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• Can VideoView be detach and reattached without stopping the stream ?

  1er juin 2015, par Thierry-Dimitri Roy

  I’m building an app where the user clicks on a button to show a video full screen. Initially the video is attached to a view inside a ViewPager. To be able to show it fullscreen I detach it from its parent and reattach it to the root view. This works fine, except when the video is switched to fullscreen while playing. When I detach a playing VideoView it just stop and I need to restart it. This is not acceptable since the video starts buffering before resume. Here the part of the code where the detach is done :

      final ViewGroup parent = (ViewGroup) findViewById(R.id.parent);
  
  
  
      final ViewGroup root = (ViewGroup) findViewById(R.id.root);
  
  
  
      Button b = (Button) findViewById(R.id.button);
  
      b.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {
  
  
  
          @Override
  
          public void onClick(View v) {
  
              parent.removeView(mVideoView);
  
  
  
              LayoutParams lp = new FrameLayout.LayoutParams(LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT, LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT);
  
              root.addView(mVideoView, lp);
  
          }
  
      });

  Depending of the device, I have a different log error. Probably because the actual video player is provided by the manufacturer and not the Android SDK. Here are the error logs for a Nexus 7 :

  10-30 20:26:18.618: D/NvOsDebugPrintf(124): NvMMDecTVMRDestroyParser Begin 
  
  10-30 20:26:18.618: D/NvOsDebugPrintf(124): --------- Closing TVMR Frame Delivery Thread -------------
  
  10-30 20:26:18.678: D/NvOsDebugPrintf(124): ------- NvAvpClose -------
  
  10-30 20:26:18.678: D/NvOsDebugPrintf(124): NvMMDecTVMRDestroyParser Done 
  
  10-30 20:26:18.678: D/NvOsDebugPrintf(124): NvMMLiteTVMRDecPrivateClose Done 

  I haven’t been able to detach the video without stopping it. I tried using SurfaceView or TextureView without success.

  I also tried finding a third party video player. I found a commercial one (http://www.vitamio.org/) that I can’t really use for business reason. I found an open source one, that hasn’t been updated in the last year (https://code.google.com/p/dolphin-player/).

  I’m currently targeting Android 4.2 or better on tablet only.

  ---

  Note that the ViewPager is not fullscreen. So I can’t use LayoutParams to make the video fullscreen. I need to remove the VideoView from the parent in the ViewPager and add it to the root view to be able to show it fullscreen.

  The URL I’m testing with : http://bellvps1.cpl.delvenetworks.com/media/e1b3e24ecb944abd8f4ed823a0b76ddc/68f78d35296243bfb46d2418f03f2fd0/bande-annonce---the-secret-life-of-walter-mitty-1-9efcc5c6e52ac07a3edf84a1b21967995b7796a2.m3u8

• How to get .mp4 videos from motion on a Raspberry Pi ?

  3 novembre 2017, par Maarti

  I use motion on my laptop and it works perfectly in any format. But when I use it on my Raspberry Pi 3 (Raspbian Jessie) with the Raspberry Camera V2, the only formats that work are : .avi and .swf.

  When I choose any other format, the output video is a "0 sec video" that is played and closed instantly.

  I would like to have .mp4 or .ogg output so I can read it easily with HTML5.

  Here is the motion codec documentation.

  Here is my config file :

  ############################################################
  
  # Daemon
  
  ############################################################
  
  
  
  # Start in daemon (background) mode and release terminal (default: off)
  
  daemon on
  
  
  
  # File to store the process ID, also called pid file. (default: not defined)
  
  process_id_file /var/run/motion/motion.pid
  
  
  
  ############################################################
  
  # Basic Setup Mode
  
  ############################################################
  
  
  
  # Start in Setup-Mode, daemon disabled. (default: off)
  
  setup_mode off
  
  
  
  
  
  # Use a file to save logs messages, if not defined stderr and syslog is used. (default: not defined)
  
  #logfile /mnt/camshare/Cam1/motion.log
  
  logfile /tmp/motion.log
  
  
  
  # Level of log messages [1..9] (EMR, ALR, CRT, ERR, WRN, NTC, INF, DBG, ALL). (default: 6 / NTC)
  
  log_level 2
  
  
  
  # Filter to log messages by type (COR, STR, ENC, NET, DBL, EVT, TRK, VID, ALL). (default: ALL)
  
  log_type all
  
  
  
