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    This document discusses OpenCV functions for reading and writing video files and streams. It describes how to: 1. Open a video file or stream for reading using VideoCapture and retrieve frames using read() or grab() and retrieve(). 2. Display retrieved frames in OpenCV windows, with waitKey() used to control frame display rate. 3. Open a video file for writing using VideoWriter and write frames using write(). 4. Get and set VideoCapture properties like frame size, format using get() and set(). 5. Release the VideoCapture and VideoWriter when done to free resources.

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    This document discusses OpenCV functions for reading and writing video files and streams. It describes how to: 1. Open a video file or stream for reading using VideoCapture and retrieve frames using read() or grab() and retrieve(). 2. Display retrieved frames in OpenCV windows, with waitKey() used to control frame display rate. 3. Open a video file for writing using VideoWriter and write frames using write(). 4. Get and set VideoCapture properties like frame size, format using get() and set(). 5. Release the VideoCapture and VideoWriter when done to free resources.

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    This document discusses OpenCV functions for reading and writing video files and streams. It describes how to: 1. Open a video file or stream for reading using VideoCapture and retrieve frames using read() or grab() and retrieve(). 2. Display retrieved frames in OpenCV windows, with waitKey() used to control frame display rate. 3. Open a video file for writing using VideoWriter and write frames using write(). 4. Get and set VideoCapture properties like frame size, format using get() and set(). 5. Release the VideoCapture and VideoWriter when done to free resources.

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    t is same as capturing from Camera, just change camera index with video file
    name. Also while displaying the frame, use appropriate time for cv2.waitKey().
    If it is too less, video will be very fast and if it is too high, video will be slow
    (Well, that is how you can display videos in slow motion). 25 milliseconds will
    be OK in normal cases.
    import numpy as np
    import cv2
    cap = cv2.VideoCapture('vtest.avi')
    while(cap.isOpened()):
    ret, frame = cap.read()
    gray = cv2.cvtColor(frame, cv2.COLOR_BGR2GRAY)
    cv2.imshow('frame',gray)
    if cv2.waitKey(1) & 0xFF == ord('q'):
    break
    cap.release()
    cv2.destroyAllWindows()

    VideoCapture::open
    Python: cv2.VideoCapture.open(filename)

    device id of the opened video capturing device (i.e. a camera index).

    The methods first call VideoCapture::release() to close the already opened file or
    camera.
    Python: cv2.VideoCapture.isOpened() retval

    Returns true if video capturing has been initialized already. If the previous call
    to VideoCapture constructor or VideoCapture::open succeeded, the method
    returns true.
    Python: cv2.VideoCapture.release() None

    The methods are automatically called by subsequent VideoCapture::open() and by


    VideoCapture destructor. The C function also deallocates memory and clears *capture
    pointer.
    VideoCapture::grab

    Grabs the next frame from video file or capturing device.


    C++: bool VideoCapture::grab()
    Python: cv2.VideoCapture.grab() retval
    C: int cvGrabFrame(CvCapture* capture)
    Python: cv.GrabFrame(capture) int

    The methods/functions grab the next frame from video file or camera and return true (nonzero) in the case of success.
    The primary use of the function is in multi-camera environments, especially when the
    cameras do not have hardware synchronization. That is, you call VideoCapture::grab()
    for each camera and after that call the slower method VideoCapture::retrieve() to
    decode and get frame from each camera. This way the overhead on demosaicing or motion
    jpeg decompression etc. is eliminated and the retrieved frames from different cameras will
    be closer in time.
    Also, when a connected camera is multi-head (for example, a stereo camera or a Kinect
    device), the correct way of retrieving data from it is to call VideoCapture::grab first and
    then call VideoCapture::retrieve() one or more times with different values of the
    channel parameter. See
    https://github.com/Itseez/opencv/tree/master/samples/cpp/openni_capture.cpp
    VideoCapture::retrieve

    Decodes and returns the grabbed video frame.


    C++: bool VideoCapture::retrieve(Mat& image, int channel=0)
    Python: cv2.VideoCapture.retrieve([image[, channel]]) retval, image
    C: IplImage* cvRetrieveFrame(CvCapture* capture, int streamIdx=0

    Python: cv.RetrieveFrame(capture) image

    The methods/functions decode and return the just grabbed frame. If no frames has been
    grabbed (camera has been disconnected, or there are no more frames in video file), the
    methods return false and the functions return NULL pointer.
    Note
    OpenCV 1.x functions cvRetrieveFrame and cv.RetrieveFrame return image stored
    inside the video capturing structure. It is not allowed to modify or release the image! You
    can copy the frame using cvCloneImage() and then do whatever you want with the copy.

    VideoCapture::read

    Grabs, decodes and returns the next video frame.


    Python: cv2.VideoCapture.read([image]) retval, image
    C: IplImage* cvQueryFrame(CvCapture* capture)
    Python: cv.QueryFrame(capture) image

    The methods/functions combine VideoCapture::grab() and


    VideoCapture::retrieve() in one call. This is the most convenient method for reading
    video files or capturing data from decode and return the just grabbed frame. If no frames
    has been grabbed (camera has been disconnected, or there are no more frames in video
    file), the methods return false and the functions return NULL pointer.
    Note
    OpenCV 1.x functions cvRetrieveFrame and cv.RetrieveFrame return image stored
    inside the video capturing structure. It is not allowed to modify or release the image! You
    can copy the frame using cvCloneImage() and then do whatever you want with the copy.

