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Time lapse photography

 

I am getting ready for FD and want to setup a Pi with Pi-Cam for time lapse photography of the FD event. ?I know a tiny bit about motion software when using a Logitech web cam but am not sure if it works with the Element 14 Pi Camera module. ? ?Has anyone used Motion and the Pi-Cam, I'd like to use the feature to record when there is motion only to save some space on the 500 gig external hard drive used for storage. ?My Logitech/Motion combo seems to record all the time. ? Bill k6acj
 

If you are talking about the Raspberry Pi Foundation camera then yes it does work with motion. I have one set up pointing at my driveway and it only takes pictures when there is motion. There was a special motion-mmal file that made it work. It been so long I don't remember how I set it up though. I THINK this is the discussion where I got the info.


Hope this helps, Max KG4PID

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I am getting ready for FD and want to setup a Pi with Pi-Cam for time lapse photography of the FD event. ?I know a tiny bit about motion software when using a Logitech web cam but am not sure if it works with the Element 14 Pi Camera module. ? ?Has anyone used Motion and the Pi-Cam, I'd like to use the feature to record when there is motion only to save some space on the 500 gig external hard drive used for storage. ?My Logitech/Motion combo seems to record all the time. ? Bill k6acj
Ronny Julian
 

Watch ALTV 62. ?Peter has a cool plan to do this. ?I'm not a fan of it autostarting and just pulling out the power.



Ronny
K4RJJ



On Tue, May 27, 2014 at 11:11 AM, k6acj@... [Raspberry_Pi_4-Ham_RADIO] <Raspberry_Pi_4-Ham_RADIO@...> wrote:

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I am getting ready for FD and want to setup a Pi with Pi-Cam for time lapse photography of the FD event. ?I know a tiny bit about motion software when using a Logitech web cam but am not sure if it works with the Element 14 Pi Camera module. ? ?Has anyone used Motion and the Pi-Cam, I'd like to use the feature to record when there is motion only to save some space on the 500 gig external hard drive used for storage. ?My Logitech/Motion combo seems to record all the time. ? Bill k6acj
 

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On 5/27/2014 10:11 AM, k6acj@... [Raspberry_Pi_4-Ham_RADIO] wrote:

I am getting ready for FD and want to setup a Pi with Pi-Cam for time lapse photography of the FD event. ?I know a tiny bit about motion software when using a Logitech web cam but am not sure if it works with the Element 14 Pi Camera module. ? ?Has anyone used Motion and the Pi-Cam, I'd like to use the feature to record when there is motion only to save some space on the 500 gig external hard drive used for storage. ?My Logitech/Motion combo seems to record all the time. ? Bill k6acj


Check out AmateurLogic Episode 62

And the show notes are at the wiki here




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On 5/27/2014 10:57 AM, Ronny Julian k4rjjradio@... [Raspberry_Pi_4-Ham_RADIO] wrote:
Watch ALTV 62. ?Peter has a cool plan to do this. ?I'm not a fan of it autostarting and just pulling out the power.



Ronny
K4RJJ



How ironic Ronny, I just sent that same answer. :)


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James French
 

If this helps out, here's a book that I found interesting about doing just that:
Raspberry Pi for Secret Agents

Here's the pdf download that I found after I had checked it out at the local
library:


James W8ISS


On Tue, May 27, 2014 at 12:06 PM, Dale Miller stpatrick2@... [Raspberry_Pi_4-Ham_RADIO] <Raspberry_Pi_4-Ham_RADIO@...> wrote:

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On 5/27/2014 10:57 AM, Ronny Julian k4rjjradio@... [Raspberry_Pi_4-Ham_RADIO] wrote:
Watch ALTV 62. ?Peter has a cool plan to do this. ?I'm not a fan of it autostarting and just pulling out the power.



Ronny
K4RJJ



How ironic Ronny, I just sent that same answer. :)



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All the Best & 73's
Dale Miller, KC2CBD
Cookeville, Tennessee
Ham Operator since 1997 (Extra)

Registered Linux User: #317401
Linux since June 2003
Registered Ubuntu User #26423

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Ronny Julian
 

Yep.? That was a good segment for Peter.? I have watched ALTV since the start.
Ham Nation and Ham Radio Now are great too.?

