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quick video steream from raspberry pi camera
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on the raspberry pi with the camera attached:

libcamera-vid -t 0 --listen -o tcp://0.0.0.0:8888

on the client (my mac laptop)

ffplay tcp://10.39.6.55:8888 -vf "setpts=N/30" -fflags nobuffer -flags low_delay -framedrop

Notes:

Obviously, change the IP address in the client command to the IP or hostname of the raspberry pi. The picture quality isn't super great, but when setting up the frame for a time-lapse shot this gives a quick view of what's in the picture and may help with initial focus.

Based on data from: https://www.raspberrypi.com/documentation/accessories/camera.html#libcamera-vid

Assumes Raspberry Pi Bullseye release or later

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