ITB-100HD - 12 Mbps bitrate mod

codesplice said:
A theory was proposed on another forum that perhaps the camera gets confused when it goes to overwrite the oldest file and discovers that it is much larger than it thinks it should be.

Do you have files of mixed size? Perhaps delete the much smaller file sizes? I'll try to run my camera all day off a freshly formatted 8 gb firmware to see what happens.

I hope it's not a filesize issue because sometimes files are going to be small... like when you shut the device down after 10 seconds into a new 1 minute file!
 
dashingthrusnow said:
codesplice said:
A theory was proposed on another forum that perhaps the camera gets confused when it goes to overwrite the oldest file and discovers that it is much larger than it thinks it should be.

Do you have files of mixed size? Perhaps delete the much smaller file sizes? I'll try to run my camera all day off a freshly formatted 8 gb firmware to see what happens.

The only files I have that are a different size are those that are less than a full minute long (so really just the last ones recorded for a given drive). This is the same card I used for flashing the firmware, so everything has been generated at the higher bitrate.
 
codesplice said:
The only files I have that are a different size are those that are less than a full minute long (so really just the last ones recorded for a given drive). This is the same card I used for flashing the firmware, so everything has been generated at the higher bitrate.

Thanks for testing this out. Will have to see why this is happening. I'm going to leave my camera running all day on my desk with the 8gb card to see what happens...
 
Code:
./Appro_avi_save 7000000 30428 /dev/mmcblk0p1

I wonder if the '30428' is the culprit. I'm trying to figure out what that means, but if it's kilobytes than that converts to roughly 29 megabytes, which I think is the file sizes of original unmodded files. Have to look through the hex editor to see if I can figure out what that parameter means!!!
 
dashingthrusnow said:
Code:
./Appro_avi_save 7000000 30428 /dev/mmcblk0p1

I wonder if the '30428' is the culprit. I'm trying to figure out what that means, but if it's kilobytes than that converts to roughly 29 megabytes, which I think is the file sizes of original unmodded files. Have to look through the hex editor to see if I can figure out what that parameter means!!!

I'm doing the same; if nothing else, I'm learning a bit more about how my new toy works :)



I checked some of my old video files though, and they seem to be (on average) about 40MB per one-minute 1920x1080 24fps video.
 
Source code for Appro_avi_save. Our camera version is likely to be different.

http://read.pudn.com/downloads187/sourc ... ve.c__.htm

Code:
www.pudn.com > ipnc_app.rar > Appro_avi_save.c, change:2008-08-25,size:28579b

    

/* 
 * Libavformat API example: Output a media file in any supported 
 * libavformat format. The default codecs are used. 
 * 
 * Copyright (c) 2003 Fabrice Bellard 
 * 
 * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy 
 * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal 
 * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights 
 * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell 
 * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is 
 * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions: 
 * 
 * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in 
 * all copies or substantial portions of the Software. 
 * 
 * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR 
 * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, 
 * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL 
 * THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER 
 * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, 
 * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN 
 * THE SOFTWARE. 
 */  
#include <stdlib.h>  
#include <stdio.h>  
#include <string.h>  
#include <math.h>  
#include <malloc.h>  
#include <stdio.h>  
#include <stdlib.h>  
#include <string.h>  
#include <sys/types.h>  
#include <sys/stat.h>  
#include <unistd.h>  
#include <time.h>  
#include <ApproDrvMsg.h>  
#include <Appro_interface.h>  
#include <cmem.h>  
#include <Msg_Def.h>  
#include <sys/dir.h>  
#include <sys/statfs.h>  
#include <signal.h>  
  
  
#ifndef M_PI  
#define M_PI 3.14159265358979323846  
#endif  
  
#include "avformat.h"  
#include "swscale.h"  
  
#undef exit  
  
#define ERR(fmt, args...) fprintf(stdout, "%s: error: " fmt, __FILE__, ##args)  
  
  
/* 5 seconds stream duration */  
int STREAM_FRAME_RATE = 30;  
int STREAM_FRAME_ID = 1;  
  
#define PRE_BUFFER  (30)  
  
#define STREAM_PIX_FMT PIX_FMT_YUV420P /* default pix_fmt */  
  
char MMC_PATH[] = "/mnt/mmc";  
char TMP_PATH[] = "/tmp";  
  
char *pCurr_path = TMP_PATH;  
  
/**************************************************************/  
/* audio output */  
  
float t, tincr, tincr2;  
int16_t *samples;  
uint8_t *audio_outbuf;  
int audio_outbuf_size;  
int audio_input_frame_size;  
int AbortSignal = 0;  
double Pts_Addon_Duration = 0;  
  
int Audio_Serial_Start = -1;  
int Video_Serial_Start = 0;  
  
static int mpeg4_field[7][2] =  
{  
{AV_OP_LOCK_MP4_VOL,            AV_OP_LOCK_MP4_CIF_VOL},  
{AV_OP_UNLOCK_MP4_VOL,          AV_OP_UNLOCK_MP4_CIF_VOL},  
{AV_OP_LOCK_MP4,                AV_OP_LOCK_MP4_CIF},  
{AV_OP_LOCK_MP4_IFRAME,         AV_OP_LOCK_MP4_CIF_IFRAME},  
{AV_OP_UNLOCK_MP4,              AV_OP_UNLOCK_MP4_CIF},  
{AV_OP_GET_MPEG4_SERIAL,        AV_OP_GET_MPEG4_CIF_SERIAL},  
{AV_OP_WAIT_NEW_MPEG4_SERIAL,   AV_OP_WAIT_NEW_MPEG4_CIF_SERIAL}};  
  
