node-red-contrib-camera-mac

Node-RED node for taking pictures with the built-in mac or macbook camera

Configuration

1. Drag the camera-mac node from the palette onto the flow canvas.
2. Double-click the node to open its configuration panel.
3. Configure the Output Path and File Name based on your preferences.
4. Click "Deploy" to apply the changes.

Usage

Once configured, the camera-mac node will capture an image from the built-in camera on a Mac using the ffmpeg command.

The captured image will be available as a buffer in the payload of the output message. Additionally, the file path is provided in the filePath property of the message for reference.

Sample Flow

You can make this json string into a flow by using the node-red flow import function. You will also need the node-red-contrib-image-output flow for the preview.

• sample.json

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.