Photobooth python package. Based on QTs Web Interface and gphoto2 package.
Project description
Photobooth
Photobooth application purely written in Python. Controlling a dslr camera and capturing photo.
Installation on RaspberryPi
Installing the Photobooth package
$ sudo apt-get -y update && sudo apt-get -y upgrade && sudo apt-get -y autoremove
$ sudo apt-get -y install python3-pip python3-pyqt5 libgphoto2-dev
$ sudo pip install photobooth[dslr,rpi]
Start the photobooth with
$ photobooth -c <path/to/photobooth_config.ini>-d <path/to/dslr_config.ini>
Installing the window manager, if using Raspbian Lite
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Install Packages
$ sudo apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends xserver-xorg x11-xserver-utils xinit openbox $ sudo apt-get install -y unclutter
The package unclutter is optional. It will prevent showing the mouse curser.
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Change the
.xinitrc
file by adding the following lineexec openbox-session
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Create the
autostart
file unter~/.config/openbox/autostart
setxkbmap -option terminate:ctrl_alt_bksp xset s noblank xset s off xset -dpms unclutter -idle 0.5 -root & photobooth -c <path/to/photobooth_config.ini> -d <path/to/dslr_config.ini>
Remarks:
- If you like to show the mouse curser remove
unclutter -idle 0.5 -root &
- If you like to use the default configuration remove the options
-c
and-d
.
- If you like to show the mouse curser remove
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Start the photobooth with
$ startx
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If you like to autostart the photobooth add the following line to
~/.bash_profile
and enable auto-login viaraspi-config
startx
Configuration
The photobooth can be configured via a configuration file.
; Configuration of the application
[widget]
; Title of the application window
title = Photobooth
; Path to the background image
background_image = ./oak.jpg
; Configuration of the gallery screen
[widget.gallery]
; Label for the right button
right_button = Photo
; Position of the images [<x-position>, <y-position>, <angle>]
; - x- and y-position are in percent relative to the center of the page
; - angle is the degree of image rotation
positions = [[0.0, 0.0, 2], [-0.8, -0.6, -6], [0.7, -0.65, 10], [0.4, 0.8, -4], [-0.5, 0.8, 8], [-0.9, 0.6, -6], [0.05, -0.9, 4], [0.95, 0.95, 2], [0.85, -0.05, -4], [-0.95, -0.95, -4], [-0.1, -0.05, 12], [0.9, -0.95, -10], [0.0, 0.95, 2], [-0.65, 0.95, 4], [0.25, 0.05, 4], [-0.5, -0.5, -10]]
; Configuration of the liveview screen
[widget.liveview]
; Label for the left button
left_button = Back
; Label for the right button
right_button = Photo
; Configuration of the capture screen
[widget.capture]
; Countdown text comma separated
countdown = 3,2,Smile!
; Color of the message
countdown_color = "#333333"
; Messages after image is captured. Placeholder {number} is replaced with the photo number.
file_number_message = "This photo has the number: {number}"
; Color of the message
file_number_message_color = "#333333"
; Configuration of the preview screen
[widget.preview]
; Label for the left button
left_button = Delete
; Label for the right button
right_button = Next
; Time the preview is show in milliseconds
timeout = 5000
; Configuration of the hardware buttons
[hardwarebutton]
; GPIO Pin of the left button
left_button = 23
; GPIO Pin of the right button
right_button = 24
; Configuration of the camera
[camera]
; Image naming pattern to use for extraction as regex expression
file_number_pattern = P\d{2}_(\d{4}).JPG
; Time delay of the camera shutter from signal to actual capturing the photo (used to correct the countdown)
shutter_delay = 800
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No guaranty or coverage of any kind to damages what so ever.
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