diff --git a/src/zm_camera.cpp b/src/zm_camera.cpp
index 6f2c5b023..55a58ffca 100644
--- a/src/zm_camera.cpp
+++ b/src/zm_camera.cpp
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@
 #include "zm.h"
 #include "zm_camera.h"
 
-Camera::Camera( int p_id, SourceType p_type, int p_width, int p_height, int p_colours, int p_subpixelorder, int p_brightness, int p_contrast, int p_hue, int p_colour, bool p_capture, bool p_record_audio ) :
-    id( p_id ),
+Camera::Camera( unsigned int p_monitor_id, SourceType p_type, int p_width, int p_height, int p_colours, int p_subpixelorder, int p_brightness, int p_contrast, int p_hue, int p_colour, bool p_capture, bool p_record_audio ) :
+    monitor_id( p_monitor_id ),
     type( p_type ),
     width( p_width),
     height( p_height ),
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ Camera::Camera( int p_id, SourceType p_type, int p_width, int p_height, int p_co
   pixels = width * height;
   imagesize = pixels * colours;
   
-  Debug(2,"New camera id: %d width: %d height: %d colours: %d subpixelorder: %d capture: %d",id,width,height,colours,subpixelorder,capture);
+  Debug(2,"New camera id: %d width: %d height: %d colours: %d subpixelorder: %d capture: %d",monitor_id,width,height,colours,subpixelorder,capture);
   
   /* Because many loops are unrolled and work on 16 colours/time or 4 pixels/time, we have to meet requirements */
   if((colours == ZM_COLOUR_GRAY8 || colours == ZM_COLOUR_RGB32) && (imagesize % 16) != 0) {
@@ -47,7 +47,11 @@ Camera::Camera( int p_id, SourceType p_type, int p_width, int p_height, int p_co
   }
 }
 
-Camera::~Camera()
-{
+Camera::~Camera() {
 }
 
+Monitor *Camera::getMonitor() {
+  if ( ! monitor )
+    monitor = Monitor::Load( monitor_id, false, Monitor::QUERY );
+  return monitor;
+} 
diff --git a/src/zm_camera.h b/src/zm_camera.h
index 461789178..1a90f037c 100644
--- a/src/zm_camera.h
+++ b/src/zm_camera.h
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@
 
 #include "zm_image.h"
 
+class Camera;
+
+#include "zm_monitor.h"
+
 //
 // Abstract base class for cameras. This is intended just to express
 // common attributes
@@ -34,7 +38,8 @@ class Camera
 protected:
   typedef enum { LOCAL_SRC, REMOTE_SRC, FILE_SRC, FFMPEG_SRC, LIBVLC_SRC, CURL_SRC } SourceType;
 
-  int     id;
+  unsigned int  monitor_id;
+  Monitor *     monitor; // Null on instantiation, set as soon as possible.
   SourceType    type;
   unsigned int  width;
   unsigned int  height;
@@ -50,10 +55,11 @@ protected:
   bool    record_audio;
 
 public:
-  Camera( int p_id, SourceType p_type, int p_width, int p_height, int p_colours, int p_subpixelorder, int p_brightness, int p_contrast, int p_hue, int p_colour, bool p_capture, bool p_record_audio );
+  Camera( unsigned int p_monitor_id, SourceType p_type, int p_width, int p_height, int p_colours, int p_subpixelorder, int p_brightness, int p_contrast, int p_hue, int p_colour, bool p_capture, bool p_record_audio );
   virtual ~Camera();
 
-  int getId() const { return( id ); }
+  unsigned int getId() const { return( monitor_id ); }
+  Monitor *getMonitor();
   SourceType Type() const { return( type ); }
   bool IsLocal() const { return( type == LOCAL_SRC ); }
   bool IsRemote() const { return( type == REMOTE_SRC ); }
@@ -81,7 +87,7 @@ public:
   virtual int PreCapture()=0;
   virtual int Capture( Image &image )=0;
   virtual int PostCapture()=0;
-	virtual int CaptureAndRecord( Image &image, bool recording, char* event_directory)=0;
+  virtual int CaptureAndRecord( Image &image, bool recording, char* event_directory)=0;
 };
 
