OsKuroBox - Revision history

Ramuk: added categorization template

Ramuk — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 17:33:23 GMT

added categorization template

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		+	{{Template:Articles\|LS2 }}
	== Description and Background ==		== Description and Background ==
	=== Details ===		=== Details ===

Davygravy: /* ffmpeg and image tools */

Davygravy — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 21:24:33 GMT

ffmpeg and image tools

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	Although the mere though of editting video on your LS may seem counterintuitive, it is pretty easy with ffmpeg. Here are some examples:		Although the mere though of editting video on your LS may seem counterintuitive, it is pretty easy with ffmpeg. Here are some examples:

-	Copy out 60 seconds of video from a clip, starting at t=210 seconds:	+	Copy out 60 seconds of video from a clip, starting at t=210 seconds, from one clip to a new clip:
-	ffmpeg -i test.mpg -ss 210 -t 65 testout.mpg	+	ffmpeg -i test.mpg -ss 210 -t 60 testout.mpg
	Speed a clip up by a factor of 2:		Speed a clip up by a factor of 2:
-	ffmpeg -i testout.mpg -an -f yuv4mpegpipe - \| yuvfps -s 48:1 -r 48:1 \| ffmpeg -f yuv4mpegpipe -i - -s 320x240 -r 24 -an ~~fastsnowstorm~~.mpg	+	ffmpeg -i testout.mpg -an -f yuv4mpegpipe - \| yuvfps -s 48:1 -r 48:1 \| ffmpeg -f yuv4mpegpipe -i - -s 320x240 -r 24 -an testout-twice-as-fast.mpg

Davygravy: /* ffmpeg and image tools */

Davygravy — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 21:14:22 GMT

ffmpeg and image tools

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	=== ffmpeg and image tools ===		=== ffmpeg and image tools ===

-	~~You can easily edit~~ video on your LS, ~~though~~ it is ~~counterintuitive to think of it~~.	+	Although the mere though of editting video on your LS may seem counterintuitive, it is pretty easy with ffmpeg. Here are some examples:

	Copy out 60 seconds of video from a clip, starting at t=210 seconds:		Copy out 60 seconds of video from a clip, starting at t=210 seconds:

Davygravy: /* Configuration/Usage */

Davygravy — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 02:56:59 GMT

Configuration/Usage

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	</service-group>		</service-group>
	You should not have to restart Avahi for this to be advertised - it should work immediately.		You should not have to restart Avahi for this to be advertised - it should work immediately.
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		+
		+	=== ffmpeg and image tools ===
		+
		+	You can easily edit video on your LS, though it is counterintuitive to think of it.
		+
		+	Copy out 60 seconds of video from a clip, starting at t=210 seconds:
		+	ffmpeg -i test.mpg -ss 210 -t 65 testout.mpg
		+	Speed a clip up by a factor of 2:
		+	ffmpeg -i testout.mpg -an -f yuv4mpegpipe - \| yuvfps -s 48:1 -r 48:1 \| ffmpeg -f yuv4mpegpipe -i - -s 320x240 -r 24 -an fastsnowstorm.mpg

Davygravy: /* dyndns.org */

Davygravy — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 22:01:29 GMT

dyndns.org

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	ddclient		ddclient

-	You may have to open ports up on your router in order for connectivity and access to work if you want to allow others outside to see your webcam images.	+	You may have to open ports up on your router in order for connectivity and access to work if you want to allow others outside to see your webcam images and any gallery pages. The dyndns.org site has some help/howto's for getting ddclient set up and network issues resolved.

	=== Avahi/Bonjour ===		=== Avahi/Bonjour ===

Davygravy: /* dyndns.org */

Davygravy — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 21:57:18 GMT

dyndns.org

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	See the ddclient site or ddclient man page for more details. Starting it is as simple as		See the ddclient site or ddclient man page for more details. Starting it is as simple as
	ddclient		ddclient
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		+	You may have to open ports up on your router in order for connectivity and access to work if you want to allow others outside to see your webcam images.

