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+frigate_root = '/home/thebears/Videos/frigate/recordings'
+output_vid_path = '/home/thebears/Source/frigate_video_create/video.mp4'
+valid_cameras = {'nestcam3pb4'}
+
+import os, sys
+
+
+
+paths_add = list()
+for dir_path, sub_dirs, files in os.walk(frigate_root):
+    camera = os.path.split(dir_path)[-1]
+    if camera in valid_cameras:
+        for  f in files:
+            paths_add.append(os.path.join(dir_path, f))
+
+# %%
+
+
+
+import datetime as dt
+import pytz
+gmt = pytz.timezone('GMT')
+est = pytz.timezone('US/Eastern')
+dt_videos = dict()
+for c_file in paths_add:
+    split_c_file = c_file.split('/')
+    c_date = split_c_file[-4]
+    c_hour = split_c_file[-3]
+    c_min_sec = split_c_file[-1]
+    date_str = c_date + " " + c_hour +"." +  c_min_sec.replace('.mp4','') + ' GMT'
+    dc = dt.datetime.strptime(date_str, '%Y-%m-%d %H.%M.%S %Z')
+    c_datetime = gmt.localize(dc).astimezone(est)
+    dt_videos[c_datetime] = c_file
+
+# %%
+
+skp = 100
+
+
+import cv2
+video_out = cv2.VideoWriter(output_vid_path, cv2.VideoWriter_fourcc(*'mpeg'),30,[3840, 2160])
+paths_write = list()
+for i, x in enumerate(sorted(dt_videos)):
+    if ((i%100) != 0):
+        continue
+    vid_path = dt_videos[x]
+    paths_write.append(vid_path)
+
+
+
+    
+from tqdm import tqdm
+idx = 0
+for vid_path in tqdm(paths_write):
+    cap = cv2.VideoCapture(vid_path)
+    _, fr = cap.read()
+    cap.release()
+    video_out.write(fr)
+    idx +=1
+
+    
+    
+
+
+video_out.release()
+