# Storing video as mp4

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**Created:** [2 March 2021 19:08 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/storing-video-as-mp4/41911 "2021-03-02T19:08:57Z")\
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Continuous recording or based on an trigger?

If continuous, the exec node using ffmpeg can stay connected to a video stream and make mp4 and write it to disk on a continuous basis which would not need the mp4frag nodes.

If based on some event or trigger, such as motion detection or on a timer, you can have a 2nd exec node tell ffmpeg to read the video stream from node-red-contrib-mp4frag via the http api and make an mp4 video from that. Currently, there is no way of getting the video from node-red-contrib-mp4frag directly from within node. [Show ip camera in dashboard and store prefixed buffer video](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/show-ip-camera-in-dashboard-and-store-prefixed-buffer-video/39572)

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