  ###########################################################
  
  # Capture device options
  
  ############################################################
  
  
  
  # Videodevice to be used for capturing  (default /dev/video0)
  
  # for FreeBSD default is /dev/bktr0
  
  #videodevice /dev/video0
  
  
  
  # v4l2_palette allows to choose preferable palette to be use by motion
  
  # to capture from those supported by your videodevice. (default: 17)
  
  # E.g. if your videodevice supports both V4L2_PIX_FMT_SBGGR8 and
  
  # V4L2_PIX_FMT_MJPEG then motion will by default use V4L2_PIX_FMT_MJPEG.
  
  # Setting v4l2_palette to 2 forces motion to use V4L2_PIX_FMT_SBGGR8
  
  # instead.
  
  #
  
  # Values :
  
  # V4L2_PIX_FMT_SN9C10X : 0  'S910'
  
  # V4L2_PIX_FMT_SBGGR16 : 1  'BYR2'
  
  # V4L2_PIX_FMT_SBGGR8  : 2  'BA81'
  
  # V4L2_PIX_FMT_SPCA561 : 3  'S561'
  
  # V4L2_PIX_FMT_SGBRG8  : 4  'GBRG'
  
  # V4L2_PIX_FMT_SGRBG8  : 5  'GRBG'
  
  # V4L2_PIX_FMT_PAC207  : 6  'P207'
  
  # V4L2_PIX_FMT_PJPG    : 7  'PJPG'
  
  # V4L2_PIX_FMT_MJPEG   : 8  'MJPEG'
  
  # V4L2_PIX_FMT_JPEG    : 9  'JPEG'
  
  # V4L2_PIX_FMT_RGB24   : 10 'RGB3'
  
  # V4L2_PIX_FMT_SPCA501 : 11 'S501'
  
  # V4L2_PIX_FMT_SPCA505 : 12 'S505'
  
  # V4L2_PIX_FMT_SPCA508 : 13 'S508'
  
  # V4L2_PIX_FMT_UYVY    : 14 'UYVY'
  
  # V4L2_PIX_FMT_YUYV    : 15 'YUYV'
  
  # V4L2_PIX_FMT_YUV422P : 16 '422P'
  
  # V4L2_PIX_FMT_YUV420  : 17 'YU12'
  
  #
  
  v4l2_palette 7
  
  
  
  # Tuner device to be used for capturing using tuner as source (default /dev/tuner0)
  
  # This is ONLY used for FreeBSD. Leave it commented out for Linux
  
  ; tunerdevice /dev/tuner0
  
  
  
  # The video input to be used (default: -1)
  
  # Should normally be set to 0 or 1 for video/TV cards, and -1 for USB cameras
  
  input -1
  
  
  
  # The video norm to use (only for video capture and TV tuner cards)
  
  # Values: 0 (PAL), 1 (NTSC), 2 (SECAM), 3 (PAL NC no colour). Default: 0 (PAL)
  
  norm 0
  
  
  
  # The frequency to set the tuner to (kHz) (only for TV tuner cards) (default: 0)
  
  frequency 0
  
  
  
  # Rotate image this number of degrees. The rotation affects all saved images as
  
  # well as movies. Valid values: 0 (default = no rotation), 90, 180 and 270.
  
  rotate 0
  
  
  
  # Image width (pixels). Valid range: Camera dependent, default: 352
  
  #width 1024
  
  width 640
  
  
  
  # Image height (pixels). Valid range: Camera dependent, default: 288
  
  #height 576
  
  height 480
  
  
  
  # Maximum number of frames to be captured per second.
  
  # Valid range: 2-100. Default: 100 (almost no limit).
  
  framerate 15
  
  
  
  # Minimum time in seconds between capturing picture frames from the camera.
  
  # Default: 0 = disabled - the capture rate is given by the camera framerate.
  
  # This option is used when you want to capture images at a rate lower than 2 per second.
  
  minimum_frame_time 0
  
  
  
  # URL to use if you are using a network camera, size will be autodetected (incl http:// ftp:// mjpg:// or file:///)
  
  # Must be a URL that returns single jpeg pictures or a raw mjpeg stream. Default: Not defined
  
  ;netcam_url http://127.0.0.1/cgi-bin/raspicam.sh
  
  
  
