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cv2.waitKey(1) will have negligible impact and will do what you want

OpenCV solvePnP does not yield correct results Greetings, I have followed the tutorial at https://docs.opencv.org/mast

OpenCV solvePnP does not yield correct results Greetings, I have followed the tutorial at https://docs.opencv.org/mast

It had to happen, I'm stuck in the last phase of my project, when I want to use my code which works like a charm on my webcam, on an IP camera. The URL works perfectly in my browser, but nothing comes out with OpenCV... Here is my code:

#include <opencv/highgui.h>

using namespace cv;

int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
    Mat frame;
    namedWindow("video", 1);
    VideoCapture cap("http://192.168.1.99:99/videostream.cgi?resolution=32&rate=0&user=admin&pwd=password&.mjpg");
    while ( cap.isOpened() )
    {
        cap >> frame;
        if(frame.empty()) break;

        imshow("video", frame);
        if(waitKey(30) >= 0) break;
    }

    return 0;
}

And the compiler settings :

//Added to the .pro file of QtCreator
INCLUDEPATH += C:\\OpenCV243\\release\\include
LIBS += -LC:\\OpenCV243\\release\\lib \
    -lopencv_core243.dll \
    -lopencv_highgui243.dll

I've tested opening a .avi file with the same code and it works... But a public IP camera URL like http://66.184.211.231/mjpg/video.mjpg doesn't ! What's the matter then ?

Thanks for your help,

Regards, Mister Mystère

I have a buffer for each camera so that should be fine for this. Well I'd be glad to share a code that worked for me using simply cv::Mat::clone() but I'm not allowed to answer my own question before 2 days so I'll post later. In the meantime I'm still looking for an explanation for having and a solution for avoiding tuning the timer to the actual FPS of the camera... Because otherwise I get an increase in the desired lag by up to 50% (at 30 fps instead of 23fps with which I have 10%) !

Merci de votre réponse ;) I'm particularly interested in the first solution since it's a very simple one (I have quite a tight schedule). So I would need to grab an image in my timerEvent (so once every 35ms), and in that very method, as soon as a counter reaches delay*fps start retrieving at each call ? (I can't compile here for now) One important issue is the size of the buffer. I'll be dealing with delays up to 2 seconds (hence 60 frames in VGA)... Is it limited somehow ? Edit: Hmm, sounds like this solution would not allow for 2 cameras without some extra work around it. I saw cv::Mat::clone(), seems to answer my question doesn't it?

Hi,

I have a class Camera inheriting from cv::VideoCapture, which its core method is to convert a cv::Mat that I get from a live stream to a QImage :

QImage Camera::getFrame() {
    if(isOpened()) {
        cv::Mat image;
        (*this) >> image;
        cv::cvtColor(image, image, CV_BGR2RGB);
        return QImage((uchar*) image.data, image.cols, image.rows, image.step, QImage::Format_RGB888);
    }
    else return QImage();
}

And an encapsulating class CameraDelayedView which calls this method and adds a delay :

void CameraDelayedView::timerEvent(QTimerEvent *evt) {
    if(cam != NULL) {
        buffer.enqueue(cam->getFrame());

        if(buffer.size() > delay*fps) {
            setPixmap(QPixmap::fromImage(buffer.dequeue()));
        }
    }
}

The first frame is delayed like I want, but from that moment on, the video is a normal live feed like I would get without the queue system. Apparently, the images are part of a buffer which is updated, so that when creating a QImage with image.data, the pointers point at a frame which will be updated afterward. I want to avoid that: keep a snapshot, store it.

Do I have to copy each image.data myself to make it independant, or is there a more efficient way ? Please do not hesitate to tell me if the above can be more efficient as well.

Thanks in advance.

Regards, Mister Mystère

Thank you for your answer. I ended up sniffing the communication port with WireShark for HTTP requests in order to get what the commands were because I couldn't find any API for this camera. Works like a charm :)

Hi,

I will soon be using OpenCV for retrieving a live feed from my Wanscam, but I don't know how to control the pan and tilt functionalities (C++), which are yet vital to my project.

I couldn't find it in OpenCV's doc. Is it really absent from the API ? If so, would you happen to know how I could achieve this please ?

Thanks in advance.

Regards, Mister Mystère