Video Recording (For Real, no GUI) - Page 5

johncc · 09/24/2009, 09:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zonyl

Sorry, try this one.

http://www.filedropper.com/previd2

No complaints about that. 64kbps 30fps 480x320 5.87Mb

punzada · 09/24/2009, 12:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zonyl

Sorry, try this one.

http://www.filedropper.com/previd2

Wow, I wasn't expecting quality that nice from the device to be honest. This is very interesting news and certainly makes me hopeful about adding video functionality.

Jason Robitaille · 09/24/2009, 12:25 PM

I'll upload the service ipk later tonight. No guarantees as I have no way to test it.

mulcher · 09/24/2009, 12:44 PM

If nothing else, it looks like the raw code is in there to do video. Probably was started and then when the deadlines approach, they felt it would have to get pushed off to get it out the door.

Good to know the hardware can pull it off. Would be interesting to see if background apps really drag it down.

dhMassacre · 09/24/2009, 06:36 PM

Jason - hit me up on AIM and i'll test out anything you need to be tested.

Kyusaku · 09/24/2009, 07:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zonyl

Sorry, try this one.

http://www.filedropper.com/previd2

This looks very nice for a mobile camera. I can't wait til either palm or homebrew has this going. I'd love to try this out. I'm fully rooted and have terminal on my phone.

Prenosicator · 09/24/2009, 11:54 PM

Hardware can handle 720x480.

Driver doesn't support it.

Just throwing that out there.. to look to in the future.

edit: ok, just going to throw a few things out there maybe to clarify some points of interest. Palm didn't include a poorly featured version of gstreamer, as much as they had to break it to make their own hacked camera drivers work. andrew james has done most of the work in that department, not sure if he posts here, but he's been able to successfully get plugins loaded, particularly for ogg and flac support. in the same realm, and at least in theory... custom build v4l2 drivers and a custom patched gstreamer could get 720x480 working, in theory.

Jason Robitaille · 09/25/2009, 01:22 AM

Here's my attempt. Inside the zip is an ipk for the VideoCam service, as well as an ipk test gui. There 3 alternate ways to start a video recording (3 different recording commands I've read).

As I can't test anything on the emulator and I have no live device, in the spirit of opensource video camera development, I've also include the source code for people to build off of, as well as an API file for developers, so that if it does work, developers can integrate video recording into their own apps.

This is a completely untested service, based off commands in this thread. Use at your own risk. Videos record to /media/internal/ (the base in USB mode)

windzilla · 09/25/2009, 01:25 AM

Holy carp

SMKOUT333 · 09/25/2009, 01:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jason Robitaille

Here's my attempt. Inside the zip is an ipk for the VideoCam service, as well as an ipk test gui. There 3 alternate ways to start a video recording (3 different recording commands I've read).

As I can't test anything on the emulator and I have no live device, in the spirit of opensource video camera development, I've also include the source code for people to build off of, as well as an API file for developers, so that if it does work, developers can integrate video recording into their own apps.

This is a completely untested service, based off commands in this thread. Use at your own risk. Videos record to /media/internal/ (the base in USB mode)

I keep getting videocam is not running, how do I go about turning it on, as always, thanks for your time

Jason Robitaille · 09/25/2009, 01:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SMKOUT333

I keep getting videocam is not running, how do I go about turning it on, as always, thanks for your time

You have to install the videocam service first, and in WebOS Quick Install. If that's what you've done, try rebooting your Pre and try again

SMKOUT333 · 09/25/2009, 01:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jason Robitaille

You have to install the videocam service first, and in WebOS Quick Install. If that's what you've done, try rebooting your Pre and try again

Restarting now, thanks for the info

these files (the videos themselves) are only retrievable in USB mode correct? any chance we could possibly mod this into the camera app and make a "camera remix" app much like DANPLC has done with the music app?

jhoff80 · 09/25/2009, 01:44 AM

I'm getting the same service not running message when I hit the On button or any of the start buttons, though I'm on the leaked 1.2 still, so I don't know if it's just me. Preware shows that the service is installed, and I did reboot after installing it.

Anyway, if the service is working right, then it shouldn't be too much of a problem to hack it into the camera application, you just would need to send the right commands to the service.

Jason Robitaille · 09/25/2009, 01:48 AM

Oops, you're right, a minor error in packing, I'll be back in like 2min with an updated service

twentythreemx · 09/25/2009, 01:49 AM

same service not running

SMKOUT333 · 09/25/2009, 01:50 AM

Glad Im not the village idiot, I was worried there for a sec.. uninstalling through preware and eagerly awaiting the updated service

gsx62391@yahoo.com · 09/25/2009, 01:56 AM

Thanks for getting on it so fast for us that are waiting to try it out.

webfellow · 09/25/2009, 01:57 AM

This is a brilliant breakthrough. I am loving the WebOS development community.