  # Username and password for network camera (only if required). Default: not defined
  
  # Syntax is user:password
  
  ; netcam_userpass value
  
  
  
  # The setting for keep-alive of network socket, should improve performance on compatible net cameras.
  
  # off:   The historical implementation using HTTP/1.0, closing the socket after each http request.
  
  # force: Use HTTP/1.0 requests with keep alive header to reuse the same connection.
  
  # on:    Use HTTP/1.1 requests that support keep alive as default.
  
  # Default: off
  
  netcam_keepalive off
  
  
  
  # URL to use for a netcam proxy server, if required, e.g. "http://myproxy".
  
  # If a port number other than 80 is needed, use "http://myproxy:1234".
  
  # Default: not defined
  
  ; netcam_proxy value
  
  
  
  # Set less strict jpeg checks for network cameras with a poor/buggy firmware.
  
  # Default: off
  
  netcam_tolerant_check off
  
  
  
  # Let motion regulate the brightness of a video device (default: off).
  
  # The auto_brightness feature uses the brightness option as its target value.
  
  # If brightness is zero auto_brightness will adjust to average brightness value 128.
  
  # Only recommended for cameras without auto brightness
  
  auto_brightness off
  
  
  
  # Set the initial brightness of a video device.
  
  # If auto_brightness is enabled, this value defines the average brightness level
  
  # which Motion will try and adjust to.
  
  # Valid range 0-255, default 0 = disabled
  
  brightness 0
  
  
  
  # Set the contrast of a video device.
  
  # Valid range 0-255, default 0 = disabled
  
  contrast 0
  
  
  
  # Set the saturation of a video device.
  
  # Valid range 0-255, default 0 = disabled
  
  saturation 0
  
  
  
  # Set the hue of a video device (NTSC feature).
  
  # Valid range 0-255, default 0 = disabled
  
  hue 0
  
  
  
  ############################################################
  
  # File "camera" support - read raw YUV data from a file
  
  ############################################################
  
  #filecam_path /home/pi/test-cap/motion-mmal.capture
  
  
  
  ############################################################
  
  # OpenMax/MMAL camera support for Raspberry Pi
  
  ############################################################
  
  mmalcam_name vc.ril.camera
  
  #mmalcam_control_params
  
  #mmalcam_raw_capture_file /home/pi/motion-mmal.capture
  
  
  
  # Switch this setting to "on" to use the still image mode of the Pi's camera
  
  # instead of video. This gives a wider field of view, but requires
  
  # a much slower frame-rate to achieve exposure stability
  
  # (e.g. 0.25 fps or slower). You can use the minimum_frame_time
  
  # parameter above to achieve this
  
  
  
  mmalcam_use_still off
  
  
  
  
  
  ############################################################
  
  # Round Robin (multiple inputs on same video device name)
  
  ############################################################
  
  
  
  # Number of frames to capture in each roundrobin step (default: 1)
  
  roundrobin_frames 1
  
  
  
  # Number of frames to skip before each roundrobin step (default: 1)
  
  roundrobin_skip 1
  
  
  
  # Try to filter out noise generated by roundrobin (default: off)
  
  switchfilter off
  
  
  
  
  
  ############################################################
  
  # Motion Detection Settings:
  
  ############################################################
  
  
  
  # Threshold for number of changed pixels in an image that
  
  # triggers motion detection (default: 1500)
  
  threshold 1500
  
  
  
  # Automatically tune the threshold down if possible (default: off)
  
  threshold_tune off
  
  
  
  # Noise threshold for the motion detection (default: 32)
  
  noise_level 32
  
  
  
  # Automatically tune the noise threshold (default: on)
  
  noise_tune on
  
  
  
  # Despeckle motion image using (e)rode or (d)ilate or (l)abel (Default: not defined)
  
  # Recommended value is EedDl. Any combination (and number of) of E, e, d, and D is valid.
  
  # (l)abeling must only be used once and the 'l' must be the last letter.
  
  # Comment out to disable
  
  despeckle_filter EedDl
  
  
  
  # Detect motion in predefined areas (1 - 9). Areas are numbered like that:  1 2 3
  
  # A script (on_area_detected) is started immediately when motion is         4 5 6
  
  # detected in one of the given areas, but only once during an event.        7 8 9
  
  # One or more areas can be specified with this option. Take care: This option
  
  # does NOT restrict detection to these areas! (Default: not defined)
  
  ; area_detect value
  
  
  