 #endif // ZM_CAMERA_H
diff --git a/src/zm_ffmpeg_camera.cpp b/src/zm_ffmpeg_camera.cpp
index deb8db571..d70ba394c 100644
--- a/src/zm_ffmpeg_camera.cpp
+++ b/src/zm_ffmpeg_camera.cpp
@@ -591,19 +591,25 @@ int FfmpegCamera::CaptureAndRecord( Image &image, bool recording, char* event_fi
               Debug(3, "Record Audio on but no audio stream found");
               videoStore = new VideoStore((const char *) event_file, "mp4",
                                           mFormatContext->streams[mVideoStreamId],
-                                          NULL, startTime);
+                                          NULL,
+                                          startTime,
+                                          this->getMonitor()->getOrientation());
+
             } else {
               Debug(3, "Video module initiated with audio stream");
               videoStore = new VideoStore((const char *) event_file, "mp4",
                                           mFormatContext->streams[mVideoStreamId],
                                           mFormatContext->streams[mAudioStreamId],
-                                          startTime);
+                                          startTime,
+                                          this->getMonitor()->getOrientation());
             }
           } else {
             Debug(3, "Record_audio is false so exclude audio stream");
             videoStore = new VideoStore((const char *) event_file, "mp4",
                                         mFormatContext->streams[mVideoStreamId],
-                                        NULL, startTime);
+                                        NULL,
+                                        startTime,
+                                        this->getMonitor()->getOrientation());
           }
             wasRecording = true;
             strcpy(oldDirectory, event_file);
@@ -633,19 +639,23 @@ int FfmpegCamera::CaptureAndRecord( Image &image, bool recording, char* event_fi
               Debug(3, "Record Audio on but no audio stream found");
               videoStore = new VideoStore((const char *) event_file, "mp4",
                                           mFormatContext->streams[mVideoStreamId],
-                                          NULL, startTime);
+                                          NULL,
+                                          startTime,
+                                          this->getMonitor()->getOrientation());
             } else {
               Debug(3, "Video module initiated with audio stream");
               videoStore = new VideoStore((const char *) event_file, "mp4",
                                           mFormatContext->streams[mVideoStreamId],
                                           mFormatContext->streams[mAudioStreamId],
-                                          startTime);
+                                          startTime,
+                                          this->getMonitor()->getOrientation());
             }
           } else {
             Debug(3, "Record_audio is false so exclude audio stream");
             videoStore = new VideoStore((const char *) event_file, "mp4",
                                         mFormatContext->streams[mVideoStreamId],
-                                        NULL, startTime);
+                                        NULL, startTime,
+                                        this->getMonitor()->getOrientation());
           }
             strcpy(oldDirectory, event_file);
           }
diff --git a/src/zm_monitor.cpp b/src/zm_monitor.cpp
index 7cbac5d15..216f9f4b1 100644
--- a/src/zm_monitor.cpp
+++ b/src/zm_monitor.cpp
@@ -4446,3 +4446,16 @@ void Monitor::SingleImageZip( int scale)
   fprintf( stdout, "Content-Type: image/x-rgbz\r\n\r\n" );
   fwrite( img_buffer, img_buffer_size, 1, stdout );
 }
+
+unsigned int Monitor::Colours() const { return( camera->Colours() ); }
+unsigned int Monitor::SubpixelOrder() const { return( camera->SubpixelOrder() ); }
+int Monitor::PrimeCapture() {
+  return( camera->PrimeCapture() );
+}
+int Monitor::PreCapture() {
+  return( camera->PreCapture() );
+}
+int Monitor::PostCapture() {
+  return( camera->PostCapture() );
+}
+Monitor::Orientation Monitor::getOrientation()const { return orientation; }
diff --git a/src/zm_monitor.h b/src/zm_monitor.h
index cf27e1b0a..392bdea57 100644
--- a/src/zm_monitor.h
+++ b/src/zm_monitor.h
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #include "zm_rgb.h"
 #include "zm_zone.h"
 #include "zm_event.h"
+class Monitor;
 #include "zm_camera.h"
 #include "zm_utils.h"
 
