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How to read/write video with OpenCV in Python?

asked 2012-06-08 08:50:21 -0600

Kirill Kornyakov gravatar image

I want to create a small test application, and I need to input/output video with OpenCV Python API. How can I do that?

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answered 2012-06-08 11:01:41 -0600

Andrey Kamaev gravatar image

Here is a minimal example:

import cv2
capture = cv2.VideoCapture("video.avi")
while True:
    ret, img = capture.read()

    result = processFrame(img)

    cv2.imshow('some', result)
    if 0xFF & cv2.waitKey(5) == 27:
        break
cv2.destroyAllWindows()
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Does this still stand with the newest versions of opencv and python? (python 3.6.1 64 bit and opencv 3.2)

FullMetal863 gravatar imageFullMetal863 ( 2017-04-19 14:41:00 -0600 )edit
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answered 2018-03-05 01:36:31 -0600

saideepthik gravatar image

yes it will work for updated versions also and you can try like this also. import cv2 import numpy as np

cap = cv2.VideoCapture("challenge.mp4") # if you are giving camera as input then give (0) to videoCapture. while(cap.isOpened()):

    # Take each frame
ret, image = cap.read()

if ret:
          # do operations on image as per your application
   else:
    cap.set(cv2.CAP_PROP_POS_FRAMES,0)
cv2.imshow('img',image)

if cv2.waitKey(25) & 0xFF == ord('q'):
            break

cap.release() cv2.destroyAllWindows()

this all things you can get directly from opencv tutorial... try @Kirill

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