  # PGM file to use as a sensitivity mask.
  
  # Full path name to. (Default: not defined)
  
  ; mask_file value
  
  
  
  # Dynamically create a mask file during operation (default: 0)
  
  # Adjust speed of mask changes from 0 (off) to 10 (fast)
  
  smart_mask_speed 0
  
  
  
  # Ignore sudden massive light intensity changes given as a percentage of the picture
  
  # area that changed intensity. Valid range: 0 - 100 , default: 0 = disabled
  
  lightswitch 0
  
  
  
  # Picture frames must contain motion at least the specified number of frames
  
  # in a row before they are detected as true motion. At the default of 1, all
  
  # motion is detected. Valid range: 1 to thousands, recommended 1-5
  
  minimum_motion_frames 1
  
  
  
  # Specifies the number of pre-captured (buffered) pictures from before motion
  
  # was detected that will be output at motion detection.
  
  # Recommended range: 0 to 5 (default: 0)
  
  # Do not use large values! Large values will cause Motion to skip video frames and
  
  # cause unsmooth movies. To smooth movies use larger values of post_capture instead.
  
  pre_capture 2
  
  
  
  # Number of frames to capture after motion is no longer detected (default: 0)
  
  post_capture 2
  
  
  
  # Event Gap is the seconds of no motion detection that triggers the end of an event.
  
  # An event is defined as a series of motion images taken within a short timeframe.
  
  # Recommended value is 60 seconds (Default). The value -1 is allowed and disables
  
  # events causing all Motion to be written to one single movie file and no pre_capture.
  
  # If set to 0, motion is running in gapless mode. Movies don't have gaps anymore. An
  
  # event ends right after no more motion is detected and post_capture is over.
  
  event_gap 60
  
  
  
  # Maximum length in seconds of an mpeg movie
  
  # When value is exceeded a new movie file is created. (Default: 0 = infinite)
  
  # ATTENTION: when you're not using the motion build from the tutorial, it might fail with error 'Unknown config option "max_mpeg_time"'
  
  # the use this line instead:
  
  # max_movie_time 60
  
  max_movie_time 60
  
  
  
  # Always save images even if there was no motion (default: off)
  
  emulate_motion off
  
  
  
  
  
  ############################################################
  
  # Image File Output
  
  ############################################################
  
  
  
  # Output 'normal' pictures when motion is detected (default: on)
  
  # Valid values: on, off, first, best, center
  
  # When set to 'first', only the first picture of an event is saved.
  
  # Picture with most motion of an event is saved when set to 'best'.
  
  # Picture with motion nearest center of picture is saved when set to 'center'.
  
  # Can be used as preview shot for the corresponding movie.
  
  output_pictures best
  
  
  
  # Output pictures with only the pixels moving object (ghost images) (default: off)
  
  output_debug_pictures off
  
  
  
  # The quality (in percent) to be used by the jpeg compression (default: 75)
  
  quality 75
  
  
  
  # Type of output images
  
  # Valid values: jpeg, ppm (default: jpeg)
  
  picture_type jpeg
  
  
  
  ############################################################
  
  # FFMPEG related options
  
  # Film (movies) file output, and deinterlacing of the video input
  
  # The options movie_filename and timelapse_filename are also used
  
  # by the ffmpeg feature
  
  ############################################################
  
  
  
  # Use ffmpeg to encode movies in realtime (default: off)
  
  ffmpeg_output_movies on
  
  
  
  # Use ffmpeg to make movies with only the pixels moving
  
  # object (ghost images) (default: off)
  
  ffmpeg_output_debug_movies off
  
  
  
  # Use ffmpeg to encode a timelapse movie
  
  # Default value 0 = off - else save frame every Nth second
  
  ffmpeg_timelapse 0
  
  
  
  # The file rollover mode of the timelapse video
  
  # Valid values: hourly, daily (default), weekly-sunday, weekly-monday, monthly, manual
  
  ffmpeg_timelapse_mode daily
  
  
  
  # Bitrate to be used by the ffmpeg encoder (default: 400000)
  
  # This option is ignored if ffmpeg_variable_bitrate is not 0 (disabled)
  
  ffmpeg_bps 500000
  
  
  