@@ -327,6 +328,7 @@ protected:
   MonitorLink    **linked_monitors;
 
 public:
+  Monitor( int p_id );
 // OurCheckAlarms seems to be unused. Check it on zm_monitor.cpp for more info.
 //bool OurCheckAlarms( Zone *zone, const Image *pImage );
   Monitor(
@@ -419,15 +421,16 @@ public:
   {
     return( embed_exif );
   }
+  Orientation getOrientation() const;
 
-  unsigned int Width() const { return( width ); }
-  unsigned int Height() const { return( height ); }
-  unsigned int Colours() const { return( camera->Colours() ); }
-  unsigned int SubpixelOrder() const { return( camera->SubpixelOrder() ); }
+  unsigned int Width() const { return width; }
+  unsigned int Height() const { return height; }
+  unsigned int Colours() const;
+  unsigned int SubpixelOrder() const;
     
   int GetOptSaveJPEGs() const { return( savejpegspref ); }
   int GetOptVideoWriter() const { return( videowriterpref ); }
-  const std::vector<EncoderParameter_t>* GetOptEncoderParams() const { return( &encoderparamsvec ); }	  
+  const std::vector<EncoderParameter_t>* GetOptEncoderParams() const { return( &encoderparamsvec ); }
  
   State GetState() const;
   int GetImage( int index=-1, int scale=100 );
@@ -457,19 +460,10 @@ public:
   int actionColour( int p_colour=-1 );
   int actionContrast( int p_contrast=-1 );
 
-  inline int PrimeCapture()
-  {
-    return( camera->PrimeCapture() );
-  }
-  inline int PreCapture()
-  {
-    return( camera->PreCapture() );
-  }
+  int PrimeCapture();
+  int PreCapture();
   int Capture();
-  int PostCapture()
-  {
-    return( camera->PostCapture() );
-  }
+  int PostCapture();
 
   unsigned int DetectMotion( const Image &comp_image, Event::StringSet &zoneSet );
    // DetectBlack seems to be unused. Check it on zm_monitor.cpp for more info.
diff --git a/src/zm_remote_camera.cpp b/src/zm_remote_camera.cpp
index 1ffe5f568..be177c2c6 100644
--- a/src/zm_remote_camera.cpp
+++ b/src/zm_remote_camera.cpp
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 #include "zm_utils.h"
 
 RemoteCamera::RemoteCamera(
-  int p_id,
+  unsigned int p_monitor_id,
   const std::string &p_protocol,
   const std::string &p_host,
   const std::string &p_port,
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ RemoteCamera::RemoteCamera(
   bool p_capture,
   bool p_record_audio
  ) :
-    Camera( p_id, REMOTE_SRC, p_width, p_height, p_colours, ZM_SUBPIX_ORDER_DEFAULT_FOR_COLOUR(p_colours), p_brightness, p_contrast, p_hue, p_colour, p_capture, p_record_audio ),
+    Camera( p_monitor_id, REMOTE_SRC, p_width, p_height, p_colours, ZM_SUBPIX_ORDER_DEFAULT_FOR_COLOUR(p_colours), p_brightness, p_contrast, p_hue, p_colour, p_capture, p_record_audio ),
     protocol( p_protocol ),
     host( p_host ),
     port( p_port ),
diff --git a/src/zm_remote_camera.h b/src/zm_remote_camera.h
index 6add0398a..b24d6a68f 100644
--- a/src/zm_remote_camera.h
+++ b/src/zm_remote_camera.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/socket.h>
 #include <netdb.h>
+#include <arpa/inet.h>
 
 //
 // Class representing 'remote' cameras, i.e. those which are
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@ protected:
 
 public:
   RemoteCamera(
-    int p_id,
+    unsigned int p_monitor_id,
     const std::string &p_proto,
     const std::string &p_host,
     const std::string &p_port,
diff --git a/src/zm_remote_camera_http.cpp b/src/zm_remote_camera_http.cpp
index 02641632d..17f3969a4 100644
--- a/src/zm_remote_camera_http.cpp
+++ b/src/zm_remote_camera_http.cpp
@@ -30,9 +30,12 @@
 #ifdef SOLARIS
 #include <sys/filio.h> // FIONREAD and friends
 #endif
+#ifdef __FreeBSD__
+#include <netinet/in.h>
+#endif
 
