Acquiring video from webcam problems. [closed]

asked 2014-02-24 04:07:21 -0600

GiulSDU gravatar image

updated 2014-02-24 04:17:23 -0600

berak gravatar image

Hi , i am trying to acquire a video from my webcam, this is the code i am using

> #include <opencv2/objdetect/objdetect.hpp>
> #include <opencv2/highgui/highgui.hpp>
> #include <opencv2/imgproc/imgproc.hpp>
> #include <opencv2/core/core.hpp>
> #include <stdlib.h>
> #include <stdio.h>
> #include <iostream>
> #include <stdio.h>
> #include <iostream>
> 
> 
> using namespace std; using namespace
> cv;
> 
> char key;
> 
> 
> 
> 
> using namespace std;
> 
> int main() {
>       //Create window      namedWindow("Camera_output", 1);
>   CvCapture* capture =
> cvCaptureFromCAM(1);  //Capture using
> any camera connected to your system
> 
>   while(1){ //Create infinte loop for
> live streaming
> 
>         IplImage* frame = cvQueryFrame(capture); //Create image
> frames from capture
>         Mat frame2=frame;
>         cvtColor( frame2, frame2, CV_BGR2GRAY );
>         imshow("pepper_noise padded", frame2);
> 
>         key = cvWaitKey(10);     //Capture Keyboard stroke
>         if (char(key) == 27){
>             break;      //If you hit ESC key loop will break.
>         }
> 
>     }
>     cvReleaseCapture(&capture); //Release capture.
>     cvDestroyWindow("Camera_Output"); //Destroy Window
>     return 0; }

after the first iteration the camera works fine but i get this output:

> VIDIOC_QUERYMENU: Invalid argument
> VIDIOC_QUERYMENU: Invalid argument
> VIDIOC_QUERYMENU: Invalid argument

if then i try to compile it again it does not work and i get this error:

libv4l2: error turning on stream: Invalid argument
VIDIOC_STREAMON: Invalid argument

any idea? i also tried to use an usb cam but does not work either.. I am using a laptop with Nvidia optimus but u actually deleted the Nvidia Drivers, so i am using the intel graphic card, can this be a problem?

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Comments

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You use c++, but code c-style. Is there a special reason? http://docs.opencv.org/modules/highgui/doc/reading_and_writing_images_and_video.html#videocapture

Some other errors I see. Frame2 and frame are exactly the buffer you get from the camera. You are working on it and trying to manipulate it. Thats not a good idea in general. This probably wont help with the issue though.

Moster gravatar imageMoster ( 2014-02-24 04:16:58 -0600 )edit

no well is just a code i downloaded from the web to test the camera..

GiulSDU gravatar imageGiulSDU ( 2014-02-24 04:21:57 -0600 )edit

i actually found out that if i try to test video for Linux 2 (v4l2) in Multimedia system selector.. it fails..the problme maybe is here somewhere

GiulSDU gravatar imageGiulSDU ( 2014-02-24 04:23:18 -0600 )edit

Were you using CTRL-C to close the camera? This can cause problems, see this post for a workaround: http://lawlorcode.wordpress.com/2014/04/08/opencv-fix-for-v4l-vidioc_s_crop-error/

bravesirrobert gravatar imagebravesirrobert ( 2014-07-02 23:34:15 -0600 )edit