record_a_video.yml

- hosts: pi_with_camera
  remote_user: pi
  tasks:
   - name: Delete old mp4  files
     file:
       path: /home/pi/pi_video.mp4
       state: absent
   - name: record a video in h264
     shell: /usr/bin/raspivid -o pi_video.h264
   - name: convert it to .mp4
     shell: /usr/bin/MP4Box -add pi_video.h264 pi_video.mp4
   - name: Delete the .h264 file
     file:
       path: /home/pi/pi_video.h264
       state: absent
   - name: copy the .mp4 to the Tower VM
     shell: /usr/bin/scp ./pi_video.mp4 rhuser@192.168.86.36:/home/rhuser/Desktop/