 RemoteCameraHttp::RemoteCameraHttp(
-  int p_id,
+  unsigned int p_monitor_id,
   const std::string &p_method,
   const std::string &p_host,
   const std::string &p_port,
@@ -46,7 +49,7 @@ RemoteCameraHttp::RemoteCameraHttp(
   bool p_capture,
   bool p_record_audio ) :
   RemoteCamera(
-    p_id,
+    p_monitor_id,
     "http",
     p_host,
     p_port,
@@ -71,7 +74,7 @@ RemoteCameraHttp::RemoteCameraHttp(
   else if ( p_method == "regexp" )
     method = REGEXP;
   else
-    Fatal( "Unrecognised method '%s' when creating HTTP camera %d", p_method.c_str(), id );
+    Fatal( "Unrecognised method '%s' when creating HTTP camera %d", p_method.c_str(), monitor_id );
   if ( capture )
   {
     Initialise();
@@ -135,7 +138,12 @@ int RemoteCameraHttp::Connect()
     {
       close(sd);
       sd = -1;
-      Warning("Can't connect to remote camera: %s", strerror(errno) );
+      char buf[sizeof(struct in6_addr)];
+      struct sockaddr_in *addr;
+      addr = (struct sockaddr_in *)p->ai_addr; 
+      inet_ntop( AF_INET, &(addr->sin_addr), buf, INET6_ADDRSTRLEN );
+
+      Warning("Can't connect to remote camera mid: %d at %s: %s", monitor_id, buf, strerror(errno) );
       continue;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/zm_remote_camera_http.h b/src/zm_remote_camera_http.h
index f0b8a4415..079dd8482 100644
--- a/src/zm_remote_camera_http.h
+++ b/src/zm_remote_camera_http.h
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ protected:
   enum { SIMPLE, REGEXP } method;
 
 public:
-  RemoteCameraHttp(int p_id, const std::string &method, const std::string &host, const std::string &port, const std::string &path, int p_width, int p_height, int p_colours, int p_brightness, int p_contrast, int p_hue, int p_colour, bool p_capture, bool p_record_audio );
+  RemoteCameraHttp( unsigned int p_monitor_id, const std::string &method, const std::string &host, const std::string &port, const std::string &path, int p_width, int p_height, int p_colours, int p_brightness, int p_contrast, int p_hue, int p_colour, bool p_capture, bool p_record_audio );
   ~RemoteCameraHttp();
 
   void Initialise();
diff --git a/src/zm_remote_camera_rtsp.cpp b/src/zm_remote_camera_rtsp.cpp
index 85f7af340..2e5e4b710 100644
--- a/src/zm_remote_camera_rtsp.cpp
+++ b/src/zm_remote_camera_rtsp.cpp
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/socket.h>
 
-RemoteCameraRtsp::RemoteCameraRtsp( int p_id, const std::string &p_method, const std::string &p_host, const std::string &p_port, const std::string &p_path, int p_width, int p_height, bool p_rtsp_describe, int p_colours, int p_brightness, int p_contrast, int p_hue, int p_colour, bool p_capture, bool p_record_audio ) :
-  RemoteCamera( p_id, "rtsp", p_host, p_port, p_path, p_width, p_height, p_colours, p_brightness, p_contrast, p_hue, p_colour, p_capture, p_record_audio ),
+RemoteCameraRtsp::RemoteCameraRtsp( unsigned int p_monitor_id, const std::string &p_method, const std::string &p_host, const std::string &p_port, const std::string &p_path, int p_width, int p_height, bool p_rtsp_describe, int p_colours, int p_brightness, int p_contrast, int p_hue, int p_colour, bool p_capture, bool p_record_audio ) :
+  RemoteCamera( p_monitor_id, "rtsp", p_host, p_port, p_path, p_width, p_height, p_colours, p_brightness, p_contrast, p_hue, p_colour, p_capture, p_record_audio ),
   rtsp_describe( p_rtsp_describe ),
   rtspThread( 0 )
 