Anyone want to do a Podcast?? RadioPi comes to mind as a name.



On Tue, May 27, 2014 at 12:06 PM, Dale Miller stpatrick2@... [Raspberry_Pi_4-Ham_RADIO] <Raspberry_Pi_4-Ham_RADIO@...> wrote:

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On 5/27/2014 10:57 AM, Ronny Julian k4rjjradio@... [Raspberry_Pi_4-Ham_RADIO] wrote:
Watch ALTV 62. ?Peter has a cool plan to do this. ?I'm not a fan of it autostarting and just pulling out the power.



Ronny
K4RJJ



How ironic Ronny, I just sent that same answer. :)



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All the Best & 73's
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Cookeville, Tennessee
Ham Operator since 1997 (Extra)


Registered Linux User: #317401
Linux since June 2003
Registered Ubuntu User #26423


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Check out the 'Howto' at the RPi site?

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Paul 5B8BA
 


Thanks to everyone who send info for motion-mmal, I have at least a dozen bookmarks now.?

One question: do I install motion first followed by motion-mmal per the info provided here ?

Since 'motion' and 'motion-mmal' comments span a large time frame in 2013 and 2014 I am also curious if the information provided here on the forum is pointing to current versions?? I checked git-hub and found many entries leaving me a bit confused as to which install procedure to follow.

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I follow all installations with apt-get update/upgrade to stay on top of changes but one never knows.??

Thanks ..... Bill acj
James French
 

From what I have seen when I did a look up for motion-MMAL, moiton-MMAL
is the actual motion program but is a 'special' build by the Pi community to
support the Pi camera module.

Here's a link that may help you understand about this:


I do not know how much experience you have with Linux in general, I've been using
varies distros since 2000 and am still learning something new almost everyday. I do
have a good track record of figuring out things and fixing them :) :) :)? Which is something
that I can't say for windoze.

James W8ISS


On Wed, May 28, 2014 at 1:40 PM, k6acj@... [Raspberry_Pi_4-Ham_RADIO] <Raspberry_Pi_4-Ham_RADIO@...> wrote:
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Thanks to everyone who send info for motion-mmal, I have at least a dozen bookmarks now.?

One question: do I install motion first followed by motion-mmal per the info provided here ?

Since 'motion' and 'motion-mmal' comments span a large time frame in 2013 and 2014 I am also curious if the information provided here on the forum is pointing to current versions?? I checked git-hub and found many entries leaving me a bit confused as to which install procedure to follow.
Motion, a software motion detector
Preview by Yahoo

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I follow all installations with apt-get update/upgrade to stay on top of changes but one never knows.??

Thanks ..... Bill acj
 

Sorry, I didn't make very good notes as this is all I have.

1. Install the standard Raspbian motion package via apt-get.
2. Unzip the motion-mmal tarball into your home folder.
3. Then try running it with the provided config file "./motion -n -c motion-mmalcam.conf". This should work - test it out by checking the webcam feed on your Pi on port 8081.

I don't remember having any problems getting it running. I haven't checked to see if there is a new motion-mmal tarball available. It has been running since Sept? of last year.

Hope this helps a little, Max
 

Thanks all again, I am working on a number of Raspberry Pi projects and Arduino projects with a few very old PICAXE projects finished in the side awaiting pretty cases. ?My C programming is slow as I need to follow examples but have completed some neat wireless projects; I have 3 Pi boards running WiFi projects, one was a remote TNC / Xastir setup upstairs capturing local APRS only and displayed on my iPad via VNC, Motion runs from a Pi booting from a 500 gig HD; a number of so so remote control Pi projects. ?I made a wireless remote control for the capacitor on my home brew HF Loop Antenna and am currently finishing a second with more features and using 2.4gig transceiver chip. ?I'm just wrapping up remodeling 2 bedrooms so only have a few minutes now and then to play radio and maintain continuity with programming ideas.?

I generate a lot of ideas, not sure if I am a good programmer but everything works so far. ?:o)) ?I like turning some old junk into workable 'stuff', fun too. ? ?Thanks for the kind input ..... Bill K6ACJ ARRL Ham Radio for the Arduino and Picaxe.

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