 4K HEVC; fix PR closed
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Fix: Direct MJPEG stream stops after few seconds on HEVC cameras #1125 Cameras like the C560WS (4K HEVC) send periodic IDR resets that cause PTS to go non-monotonic. The -vsync 0 flag passed timestamps through unchanged, causing the mjpeg encoder to reject frames with Invalid pts <= last. Removing it lets ffmpeg handle timestamps automatically. Also increased probesize (32→50000) and analyzeduration (0→1000000) as the original values were insufficient for HEVC stream detection, causing immediate stream failure. Tested on C560WS (3840x2160 HEVC 25fps HD + 1280x720 H.264 50fps SD). No tested on …

Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-23.

PR #1279 · 2026-05

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In ReReHome

Once Home Assistant’s HomeKit Bridge shares it, this device reaches Apple Home as a HomeKit accessory behind your Home Assistant bridge, so ReReHome shows and controls it like any other.

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BrandTP-Link
ModelC560WS
CategoryLights