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# Webcam Timelapse                         #
#  written by: Adam Cox                    #
#  date: 27 June, 2007                     #
#  web: http://blog.foozia.com             #
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# This script uses the excellent VideoCapture script written by Markus Gritsch available at http://videocapture.sourceforge.net/ 

from VideoCapture import Device
from time import sleep
from os import mkdir,chdir

# Get Variables from user
projectName = raw_input("Enter a unique name for this timelapse session: ")
numPics = int(raw_input("Enter the number of picture to take: "))
numInterval = int(raw_input("Enter the interval between each frame(in seconds): "))


cam = Device()
cam.setResolution(width=640,height=480)
mkdir(projectName)
chdir(projectName)

x = 1

while x < numPics+1:
    tempFileNumber = "000000000000000"+str(x)
    tempFileNumber = tempFileNumber[-15:] # Generate a nice sequential name for file
    cam.saveSnapshot(projectName+'-'+tempFileNumber+'.jpg')
    print 'Photo '+str(x)+' taken'
    sleep(numInterval)
    x += 1
    
print "Finshed"