Difference between revisions of "Activities/Record"
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| + | === Using Record with external cameras === | ||
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| + | If the camera is recognized, a device /dev/video1 will be created (you need check in your Terminal. | ||
| + | The internal device is /dev/video0 | ||
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| + | To use a external camera, you can apply this patch | ||
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| + | <nowiki> | ||
| + | diff --git a/glive.py b/glive.py | ||
| + | index 9f8c5fa..d2207e7 100644 | ||
| + | --- a/glive.py | ||
| + | +++ b/glive.py | ||
| + | @@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ class Glive: | ||
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| + | def _detect_camera(self): | ||
| + | v4l2src = gst.element_factory_make('v4l2src') | ||
| + | + v4l2src.set_property('device', '/dev/video1') | ||
| + | if v4l2src.props.device_name is None: | ||
| + | return | ||
| + | </nowiki> | ||
===Resources=== | ===Resources=== | ||
Revision as of 09:30, 29 May 2015
Record developers' page
Overview
Record is the basic rich-media capture activity for the laptop. It lets you capture still images, video, and/or audio. It has a simple interface and works in both laptop and ebook mode. An interface for sharing pictures among multi XOs during a picture-taking session is a hallmark of the Record activity.
Usage
Environment variables
- GST_DEBUG enable gstreamer logging
- 0 NONE
- 1 ERROR
- 2 WARNING
- 3 INFO
- 4 DEBUG
- 5 LOG
Using Record with external cameras
If the camera is recognized, a device /dev/video1 will be created (you need check in your Terminal. The internal device is /dev/video0
To use a external camera, you can apply this patch
diff --git a/glive.py b/glive.py
index 9f8c5fa..d2207e7 100644
--- a/glive.py
+++ b/glive.py
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ class Glive:
def _detect_camera(self):
v4l2src = gst.element_factory_make('v4l2src')
+ v4l2src.set_property('device', '/dev/video1')
if v4l2src.props.device_name is None:
return