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# Video recording

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This section contains examples recording video from NAO in different formats.

## Recording in avi

Record the video taken by NAO’s camera on the robot in .avi format.

`vision_videorecord.py`

    #! /usr/bin/env python
    # -*- encoding: UTF-8 -*-

    """Example: Demonstrates how to  to record a video file on the robot"""

    import qi
    import argparse
    import sys
    import time

    def main(session):
        """
        This example demonstrates how to use the ALVideoRecorder module to record a
        video file on the robot.
        """
        # Get the service ALVideoRecorder.

        vid_recorder_service = session.service("ALVideoRecorder")

        # This records a 320*240 MJPG video at 10 fps.
        # Note MJPG can't be recorded with a framerate lower than 3 fps.
        vid_recorder_service.setResolution(1)
        vid_recorder_service.setFrameRate(10)
        vid_recorder_service.setVideoFormat("MJPG")
        vid_recorder_service.startRecording("/home/nao/recordings/cameras", "myvideo")

        time.sleep(5)

        # Video file is saved on the robot in the
        # /home/nao/recordings/cameras/ folder.
        videoInfo = vid_recorder_service.stopRecording()

        print "Video was saved on the robot: ", videoInfo[1]
        print "Num frames: ", videoInfo[0]

    if __name__ == "__main__":
        parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
        parser.add_argument("--ip", type=str, default="127.0.0.1",
                            help="Robot IP address. On robot or Local Naoqi: use '127.0.0.1'.")
        parser.add_argument("--port", type=int, default=9559,
                            help="Naoqi port number")

        args = parser.parse_args()
        session = qi.Session()
        try:
            session.connect("tcp://" + args.ip + ":" + str(args.port))
        except RuntimeError:
            print ("Can't connect to Naoqi at ip \"" + args.ip + "\" on port " + str(args.port) +".\n"
                   "Please check your script arguments. Run with -h option for help.")
            sys.exit(1)
        main(session)

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