  # Enables and defines variable bitrate for the ffmpeg encoder.
  
  # ffmpeg_bps is ignored if variable bitrate is enabled.
  
  # Valid values: 0 (default) = fixed bitrate defined by ffmpeg_bps,
  
  # or the range 2 - 31 where 2 means best quality and 31 is worst.
  
  ffmpeg_variable_bitrate 5
  
  
  
  # Codec to used by ffmpeg for the video compression.
  
  # Timelapse mpegs are always made in mpeg1 format independent from this option.
  
  # Supported formats are: mpeg1 (ffmpeg-0.4.8 only), mpeg4 (default), and msmpeg4.
  
  # mpeg1 - gives you files with extension .mpg
  
  # mpeg4 or msmpeg4 - gives you files with extension .avi
  
  # msmpeg4 is recommended for use with Windows Media Player because
  
  # it requires no installation of codec on the Windows client.
  
  # swf - gives you a flash film with extension .swf
  
  # flv - gives you a flash video with extension .flv
  
  # ffv1 - FF video codec 1 for Lossless Encoding ( experimental )
  
  # mov - QuickTime ( testing )
  
  # ogg - Ogg/Theora ( testing )
  
  #ffmpeg_video_codec msmpeg4
  
  ffmpeg_video_codec mp4
  
  
  
  # Use ffmpeg to deinterlace video. Necessary if you use an analog camera
  
  # and see horizontal combing on moving objects in video or pictures.
  
  # (default: off)
  
  ffmpeg_deinterlace off
  
  
  
  ############################################################
  
  # SDL Window
  
  ############################################################
  
  
  
  # Number of motion thread to show in SDL Window (default: 0 = disabled)
  
  #sdl_threadnr 0
  
  
  
  ############################################################
  
  # External pipe to video encoder
  
  # Replacement for FFMPEG builtin encoder for ffmpeg_output_movies only.
  
  # The options movie_filename and timelapse_filename are also used
  
  # by the ffmpeg feature
  
  #############################################################
  
  
  
  # Bool to enable or disable extpipe (default: off)
  
  use_extpipe off
  
  
  
  # External program (full path and opts) to pipe raw video to
  
  # Generally, use '-' for STDIN...
  
  ;extpipe mencoder -demuxer rawvideo -rawvideo w=320:h=240:i420 -ovc x264 -x264encopts bframes=4:frameref=1:subq=1:scenecut=-1:nob_adapt:threads=1:keyint=1000:8x8dct:vbv_bufsize=4000:crf=24:partitions=i8x8,i4x4:vbv_maxrate=800:no-chroma-me -vf denoise3d=16:12:48:4,pp=lb -of   avi -o %f.avi - -fps %fps
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ############################################################
  
  # Snapshots (Traditional Periodic Webcam File Output)
  
  ############################################################
  
  
  
  # Make automated snapshot every N seconds (default: 0 = disabled)
  
  snapshot_interval 0
  
  
  
  
  
  ############################################################
  
  # Text Display
  
  # %Y = year, %m = month, %d = date,
  
  # %H = hour, %M = minute, %S = second, %T = HH:MM:SS,
  
  # %v = event, %q = frame number, %t = thread (camera) number,
  
  # %D = changed pixels, %N = noise level, \n = new line,
  
  # %i and %J = width and height of motion area,
  
  # %K and %L = X and Y coordinates of motion center
  
  # %C = value defined by text_event - do not use with text_event!
  
  # You can put quotation marks around the text to allow
  
  # leading spaces
  
  ############################################################
  
  
  
  # Locate and draw a box around the moving object.
  
  # Valid values: on, off, preview (default: off)
  
  # Set to 'preview' will only draw a box in preview_shot pictures.
  
  locate_motion_mode off
  
  
  
  # Set the look and style of the locate box if enabled.
  
  # Valid values: box, redbox, cross, redcross (default: box)
  
  # Set to 'box' will draw the traditional box.
  
  # Set to 'redbox' will draw a red box.
  
  # Set to 'cross' will draw a little cross to mark center.
  
  # Set to 'redcross' will draw a little red cross to mark center.
  
  locate_motion_style box
  
  
  
  # Draws the timestamp using same options as C function strftime(3)
  
  # Default: %Y-%m-%d\n%T = date in ISO format and time in 24 hour clock
  
  # Text is placed in lower right corner
  
  text_right %d.%m.%Y\n%T
  
  
  
