plutocam

Python package to communicate with a Pluto's camera module.

Example Command-line Usage

Stream live video

$ plutocam stream start --out-file - | ffplay -i -fflags nobuffer -flags low_delay -probesize 32 -sync ext -

Record live video then replay later

$ plutocam rec start
$ plutocam rec stop
$ plutocam rec list
index  start              duration  path
[  0]  20200604_04:01:27        95  /mnt/Video/20200604-040126.mp4
[  1]  20200604_04:10:40        20  /mnt/Video/20200604-041040.mp4
success
$ plutocam rec play 0 --out-file - | ffplay -i -

Example Module Usage

Creating the object

>>> import plutocam
>>> drone = plutocam.LWDrone()

Stream live video

>>> for frame in drone.start_video_stream():
>>>     sys.stdout.buffer.write(frame.frame_bytes)

Get a file

>>> with open('video.mp4', 'wb') as fp:
>>>     drone.get_file('/mnt/Video/20200604-041040.mp4', fp)

Take a picture

>>> with open('picture.jpg', 'wb') as fp:
>>>     fp.write(drone.take_picture().data)

Start and stop recording

>>> drone.set_record_plan()
>>> drone.set_record_plan(RecordPlan(active=False))