#define LOCK_MP4_VOL            0  
#define UNLOCK_MP4_VOL          1  
#define LOCK_MP4                2  
#define LOCK_MP4_IFRAM          3  
#define UNLOCK_MP4              4  
#define GET_MPEG4_SERIAL        5  
#define WAIT_NEW_MPEG4_SERIAL   6  
  
int GetAudioInterface( unsigned long *pAddr , int *pSize, double *pTime, int IsClean);  
int GetVideoInterface( unsigned long *pAddr , int *pSize, int *IsKey, double *ptime ,int IsClean);  
void WaitVideoStart( void );  
  
  
int GetVideoInfo( int typeID, AV_DATA *pInfo )  
{  
    int vType = typeID;  
    //AV_DATA av_data;  
  
    if( GetAVData(mpeg4_field[GET_MPEG4_SERIAL][vType], -1, pInfo )!= RET_SUCCESS )  
    {  
        return -1;  
    }else{  
        //memcpy( pInfo, &av_data, sizeof(AV_DATA) );  
    }  
      
    return 0;  
}  
  
/** 
*   0   : read 
*   > 0  : write 
* 
*/  
double Controlbasetime( double SetVal )  
{  
    static double basetime = 0;  
  
    if( SetVal == 0 )  
    {  
        return basetime;  
    }  
    else  
    {  
  
        if( basetime )  
        {  
            if( SetVal > basetime )  
            {  
                basetime = SetVal;  
            }  
        }  
        else  
        {  
            basetime = SetVal;  
        }  
    }  
  
    return basetime;  
  
}  
  
  
/* 
 * add an audio output stream 
 */  
static AVStream *add_audio_stream(AVFormatContext *oc, int codec_id)  
{  
    AVCodecContext *c;  
    AVStream *st;  
  
    st = av_new_stream(oc, 1);  
    if (!st) {  
        fprintf(stderr, "Could not alloc stream\n");  
        exit(1);  
    }  
  
    c = st->codec;  
    c->codec_id = codec_id;  
    c->codec_type = CODEC_TYPE_AUDIO;  
  
    /* put sample parameters */  
    c->bit_rate = 64000;  
    c->sample_rate = 8000;  
    c->channels = 1;  
    return st;  
}  
  
static void open_audio(AVFormatContext *oc, AVStream *st)  
{  
    AVCodecContext *c;  
    AVCodec *codec;  
  
    c = st->codec;  
  
    /* find the audio encoder */  
    codec = avcodec_find_encoder(c->codec_id);  
    if (!codec) {  
        fprintf(stderr, "codec not found\n");  
        exit(1);  
    }  
  
    /* open it */  
    if (avcodec_open(c, codec) < 0) {  
        fprintf(stderr, "could not open codec\n");  
        exit(1);  
    }  
  
    /* init signal generator */  
    t = 0;  
    tincr = 2 * M_PI * 110.0 / c->sample_rate;  
    /* increment frequency by 110 Hz per second */  
    tincr2 = 2 * M_PI * 110.0 / c->sample_rate / c->sample_rate;  
  
    audio_outbuf_size = 8000;  
    audio_outbuf = av_malloc(audio_outbuf_size);  
  
    /* ugly hack for PCM codecs (will be removed ASAP with new PCM 
       support to compute the input frame size in samples */  
    if (c->frame_size <= 1) {  
        audio_input_frame_size = audio_outbuf_size / c->channels;  
        switch(st->codec->codec_id) {  
        case CODEC_ID_PCM_S16LE:  
        case CODEC_ID_PCM_S16BE:  
        case CODEC_ID_PCM_U16LE:  
        case CODEC_ID_PCM_U16BE:  
            audio_input_frame_size >>= 1;  
            break;  
        default:  
            break;  
        }  
    } else {  
        audio_input_frame_size = c->frame_size;  
    }  
    samples = av_malloc(audio_input_frame_size * 2 * c->channels);  
}  
  
  
  
static int write_audio_frame(AVFormatContext *oc, AVStream *st)  
{  
    AVCodecContext *c;  
    AVPacket pkt;  
    unsigned long ulAddr = 0;  
    int         audio_size = 0;  
  
    static double audioLasttime = -1;  
    double audiotime = 0;  
    double audiotimediff = 0;  
    double InvCnt = 0;  
  
    av_init_packet(&pkt);  
  
    c = st->codec;  
      
    if( GetAudioInterface(&ulAddr,&audio_size,&audiotime,0) < 0)  
    {  
        return -1;  
    }  
    if( audioLasttime < 0 )  
    {  
        audioLasttime = audiotime;  
        Controlbasetime( audioLasttime );  
    }  
  
    pkt.size= audio_size;//avcodec_encode_audio(c, audio_outbuf, audio_outbuf_size, samples);  
  
    pkt.pts= av_rescale_q(c->coded_frame->pts, c->time_base, st->time_base);  
    pkt.flags |= PKT_FLAG_KEY;  
    pkt.stream_index= st->index;  
    pkt.data= (uint8_t *)ulAddr;//audio_outbuf;  
  
    audiotimediff = audiotime - Controlbasetime(0);  
    if( audiotimediff < 0 )  
    {  
        audiotimediff = 0;  
    }  
    InvCnt = audiotimediff/(double)1000.0 * (double)st->time_base.den / (double)st->time_base.num ;  
    st->pts.val = InvCnt;  
    /*fprintf( stderr, "\n\naudio num = %f\n", (double)st->time_base.num); 
    fprintf( stderr, "audio den = %f\n", (double)st->time_base.den); 
    fprintf(stderr, "audiotimediff = %f\n", (double)audiotimediff); 
    fprintf(stderr, "audio st->pts.val = %f\n", (double)st->pts.val); 
    */  
    /* write the compressed frame in the media file */  
    if (av_write_frame(oc, &pkt) != 0) {  
        fprintf(stderr, "Error while writing audio frame\n");  
        exit(1);  
    }  
      
    return  0;  
}  
  
static void close_audio(AVFormatContext *oc, AVStream *st)  
{  
    avcodec_close(st->codec);  
  
    av_free(samples);  
    av_free(audio_outbuf);  
}  
  
/**************************************************************/  
/* video output */  
  
AVFrame *picture, *tmp_picture;  
uint8_t *video_outbuf;  
int frame_count, video_outbuf_size;  
  
/* add a video output stream */  
static AVStream *add_video_stream(AVFormatContext *oc, int codec_id)  
{  
    AVCodecContext *c;  
    AVStream *st;  
    AV_DATA av_Info;  
      
    if( GetVideoInfo( STREAM_FRAME_ID, &av_Info ) < 0 )  
    {  
        fprintf(stderr, "Could not GetVideoInfo() \n");  
        exit(1);      
    }  
  
    st = av_new_stream(oc, 0);  
    if (!st) {  
        fprintf(stderr, "Could not alloc stream\n");  
        exit(1);  
    }  
  
    c = st->codec;  
    c->codec_id = codec_id;  
    c->codec_type = CODEC_TYPE_VIDEO;  
  