  # Draw a user defined text on the images using same options as C function strftime(3)
  
  # Default: Not defined = no text
  
  # Text is placed in lower left corner
  
  ; text_left CAMERA %t
  
  text_left HofCam
  
  
  
  # Draw the number of changed pixed on the images (default: off)
  
  # Will normally be set to off except when you setup and adjust the motion settings
  
  # Text is placed in upper right corner
  
  text_changes off
  
  
  
  # This option defines the value of the special event conversion specifier %C
  
  # You can use any conversion specifier in this option except %C. Date and time
  
  # values are from the timestamp of the first image in the current event.
  
  # Default: %Y%m%d%H%M%S
  
  # The idea is that %C can be used filenames and text_left/right for creating
  
  # a unique identifier for each event.
  
  text_event %Y%m%d%H%M%S
  
  
  
  # Draw characters at twice normal size on images. (default: off)
  
  text_double on
  
  
  
  
  
  # Text to include in a JPEG EXIF comment
  
  # May be any text, including conversion specifiers.
  
  # The EXIF timestamp is included independent of this text.
  
  ;exif_text %i%J/%K%L
  
  
  
  ############################################################
  
  # Target Directories and filenames For Images And Films
  
  # For the options snapshot_, picture_, movie_ and timelapse_filename
  
  # you can use conversion specifiers
  
  # %Y = year, %m = month, %d = date,
  
  # %H = hour, %M = minute, %S = second,
  
  # %v = event, %q = frame number, %t = thread (camera) number,
  
  # %D = changed pixels, %N = noise level,
  
  # %i and %J = width and height of motion area,
  
  # %K and %L = X and Y coordinates of motion center
  
  # %C = value defined by text_event
  
  # Quotation marks round string are allowed.
  
  ############################################################
  
  
  
  # Target base directory for pictures and films
  
  # Recommended to use absolute path. (Default: current working directory)
  
  target_dir /home/pi
  
  
  
  # File path for snapshots (jpeg or ppm) relative to target_dir
  
  # Default: %v-%Y%m%d%H%M%S-snapshot
  
  # Default value is equivalent to legacy oldlayout option
  
  # For Motion 3.0 compatible mode choose: %Y/%m/%d/%H/%M/%S-snapshot
  
  # File extension .jpg or .ppm is automatically added so do not include this.
  
  # Note: A symbolic link called lastsnap.jpg created in the target_dir will always
  
  # point to the latest snapshot, unless snapshot_filename is exactly 'lastsnap'
  
  snapshot_filename %v-%Y%m%d%H%M%S-snapshot
  
  
  
  # File path for motion triggered images (jpeg or ppm) relative to target_dir
  
  # Default: %v-%Y%m%d%H%M%S-%q
  
  # Default value is equivalent to legacy oldlayout option
  
  # For Motion 3.0 compatible mode choose: %Y/%m/%d/%H/%M/%S-%q
  
  # File extension .jpg or .ppm is automatically added so do not include this
  
  # Set to 'preview' together with best-preview feature enables special naming
  
  # convention for preview shots. See motion guide for details
  
  picture_filename %v-%Y%m%d%H%M%S-%q
  
  
  
  # File path for motion triggered ffmpeg films (movies) relative to target_dir
  
  # Default: %v-%Y%m%d%H%M%S
  
  # Default value is equivalent to legacy oldlayout option
  
  # For Motion 3.0 compatible mode choose: %Y/%m/%d/%H%M%S
  
  # File extension .mpg or .avi is automatically added so do not include this
  
  # This option was previously called ffmpeg_filename
  
  movie_filename %v-%Y%m%d%H%M%S
  
  
  
  # File path for timelapse movies relative to target_dir
  
  # Default: %Y%m%d-timelapse
  
  # Default value is near equivalent to legacy oldlayout option
  
  # For Motion 3.0 compatible mode choose: %Y/%m/%d-timelapse
  
  # File extension .mpg is automatically added so do not include this
  
  timelapse_filename %Y%m%d-timelapse
  
  
  
  ############################################################
  
  # Global Network Options
  
  ############################################################
  
  # Enable or disable IPV6 for http control and stream (default: off )
  
  ipv6_enabled off
  
  
  
  ############################################################
  
  # Live Stream Server
  
  ############################################################
  
  
  
  # The mini-http server listens to this port for requests (default: 0 = disabled)
  
  stream_port 8080
  
  
  
