Made much faster, but for SHORT movies only, by saving lrectread

data unprocessed in memory.  As long as memory doesn't run out this
gets us 19 frames/sec!
Also many cosmetic changes.

Demo/sgi/video/camcorder.py

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#!/ufs/guido/bin/sgi/python3.3
 from gl import *
 from GL import *
 from DEVICE import *
@@ -9,15 +8,14 @@ import socket
 import posix
 import vtime
 
+# Preallocation parameter
+PREALLOC = 8 # Megabyte
+
+# Sync audio parameters
 SYNCPORT = 10000
 CTLPORT = 10001
 
-VP_GBXORG = 0x1000001
+from vpregs import *
-VP_GBYORG = 0x1000002
-VP_FBXORG = 0x1000003
-VP_FBYORG = 0x1000004
-VP_WIDTH =  0x1000005
-VP_HEIGHT = 0x1000006
 
 class Struct(): pass
 epoch = Struct()
@@ -25,17 +23,52 @@ epoch = Struct()
 def getvideosize():
     w = getvideo(VP_WIDTH)
     h = getvideo(VP_HEIGHT)
-    print getvideo(VP_GBXORG), getvideo(VP_GBYORG)
+    print 'WIDTH,HEIGHT:', w, h
-    print getvideo(VP_FBXORG), getvideo(VP_FBYORG)
+    print 'GB{X,Y}ORG:', getvideo(VP_GBXORG), getvideo(VP_GBYORG)
+    print 'FB{X,Y}ORG:',  getvideo(VP_FBXORG), getvideo(VP_FBYORG)
     x = 0
     y = 0
     return x,y,w,h
+
+framelist = []
+
+def prealloc(w, h):
+	nbytes = w*h*4
+	limit = PREALLOC*1024*1024
+	total = 0
+	list = []
+	print 'Prealloc to', PREALLOC, 'Megabytes...'
+	while total+nbytes <=  limit:
+		list.append('x'*nbytes)
+		total = total + nbytes
+	print 'Done.'
+
+def grabframe(f,x,y,w,h,pf):
+####    saveframes(f, w, h, pf)
+    readsource(SRC_FRONT)
+    if pf:
+    	w = w/pf*pf
+    	h = h/pf*pf
+    data = lrectread(x,y,x+w-1,y+h-1)
+    t = time.millitimer()-epoch.epoch
+    framelist.append(data, t)
+    readsource(SRC_FRAMEGRABBER)
+
+def saveframes(f, w, h, pf):
+	for data, t in framelist:
+		if pf:
+		    	w = w/pf*pf
+		    	h = h/pf*pf
+			data = packrect(w,h,pf,data)
+		f.write(`t` + ',' + `len(data)` + '\n')
+		f.write(data)
+	framelist[:] = []
+
 def saveframe(f,x,y,w,h,pf, notime):
     readsource(SRC_FRONT)
     if pf:
     	w = w/pf*pf
     	h = h/pf*pf
-    data = None
     data = lrectread(x,y,x+w-1,y+h-1)
     if pf: data = packrect(w,h,pf,data)
     if notime: t = 0
@@ -43,6 +76,7 @@ def saveframe(f,x,y,w,h,pf, notime):
     f.write(`t` + ',' + `len(data)` + '\n')
     f.write(data)
     readsource(SRC_FRAMEGRABBER)
+
 def drawframe(x,y,w,h,col):
     drawmode(OVERDRAW)
     color(col)
@@ -50,12 +84,25 @@ def drawframe(x,y,w,h,col):
     v2i(x-1,y-1) ; v2i(x+w,y-1); v2i(x+w,y+h); v2i(x-1,y+h); v2i(x-1,y-1)
     endline()
     drawmode(NORMALDRAW)
+
+def usage():
+    sys.stderr.write('Usage: camcorder ' + \
+	'[-c] [-p packfactor] [-a audiomachine [-s]] [outputfile]\n')
+    sys.exit(2)
+
+def wrheader(f, w, h, pf):
+    	f.write('CMIF video 1.0\n')
+	f.write(`w,h,pf` + '\n')
+	print 'width,height,pf:', w, h, pf,
+	if pf = 0: pf = 4
+	print '(i.e.,', w*h*pf, 'bytes/frame)'
+
 def main():
     foreground()
     pf = 2
     ausync = 0
     austart = 0
-    optlist, args = getopt.getopt(sys.argv[1:],'ca:s')
+    optlist, args = getopt.getopt(sys.argv[1:],'ca:sp:')
     for opt, arg in optlist:
 	if opt = '-c':
 	    pf = 0
@@ -64,13 +111,21 @@ def main():
 	    aumachine = arg
 	elif opt = '-s':
 	    austart = 1
+	elif opt = '-p':
+	    pf = int(eval(arg))
 	else:
-	    print 'Usage: camcorder [-c] [-a audiomachine [-s]]'
+	    usage()
-	    sys.exit(1)
+    if args:
+    	if len(args) > 1:
+    	    print 'Too many arguments'
+    	    usage()
+    	filename = args[0]
+    else:
+    	filename = 'film.video'
     if austart:
 	if not ausync:
 	    print 'Cannot use -s without -a'
-	    sys.exit(1)
+	    usage()
 	print 'Starting audio recorder...'