Jason Robitaille · 09/25/2009, 02:00 AM

Attached is the updated zip with the fixed videocam service ipk

gsx62391@yahoo.com · 09/25/2009, 02:05 AM

a moment of silence while we download and test.

09/24/2009, 12:44 PM	#84 (permalink)
mulcher Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 194 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts	If nothing else, it looks like the raw code is in there to do video. Probably was started and then when the deadlines approach, they felt it would have to get pushed off to get it out the door. Good to know the hardware can pull it off. Would be interesting to see if background apps really drag it down. __________________ Mark F Chinsky

09/24/2009, 11:54 PM	#87 (permalink)
Prenosicator Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 84 Thanks: 0 Thanked 322 Times in 27 Posts	Hardware can handle 720x480. Driver doesn't support it. Just throwing that out there.. to look to in the future. edit: ok, just going to throw a few things out there maybe to clarify some points of interest. Palm didn't include a poorly featured version of gstreamer, as much as they had to break it to make their own hacked camera drivers work. andrew james has done most of the work in that department, not sure if he posts here, but he's been able to successfully get plugins loaded, particularly for ogg and flac support. in the same realm, and at least in theory... custom build v4l2 drivers and a custom patched gstreamer could get 720x480 working, in theory. Last edited by Prenosicator; 09/25/2009 at 12:10 AM. Reason: info

09/25/2009, 01:22 AM	#88 (permalink)
Jason Robitaille Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Winnipeg, MB, Canada Posts: 1,715 Thanks: 448 Thanked 6,762 Times in 604 Posts	Here's my attempt. Inside the zip is an ipk for the VideoCam service, as well as an ipk test gui. There 3 alternate ways to start a video recording (3 different recording commands I've read). As I can't test anything on the emulator and I have no live device, in the spirit of opensource video camera development, I've also include the source code for people to build off of, as well as an API file for developers, so that if it does work, developers can integrate video recording into their own apps. This is a completely untested service, based off commands in this thread. Use at your own risk. Videos record to /media/internal/ (the base in USB mode) Last edited by Jason Robitaille; 09/25/2009 at 01:59 AM.

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09/24/2009, 12:25 PM	#83 (permalink)
Jason Robitaille Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Winnipeg, MB, Canada Posts: 1,715 Thanks: 448 Thanked 6,762 Times in 604 Posts	I'll upload the service ipk later tonight. No guarantees as I have no way to test it.

09/24/2009, 06:36 PM	#85 (permalink)
dhMassacre Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 324 Thanks: 7 Thanked 94 Times in 35 Posts	Jason - hit me up on AIM and i'll test out anything you need to be tested.

09/25/2009, 01:25 AM	#89 (permalink)
windzilla Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 795 Thanks: 135 Thanked 147 Times in 108 Posts	Holy carp

09/25/2009, 01:44 AM	#93 (permalink)
jhoff80 Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Boston-area Posts: 4,903 Thanks: 268 Thanked 756 Times in 406 Posts	I'm getting the same service not running message when I hit the On button or any of the start buttons, though I'm on the leaked 1.2 still, so I don't know if it's just me. Preware shows that the service is installed, and I did reboot after installing it. Anyway, if the service is working right, then it shouldn't be too much of a problem to hack it into the camera application, you just would need to send the right commands to the service.

09/25/2009, 01:48 AM	#94 (permalink)
Jason Robitaille Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Winnipeg, MB, Canada Posts: 1,715 Thanks: 448 Thanked 6,762 Times in 604 Posts	Oops, you're right, a minor error in packing, I'll be back in like 2min with an updated service

09/25/2009, 01:49 AM	#95 (permalink)
twentythreemx Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 148 Thanks: 19 Thanked 10 Times in 8 Posts	same service not running

09/25/2009, 01:50 AM	#96 (permalink)
SMKOUT333 Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 128 Thanks: 13 Thanked 17 Times in 8 Posts	Glad Im not the village idiot, I was worried there for a sec.. uninstalling through preware and eagerly awaiting the updated service

09/25/2009, 01:56 AM	#97 (permalink)
gsx62391@yahoo.com Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 70 Thanks: 22 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Thanks for getting on it so fast for us that are waiting to try it out.

09/25/2009, 01:57 AM	#98 (permalink)
webfellow Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 48 Thanks: 15 Thanked 21 Times in 10 Posts	This is a brilliant breakthrough. I am loving the WebOS development community.

09/25/2009, 02:05 AM	#100 (permalink)
gsx62391@yahoo.com Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 70 Thanks: 22 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	a moment of silence while we download and test.