cv2 read frame from video code example
Example 1: read live video from usb opencv python
import cv2
cap = cv2.VideoCapture()
cap.open(0, cv2.CAP_DSHOW)
while(True):
ret, frame = cap.read()
cv2.imshow('frame', frame)
if cv2.waitKey(1) & 0xFF == ord('q'):
break
cap.release()
cv2.destroyAllWindows()
Example 2: how to get camera stream cv2
import numpy as np
import cv2
cap = cv2.VideoCapture(0)
while(True):
ret, frame = cap.read()
gray = cv2.cvtColor(frame, cv2.COLOR_BGR2GRAY)
cv2.imshow('frame',gray)
if cv2.waitKey(1) & 0xFF == ord('q'):
break
cap.release()
cv2.destroyAllWindows()