Re: dvgrab wait for device

On Tue, Jun 30, 2009 at 3:36 PM, Dan Dennedy<[email protected]> wrote:
> On Tue, Jun 30, 2009 at 12:45 PM, Carl Karsten<[email protected]> wrote:
>> On Tue, Jun 30, 2009 at 2:05 PM, Dan Dennedy<[email protected]> wrote:
>>> On Tue, Jun 30, 2009 at 11:32 AM, Carl Karsten<[email protected]> wrote:
>>>> skipped trying to figure out how to add parameters (and given the 10
>>>
>>> I could do that easily.
>>
>> works for me.
>>
>>>
>>>> second time out isn't documented, does it really have to be kept?)
>>>
>>> This does help with troubleshooting. When it is reported (and not
>>> using combination of -card and -noavc), then I know that the camera is
>>> detected but iso data is not received. If it is not reported, all I
>>> really know is that "it does not work." I suppose as an alternative, I
>>> could display a message every 10 seconds and keep trying.
>>
>> This may take care of that:
>>
>>    sendEvent( "Looking for DV data..." );
>>    while ( !g_done && m_frame == NULL )
>
> OK, that is fine, but will change to "Waiting"
>
>> Which personally I like because it tells me it got to that point. If
>> more messages will help you, wont' bother me.
>>
>> Attached is a patch.  should I post it to the sf site too?  guessing
>> it so trivial it will be easier for you to just hack the code.
>
> I have flagged this mail and will address it in CVS sometime soon. I
> have a few other contibutions pending with a release expected by end
> of July.
>

fantastic.

btw, the point of this is to make it easier for people to record user
group meetings, which will get more people in Atlanta doing it, which
will mean the PyCon 2010 video crew will be even better.  So flap your
butterfly wings and watch the ripple :)

-- 
Carl K

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