pi-photo-booth

Description

Designed to implement a Photo booth with a Raspberry Pi, and using a Canon EOS 40D as the camera. Goals were to be able to take a series of pictures, while showing a live preview, and the ability to review those images. Currently uses Kivy as an interface.

Prerequisites

Python3.6

Uses format Strings syntax. much simpler but 3.6 was running into issue with other areas, such is the life of a guinea pig.

pip

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install python-setuptools python-dev build-essential git-core -y
sudo easy_install pip

virtualenv

pip install virtualenv

Gphoto2:

sudo apt-get install gphoto2

OR for raspberry pi

wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/gonzalo/gphoto2-updater/master/gphoto2-updater.sh && chmod +x gphoto2-updater.sh && sudo ./gphoto2-updater.sh

Installation

git clone git@github.com/cgamble/pi-photo-booth.git
virtualenv pi-photo-booth # For a clean workspace
cd pi-photo-booth
source bin/activate # Activates virtual environment
pip install -r requirements.txt # installs to virtual environment
#Install KivyMD
git submodule update --init KivyMD
cd KivyMD
sudo python ./setup.py install

cd ../pi_photobooth
git submodule update --init kivygallery
cd ..

Run Tests

TODO #Will update with new tests

Usage

Plug a camera into the computer. Make sure the camera is turned on.

source bin/activate # if not in the virtual environment already
python pi_photobooth/main.py

Follow the on screen instructions.

Development Notes

• Kivy's use of canvas lines does not work on raspberry pi, causes interface to be super slow on any rerender
  • NavigationDrawerToolbar used lines, so I had to add an override of it. will not be updated if KivyMD is not updated.

Features

• Capture multiple images
• Compiles Images into Photo Booth print
• Uploads to Facebook Event
• In App Gallery to see previous pictures.

Future Tasks (see projects)

• Cognitive Services API
• Adjust interface for Usability
• Add Functionality for GPIO Buttons.
• Remove use of pygame, it has issues trying to show text over what should essentially be a video stream(Replaced with Kivy)
• Upload to multiple social sites, Instagram? Twitter?
• Proper logging to the console, and to the screen (Visual Log on Kivy)
• Adjust the UI to look cleaner, need to find references for better UI (Resolved With Kivy)