  # Quality of the jpeg (in percent) images produced (default: 50)
  
  stream_quality 50
  
  
  
  # Output frames at 1 fps when no motion is detected and increase to the
  
  # rate given by stream_maxrate when motion is detected (default: off)
  
  stream_motion on
  
  
  
  # Maximum framerate for stream streams (default: 1)
  
  stream_maxrate 4
  
  
  
  # Restrict stream connections to localhost only (default: on)
  
  stream_localhost off
  
  
  
  # Limits the number of images per connection (default: 0 = unlimited)
  
  # Number can be defined by multiplying actual stream rate by desired number of seconds
  
  # Actual stream rate is the smallest of the numbers framerate and stream_maxrate
  
  stream_limit 0
  
  
  
  # Set the authentication method (default: 0)
  
  # 0 = disabled
  
  # 1 = Basic authentication
  
  # 2 = MD5 digest (the safer authentication)
  
  stream_auth_method 0
  
  
  
  # Authentication for the stream. Syntax username:password
  
  # Default: not defined (Disabled)
  
  ; stream_authentication username:password
  
  
  
  
  
  ############################################################
  
  # HTTP Based Control
  
  ############################################################
  
  
  
  # TCP/IP port for the http server to listen on (default: 0 = disabled)
  
  webcontrol_port 8081
  
  
  
  # Restrict control connections to localhost only (default: on)
  
  webcontrol_localhost off
  
  
  
  # Output for http server, select off to choose raw text plain (default: on)
  
  webcontrol_html_output on
  
  
  
  # Authentication for the http based control. Syntax username:password
  
  # Default: not defined (Disabled)
  
  ; webcontrol_authentication username:password
  
  
  
  
  
  ############################################################
  
  # Tracking (Pan/Tilt)
  
  #############################################################
  
  
  
  # Type of tracker (0=none (default), 1=stepper, 2=iomojo, 3=pwc, 4=generic, 5=uvcvideo, 6=servo)
  
  # The generic type enables the definition of motion center and motion size to
  
  # be used with the conversion specifiers for options like on_motion_detected
  
  track_type 0
  
  
  
  # Enable auto tracking (default: off)
  
  track_auto off
  
  
  
  # Serial port of motor (default: none)
  
  ;track_port /dev/ttyS0
  
  
  
  # Motor number for x-axis (default: 0)
  
  ;track_motorx 0
  
  
  
  # Set motorx reverse (default: 0)
  
  ;track_motorx_reverse 0
  
  
  
  # Motor number for y-axis (default: 0)
  
  ;track_motory 1
  
  
  
  # Set motory reverse (default: 0)
  
  ;track_motory_reverse 0
  
  
  
  # Maximum value on x-axis (default: 0)
  
  ;track_maxx 200
  
  
  
  # Minimum value on x-axis (default: 0)
  
  ;track_minx 50
  
  
  
  # Maximum value on y-axis (default: 0)
  
  ;track_maxy 200
  
  
  
  # Minimum value on y-axis (default: 0)
  
  ;track_miny 50
  
  
  
  # Center value on x-axis (default: 0)
  
  ;track_homex 128
  
  
  
  # Center value on y-axis (default: 0)
  
  ;track_homey 128
  
  
  
  # ID of an iomojo camera if used (default: 0)
  
  track_iomojo_id 0
  
  
  
  # Angle in degrees the camera moves per step on the X-axis
  
  # with auto-track (default: 10)
  
  # Currently only used with pwc type cameras
  
  track_step_angle_x 10
  
  
  
  [...]

• Dreamcast Serial Extractor

  31 décembre 2017, par Multimedia Mike — Sega Dreamcast

  It has not been a very productive year for blogging. But I started the year by describing an unfinished project that I developed for the Sega Dreamcast, so I may as well end the year the same way. The previous project was a media player. That initiative actually met with some amount of success and could have developed into something interesting if I had kept at it.

  By contrast, this post describes an effort that was ultimately a fool’s errand that I spent way too much time trying to make work.

  Problem Statement
  In my neverending quest to analyze the structure of video games while also hoarding a massive collection of them (though I’m proud to report that I did play at least a few of them this past year), I wanted to be able to extract the data from my many Dreamcast titles, both games and demo discs. I had a tool called the DC Coder’s Cable, a serial cable that enables communication between a Dreamcast and a PC. With the right software, you could dump an entire Dreamcast GD-ROM, which contained a gigabyte worth of sectors.