    /* put sample parameters */  
    c->bit_rate = 4000000/8;//av_Info.quality;  
    /* resolution must be a multiple of two */  
    c->width = av_Info.width;  
    c->height = av_Info.height;  
    /* time base: this is the fundamental unit of time (in seconds) in terms 
       of which frame timestamps are represented. for fixed-fps content, 
       timebase should be 1/framerate and timestamp increments should be 
       identically 1. */  
    c->time_base.den = STREAM_FRAME_RATE;  
    c->time_base.num = 1;  
    c->gop_size = 10; /* emit one intra frame every twelve frames at most */  
    c->pix_fmt = STREAM_PIX_FMT;  
    if (c->codec_id == CODEC_ID_MPEG2VIDEO) {  
        /* just for testing, we also add B frames */  
        c->max_b_frames = 2;  
    }  
    if (c->codec_id == CODEC_ID_MPEG1VIDEO){  
        /* Needed to avoid using macroblocks in which some coeffs overflow. 
           This does not happen with normal video, it just happens here as 
           the motion of the chroma plane does not match the luma plane. */  
        c->mb_decision=2;  
    }  
    // some formats want stream headers to be separate  
    if(!strcmp(oc->oformat->name, "mp4") || !strcmp(oc->oformat->name, "mov") || !strcmp(oc->oformat->name, "3gp"))  
        c->flags |= CODEC_FLAG_GLOBAL_HEADER;  
  
    return st;  
}  
  
  
  
static void open_video(AVFormatContext *oc, AVStream *st)  
{  
    AVCodec *codec;  
    AVCodecContext *c;  
  
    c = st->codec;  
  
    /* find the video encoder */  
    codec = avcodec_find_encoder(c->codec_id);  
    if (!codec) {  
        fprintf(stderr, "codec not found\n");  
        exit(1);  
    }  
  
    /* open the codec */  
    if (avcodec_open(c, codec) < 0) {  
        fprintf(stderr, "could not open codec\n");  
        exit(1);  
    }  
  
    video_outbuf = NULL;  
    picture = NULL;  
    tmp_picture = NULL;  
#if 0  
    if (!(oc->oformat->flags & AVFMT_RAWPICTURE)) {  
        /* allocate output buffer */  
        /* XXX: API change will be done */  
        /* buffers passed into lav* can be allocated any way you prefer, 
           as long as they're aligned enough for the architecture, and 
           they're freed appropriately (such as using av_free for buffers 
           allocated with av_malloc) */  
        video_outbuf_size = 200000;  
        video_outbuf = av_malloc(video_outbuf_size);  
    }  
  
    /* allocate the encoded raw picture */  
    picture = alloc_picture(c->pix_fmt, c->width, c->height);  
    if (!picture) {  
        fprintf(stderr, "Could not allocate picture\n");  
        exit(1);  
    }  
  
    /* if the output format is not YUV420P, then a temporary YUV420P 
       picture is needed too. It is then converted to the required 
       output format */  
    tmp_picture = NULL;  
    if (c->pix_fmt != PIX_FMT_YUV420P) {  
        tmp_picture = alloc_picture(PIX_FMT_YUV420P, c->width, c->height);  
        if (!tmp_picture) {  
            fprintf(stderr, "Could not allocate temporary picture\n");  
            exit(1);  
        }  
    }  
#endif  
}  
  
  
static int write_video_frame(AVFormatContext *oc, AVStream *st)  
{  
    unsigned long ulAddr = 0;  
    int out_size;  
    int IsKey = 0;  
    static double videoLasttime = -1;  
    double videotime = 0;  
    double videotimediff = 0;  
    double InvCnt = 0;  
    int ret;  
    AVCodecContext *c;  
  
  
    c = st->codec;  
  
    /* encode the image */  
    if( GetVideoInterface( &ulAddr,&out_size,&IsKey, &videotime ,0) < 0 )  
        return -1;  
      
    //fprintf( stderr,"video time = %f \n", videotime );  
    if( videoLasttime < 0 )  
    {  
        videoLasttime = videotime;  
        Controlbasetime( videoLasttime );  
    }  
      
    c->coded_frame->key_frame = IsKey;  
  
    if (out_size > 0) {  
        AVPacket pkt;  
        av_init_packet(&pkt);  
  
        pkt.pts= av_rescale_q(c->coded_frame->pts, c->time_base, st->time_base);  
        if(c->coded_frame->key_frame)  
            pkt.flags |= PKT_FLAG_KEY;  
        pkt.stream_index= st->index;  
        pkt.data= (uint8_t *)ulAddr;//video_outbuf;  
        pkt.size= out_size;  
  
        videotimediff = videotime - Controlbasetime(0);  
        if( videotimediff < 0 )  
        {  
            videotimediff = 0;  
        }  
        InvCnt = videotimediff/(double)1000.0 * (double)st->time_base.den / (double)st->time_base.num ;  
        st->pts.val = InvCnt;  
          
        /*fprintf( stderr, "\n\n videonum = %f\n", (double)st->time_base.num); 
        fprintf( stderr, " video den = %f\n", (double)st->time_base.den); 
        fprintf( stderr, " videotimediff = %f\n", videotimediff); 
        fprintf( stderr, " videopts.val = %f\n\n", (double)st->pts.val); 
        */  
        /* write the compressed frame in the media file */  
        ret = av_write_frame(oc, &pkt);  
    } else {  
        ret = 0;  
    }  
  
    if (ret != 0) {  
        fprintf(stderr, "Error while writing video frame\n");  
        exit(1);  
    }  
    frame_count++;  
      
    return 0;  
}  
  
static void close_video(AVFormatContext *oc, AVStream *st)  
{  
    avcodec_close(st->codec);  
    if( picture )  
    {  
        av_free(picture->data[0]);  
        av_free(picture);  
    }  
    if (tmp_picture) {  
        av_free(tmp_picture->data[0]);  
        av_free(tmp_picture);  
    }  
    if( video_outbuf )  
    {  
        av_free(video_outbuf);  
    }  
}  
  
void WaitVideoStart( void )  
{  
    int vType = STREAM_FRAME_ID;  
    AV_DATA av_data;  
      
    while(1)  
    {  
        GetAVData(mpeg4_field[GET_MPEG4_SERIAL][vType], -1, &av_data );  
        if( av_data.flags != AV_FLAGS_MP4_I_FRAME )  
        {  
            usleep(3);  
        }else{  
          
