From 80d32a75dec5c9e2339b61fbabfa253789710f6c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Don Restarone <35935196+donrestarone@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 1 Mar 2025 14:11:17 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 1/5] Update vilib.py - to include flag that allows
 simultaneous recording

---
 vilib/vilib.py | 11 +++++++++--
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/vilib/vilib.py b/vilib/vilib.py
index a36c592..7169ddb 100644
--- a/vilib/vilib.py
+++ b/vilib/vilib.py
@@ -247,9 +247,13 @@ def camera():
         preview_config.queue = True
         # preview_config.raw = {'size': (2304, 1296)}
         preview_config.controls = {'FrameRate': 60} # change picam2.capture_array() takes time
-
+        
         try:
             picam2.start()
+            if Vilib.record_av:
+               encoder = H264Encoder(10000000)
+               output = FfmpegOutput('test.mp4', audio=True)
+               picam2.start_recording(encoder, output)
         except Exception as e:
             print(f"\033[38;5;1mError:\033[0m\n{e}")
             print("\nPlease check whether the camera is connected well" +\
@@ -341,16 +345,19 @@ def camera():
             print(e)
         finally:
             print('camera close')
+            if Vilib.record_av:
+               picam2.stop_recording()    
             picam2.close()
             cv2.destroyAllWindows()
 
     @staticmethod
-    def camera_start(vflip=False, hflip=False, size=None):
+    def camera_start(vflip=False, hflip=False, size=None, record_av=False):
         if size is not None:
             Vilib.camera_size = size
         Vilib.camera_hflip = hflip
         Vilib.camera_vflip = vflip
         Vilib.camera_run = True
+        Vilib.record_av = record_av
         Vilib.camera_thread = threading.Thread(target=Vilib.camera, name="vilib")
         Vilib.camera_thread.daemon = False
         Vilib.camera_thread.start()

From 46b0b2868e6df51cb9bc1a0737bdfa7fdc507b8d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Don Restarone <35935196+donrestarone@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 1 Mar 2025 14:17:12 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 2/5] Update vilib.py

debug - add imports
---
 vilib/vilib.py | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/vilib/vilib.py b/vilib/vilib.py
index 7169ddb..f93c4ff 100644
--- a/vilib/vilib.py
+++ b/vilib/vilib.py
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 # set libcamera2 log level
 os.environ['LIBCAMERA_LOG_LEVELS'] = '*:ERROR'
 from picamera2 import Picamera2
+from picamera2.encoders import H264Encoder
+from picamera2.outputs import FfmpegOutput
 import libcamera
 
 import cv2

From a508d9e60c4598cdc675172220fdc3b475d82a73 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Don Restarone <35935196+donrestarone@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 1 Mar 2025 14:25:40 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 3/5] debug - default: No such process

---
 vilib/vilib.py | 5 +++--
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/vilib/vilib.py b/vilib/vilib.py
index f93c4ff..8d4355c 100644
--- a/vilib/vilib.py
+++ b/vilib/vilib.py
@@ -251,11 +251,12 @@ def camera():
         preview_config.controls = {'FrameRate': 60} # change picam2.capture_array() takes time
         
         try:
-            picam2.start()
             if Vilib.record_av:
                encoder = H264Encoder(10000000)
                output = FfmpegOutput('test.mp4', audio=True)
-               picam2.start_recording(encoder, output)
+               picam2.start_and_record_video(encoder, output)
+            else:
+               picam2.start()   
         except Exception as e:
             print(f"\033[38;5;1mError:\033[0m\n{e}")
             print("\nPlease check whether the camera is connected well" +\

From 649958ea0f325a81c59353502cf74500167be907 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Don Restarone <35935196+donrestarone@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 1 Mar 2025 14:31:14 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 4/5] debug - FfmpegOutput.start() got an unexpected keyword
 argument 'quality'

---
 vilib/vilib.py | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/vilib/vilib.py b/vilib/vilib.py
index 8d4355c..bc133fa 100644
--- a/vilib/vilib.py
+++ b/vilib/vilib.py
@@ -252,6 +252,8 @@ def camera():
         
         try:
             if Vilib.record_av:
+               video_config = picam2.create_video_configuration()
+               picam2.configure(video_config)
                encoder = H264Encoder(10000000)
                output = FfmpegOutput('test.mp4', audio=True)
                picam2.start_and_record_video(encoder, output)

From ecb3a03f1c58558bc7bfecf0b8e8fbf713e43128 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Don Restarone <35935196+donrestarone@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 1 Mar 2025 14:55:23 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 5/5] try using ffmpeg stdin

---
 vilib/vilib.py | 11 ++++-------
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/vilib/vilib.py b/vilib/vilib.py
index bc133fa..77f89e7 100644
--- a/vilib/vilib.py
+++ b/vilib/vilib.py
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@
 # set libcamera2 log level
 os.environ['LIBCAMERA_LOG_LEVELS'] = '*:ERROR'
 from picamera2 import Picamera2
-from picamera2.encoders import H264Encoder
-from picamera2.outputs import FfmpegOutput
+
 import libcamera
+import subprocess
 
 import cv2
 import numpy as np
@@ -252,11 +252,8 @@ def camera():
         
         try:
             if Vilib.record_av:
-               video_config = picam2.create_video_configuration()
-               picam2.configure(video_config)
-               encoder = H264Encoder(10000000)
-               output = FfmpegOutput('test.mp4', audio=True)
-               picam2.start_and_record_video(encoder, output)
+               ffmpeg = subprocess.Popen(['ffmpeg', '-i', '-', '-vcodec', 'copy', '-an', 'test.mpg',], stdin=subprocess.PIPE)
+               picam2.start_recording(ffmpeg.stdin, format='h264', bitrate=2000000)
             else:
                picam2.start()   
         except Exception as e: