[NEW] Alternative video recording module for collecting validation data

[gsvidaurre]

I’d like to have an alternative video module to collect videos that will be used to validate Abissmal. This alternative module should provide the following:

• Record short videos (about 5 minutes long) consecutively without motion detection
• Record videos continuously during 2-3 hour periods during the day (to be determined)
• The video recording LED should turn on during the day only
• Consider using non-IR sensitive cameras (doesn’t affect the software side)

This alternative module should be considered a short-term fix and can be called from Main.sh.

[lastralab]

Note: If this is going to run on a separate Pi, I'm nesting conditions to isolate the validation video screen. This means if the validation video will be running, no other modules/screens can be running on the same pi.

When running main.sh, the selection include the validation letter "a/A": a

If the selection includes other modules, example: vitra, it will find first the 'a/A' and will skip the other modules. The result will open the validation, monitor and backup screens only.

[gsvidaurre]

I'd also like the following options:

• Choosing the duration of video recording
• Choosing more than 1 time slot in which videos will be recorded. For instance, maybe I need to record video for 3 different 2-hour periods each day. Also I'd like to be able to record validation videos at night after all. But this doesn't really change anything as long as there is an option to select multiple sessions for video recording

[lastralab]

• Choosing the duration of video recording
  
• Choosing more than 1 time slot in which videos will be recorded. For instance, maybe I need to record video for 3 different 2-hour periods each day. Also I'd like to be able to record validation videos at night after all. But this doesn't really change anything as long as there is an option to select multiple sessions for video recording:
  

1. Added duration option to Main.sh, to enter seconds for each video

2. Variable 'video_time_range' will handle n arrays of time slots. Each slot will be handled in the while loop

   • Example for 1 time slot = [7,10]
   • Example for 3 time slots = [7,9], [15,16], [19,21]
   • Logs example for 3 slots:
     • 2023-09-07 14:44:29 INFO Detected 3 time slots 2023-09-07 14:44:29 INFO Validation videos will be recorded between 7 and 9 hours 2023-09-07 14:44:29 INFO Validation videos will be recorded between 15 and 16 hours 2023-09-07 14:44:29 INFO Validation videos will be recorded between 19 and 21 hours

[lastralab]

Added 'pause' option to add seconds between each video.

[lastralab]

Count videos command: find /home/pi/Data_Abissmal/Video/ -type f -name "*.mp4" | grep "validation_2023_9_7" | wc -l