            Video_Serial_Start = av_data.serial - PRE_BUFFER;  
            Audio_Serial_Start = -1;  
              
            break;  
        }  
    }   
  
  
}  
  
char AVI_FirstFrame[80*1024];  
  
  
int GetVideoInterface( unsigned long *pAddr , int *pSize, int *IsKey , double *ptime ,int IsClean)  
{  
    AV_DATA vol_data;  
    int vType = STREAM_FRAME_ID;  
    static int  SerialBook = -1;  
    static int  SerialLock = -1;  
    static int  IsFirst = 1;  
    int nOffset = 0;  
    int ret = 0;  
    AV_DATA av_data;  
    char mpeg4_header[] = {0x00, 0x00, 0x01, 0xb0, 0x01, 0x00, 0x00, 0x01, 0xb5, 0x09};  
  
    if( IsClean == 0 )  
    {  
        if( SerialBook < 0 )  
        {  
          
            memcpy( (AVI_FirstFrame+nOffset), mpeg4_header, sizeof(mpeg4_header));  
            nOffset += sizeof(mpeg4_header);  
              
            if(GetAVData(mpeg4_field[LOCK_MP4_VOL][vType], -1, &vol_data) != RET_SUCCESS)  
            {  
                ERR("Error on Get Vol data\n");  
                return -1;  
            }  
              
            memcpy( (AVI_FirstFrame+nOffset), vol_data.ptr, vol_data.size);  
            nOffset += vol_data.size;  
              
            /*do 
            { 
                GetAVData(mpeg4_field[GET_MPEG4_SERIAL][vType], -1, &av_data ); 
            } while (av_data.flags != AV_FLAGS_MP4_I_FRAME); 
            SerialBook = av_data.serial; 
            */  
            SerialBook = Video_Serial_Start;  
        }  
  
  
        while(1)  
        {  
              
            ret = GetAVData(mpeg4_field[LOCK_MP4][vType], SerialBook, &av_data );  
              
              
            if (ret == RET_SUCCESS)  
            {  
                if( IsFirst == 1 )  
                {  
                    memcpy( (AVI_FirstFrame+nOffset), av_data.ptr, av_data.size);  
                    nOffset += av_data.size;  
                      
                    *pAddr = (unsigned long)AVI_FirstFrame;  
                    *pSize = nOffset;  
                      
                    Audio_Serial_Start = av_data.ref_serial[FMT_AUDIO];  
                      
                    //fprintf(stderr,"Video_Serial_Start = %d \n",Video_Serial_Start);  
                    //fprintf(stderr,"Audio_Serial_Start = %d \n",Audio_Serial_Start);  
                      
                    IsFirst = 0;  
                }else{  
                    *pAddr = (unsigned long)av_data.ptr;  
                    *pSize = (int)av_data.size;  
                }  
                  
                if( av_data.flags == AV_FLAGS_MP4_I_FRAME )  
                {  
                    *IsKey = 1;  
                }  
                else  
                {  
                    *IsKey = 0;  
                }  
                      
                *ptime = av_data.timestamp;  
              
                if (SerialLock >= 0)  
                {  
                    GetAVData(mpeg4_field[UNLOCK_MP4][vType], SerialLock, &av_data);  
                }  
              
                SerialLock = SerialBook;  
                SerialBook++;  
                  
                  
                      
                return 0;  
            }  
            else if (ret == RET_NO_VALID_DATA) {  
              
                /* wait new frame */  
                //GetAVData(mpeg4_field[WAIT_NEW_MPEG4_SERIAL][vType], -1, &av_data );  
                //usleep(5);  
                return -1;                
            }  
            else {  
                WaitVideoStart();  
                GetAVData(mpeg4_field[GET_MPEG4_SERIAL][vType], -1, &av_data );  
                SerialBook = av_data.serial;  
              
            }  
              
        }  
    }  
    else  
    {  
        GetAVData(mpeg4_field[UNLOCK_MP4][vType], SerialLock, &av_data);  
        SerialBook = -1;  
        SerialLock = -1;  
        IsFirst = 1;  
  
    }  
  
    return 0;  
}  
  
  
int SaveVideoFile( char *pFileName , int    save_cnt)  
{  
    FILE *pfd = NULL;  
    AV_DATA vol_data;  
    int vType = STREAM_FRAME_ID;  
    int error_code = 0;  
    int SerialBook = -1;  
    int SerialLock = -1;  
    int ret = 0;  
    AV_DATA av_data;  
    char mpeg4_header[] = {0x00, 0x00, 0x01, 0xb0, 0x01, 0x00, 0x00, 0x01, 0xb5, 0x09};  
  
    pfd = fopen(pFileName,"wb");  
    if( pfd == NULL )  
    {  
        ERR("open file error!!");  
        error_code = -1;  
        goto RECORD_QUIT;  
    }  
  
  
    if( fseek( pfd, 0, SEEK_SET ) < 0)  
    {  
        ERR("seek file error!!");  
        error_code = -1;  
        goto RECORD_QUIT;  
    }  
    if( fwrite( mpeg4_header , sizeof(char), sizeof(mpeg4_header), pfd ) <= 0 )  
    {  
        ERR("save file error!!");  
        error_code = -1;  
        goto RECORD_QUIT;  
    }  
  
    if(GetAVData(mpeg4_field[LOCK_MP4_VOL][vType], -1, &vol_data) != RET_SUCCESS)  
    {  
        ERR("Error on Get Vol data\n");  
        goto RECORD_QUIT;  
    }  
  
    if( fwrite( vol_data.ptr , sizeof(char), vol_data.size, pfd )  <= 0)  
    {  
        ERR("save file error!!");  
        error_code = -1;  
        goto RECORD_QUIT;  
    }  
  
