Me in 2022
==========

![](https://i.imgur.com/m5rQtBI.gif)

The above *.gif* shows a snapshot taken by my computer at 12:00 for a large number of days of the year. The below *.gif* shows a snapshot taken by my computer every five minutes on the 22/02/2022:

![](https://i.imgur.com/Pw1iMSn.gif)

### To create such a *.gif* in Linux

**a. Create a script to take a photo from your webcam:**

```
## Defs
panopticonDir="~/.panopticon"

selfiesDir="$panopticonDir/selfies"
today="$(date +"%Y%m%d")"
timeNow="$(date +"%H%M%S")"

## Init
mkdir -p "$selfiesDir/$today"

## Selfies

selfieFileName="webcam_$timeNow.jpg"
/usr/bin/fswebcam -r 1280x720 "$selfiesDir/$today/$selfieFileName" 
# ^ works with pipewire

```

**b. Call the script from within crontab**

Call 

```
$ sudo crontab -e
```

and then paste:

```
*/5 * * * * /home/loki/.panopticon/shoot.sh
```

**c. Put it all together into a gif**

One gif from snapshots taken at 12:00.

```
summary_dir="~/.panopticon/summary-12"
mkdir summary_dir
for dir in ~/.panopticon/*/ ; do
  if [[ -d "$dir" && ! -L "$dir" ]]; then
    echo "Entering $dir";
    dirname_raw="$(echo "$dir" | sed 's#/##')"
    temp_photo_name="$(echo $dirname_raw/webcam_1200*)"
    echo "$temp_photo_name"
    cp $temp_photo_name temp.jpg
    mv temp.jpg $summary_dir/$dirname_raw.jpg
  fi;
done

convert -delay 10 -loop 0 $summary_dir/*.jpg 12.gif

```

One for each day with something like:

```
for dir in */ ; do
  if [[ -d "$dir" && ! -L "$dir" ]]; then
    echo "Entering $dir";
    dirname_raw="$(echo "$dir" | sed 's#/##')"
    convert -delay 10 -loop 0 $dirname_raw/*.jpg daily-gifs/$dirname_raw.gif
    echo "Created daily_gifs/$dirname_raw"
  fi;
done

```

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