see if this works

package.json

@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@
     "watch": "npm run build && npm link && nodemon",
     "build": "npm run clean && tsc",
     "prepublishOnly": "npm run lint && npm run build",
-    "postpublish": "npm run clean && npm ci",
     "clean": "shx rm -rf ./dist",
     "test": "npm run lint",
     "docs": "typedoc",

src/index.ts

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import type {
 } from 'homebridge'
 
 import type { AutomationReturn } from './autoTypes.js'
-import type { CameraConfig, FfmpegPlatformConfig } from './configTypes.js'
+import type { CameraConfig, FfmpegPlatformConfig, VideoConfig } from './configTypes.js'
 
 import { readFileSync } from 'node:fs'
 import http from 'node:http'
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ class FfmpegPlatform implements DynamicPlatformPlugin {
   private readonly api: API
   private readonly config: FfmpegPlatformConfig
   private readonly cameraConfigs: Map<string, CameraConfig> = new Map()
+  private readonly videoConfig?: VideoConfig
   private readonly cachedAccessories: Array<PlatformAccessory> = []
   private readonly accessories: Array<PlatformAccessory> = []
   private readonly motionTimers: Map<string, NodeJS.Timeout> = new Map()
@@ -57,30 +58,31 @@ class FfmpegPlatform implements DynamicPlatformPlugin {
       let error = false
 
       if (!cameraConfig.name) {
-        this.log.error('One of your cameras has no name configured. This camera will be skipped.')
         cameraConfig.name = `Camera ${this.cameraConfigs.size + 1}`
+        this.log.error(`One of your cameras has no name configured, using ${cameraConfig.name}.`)
         error = false
       }
       if (!cameraConfig.videoConfig) {
         this.log.error('The videoConfig section is missing from the config. This camera will be skipped.', cameraConfig.name)
         error = true
       } else {
-        if (!cameraConfig.videoConfig.source) {
+        const videoConfig = cameraConfig.videoConfig
+        if (!videoConfig.source) {
           this.log.error('There is no source configured for this camera. This camera will be skipped.', cameraConfig.name)
           error = true
         } else {
-          const sourceArgs = cameraConfig.videoConfig.source.split(/\s+/)
+          const sourceArgs = videoConfig.source.split(/\s+/)
           if (!sourceArgs.includes('-i')) {
             this.log.warn('The source for this camera is missing "-i", it is likely misconfigured.', cameraConfig.name)
           }
         }
-        if (cameraConfig.videoConfig.stillImageSource) {
-          const stillArgs = cameraConfig.videoConfig.stillImageSource.split(/\s+/)
+        if (videoConfig.stillImageSource) {
+          const stillArgs = videoConfig.stillImageSource.split(/\s+/)
           if (!stillArgs.includes('-i')) {
             this.log.warn('The stillImageSource for this camera is missing "-i", it is likely misconfigured.', cameraConfig.name)
           }
         }
-        if (cameraConfig.videoConfig.vcodec === 'copy' && cameraConfig.videoConfig.videoFilter) {
+        if (videoConfig.vcodec === 'copy' && videoConfig.videoFilter) {
           this.log.warn('A videoFilter is defined, but the copy vcodec is being used. This will be ignored.', cameraConfig.name)
         }
       }
@@ -142,7 +144,7 @@ class FfmpegPlatform implements DynamicPlatformPlugin {
       accessory.removeService(doorbellSwitch)
     }
 
-    const delegate = new StreamingDelegate(this.log, cameraConfig, this.api, this.api.hap, accessory, this.config.videoProcessor)
+    const delegate = new StreamingDelegate(this.log, cameraConfig, this.videoConfig!, this.api, this.api.hap, accessory, this.config.videoProcessor)
 
     accessory.configureController(delegate.controller)
 

src/recordingDelegate.ts

@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@ export class RecordingDelegate implements CameraRecordingDelegate {
     this.hap = hap
     this.cameraName = cameraName
     this.videoProcessor = videoProcessor || ffmpegPathString || 'ffmpeg'
+    this.videoConfig = videoConfig
 
     api.on(APIEvent.SHUTDOWN, () => {
       if (this.preBufferSession) {

src/streamingDelegate.ts

@@ -94,14 +94,14 @@ export class StreamingDelegate implements CameraStreamingDelegate {
   ongoingSessions: Map<string, ActiveSession> = new Map()
   timeouts: Map<string, NodeJS.Timeout> = new Map()
 
-  constructor(log: Logger, cameraConfig: CameraConfig, api: API, hap: HAP, accessory: PlatformAccessory, videoProcessor?: string) {
+  constructor(log: Logger, cameraConfig: CameraConfig, videoConfig: VideoConfig, api: API, hap: HAP, accessory: PlatformAccessory, videoProcessor?: string) {
     this.log = log
     this.hap = hap
     this.api = api
 
     this.cameraName = cameraConfig.name!
     this.unbridge = cameraConfig.unbridge ?? true
-    this.videoConfig = cameraConfig.videoConfig!
+    this.videoConfig = videoConfig
     this.videoProcessor = videoProcessor || ffmpegPath as unknown as string || 'ffmpeg'
     this.recording = cameraConfig.videoConfig?.recording ?? false
     this.prebuffer = this.recording && (cameraConfig.videoConfig?.prebuffer ?? false)
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ export class StreamingDelegate implements CameraStreamingDelegate {
       }
       recordingCodecs.push(entry)
     }
-    this.recordingDelegate = this.recording ? new RecordingDelegate(this.log, this.cameraName, this.videoConfig, this.api, this.hap, this.videoProcessor) : null
+    this.recordingDelegate = this.recording ? new RecordingDelegate(this.log, this.cameraName, videoConfig, this.api, this.hap, this.videoProcessor) : null
 
     const options: CameraControllerOptions = {
       cameraStreamCount: this.videoConfig.maxStreams || 2, // HomeKit requires at least 2 streams, but 1 is also just fine