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Expand Up @@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ Anki Cozmo on Windows

Pre-Setup
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#. Download and setup the latest version of
`python3 <https://www.python.org/downloads/windows>`_ for Windows.
#. Download and setup
`python3 <https://www.python.org/downloads/windows>`_ for Windows. Important note: The latest Python version is unfortunately no longer fully compatible with the Cozmo SDK, but version 3.7.9 is known to be compatible with it.

#. Download the latest version of
`ffmpeg <https://www.ffmpeg.org/download.html#build-windows>`_ for Windows.
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* Enter your owner, robot_key, etc. from Remo.TV
* Change [robot] ``type=none`` to ``type=cozmo``
* Change [tts] ``type=none`` to ``type=cozmo_tts``
* Change [ffmpeg] ``type=ffmpeg-arecord`` to ``type=cozmo_vid``
* Using ``[ffmpeg] type=cozmo_vid``, along with the custom cozmo.py code from the main remo.tv repository, worked on the previous letsrobot.tv site, but has actually not been known to work yet on the new remo.tv website. You may need to use a different camera source, using ``[ffmpeg] type=ffmpeg``.
* See `this fork <https://github.com/ztoddw/RemoTV-controller-Cozmo>`_ for a repo that has been working to use your integrated webcam pc, with an overlay showing the Cozmo 1st person view camera.
* In [ffmpeg] comment out the existing ffmpeg_location and uncomment the windows
version below it.

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[tts]
type=none

Then you can run the separate controller as you would the first.
Then you can run the separate controller as you would the first.