Picam input?

[Bojan]

I installed program called webcam.
I have to configure the conf file and I'm getting syntax error becous of input.

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pi@webcam:~/webcam $ webcam webcam.conf 
reading config file: webcam.conf
webcam.conf:24: syntax error
invalid input: composite1

Part of conf where are settings for camera

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       Here is an sample config file (the given values are the defaults):

       [grab]
       device = /dev/video0
       driver = libv4l
       text = "webcam %Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S"
       infofile = filename
       fg_red = 255
       fg_green = 255
       fg_blue = 255
       width = 320
       height = 240
       delay = 3
       wait = 0
       input = composite1
       norm = pal
       rotate = 0
       top = 0
       left = 0
       bottom = -1
       right = -1
       quality = 75
       trigger = 0
       once = 0

What should I put in input = ?

Ps:
Before I start webcam program, I run this command (fond this on net):

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sudo modprobe | bcm2835-v4l2

Ps2:
I installed this program because I want to use rpi with Picam for webcam, transmitting a picture.jpg every minute on server of my webpage

[DirkS]

From where did you install the webcam program?
Link please!

[rpdom]

Before I start webcam program, I run this command (fond this on net):

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sudo modprobe | bcm2835-v4l2

That command is not right. It should be

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sudo modprobe bcm2835-v4l2

(without the | character)

From where did you install the webcam program?

webcam is available from the Raspbian repository, so I guess it would be from there with apt-get.

The config looks ok according to the man page http://manpages.debian.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=webcam

[Bojan]

Hi, yes I installed with apt-get

I try command without |
This is what I getting:

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pi@webcam:~ $ sudo modprobe bcm2835-v4l2
pi@webcam:~ $ webcam
reading config file: /home/pi/.webcamrc
/home/pi/.webcamrc:24: syntax error
invalid input: composite1

pi@webcam:~ $ webcam webcam.conf 
reading config file: webcam.conf
video4linux webcam v1.5 - (c) 1998-2002 Gerd Knorr
grabber config:
  size 320x240 [none]
  input (null), norm (null), jpeg quality 75
  rotate=0, top=0, left=0, bottom=240, right=320

#Here it ends, only is blinking that thing for writing

I made .webcamrc file in /home/pi/.webcamrc with same settings that webcam.conf but I got the same.

[DirkS]

I got it working on my system (without ftp).
I removed the norm line.
Setting 'input' to 0 or completely removing the line both worked.

I set 'local = 1' in the ftp section. This way the file get stored locally.

[Bojan]

Lucky you
Here nothing is happening. What I'm doing wrong?

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pi@webcam:~ $ sudo modprobe bcm2835-v4l2
pi@webcam:~ $ webcam webcam.conf 
reading config file: webcam.conf
video4linux webcam v1.5 - (c) 1998-2002 Gerd Knorr
grabber config:
  size 320x240 [none]
  input (null), norm (null), jpeg quality 75
  rotate=0, top=0, left=0, bottom=240, right=320

Here is entire conf:

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[grab]
       device = /dev/video0
       driver = libv4l
       text = "webcam %Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S"
       infofile = filename
       fg_red = 255
       fg_green = 255
       fg_blue = 255
       width = 320
       height = 240
       delay = 60
       wait = 0
       input = 0
       rotate = 0
       top = 0
       left = 0
       bottom = -1
       right = -1
       quality = 75
       trigger = 0
       once = 0

       [ftp]
       host = www.name_of_the_site .com
       user = my_username (same as I'm using with filezzila)
       pass = same password that I'm using with filezzila
       dir  = public_html/Webcam
       file = Cerje.jpeg
       tmp  = uploading.jpeg
       passive = 1
       debug = 0
       auto = 0
       local = 0
       ssh = 0

[DirkS]

Start with removing all the leading spaces in your config file.
I noticed that the program is not always happy with these

[Bojan]

Thank you, something is happening. Now I got this:

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pi@webcam:~/webcam $ sudo modprobe bcm2835-v4l2
pi@webcam:~/webcam $ webcam webcam.conf 
reading config file: webcam.conf
ftp: lost connection
ftp: connected to www.tehnost.com
video4linux webcam v1.5 - (c) 1998-2002 Gerd Knorr
grabber config:
  size 320x240 [none]
  input 0, norm (null), jpeg quality 75
  rotate=0, top=0, left=0, bottom=240, right=320
ftp config [ftp]:
  my_username@www.tehnost.com:public_html/Webcam
  uploading.jpeg => Cerje.jpeg
open Cerje: No such file or directory
ftp: connected to www.tehnost.com
open Cerje: No such file or directory
ftp: connected to www.tehnost.com
open Cerje: No such file or directory
ftp: connected to www.tehnost.com

In .conf file I changed: infofile = Cerje (is this correct? I want name Cerje.jpg file to be uploaded)?

[Bojan]

I put an image Cerje.jpg to /home/pi/webcam folder, but I'm still getting the same: No such file or directory.
Then I try to:
- change in .conf at ftp: file = /home/pi/webcam/Cerje.jpg,... same error.
- tmp = Cerje.jpg ... same error.

[DirkS]

'tmp' is for the temporary file that is created by the grabber.
'file' is the filename used for the file at the end destination.

I think the program doesn't grab images repeatedly and that causes the file not found error.
No idea why that happens.

TBH the docs for this program are absolute rubbish.
I would look for a different program.

[Bojan]

Thank you.

edit:
Omg I found it After free weeks of searching and testing,...

His name is Camorama, it is in Synaptic it is a program with gui. It has settings for ftp and pictures:)
I don't know how I didn't found it earlier.
Thank you for all.


One last thing, I should put command modprobe bcm2835-v4l2 so it will run automaticly when system is started (after roobt for example)
to /etc/rc.local This means that I need to create a new file called rc.local and there put this?

[DirkS]

Just add a line with

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bcm2835-v4l2

to /etc/modules and it should get started automatically