  Problem : The dumping software (named ‘dreamrip’ and written by noted game hacker BERO) operated in a very basic mode, methodically dumping sector after sector and sending it down the serial cable. This meant that it took about 28 hours to extract all the data on a single disc by running at the maximum speed of 115,200 bits/second, or about 11 kilobytes/second. I wanted to create a faster method.

  The Pitch
  I formed a mental model of dreamrip’s operation that looked like this :

  
  
  

  As an improvement, I envisioned this beautiful architecture :
  

  
  
  

  Architectural Assumptions
  My proposed architecture was predicated on the assumption that the disc reading and serial output functions were both I/O-bound operations and that the CPU would be idle much of the time. My big idea was to use that presumably idle CPU time to compress the sectors before sending them over the wire. As long as the CPU can compress the data faster than 11 kbytes/sec, it should be a win. In order to achieve this, I broke the main program into 3 threads :

  1. The first thread reads the sectors ; more specifically, it asks the drive firmware to please read the sectors and make the data available in system RAM
  2. The second thread waits for sector data to appear in memory and then compresses it
  3. The third thread takes the compressed data when it is ready and shuffles it out through the serial cable

  Simple and elegant, right ?

  For data track compression, I wanted to start with zlib in order to prove the architecture, but then also try bzip2 or lzma. As long as they could compress data faster than the serial port could write it, then it should be a win. For audio track compression, I wanted to use the Flake FLAC encoder. According to my notes, I did get both bzip2 compression and the Flake compressor working on the Dreamcast. I recall choosing Flake over the official FLAC encoder because it was much simpler and had fewer dependencies, always an important consideration for platforms such as this.

  Problems
  I worked for quite awhile on this project. I have a lot of notes recorded but a lot of the problems I had remain a bit vague in my memory. However, there was one problem I discovered that eventually sunk the entire initiative :

  The serial output operation is CPU-bound.

  My initial mental model was that the a buffer could be “handed off” to the serial subsystem and the CPU could go back to doing other work. Nope. Turns out that the CPU was participating at every step of the serial transfer.

  Further, I eventually dug into the serial driver code and learned that there was already some compression taking place via the miniLZO library.

  Lessons Learned

  • Recognize the assumptions that you’re making up front at the start of the project.
  • Prototype in order to ensure plausibility
  • Profile to make sure you’re optimizing the right thing (this is something I have learned again and again).

  Another interesting tidbit from my notes : it doesn’t matter how many sectors you read at a time, the overall speed is roughly the same. I endeavored to read 1000 2048-byte data sectors, 1 or 10 or 100 at a time, or all 1000 at once. My results :

  • 1 : 19442 ms
  • 10 : 19207 ms
  • 100 : 19194 ms
  • 1000 : 19320 ms

  No difference. That surprised me.

  Side Benefits
  At one point, I needed to understand how BERO’s dreamrip software was operating. I knew I used to have the source code but I could no longer find it. Instead, I decided to try to reverse engineer what I needed from the SH-4 binary image that I had. It wasn’t an ELF image ; rather, it was a raw binary meant to be loaded at a particular memory location which makes it extra challenging for ‘objdump’. This led to me asking my most viewed and upvoted question on Stack Overflow : “Disassembling A Flat Binary File Using objdump”. The next day, it also led me to post one of my most upvoted answers when I found the solution elsewhere.

  Strangely, I have since tried out the command line shown in my answer and have been unable to make it work. But people keep upvoting both the question and the answer.

  Eventually this all became moot when I discovered a misplaced copy of the source code on one of my computers.

  I strongly recall binging through the Alias TV show while I was slogging away on this project, so I guess that’s a positive association since I got so many fun screenshots out of it.

  The Final Resolution
  Strangely, I was still determined to make this project work even though the Dreamcast SD adapter arrived for me about halfway through the effort. Part of this was just stubbornness, but part of it was my assumptions about serial port speeds, in particular, my assumption that there was a certain speed-of-light type of limitation on serial port speeds so that the SD adapter, operating over the DC’s serial port, would not be appreciably faster than the serial cable.

  This turned out to be very incorrect. In fact, the SD adapter is capable of extracting an entire gigabyte disc image in 35-40 minutes. This is the method I have since been using to extract Dreamcast disc images.

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