From e6beb2442d3655b67607f61d3790d2f8b437d4c9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Luis Mayo Valbuena Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2021 16:17:22 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Note about Linux --- README.md | 7 +++++++ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index e11b3f4..34e32f2 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -28,5 +28,12 @@ Copy keys-dummy.json into keys.json and fill the required settings with the acce Start the project `python main.py` +#### Note about Linux systems +In Linux it may be a bit harder to set the enviorenmente properly. More specifically it may be hard to install required codecs. +If having a codec problem (like "couldn't find codec for id 27") you may need to compile ffmpeg and opencv by yourself. +You should be good using these guides (tested on Ubuntu with success and on Debian without success) + - [FFMPEG compilation guide](https://trac.ffmpeg.org/wiki/CompilationGuide/Ubuntu) + - [Opencv compilation guide](https://docs.opencv.org/master/d2/de6/tutorial_py_setup_in_ubuntu.html) + ## Contributing Since this is a tiny project we don't have strict rules about contributions. Just open a Pull Request to fix any of the project issues or any improvement you have percieved on your own. Any contributions which improve or fix the project will be accepted as long as they don't deviate too much from the project objectives. If you have doubts about whether the PR would be accepted or not you can open an issue before coding to ask for my opinion