Video plus data streaming with racecapture
Setup
Install ubuntu 22.x
Install ubuntu 22 in the typical way.
- Select Automatic Login without password
Disable keyring popup
Run the installer
curl-sL bit.ly/3RL9Yoj | bash
Enable fullscreen mode & Default dashboard mode
- In the RaceCapture app, go to Setup / App Preferences
- set Fullscreen -> ON
- Set Startup Screen -> Dashboard
Plug in camera(s)
Plug in 1 or 2 cameras into the USB port
- Note: Remember the ports the cameras are plugged into, and keep this consistent during use.
Plug in USB microphone
- Plug USB microphone into a USB port
Configure Dashboard
- Press Settings Gear Icon, go to More Settings / Camera Preferences
Select /dev/video0 for Camera1, and /dev/video2 for Camera2
Create a test dashboard
- Press the Settings gear icon, select Add Gauge
- create a video gauge, and select Camera 1 as the source.
- Resize to fit the dashboard.
- create another video gauge, and select Camera 2 as the source.
- Resize to be the picture-in-picture video window.
- Add additional gauges as you see fit, such as an analog speed gauge, track map, etc.
- Note If the cameras are reversed, you can swap the camera mappings in the main dashboard settings under More Settings / Camera Preferences
Video Streaming / recording
TODO: update this section with information on configuring the streaming key, etc.
Video will be recorded in the user's home Video directory.
Maintenance/Troubleshooting
Open a terminal window
To open a terminal window for troubleshooting:
- Press ctrl+t then c
Log out
You can log out of the current session to access the original Ubuntu desktop for additional maintenance.
- Press ctrl_t then :
- Type 'quit' and press <enter>
Once you've logged out, you can log back into the Ubuntu desktop by pressing the gear icon in the lower right, and select Ubuntu.
To get back to the RaceCapture full-screen app mode, select "Ratpoison" from this menu; this is the window manager that is configured to run RaceCapture in full-screen mode.