	=== Avahi/Bonjour ===		=== Avahi/Bonjour ===

Davygravy: /* dyndns.org */

Davygravy — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 21:55:52 GMT

dyndns.org

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	=== Network ===		=== Network ===
	=== dyndns.org ===		=== dyndns.org ===
		+	First, you'll need to have an account a dyndns.org. Basic accounts are free. See the site for details.
		+
		+	Secondly, you'll need to configure and run ddclient. My current config at ddclient/ddclient.conf reads something like this:
		+
		+	# Basic configuration file for ddclient
		+	#
		+	# /etc/ddclient.conf
		+
		+	daemon=60
		+	cache=/tmp/ddclient.cache
		+	pid=/var/run/ddclient.pid
		+	use=web, web=checkip.dyndns.com/, web-skip='Current IP Address: '
		+	login=**************
		+	password=*************
		+	protocol=dyndns2
		+	server=members.dyndns.org
		+	davys-lsmipsel.dyndns.org
		+
		+	See the ddclient site or ddclient man page for more details. Starting it is as simple as
		+	ddclient
		+
	=== Avahi/Bonjour ===		=== Avahi/Bonjour ===
	Just about any service that runs in Unix/Linux can be advertised in a user-friendly way via Avahi/Bonjour so that users can pick it up effortlessly in web browsers, printer setup utilities or finders. Motion's Control Webif and Realtime Video are excellent candidates for this. In Gnome's Epiphany web browser and OS X's Safari, they would appear like this, respectively:		Just about any service that runs in Unix/Linux can be advertised in a user-friendly way via Avahi/Bonjour so that users can pick it up effortlessly in web browsers, printer setup utilities or finders. Motion's Control Webif and Realtime Video are excellent candidates for this. In Gnome's Epiphany web browser and OS X's Safari, they would appear like this, respectively:

Davygravy: /* Details */

Davygravy — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 21:45:58 GMT

Details

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	*optional selective '''sound detection/silence trimming'''		*optional selective '''sound detection/silence trimming'''
	*webserver for Motion's control webif and minimal real-time-image webcam (LAN only)		*webserver for Motion's control webif and minimal real-time-image webcam (LAN only)
-	*Avahi (Bonjour) to advertise (to LAN) these two web services provided by Motion	+	*'''Avahi''' (Bonjour) to advertise (to LAN) these two web services provided by Motion
-	*webserver for a gallery page (internet access for outside world)	+	*webserver for a '''gallery page''' (internet access for outside world)
-	*dyndns.org client for DNS to accomodate internet access of above item	+	*'''dyndns.org client''' for DNS to accomodate internet access of above item
-	*cron-based scheduling, rotation and cleanout of the image files	+	*cron-based sound processing, scheduling, rotation and cleanout of the image files
	*optional USB wireless capability (so no ethernet cable is needed)		*optional USB wireless capability (so no ethernet cable is needed)
	*optional weatherproof housing for components (it rains and snows out there)		*optional weatherproof housing for components (it rains and snows out there)

Davygravy: /* Software */

Davygravy — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 21:41:37 GMT

Software

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	*[http://www.lavrsen.dk/twiki/bin/view/Motion/WebHome Motion] + dependencies,		*[http://www.lavrsen.dk/twiki/bin/view/Motion/WebHome Motion] + dependencies,
	*[http://sox.sourceforge.net/ SoX] for sound recording/detection and silence trimming (http://www.linuxplanet.org/blogs/?cat=813),		*[http://sox.sourceforge.net/ SoX] for sound recording/detection and silence trimming (http://www.linuxplanet.org/blogs/?cat=813),
-	*various other webcam-ish apps & scripts/configurations.	+	*(optional) various other webcam-ish apps & scripts/configurations.

	== Installation ==		== Installation ==

Davygravy: /* Details */

Davygravy — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 03:55:33 GMT

Details

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	== Description and Background ==		== Description and Background ==
	=== Details ===		=== Details ===
-	The OsKuroBox is a LinkStation/KuroBox/NAS with '''NightVision Motion Detection''' and '''Sound Detection/Recording'''. Initially, my project was to take a ~~LinkStation~~ and outfit it so it can take night-time infrared still snapshots and even movie clips of whatever wanders by the animal feeders in our back yard. It morphed into something a bit more involved. Here's what it features:	+	The OsKuroBox is a LinkStation/KuroBox/NAS with '''NightVision Motion Detection''' and '''Sound Detection/Recording'''. Initially, my project was to take a LinkStation2 and outfit it so it can take night-time infrared still snapshots and even movie clips of whatever wanders by the animal feeders in our back yard. It morphed into something a bit more involved. Here's what it features:
	*night-time & daylight '''snapshots''' and '''movies''', triggered by motion detection		*night-time & daylight '''snapshots''' and '''movies''', triggered by motion detection
	*daylight '''time-lapse''' movies of the feeding area		*daylight '''time-lapse''' movies of the feeding area