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indeed, while DShow is able to read video files, the resp. opencv wrappers don't make any attempt to do so.

(VideoCapture_DShow() has only a constructor for a cam id)

if you want to be able to read video files or url streams, you should at least enable WITH_FFMPEG, and have (the supplied) opencv_ffmpeg.dll around.

indeed, while DShow itself is able to read video files, the resp. opencv wrappers don't make any attempt to do so.

(VideoCapture_DShow() has only a constructor for a cam id)

if you want to be able to read video files or url streams, you should at least enable WITH_FFMPEG, and have (the supplied) opencv_ffmpeg.dll around.