 	posix.system('rsh '+aumachine+' syncrecord '+socket.gethostname()+' &')
     if ausync:
@@ -81,15 +136,14 @@ def main():
 	aua = (socket.gethostbyname(aumachine), CTLPORT)
 	print 'Done.'
     vidx, vidy, w, h = getvideosize()
-    prefsize(w,h)
+    #prefsize(w,h)
-    win = winopen('Camcorder')
+    winx, winy = 1280-w-10, 1024-h-30
-    if len(args) > 1:
+    prefposition(winx,winx+w-1,winy,winy+h-1)
-        f = open(args, 'w')
+    win = winopen(filename)
-    else:
+    f = open(filename, 'w')
-        f = open('film.video', 'w')
     w, h = getsize()
     realw, realh = w, h
-    doublebuffer()
+    #doublebuffer()
     RGBmode()
     gconfig()
     qdevice(LEFTMOUSE)
@@ -98,6 +152,8 @@ def main():
     qdevice(CKEY)
     qdevice(PKEY)
     qdevice(ESCKEY)
+    qdevice(WINQUIT)
+    qdevice(WINSHUT)
     inrunning = 1
     outrunning = 0
     stop = 'stop'
@@ -108,9 +164,10 @@ def main():
     sizewritten = 0
     x, y = realw/4, realh/4
     w, h = w/2, h/2
-    drawframe(x,y,w,h,1)
+    prealloc(w, h)
-    nframe = 0
     try:
+	drawframe(x,y,w,h,1)
+	nframe = 0
 	num = 0
 	while 1:
 	    insingle = 0
@@ -125,7 +182,8 @@ def main():
 		    w = getvaluator(MOUSEX)-x-ox
 		    h = getvaluator(MOUSEY)-y-oy
 		drawframe(x,y,w,h,1)
-	    if qtest():
+	    if qtest() or \
+	    not (mousing or inrunning or insingle or outrunning or outsingle):
 		ev, val = qread()
 		if ev = LEFTMOUSE and val = 1:
 		    drawframe(x,y,w,h,0)
@@ -134,12 +192,16 @@ def main():
 		    x = getvaluator(MOUSEX)-ox
 		    y = getvaluator(MOUSEY)-oy
 		elif ev = LEFTMOUSE and val = 0:
+		    if h < 0:
+		    	y, h = y+h, -h
+		    if w < 0:
+		    	x, w = x+w, -w
 		    mousing = 0
 		    if not sizewritten:
-		    	f.write('CMIF video 1.0\n')
+		    	wrheader(f, w, h, pf)
-			f.write(`w,h,pf` + '\n')
 			sizewritten = 1
-		if ev = RKEY and val = 1:
+			prealloc(w, h)
+		elif ev = RKEY and val = 1:
 		    if not inrunning:
 			ringbell()
 		    else:
@@ -155,14 +217,12 @@ def main():
 		    stoptime = time.millitimer()
 		    if ausync:
 			ctl.sendto(`(0,stoptime)`, aua)
-		    nf =  nframe * 1000.0 / (time.millitimer()-starttime)
+		    fps =  nframe * 1000.0 / (time.millitimer()-starttime)
-		    drawmode(OVERDRAW)
+		    print 'Recorded', nframe,
-		    color(0)
+		    print 'frames at', 0.1*int(fps*10),'frames/sec'
-		    clear()
+		    print 'Saving...'
-		    color(1)
+		    saveframes(f, w, h, pf)
-		    cmov2i(5,5)
+		    print 'Done.'
-		    charstr('Recorded ' + `nf` + ' frames/sec')
-		    drawmode(NORMALDRAW)
 		elif ev = PKEY and val = 1 and not outrunning:
 			outsingle = 1
 		elif ev = CKEY and val = 1:
@@ -174,24 +234,34 @@ def main():
 			    inrunning = 0
 			else:
 			    insingle = 1
-		elif ev = ESCKEY:
+		elif ev in (ESCKEY, WINQUIT, WINSHUT):
 		    if ausync:
 			ctl.sendto(`(2,time.millitimer())`, aua)
 		    raise stop
+		elif ev = REDRAW:
+			drawframe(x,y,w,h,0)
+			reshapeviewport()
+			drawframe(x,y,w,h,1)
 	    if inrunning or insingle:
-		rectcopy(vidx,vidy,realw,realh,0,0)
+	    	if outrunning:
-	        swapbuffers()
+			rectcopy(vidx+x,vidy+y,vidx+x+w-1,vidy+y+h-1,x,y)
+	    	else:
+			rectcopy(vidx,vidy,vidx+realw-1,vidx+realh-1,0,0)
+	        #swapbuffers()
 	    if outrunning or outsingle:
 		nframe = nframe + 1
 		if not sizewritten:
-		    f.write('CMIF video 1.0\n')
+		    wrheader(f, w, h, pf)
-		    f.write(`w,h,pf` + '\n')
 		    sizewritten = 1
-		saveframe(f, x, y, w, h, pf, outsingle)
+		if outrunning:
+			grabframe(f, x, y, w, h, pf)
+		else:
+			saveframe(f, x, y, w, h, pf, outsingle)
     except stop:
 	pass
-    drawmode(OVERDRAW)
+    finally:
-    color(0)
+        drawmode(OVERDRAW)
-    clear()
+        color(0)
-#
+        clear()
+
 main()