Questions about filming video with the Pinephone
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(05-31-2021, 02:09 AM)kqlnut Wrote: As far as I know there is no app for taking videos on the Pinephone so far. The feature is on the to do list for Megapixels, but I have no idea how far away that is. I've read somewhere here of using a screen recorder (wf-recorder probably?) to capture the preview footage from Megapixels. It's an ugly workaround with bad image quality, but maybe the easiest way for now to record at least some kind of video if it actually works.

That's scary to hear. Filming is a core component of every such device, if that doesn't work OOTB I literally can't use it as a main phone then. I'm still going to buy it given it's a software thing that can be patched up, but this is such a deal-breaker I may have to keep it in the closet and only play with it occasionally until it's fixed.

One option that seems viable in this scenario is creating a desktop shortcut with the film command, which starts capturing at my desired resolution once clicked. The problem then is how to tell the device to pause or stop filming, as without a GUI there's no way to do that in realtime! Unless there's an equivalent to sending the kill signal in bash (control + c on PC) which tells the recorder to stop the video without corrupting it? Or if the command allows for a timer, I could create a shortcut that says "film for 30 seconds then stop" and adjust my shooting to that length; This seems like the best I'm getting with the current limitations.

If anyone knows the answer, please explain the command I'd have to use in more detail so I can note it down. Thank you. I'm assuming it would be something in the following format: "ffmpeg -i /dev/back_camera -o /videos/${date}.mp4 -res 1920x1080 -fps 30 -time 45".
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RE: Questions about filming video with the Pinephone - by MirceaKitsune - 05-31-2021, 07:53 AM

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