  
    GetAVData(mpeg4_field[UNLOCK_MP4_VOL][vType], -1, &vol_data);  
    do  
    {  
        GetAVData(mpeg4_field[GET_MPEG4_SERIAL][vType], -1, &av_data );  
    } while (av_data.flags != AV_FLAGS_MP4_I_FRAME);  
    SerialBook = av_data.serial;  
  
  
    while( save_cnt > 0)  
    {  
  
        ret = GetAVData(mpeg4_field[LOCK_MP4][vType], SerialBook, &av_data );  
  
  
        if (ret == RET_SUCCESS)  
        {  
            if( fwrite( av_data.ptr,av_data.size,1, pfd )  <= 0)  
            {  
                ERR("save file error!!");  
                error_code = -1;  
                goto RECORD_QUIT;  
            }  
  
  
            if (SerialLock >= 0)  
            {  
                GetAVData(mpeg4_field[UNLOCK_MP4][vType], SerialLock, &av_data);  
            }  
  
            SerialLock = SerialBook;  
  
            save_cnt--;  
            SerialBook++;  
        }  
        else if (ret == RET_NO_VALID_DATA) {  
  
            /* wait new frame */  
            GetAVData(mpeg4_field[WAIT_NEW_MPEG4_SERIAL][vType], -1, &av_data );  
  
        }  
        else {  
  
            GetAVData(mpeg4_field[GET_MPEG4_SERIAL][vType], -1, &av_data );  
            SerialBook = av_data.serial;  
  
        }  
  
    }  
  
    GetAVData(mpeg4_field[UNLOCK_MP4][vType], SerialLock, &av_data);  
  
  
RECORD_QUIT:  
  
  
    if( pfd )  
    {  
        fclose(pfd);  
    }  
    return error_code;  
}  
  
  
int GetAudioInterface( unsigned long *pAddr , int *pSize, double *pTime, int IsClean)  
{  
  
    int error_code = 0;  
    static int  SerialBook = -1;  
    static int  SerialLock = -1;  
    int ret = 0;  
    AV_DATA av_data;  
      
    if( IsClean == 0 )  
    {  
        while(1)  
        {  
            if( SerialBook < 0 )  
            {     
                if( Audio_Serial_Start < 0 )  
                {  
                    do  
                    {  
                        GetAVData(AV_OP_GET_ULAW_SERIAL, -1, &av_data );  
                        fprintf(stderr,"Audio_Serial_Start = %d \n",av_data.serial);  
                    } while (av_data.serial < 0);  
                  
                    SerialBook = av_data.serial;  
                }else{  
                    SerialBook = Audio_Serial_Start;  
                }  
            }  
              
  
            ret = GetAVData(AV_OP_LOCK_ULAW, SerialBook, &av_data );  
  
            if (ret == RET_SUCCESS)  
            {  
                //fprintf(stderr, "GetAudioInterface %d \n",SerialBook );  
  
                *pAddr = (unsigned long)av_data.ptr;  
                *pSize = (int)av_data.size;  
                *pTime = av_data.timestamp;  
  
                if (SerialLock >= 0)  
                {  
                    GetAVData(AV_OP_UNLOCK_ULAW, SerialLock, &av_data);  
  
                }  
  
                SerialLock = SerialBook;  
  
                SerialBook++;  
  
                return 0;  
                  
            }  
            else {  
  
                  
                GetAVData(AV_OP_GET_ULAW_SERIAL, -1, &av_data );  
                  
                if( SerialBook > av_data.serial )  
                {  
                    /* wait new frame */  
                    //GetAVData(AV_OP_WAIT_NEW_ULAW_SERIAL, -1, &av_data );                
                    //usleep(5);  
                    return -1;  
                      
                }else{  
                    SerialBook = av_data.serial;  
                }  
                  
                  
                  
                  
  
            }  
        }  
    }  
    else  
    {  
        if (SerialLock >= 0)  
            GetAVData(AV_OP_UNLOCK_ULAW, SerialLock, &av_data);  
  
        SerialBook = -1;  
        SerialLock = -1;  
    }  
  
    return error_code;  
}  
  
  
  
  
  
int SaveAudioFile( char *pFileName , int    save_cnt)  
{  
    FILE *pfd = NULL;  
    int error_code = 0;  
    int SerialBook = -1;  
    int SerialLock = -1;  
    int ret = 0;  
    AV_DATA av_data;  
      
    pfd = fopen(pFileName,"wb");  
    if( pfd == NULL )  
    {  
        ERR("open file error!!");  
        error_code = -1;  
        goto RECORD_AU_QUIT;  
    }  
  
  
    if( fseek( pfd, 0, SEEK_SET ) < 0)  
    {  
        ERR("seek file error!!");  
        error_code = -1;  
        goto RECORD_AU_QUIT;  
    }  
      
    do  
    {  
        GetAVData(AV_OP_GET_ULAW_SERIAL, -1, &av_data );  
    } while (av_data.serial < 0);  
      
    SerialBook = av_data.serial;  
      
    while( save_cnt > 0)  
    {  
  
        ret = GetAVData(AV_OP_LOCK_ULAW, SerialBook, &av_data );  
  
        if (ret == RET_SUCCESS)  
        {  
          
              
              
            if( fwrite( av_data.ptr,av_data.size,1, pfd )  <= 0)  
            {  
                ERR("save file error!!");  
                error_code = -1;  
                goto RECORD_AU_QUIT;  
            }  
  
            if (SerialLock >= 0)  
            {  
                GetAVData(AV_OP_UNLOCK_ULAW, SerialLock, &av_data);  
  
            }  
  
            SerialLock = SerialBook;  
  
            save_cnt--;  
            SerialBook++;  
              
        }  
        else {  
  
              
            GetAVData(AV_OP_GET_ULAW_SERIAL, -1, &av_data );  
              
            if( SerialBook > av_data.serial )  
            {  
                /* wait new frame */  
                GetAVData(AV_OP_WAIT_NEW_ULAW_SERIAL, -1, &av_data );                  
            }else{  
                SerialBook = av_data.serial;  
            }  
              
              
  
        }  
  
    }  
  
    GetAVData(AV_OP_UNLOCK_ULAW, SerialLock, &av_data);  
  