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ RemoteCameraRtsp::RemoteCameraRtsp( int p_id, const std::string &p_method, const
   else if ( p_method == "rtpRtspHttp" )
     method = RtspThread::RTP_RTSP_HTTP;
   else
-    Fatal( "Unrecognised method '%s' when creating RTSP camera %d", p_method.c_str(), id );
+    Fatal( "Unrecognised method '%s' when creating RTSP camera %d", p_method.c_str(), monitor_id );
 
   if ( capture )
   {
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ void RemoteCameraRtsp::Terminate()
 
 int RemoteCameraRtsp::Connect()
 {
-  rtspThread = new RtspThread( id, method, protocol, host, port, path, auth, rtsp_describe );
+  rtspThread = new RtspThread( monitor_id, method, protocol, host, port, path, auth, rtsp_describe );
 
   rtspThread->start();
 
@@ -467,7 +467,11 @@ int RemoteCameraRtsp::CaptureAndRecord( Image &image, bool recording, char* even
           if ( recording && !wasRecording ) {
             //Instantiate the video storage module
 
-            videoStore = new VideoStore((const char *)event_file, "mp4", mFormatContext->streams[mVideoStreamId],mAudioStreamId==-1?NULL:mFormatContext->streams[mAudioStreamId],startTime);
+            videoStore = new VideoStore((const char *)event_file, "mp4",
+                mFormatContext->streams[mVideoStreamId],
+                mAudioStreamId==-1?NULL:mFormatContext->streams[mAudioStreamId],
+                startTime,
+                this->getMonitor()->getOrientation() );
             wasRecording = true;
             strcpy(oldDirectory, event_file);
 
@@ -487,7 +491,11 @@ int RemoteCameraRtsp::CaptureAndRecord( Image &image, bool recording, char* even
               videoStore = NULL;
             }
 
-            videoStore = new VideoStore((const char *)event_file, "mp4", mFormatContext->streams[mVideoStreamId],mAudioStreamId==-1?NULL:mFormatContext->streams[mAudioStreamId],startTime);
+            videoStore = new VideoStore((const char *)event_file, "mp4",
+                mFormatContext->streams[mVideoStreamId],
+                mAudioStreamId==-1?NULL:mFormatContext->streams[mAudioStreamId],
+                startTime,
+                this->getMonitor()->getOrientation() );
             strcpy( oldDirectory, event_file );
           }
 
@@ -537,7 +545,7 @@ int RemoteCameraRtsp::CaptureAndRecord( Image &image, bool recording, char* even
       } // end if video or audio packet
      
 #if LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_CHECK(57, 8, 0, 12, 100)
-    av_packet_unref( &packet);
+    av_packet_unref( &packet );
 #else
     av_free_packet( &packet );
 #endif
diff --git a/src/zm_remote_camera_rtsp.h b/src/zm_remote_camera_rtsp.h
index 1a1da6999..3af753fea 100644
--- a/src/zm_remote_camera_rtsp.h
+++ b/src/zm_remote_camera_rtsp.h
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ protected:
 #endif
 
 public:
-  RemoteCameraRtsp( int p_id, const std::string &method, const std::string &host, const std::string &port, const std::string &path, int p_width, int p_height, bool p_rtsp_describe, int p_colours, int p_brightness, int p_contrast, int p_hue, int p_colour, bool p_capture, bool p_record_audio );
+  RemoteCameraRtsp( unsigned int p_monitor_id, const std::string &method, const std::string &host, const std::string &port, const std::string &path, int p_width, int p_height, bool p_rtsp_describe, int p_colours, int p_brightness, int p_contrast, int p_hue, int p_colour, bool p_capture, bool p_record_audio );
   ~RemoteCameraRtsp();
 
   void Initialise();
diff --git a/src/zm_videostore.cpp b/src/zm_videostore.cpp
index 47c1be13d..45cd1d280 100644
--- a/src/zm_videostore.cpp
+++ b/src/zm_videostore.cpp
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@ extern "C"{
 VideoStore::VideoStore(const char *filename_in, const char *format_in,
     AVStream *input_st,
     AVStream *inpaud_st,
-    int64_t nStartTime
+    int64_t nStartTime,
+    Monitor::Orientation orientation
     ) {
 
