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Timelapse with time written on it, logitech c920 + fswebcam on Ubuntu 18
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#!/bin/bash | |
# Timelapse controller for USB webcam on Ubuntu 18.04 / works well with logitech C920 | |
# Before using it run: | |
# sudo apt install fswebcam imagemagick | |
DIR=frames | |
#counter for filename | |
n=1 | |
#counter for files saved | |
x=1 | |
#number of screenshots to take | |
num=1000000 | |
#interval at which screenshots get taken in seconds | |
interval=60 | |
while [ $x -le $num ]; do | |
filename=$(printf "%s.jpg" `date '+%Y-%m-%d-%H:%M:%S'`) | |
let n=n+1 | |
#Capture image | |
fswebcam -S 10 -D 4 -r 1280x720 --jpeg 95 --no-banner --save $DIR/$filename | |
#add timestamp with imagemagick | |
convert $DIR/$filename -pointsize 30 -font '/usr/share/fonts/truetype/dejavu/DejaVuSans.ttf' -fill white -stroke black -gravity s\ | |
outheast -annotate +4+0 "$(date +"%D %r")" $DIR/$filename | |
x=$(( $x + 1 )) | |
sleep $interval; | |
done; | |
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