  
RECORD_AU_QUIT:  
  
  
    if( pfd )  
    {  
        fclose(pfd);  
    }  
    return error_code;  
}  
  
void Init_Interface(int Msg_id)  
{  
    int qid;  
    if(ApproDrvInit(Msg_id))  
        exit(1);  
          
    if (func_get_mem(&qid))   
    {  
        ApproDrvExit();  
        exit(1);  
    }  
}  
  
void Clean_Interface(void)  
{  
    ApproInterfaceExit();  
}  
  
long long GetDiskfreeSpace(const char *pDisk)  
{  
    long long int freespace = 0;      
    struct statfs disk_statfs;  
      
    if( statfs(pDisk, &disk_statfs) >= 0 )  
    {  
        freespace = (((long long int)disk_statfs.f_bsize  * (long long int)disk_statfs.f_bfree)/(long long int)1024);  
    }  
    return freespace;  
}  
long long int RESERVE_SPACE = 2*1024; //reserve RESERVE_SPACE kbytes for write tail  
int CheckCardFreeSapce(void)  
{  
      
    long long int freespace = GetDiskfreeSpace(pCurr_path);  
    if( freespace < RESERVE_SPACE )  
    {  
        fprintf(stderr,"Space = %ld Kbyte is not enough \n", (long)freespace);  
        return -1;  
    }else{  
        return 0;  
    }  
}  
  
void CheckReserveSpace(void)  
{  
    long long int freespace = GetDiskfreeSpace(pCurr_path);  
    fprintf(stderr,"Space on %s = %ld Kbyte \n", pCurr_path,(long)freespace);  
      
    if( freespace < 4*1024 )  
    {  
        RESERVE_SPACE   = 2*1024;  
    }  
    else if( freespace < 8*1024 )  
    {  
        RESERVE_SPACE   = 2*1024;  
    }  
    else if( freespace < 16*1024 )  
    {  
        RESERVE_SPACE   = 2*1024;  
    }  
    else if( freespace < 32*1024 )  
    {  
        RESERVE_SPACE   = 3*1024;  
    }  
    else if( freespace < 64*1024 )  
    {  
        RESERVE_SPACE   = 5*1024;  
    }  
    else if( freespace < 128*1024 )  
    {  
        RESERVE_SPACE   = 10*1024;  
    }  
    else if( freespace < 256*1024 )  
    {  
        RESERVE_SPACE   = 10*1024;  
    }  
    else if( freespace < 512*1024 )  
    {  
        RESERVE_SPACE   = 20*1024;  
    }  
    else if( freespace < 1024*1024 )  
    {  
        RESERVE_SPACE   = 40*1024;  
    }  
    else if( freespace < 2048*1024 )  
    {  
        RESERVE_SPACE   = 80*1024;  
    }  
    else if( freespace < 4096*1024 )  
    {  
        RESERVE_SPACE   = 160*1024;  
    }else{  
        RESERVE_SPACE   = 160*1024;  
    }  
}  
  
  
static void signalHandler(int signum)  
{  
    fprintf(stderr,"AVI caught SIGTERM: shutting down\n");  
    AbortSignal = 1;  
}  
  
static void signalHandler_user1(int signum)  
{  
    //fprintf(stderr,"AVI caught SIGUSER1: add time\n");  
    Pts_Addon_Duration += 10;  
}  
  
void init_signals(void)  
{  
    struct sigaction sigAction;  
  
      
    sigAction.sa_flags = 0;  
    sigemptyset(&sigAction.sa_mask);  
    sigaddset(&sigAction.sa_mask, SIGINT);  
    sigaddset(&sigAction.sa_mask, SIGUSR1);  
      
      
    sigAction.sa_handler = signalHandler;  
    sigaction(SIGINT, &sigAction, NULL);  
    AbortSignal = 0;  
      
    sigAction.sa_handler = signalHandler_user1;  
    sigaction(SIGUSR1, &sigAction, NULL);  
    Pts_Addon_Duration = 0.5;  
      
}  
  
/**************************************************************/  
/* media file output */  
  
int main(int argc, char **argv)  
{  
    const char *filename;  
    const char *interval;  
    const char *msg_id;  
    const char *frame_rate;  
    const char *Is_Audio;  
    const char *pIs_chkcard;  
    const char *pStream_id;  
      
    AVOutputFormat *fmt;  
    AVFormatContext *oc;  
    AVStream *audio_st, *video_st;  
    double audio_pts, video_pts;  
    int STREAM_DURATION = 0;  
    //int STREAM_FRAME_RATE = 30;  
    int nMsg_id = 0;  
    int nIsAudio = 0;  
    int nIsChkcard = 0;  
    int i;  
    int audio_ret = 0;  
    int video_ret = 0;  
  
    /* initialize libavcodec, and register all codecs and formats */  
    av_register_all();  
  
    if (argc != 8) {  
        printf("usage: %s <output_file.avi>  <interval>  <msg_id> <frame_rate>  <Is_audio> <Is_chkcard> <stream_id>\n", argv[0]);  
        exit(1);  
    }  
  
    filename    = argv[1];  
    interval    = argv[2];  
    msg_id      = argv[3];  
    frame_rate  = argv[4];  
    Is_Audio    = argv[5];  
    pIs_chkcard = argv[6];  
    pStream_id  = argv[7];  
  
    STREAM_DURATION     = atoi(interval);  
    STREAM_FRAME_RATE   = 30;//atoi(frame_rate);  
    nMsg_id             = atoi(msg_id);  
    nIsAudio            = atoi(Is_Audio);  
    nIsChkcard          = atoi(pIs_chkcard);  
    STREAM_FRAME_ID     = atoi(pStream_id);  
      
    fprintf(stderr, " FileNmae = %s interval = %d sec  Msg_id = %d \n  Is_audio = %d Is_chkcard = %d stream_id = %d\n",       
                                                                    filename,   
                                                                    STREAM_DURATION,   
                                                                    nMsg_id,  
                                                                    nIsAudio,  
                                                                    nIsChkcard,  
                                                                    STREAM_FRAME_ID);  
    if( STREAM_FRAME_ID < 0 || STREAM_FRAME_ID >= 2 )  
    {  
        fprintf(stderr, " stream_id = %d is invalide !!!\n", STREAM_FRAME_ID);  
        exit(1);  
    }  
    if( nIsChkcard == 1 )  
    {  
        pCurr_path = MMC_PATH;  
    }else{  
        pCurr_path = TMP_PATH;  
    }  
      
