UserWarning: Problem creating timelapse

[jamessynge]

Error from PAN006, which I'm guessing indicates that some software is required that POCS doesn't have in its requirements.

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/var/panoptes/POCS/pocs/utils/images/__init__.py:206: UserWarning: Problem creating timelapse: /var/panoptes/images/timelapse/Wasp35_6575fc_20180118T232417.mp4
  warn("Problem creating timelapse: {}".format(fn_out))
/var/panoptes/POCS/pocs/utils/images/__init__.py:206: UserWarning: Problem creating timelapse: /var/panoptes/images/timelapse/Wasp35_7bab97_20180118T232417.mp4
  warn("Problem creating timelapse: {}".format(fn_out))
/var/panoptes/POCS/pocs/utils/images/__init__.py:206: UserWarning: Problem creating timelapse: /var/panoptes/images/timelapse/HatP30_6575fc_20180119T020703.mp4
  warn("Problem creating timelapse: {}".format(fn_out))
/var/panoptes/POCS/pocs/utils/images/__init__.py:206: UserWarning: Problem creating timelapse: /var/panoptes/images/timelapse/HatP30_7bab97_20180119T020703.mp4
  warn("Problem creating timelapse: {}".format(fn_out))
/var/panoptes/POCS/pocs/utils/images/__init__.py:206: UserWarning: Problem creating timelapse: /var/panoptes/images/timelapse/Wasp104_6575fc_20180119T051913.mp4
  warn("Problem creating timelapse: {}".format(fn_out))
/var/panoptes/POCS/pocs/utils/images/__init__.py:206: UserWarning: Problem creating timelapse: /var/panoptes/images/timelapse/Wasp104_7bab97_20180119T051913.mp4
  warn("Problem creating timelapse: {}".format(fn_out))
/var/panoptes/POCS/pocs/utils/images/__init__.py:206: UserWarning: Problem creating timelapse: /var/panoptes/images/timelapse/Wasp104_6575fc_20180119T074529.mp4
  warn("Problem creating timelapse: {}".format(fn_out))
/var/panoptes/POCS/pocs/utils/images/__init__.py:206: UserWarning: Problem creating timelapse: /var/panoptes/images/timelapse/Wasp104_7bab97_20180119T074529.mp4
  warn("Problem creating timelapse: {}".format(fn_out))

[wtgee]

Some of these have started showing up in travis recently too. I'll double check that PAN001 is still working ok

[wtgee]

Working fine on PAN001. Python module is ffmpy, underlying library is ffmpeg.

Do you have $PANDIR/timelapse directory with write permissions? Looks like it doesn't create or check for that but assumes.

[wtgee]

FWIW, we don't actually use the timelapse for much and currently don't upload them to cloud storage. The jpgs are automatically deleted as part of cleanup so I was creating timelapse as I like to look at them in the morning. They are a quick way to see if any meteors or other odd behavior and also nice to show if tracking problems. But mostly just for fun. We should evaluate their use.

[jamessynge]

I would like to have these available as a way to do a quick review of the nights observations.

I'll check the file system when I get home.

[jamessynge]

There was no timelapse directory.