   AVDictionary *pmetadata = NULL;
@@ -91,18 +92,55 @@ VideoStore::VideoStore(const char *filename_in, const char *format_in,
         "%s\n", av_make_error_string(ret).c_str());
   }
 
+  if ( video_st->sample_aspect_ratio.den != video_st->codec->sample_aspect_ratio.den ) {
+         Warning("Fixingample_aspect_ratio.den");
+         video_st->sample_aspect_ratio.den = video_st->codec->sample_aspect_ratio.den;
+  }
+  if ( video_st->sample_aspect_ratio.num != input_st->codec->sample_aspect_ratio.num ) {
+         Warning("Fixingample_aspect_ratio.num");
+         video_st->sample_aspect_ratio.num = input_st->codec->sample_aspect_ratio.num;
+  }
+  if ( video_st->codec->codec_id != input_st->codec->codec_id ) {
+         Warning("Fixing video_st->codec->codec_id");
+         video_st->codec->codec_id = input_st->codec->codec_id;
+  }
+  if ( ! video_st->codec->time_base.num ) {
+         Warning("video_st->codec->time_base.num is not set%d/%d. Fixing by setting it to 1", video_st->codec->time_base.num, video_st->codec->time_base.den); 
+         Warning("video_st->codec->time_base.num is not set%d/%d. Fixing by setting it to 1", video_st->time_base.num, video_st->time_base.den);       
+         video_st->codec->time_base.num = video_st->time_base.num;
+         video_st->codec->time_base.den = video_st->time_base.den;
+  }
+
   video_st->codec->codec_tag = 0;
   if (oc->oformat->flags & AVFMT_GLOBALHEADER) {
     video_st->codec->flags |= CODEC_FLAG_GLOBAL_HEADER;
   }
 
+  if ( orientation ) {
+    if ( orientation == Monitor::ROTATE_0 ) {
+
+    } else if ( orientation == Monitor::ROTATE_90 ) {
+      dsr = av_dict_set( &video_st->metadata, "rotate", "90", 0);
+      if (dsr < 0) Warning("%s:%d: title set failed", __FILE__, __LINE__ );
+    } else if ( orientation == Monitor::ROTATE_180 ) {
+      dsr = av_dict_set( &video_st->metadata, "rotate", "180", 0);
+      if (dsr < 0) Warning("%s:%d: title set failed", __FILE__, __LINE__ );
+    } else if ( orientation == Monitor::ROTATE_270 ) {
+      dsr = av_dict_set( &video_st->metadata, "rotate", "270", 0);
+      if (dsr < 0) Warning("%s:%d: title set failed", __FILE__, __LINE__ );
+    } else {
+      Warning( "Unsupported Orientation(%d)", orientation );
+    }
+  }
+
+
   if (inpaud_st) {
     audio_st = avformat_new_stream(oc, inpaud_st->codec->codec);
     if (!audio_st) {
       Error("Unable to create audio out stream\n");
       audio_st = NULL;
     } else {
-      ret=avcodec_copy_context(audio_st->codec, inpaud_st->codec);
+      ret = avcodec_copy_context(audio_st->codec, inpaud_st->codec);
       if (ret < 0) {
         Fatal("Unable to copy audio context %s\n", av_make_error_string(ret).c_str());
       }   
diff --git a/src/zm_videostore.h b/src/zm_videostore.h
index 0d72f42b6..a11973b4a 100644
--- a/src/zm_videostore.h
+++ b/src/zm_videostore.h
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 
 #if HAVE_LIBAVCODEC
 
+#include "zm_monitor.h"
+
 class VideoStore {
 private:
 
@@ -26,7 +28,7 @@ private:
     int64_t filter_in_rescale_delta_last;
 
 public:
-	VideoStore(const char *filename_in, const char *format_in, AVStream *input_st, AVStream *inpaud_st, int64_t nStartTime);
+	VideoStore(const char *filename_in, const char *format_in, AVStream *input_st, AVStream *inpaud_st, int64_t nStartTime, Monitor::Orientation p_orientation );
 	~VideoStore();
 
     int writeVideoFramePacket(AVPacket *pkt, AVStream *input_st);//, AVPacket *lastKeyframePkt);