    CheckReserveSpace();  
      
    if( CheckCardFreeSapce() < 0)  
        exit(1);  
          
    init_signals();  
      
    /* auto detect the output format from the name. default is 
       mpeg. */  
    fmt = guess_format(NULL, filename, NULL);  
    if (!fmt) {  
        printf("Could not deduce output format from file extension: using MPEG.\n");  
        fmt = guess_format("mpeg", NULL, NULL);  
    }  
    if (!fmt) {  
        fprintf(stderr, "Could not find suitable output format\n");  
        exit(1);  
    }  
  
    Init_Interface(nMsg_id);  
  
    /* allocate the output media context */  
    oc = av_alloc_format_context();  
    if (!oc) {  
        fprintf(stderr, "Memory error\n");  
        exit(1);  
    }  
    oc->oformat = fmt;  
    snprintf(oc->filename, sizeof(oc->filename), "%s", filename);  
  
    /* add the audio and video streams using the default format codecs 
    and initialize the codecs */  
    video_st = NULL;  
    audio_st = NULL;  
  
    fmt->video_codec = CODEC_ID_MPEG4;  
    if( nIsAudio == 1 )  
    {  
        fmt->audio_codec = CODEC_ID_PCM_MULAW;  
    }else{  
        fmt->audio_codec = CODEC_ID_NONE;  
    }  
  
    if (fmt->video_codec != CODEC_ID_NONE) {  
        video_st = add_video_stream(oc, fmt->video_codec);  
    }  
    if (fmt->audio_codec != CODEC_ID_NONE) {  
        audio_st = add_audio_stream(oc, fmt->audio_codec);  
    }  
  
    /* set the output parameters (must be done even if no 
       parameters). */  
    if (av_set_parameters(oc, NULL) < 0) {  
        fprintf(stderr, "Invalid output format parameters\n");  
        exit(1);  
    }  
  
    dump_format(oc, 0, filename, 1);  
  
    /* now that all the parameters are set, we can open the audio and 
    video codecs and allocate the necessary encode buffers */  
    if (video_st)  
        open_video(oc, video_st);  
    if (audio_st)  
        open_audio(oc, audio_st);  
  
    /* open the output file, if needed */  
    if (!(fmt->flags & AVFMT_NOFILE)) {  
        if (url_fopen(&oc->pb, filename, URL_WRONLY) < 0) {  
            fprintf(stderr, "Could not open '%s'\n", filename);  
            exit(1);  
        }  
    }  
  
    /* write the stream header, if any */  
    av_write_header(oc);  
  
    WaitVideoStart();  
    while( AbortSignal == 0 ) {  
        /* compute current audio and video time */  
        if (audio_st)  
            audio_pts = (double)audio_st->pts.val * audio_st->time_base.num / audio_st->time_base.den;  
        else  
            audio_pts = 0.0;  
  
        if (video_st)  
            video_pts = (double)video_st->pts.val * video_st->time_base.num / video_st->time_base.den;  
        else  
            video_pts = 0.0;  
  
        if ((!audio_st || audio_pts >= (double)STREAM_DURATION+Pts_Addon_Duration) &&  
            (!video_st || video_pts >= (double)STREAM_DURATION+Pts_Addon_Duration))  
            break;  
  
        //if( nIsChkcard == 1 )  
        {  
            if( CheckCardFreeSapce() < 0)  
                break;  
        }  
        video_ret = -1;  
        audio_ret = -1;  
        /* write interleaved audio and video frames */  
        if (!video_st || (video_st && audio_st && audio_pts < video_pts)) {  
            audio_ret = write_audio_frame(oc, audio_st);  
        } else {  
            video_ret = write_video_frame(oc, video_st);  
        }  
          
        if( video_ret < 0 && audio_ret < 0 )  
        {  
            usleep(5);  
        }  
    }  
  
    GetAudioInterface(NULL,NULL,NULL,1);      
    GetVideoInterface(NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,1);     
  
    /* close each codec */  
    if (video_st)  
        close_video(oc, video_st);  
    if (audio_st)  
        close_audio(oc, audio_st);  
  
    /* write the trailer, if any */  
    av_write_trailer(oc);  
  
    /* free the streams */  
    for(i = 0; i < oc->nb_streams; i++) {  
        av_freep(&oc->streams[i]->codec);  
        av_freep(&oc->streams[i]);  
    }  
  
    if (!(fmt->flags & AVFMT_NOFILE)) {  
        /* close the output file */  
        url_fclose(oc->pb);  
    }  
  
    /* free the stream */  
    av_free(oc);  
  
    Clean_Interface();  
  
    return 0;  
}
 
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Relevant code from source:

Code:
    if (argc != 8) {  
        printf("usage: %s <output_file.avi>  <interval>  <msg_id> <frame_rate>  <Is_audio> <Is_chkcard> <stream_id>\n", argv[0]);  
        exit(1);  
    }  
  
    filename    = argv[1];  
    interval    = argv[2];  
    msg_id      = argv[3];  
    frame_rate  = argv[4];  
    Is_Audio    = argv[5];  
    pIs_chkcard = argv[6];  
    pStream_id  = argv[7];  
  
    STREAM_DURATION     = atoi(interval);  
    STREAM_FRAME_RATE   = 30;//atoi(frame_rate);  
    nMsg_id             = atoi(msg_id);  
    nIsAudio            = atoi(Is_Audio);  
    nIsChkcard          = atoi(pIs_chkcard);  
    STREAM_FRAME_ID     = atoi(pStream_id);  
      
    fprintf(stderr, " FileNmae = %s interval = %d sec  Msg_id = %d \n  Is_audio = %d Is_chkcard = %d stream_id = %d\n",       
                                                                    filename,   
                                                                    STREAM_DURATION,   
                                                                    nMsg_id,  
                                                                    nIsAudio,  
                                                                    nIsChkcard,  
                                                                    STREAM_FRAME_ID);

Can't find this anywhere in the source code. I may just try adjusting the value and seeing what happens.
 
dashingthrusnow said:
Can't find this anywhere in the source code. I may just try adjusting the value and seeing what happens.

