can we set FPS for a video file ?

cv2.CAP_PROP_FPS

asked 2020-01-06 00:51:40 -0600

sivaguru
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i am trying to set fps using cap.set(cv2.CAP_PROP_FPS,10) to video file i downloaded it returning false!!

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answered 2020-01-06 07:36:33 -0600

mvuori
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And? Doesn't it make sense? A video file is what it is and OpenCV is not a video editor. That setting is meant for cameras, should the underlying system support it. If you need to read frames of a video file at a given rate, you need to do the timing in your program.