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Galicaster is based on Open Source technologies.
The recommended OS for this release is Ubuntu 10.10
The installation process consists of five steps: installing dependencies, checking configuration, downloading software, configuring and running.
h6. 1.\- Install dependencies.
Galicaster requires the following software to be installed:
* Gstreamer
* python-setuptools and pip
* iCalendar
* pyCurl
* Capture card configuration tools
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$ sudo apt-get install \
gstreamer0.10-ffmpeg gstreamer0.10-alsa gstreamer0.10-plugins-bad gstreamer0.10-plugins-bad-multiverse \
gstreamer0.10-plugins-base gstreamer0.10-plugins-base-apps gstreamer0.10-plugins-good \
gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly-multiverse
$ sudo apt-get install python-pip python-setuptools
$ sudo pip install icalendar
$ sudo apt-get install python-pycurl
$ sudo apt-get install v4l-conf ivtv-utils guvcview
{code}
In ubuntu 11.04 and above, installing v4l-utils is recommended instead of ivtv-utils.
h6. 2.\- Check configuration.
Run the following commands in a shell in order to verify that all dependencies are installed:
{code:none}
$ python --version
Python 2.6.6
$ python -c "import pygtk; pygtk.require('2.0')"
$ python -c "import pygst; pygst.require('0.10')"
$ python -c "import pycurl"
$ python -c "import icalendar"
$ gst-launch-0.10 videotestsrc num-buffers=25 ! video/x-raw-yuv,width=800,height=600,framerate=24/1 ! ffmpegcolorspace ! xvimagesink
$ gst-launch-0.10 videotestsrc num-buffers=25 ! video/x-raw-yuv,width=800,height=600,framerate=24/1 ! ffmpegcolorspace ! x264enc pass=5 quantizer=22 speed-preset=4 profile=1 ! queue ! avimux ! filesink location=out.avi
$ file out.avi
out.avi: RIFF (little-endian) data, AVI, 800 x 600, ~24 fps, video: H.264 X.264 or H.264
$ rm out.avi
{code}
h6. 3.\- Download software
Download the software from [this site|http://webfiler.teltek.es/webfiler/galicaster/galicaster-1.0.0-rc1.tgz].
Uncompress it using tar:
{code}
$ tar xzf galicaster-1.0.0-rc1.tgz
$ cd galicaster-1.0.0-rc1
{code}
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h6. 4.\- Configure Galicaster
Galicaster configuration is in the file {{conf.ini}}. All the application parameters can be set up in this file, such as:
* Operation mode of the application: I.e. whether Galicaster will work as [Galicaster Class|Galicaster:Galicaster Class], designed to be used in a classroom environment, or as [Galicaster Mobile|Galicaster:Galicaster Mobile], a portable recording station.
* Devices used in the capturer, together with their configuration.
* Other: Matterhorn server data for ingestion, advanced internal configuration.
The simplest way to get started with Galicaster is dowloading any of the pre-existing {{conf.ini}} files for any of the reference configurations proposed:
* As [Galicaster Class|Galicaster:Galicaster Class]:
** [Video Capture Card configuration|Hardware recommendations#videocapturecard] \- [conf.ini|http://webfiler.teltek.es/webfiler/galicaster/configs/hau_class/conf.ini]
** [WebCam USB configuraion|Hardware recommendations#webcamusb] \- [conf.ini|http://webfiler.teltek.es/webfiler/galicaster/configs/webcam_class/conf.ini]
* As [Galicaster Mobile|Galicaster:Galicaster Mobile]:
** [Video Capture Card configuration|Hardware recommendations#videocapturecard] \- [conf.ini|http://webfiler.teltek.es/webfiler/galicaster/configs/hau_mobile/conf.ini]
** [WebCam USB configuraion|Hardware recommendations#webcamusb] \- [conf.ini|http://webfiler.teltek.es/webfiler/galicaster/configs/webcam_mobile/conf.ini]
A detailed explanation of all the sections in the {{conf.ini}} file is available [HERE|Galicaster:Config File]
h6. 5.\- Running
Galicaster Class is launched with the command:
{code:none}
$ ./classexec
{code}
In the [F.A.Q.|Galicaster:FAQ] section you can see some common questions about Galicaster.