Just changed from:
./Appro_avi_save 7000000 30428 /dev/mmcblk0p1

to:
./Appro_avi_save 12000000 100000 /dev/mmcblk0p1

No difference... Mediainfo reports the same recording parameters.
 
Well I drove around for just over an hour for lunch... No beeps, no errors, even though the camera had to start recycling files off the SD card (I had deleted ten minutes worth of videos before I left, and the card is full again). So much for that theory?
 
Got the dreaded beeping... it was successfully deleting files off the card. After a restart, it started beeping after a couple minutes... fml.

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dashingthrusnow said:
Got the dreaded beeping... it was successfully deleting files off the card. After a restart, it started beeping after a couple minutes... fml.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I337 using Tapatalk 2

Interesting. So it's looking like there might be something else at work here other than just confusion when overwriting/deleting old video files.

Come to think of it, I did change one additional thing between the error beeps this morning and the no-beeps at lunch: I switched the "Video Post Processing" option from Maximum to Off. Without actually knowing what that setting does, I'm not sure if it's to blame, but I figured I'd share for completeness :)
 
Looking at the card, there's zero space... I'm hypothesizing, but maybe the main program only deletes files if there's less than say 50 MB free. Since the high bitrate files are over a certain size, the main program continues to write onto the sd card filling it up and running out of space. This may be hard to solve. :(
 
dashingthrusnow said:
Looking at the card, there's zero space... I'm hypothesizing, but maybe the main program only deletes files if there's less than say 50 MB free. Since the high bitrate files are over a certain size, the main program continues to write onto the sd card filling it up and running out of space. This may be hard to solve. :(

Hmm... would it be possible to modify your "wrapper" to handle clean-up on its own? For instance, each time it starts a new recording have it check for free space, and set it so that if the free space is less than say 100MB it will delete the oldest file. This would (hopefully) bypass whatever is getting hung up. Maybe. I think. Or am I oversimplifying this?
 
codesplice said:
Hmm... would it be possible to modify your "wrapper" to handle clean-up on its own? For instance, each time it starts a new recording have it check for free space, and set it so that if the free space is less than say 100MB it will delete the oldest file. This would (hopefully) bypass whatever is getting hung up. Maybe. I think. Or am I oversimplifying this?

The hard part is getting the code to do that... A script is a run once and finish process. It doesn't sit in memory and constantly check unfortunately.

The code is in Appro_avi_save for checking for remaining disk space and removing files. This kinda blows...

UPDATE
I think I'll have to see about running cron in the background to execute a script every minute to check disk space and then delete. I should be able to compile the ARM linux on my x86 processor. Jeez... http://processors.wiki.ti.com/index.php ... pment_host
 
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dashingthrusnow said:
codesplice said:
Hmm... would it be possible to modify your "wrapper" to handle clean-up on its own? For instance, each time it starts a new recording have it check for free space, and set it so that if the free space is less than say 100MB it will delete the oldest file. This would (hopefully) bypass whatever is getting hung up. Maybe. I think. Or am I oversimplifying this?

The hard part is getting the code to do that... A script is a run once and finish process. It doesn't sit in memory and constantly check unfortunately.

The code is in Appro_avi_save for checking for remaining disk space and removing files. This kinda blows...

UPDATE
I think I'll have to see about running cron in the background to execute a script every minute to check disk space and then delete. I should be able to compile the ARM linux on my x86 processor. Jeez... http://processors.wiki.ti.com/index.php ... pment_host

Ah, makes sense. I was thinking for some reason that your code was being executed for each file created as opposed to just once to set the bitrate for all recordings.
 
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dashingthrusnow said:
Looking at the card, there's zero space... I'm hypothesizing, but maybe the main program only deletes files if there's less than say 50 MB free. Since the high bitrate files are over a certain size, the main program continues to write onto the sd card filling it up and running out of space. This may be hard to solve. :(

as a test I'd suggest running it at the standard bitrate and having a look at how much free space is available, and then do the same for whatever options you have for recycle size and quality and compare, for ours the amount of free space is dependent on bitrate and recycle setting used (which I don't recall the numbers off the top of my head), I regularly see close to 1GB of unused space that is available on a full card that has been recycling
 
jokiin said:
as a test I'd suggest running it at the standard bitrate and having a look at how much free space is available, and then do the same for whatever options you have for recycle size and quality and compare, for ours the amount of free space is dependent on bitrate and recycle setting used (which I don't recall the numbers off the top of my head), I regularly see close to 1GB of unused space that is available on a full card that has been recycling

Good idea. I think the recycle size is about 50 megs.

I do have cron loaded up on the device. Now, I just have to create a script to check every minute remaining disk space and delete old files.
 
dashingthrusnow said:
jokiin said:
as a test I'd suggest running it at the standard bitrate and having a look at how much free space is available, and then do the same for whatever options you have for recycle size and quality and compare, for ours the amount of free space is dependent on bitrate and recycle setting used (which I don't recall the numbers off the top of my head), I regularly see close to 1GB of unused space that is available on a full card that has been recycling

Good idea. I think the recycle size is about 50 megs.

I do have cron loaded up on the device. Now, I just have to create a script to check every minute remaining disk space and delete old files.

A cron job sounds promising. Just thought I'd add some info to further confuse matters: My card is "full" again (in that it is overwriting old files), but shows 60.7MB free. No errors since yesterday morning, and I've added probably two and a half hours of video since then.
 
Interesting...

The cron job won't work because Appro_avi_save updates the clock causing cron to flip out. Appro_avi_save is the last thing to run, so I can't run a cron job (or anything for that matter) after running Appro_avi_save.

I will have to disassemble the Appro_avi_save with IDA and see if there's some way to edit things. There's a couple of functions that check disk space and also remove files. The check disk space seems to return a value minus some number. Will play with it.

Kinda wishing Itronics would just help out here...
 
dashingthrusnow said:
Kinda wishing Itronics would just help out here...

But that would take all the fun out of it! ;)

In the meantime, I'm just going to keep running with the bitrate mod and see if I can get it to error again, trying to figure out the pattern of the inconsistent behaviors. If I do get it to break again, I'll pull the card and pop it directly into the computer (rather than power cycling the camera like I did last time).
 
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