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Binding and Unbinding Cameras
To bind a camera to the Podcast Producer server:
$ sudo podcast --bind
camera_name
To unbind a camera from the Podcast Producer server:
$ sudo podcast --unbind
camera_name
To find out whether a camera is bound to the Podcast Producer server:
$ sudo podcast --isbound
This command returns 1 if the local camera agent is bound to the Podcast Producer
server; otherwise, it returns 0.
Configuring Podcast Producer Agent
To view available capture presets for camera agent configuration:
$ podcast --presets
To view available audio and video devices for camera agent configuration:
$ podcast --devices
To view agent configuration settings:
$ sudo podcast --presets
To configure camera agent settings:
$ sudo podcast --setconfig
key
=
value
[;
key
=
value
]
For example, to set the capture setting for the camera agent to the best video
resolution (Better):
$ sudo podcast --setconfig Capture=Video:Better
Controlling Cameras
To get the status of a camera:
$ podcast --status
camera_name
To start video capture on a camera:
$ podcast --start
camera_name
To start audio-only capture on a camera:
$ podcast --start
camera_name
--audio_only
To stop video capture on a camera:
$ podcast --stop
camera_name
--metadata
metadata_file_path
--workflow
workflow_name
To pause video capture on a camera:
$ podcast --pause
camera_name
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