Galicaster is based on Open Source technologies.
The recommended OS for this release is Ubuntu 10.10
The installation process consists of five steps: installing dependencies, checking configuration, downloading software, configuring and running.
h6. 1.\- Install dependencies.
Galicaster requires the following software to be installed:
* Gstreamer
* python-setuptools and pip
* iCalendar
* pyCurl
* Capture card configuration tools
{code:none}
$ sudo apt-get install \
gstreamer0.10-ffmpeg gstreamer0.10-alsa gstreamer0.10-plugins-bad gstreamer0.10-plugins-bad-multiverse \
gstreamer0.10-plugins-base gstreamer0.10-plugins-base-apps gstreamer0.10-plugins-good \
gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly-multiverse
$ sudo apt-get install python-pip python-setuptools
$ sudo pip install icalendar
$ sudo apt-get install python-pycurl
$ sudo apt-get install v4l-conf ivtv-utils guvcview
{code}
In ubuntu 11.04 and above, installing v4l-utils is recommended instead of ivtv-utils.
h6. 2.\- Check configuration.
Run the following commands in a shell in order to verify that all dependencies are installed:
{code:none}
$ python --version
Python 2.6.6
$ python -c "import pygtk; pygtk.require('2.0')"
$ python -c "import pygst; pygst.require('0.10')"
$ python -c "import pycurl"
$ python -c "import icalendar"
$ gst-launch-0.10 videotestsrc num-buffers=25 ! video/x-raw-yuv,width=800,height=600,framerate=24/1 ! ffmpegcolorspace ! xvimagesink
$ gst-launch-0.10 videotestsrc num-buffers=25 ! video/x-raw-yuv,width=800,height=600,framerate=24/1 ! ffmpegcolorspace ! x264enc pass=5 quantizer=22 speed-preset=4 profile=1 ! queue ! avimux ! filesink location=out.avi
$ file out.avi
out.avi: RIFF (little-endian) data, AVI, 800 x 600, ~24 fps, video: H.264 X.264 or H.264
$ rm out.avi
{code}
h6. 3.\- Download software
Download the software from [this site|http://webfiler.teltek.es/webfiler/galicaster/galicaster-1.0.0-rc1.tgz].
Uncompress it using tar:
{code}
$ tar xzf galicaster-1.0.0-rc1.tgz
$ cd galicaster-1.0.0-rc1
{code}
{anchor:config}
h6. 4.\- Configure Galicaster
Galicaster configuration is in the file {{conf.ini}}. All the application parameters can be set up in this file, such as:
* Operation mode of the application: I.e. whether Galicaster will work as [Galicaster Class|Galicaster:Galicaster Class], designed to be used in a classroom environment, or as [Galicaster Mobile|Galicaster:Galicaster Mobile], a portable recording station.
* Devices used in the capturer, together with their configuration.
* Other: Matterhorn server data for ingestion, advanced internal configuration.
The simplest way to get started with Galicaster is dowloading any of the pre-existing {{conf.ini}} files for any of the reference configurations proposed:
* As [Galicaster Class|Galicaster:Galicaster Class]:
** [Video Capture Card configuration|Hardware recommendations#videocapturecard] \- [conf.ini|http://webfiler.teltek.es/webfiler/galicaster/configs/hau_class/conf.ini]
** [WebCam USB configuraion|Hardware recommendations#webcamusb] \- [conf.ini|http://webfiler.teltek.es/webfiler/galicaster/configs/webcam_class/conf.ini]
* As [Galicaster Mobile|Galicaster:Galicaster Mobile]:
** [Video Capture Card configuration|Hardware recommendations#videocapturecard] \- [conf.ini|http://webfiler.teltek.es/webfiler/galicaster/configs/hau_mobile/conf.ini]
** [WebCam USB configuraion|Hardware recommendations#webcamusb] \- [conf.ini|http://webfiler.teltek.es/webfiler/galicaster/configs/webcam_mobile/conf.ini]
A detailed explanation of all the sections in the {{conf.ini}} file is available [HERE|Galicaster:Config File]
h6. 5.\- Running
Galicaster Class is launched with the command:
{code:none}
$ ./classexec
{code}
In the [F.A.Q.|Galicaster:FAQ] section you can see some common questions about Galicaster.