[XCSSA] Linux in a mobile video recording application
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18 Jun 2007 01:50:06 -0500
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Hi guys,
A few of you have a lot of background with video in Linux and/or BSD.
I've got a need and I thought I'd bounce it off the group to see if
anyone has any ideas on how to do it.
I'd like to have a system mounted in a vehicle that boots up with a
removable drive as its data storage drive. The system would have four
video cameras plugged into it and should digitize/store the video onto
the removable drive. Whether it encodes before storage or leaves it raw
doesn't matter. And video quality is not too important -- as long as
its not little crappy 320x200 and not drive-hogging 1080P Hi-Def. I
thought I might try to get away with the common and fairly cheap video
security cameras that are flooding the market these days.
After the system is shut down, I'd like to be able to remove the drive
and take it to a workstation. At the workstation, I want to put the
video on a DVD. I'd REALLY like to be able to mix the four camera views
so there is a large primary view and three smaller views in P-in-P
windows on the side. But that is optional -- as long as I can get the
video from all four cameras on the DVD.
Now, the tough part. While I can do all the installation and set up
myself -- the actual operation has to be somewhat easy so a "non-geek"
could pull the drive and make the DVD at the workstation. Some process
that wouldn't require huge knowledge or command-line access.
Anybody have any ideas? I'm just dreaming this up now, so don't have
any preconceived notions of how to do it -- except that the final setup
has to be somewhat easy in the DVD creation end.
Chuck
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Hi guys,
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A few of you have a lot of background with video in Linux and/or BSD. I've got a need and I thought I'd bounce it off the group to see if anyone has any ideas on how to do it.
<BR>
<BR>
I'd like to have a system mounted in a vehicle that boots up with a removable drive as its data storage drive. The system would have four video cameras plugged into it and should digitize/store the video onto the removable drive. Whether it encodes before storage or leaves it raw doesn't matter. And video quality is not too important -- as long as its not little crappy 320x200 and not drive-hogging 1080P Hi-Def. I thought I might try to get away with the common and fairly cheap video security cameras that are flooding the market these days.
<BR>
<BR>
After the system is shut down, I'd like to be able to remove the drive and take it to a workstation. At the workstation, I want to put the video on a DVD. I'd REALLY like to be able to mix the four camera views so there is a large primary view and three smaller views in P-in-P windows on the side. But that is optional -- as long as I can get the video from all four cameras on the DVD.
<BR>
<BR>
Now, the tough part. While I can do all the installation and set up myself -- the actual operation has to be somewhat easy so a "non-geek" could pull the drive and make the DVD at the workstation. Some process that wouldn't require huge knowledge or command-line access.
<BR>
<BR>
Anybody have any ideas? I'm just dreaming this up now, so don't have any preconceived notions of how to do it -- except that the final setup has to be somewhat easy in the DVD creation end.
<BR>
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<BR>
<BR>
Chuck
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