    VideoCapture::get
    Returns the specified VideoCapture property
    C++: double VideoCapture::get(int propId)
    Python: cv2.VideoCapture.get(propId) retval
    C: double cvGetCaptureProperty(CvCapture* capture, int property_id)
    Python: cv.GetCaptureProperty(capture, property_id) float
    Parameters: propId
    Property identifier. It can be one of the following:

    CV_CAP_PROP_POS_MSEC Current position of the video file in


    milliseconds or video capture timestamp.

    CV_CAP_PROP_POS_FRAMES 0-based index of the frame to be


    decoded/captured next.

    CV_CAP_PROP_POS_AVI_RATIO Relative position of the


    video file: 0 - start of the film, 1 - end of the film.

    CV_CAP_PROP_FRAME_WIDTH Width of the frames in the

    video stream.

    CV_CAP_PROP_FRAME_HEIGHT Height of the frames in the


    video stream.

    CV_CAP_PROP_FPS Frame rate.

    CV_CAP_PROP_FOURCC 4-character code of codec.

    CV_CAP_PROP_FRAME_COUNT Number of frames in the


    video file.

    CV_CAP_PROP_FORMAT Format of the Mat objects returned by


    retrieve() .

    CV_CAP_PROP_MODE Backend-specific value indicating the


    current capture mode.

    CV_CAP_PROP_BRIGHTNESS Brightness of the image (only


    for cameras).

    CV_CAP_PROP_CONTRAST Contrast of the image (only for


    cameras).

    CV_CAP_PROP_SATURATION Saturation of the image (only


    for cameras).

    CV_CAP_PROP_HUE Hue of the image (only for cameras).

    CV_CAP_PROP_GAIN Gain of the image (only for cameras).

    CV_CAP_PROP_EXPOSURE Exposure (only for cameras).

    CV_CAP_PROP_CONVERT_RGB Boolean flags indicating


    whether images should be converted to RGB.

    CV_CAP_PROP_WHITE_BALANCE Currently not supported

    CV_CAP_PROP_RECTIFICATION Rectification flag for stereo


    cameras (note: only supported by DC1394 v 2.x backend currently)

    Note: When querying a property that is not supported by the backend used by the
    VideoCapture class, value 0 is returned.

    VideoCapture::set
    Sets a property in the VideoCapture.
    C++: bool VideoCapture::set(int propId, double value)
    Python: cv2.VideoCapture.set(propId, value) retval
    C: int cvSetCaptureProperty(CvCapture* capture, int property_id, double value)
    Python: cv.SetCaptureProperty(capture, property_id, value) retval
    Parameters:
    propId
    Property identifier. It can be one of the following:

    1. CV_CAP_PROP_POS_MSEC Current position of the


    video file in milliseconds.
    2. CV_CAP_PROP_POS_FRAMES 0-based index of the
    frame to be decoded/captured next.
    3. CV_CAP_PROP_POS_AVI_RATIO Relative position of
    the video file: 0 - start of the film, 1 - end of the film.
    4. CV_CAP_PROP_FRAME_WIDTH Width of the frames
    in the video stream.
    5. CV_CAP_PROP_FRAME_HEIGHT Height of the frames
    in the video stream.
    6. CV_CAP_PROP_FPS Frame rate.
    7. CV_CAP_PROP_FOURCC 4-character code of codec.
    8. CV_CAP_PROP_FRAME_COUNT Number of frames in
    the video file.
    9. CV_CAP_PROP_FORMAT Format of the Mat objects
    returned by retrieve() .
    10. CV_CAP_PROP_MODE Backend-specific value

    indicating the current capture mode.


    11. CV_CAP_PROP_BRIGHTNESS Brightness of the image
    (only for cameras).
    12. CV_CAP_PROP_CONTRAST Contrast of the image (only
    for cameras).
    13. CV_CAP_PROP_SATURATION Saturation of the image
    (only for cameras).
    14. CV_CAP_PROP_HUE Hue of the image (only for
    cameras).
    15. CV_CAP_PROP_GAIN Gain of the image (only for
    cameras).
    16. CV_CAP_PROP_EXPOSURE Exposure (only for
    cameras).
    17. CV_CAP_PROP_CONVERT_RGB Boolean flags
    indicating whether images should be converted to RGB.
    18. CV_CAP_PROP_WHITE_BALANCE Currently
    unsupported
    19. CV_CAP_PROP_RECTIFICATION Rectification flag for
    stereo cameras (note: only supported by DC1394 v 2.x
    backend currently)

    value Value of the property.

    VideoWriter
    class VideoWriter
    Video writer class.

    VideoWriter::VideoWriter
    VideoWriter constructors

    Python: cv2.VideoWriter([filename, fourcc, fps, frameSize[, isColor]]) <VideoWriter


    object>
    Python: cv.CreateVideoWriter(filename, fourcc, fps, frame_size, is_color=true)
    CvVideoWriter
    Python: cv2.VideoWriter.isOpened() retval
    Python: cv2.VideoWriter.open(filename, fourcc, fps, frameSize[, isColor]) retval
    Python: cv2.VideoWriter.write(image) None

    Parameters:

    filename Name of the output video file.

    fourcc 4-character code of codec used to compress the frames. For


    example, CV_FOURCC('P','I','M','1') is a MPEG-1 codec,
    CV_FOURCC('M','J','P','G') is a motion-jpeg codec etc. List of
    codes can be obtained at Video Codecs by FOURCC page.

    fps Framerate of the created video stream.

    frameSize Size of the video frames.

    isColor If it is not zero, the encoder will expect and encode color
    frames, otherwise it will work with grayscale frames (the flag is
    currently supported on Windows only).

    The constructors/functions initialize video writers. On Linux FFMPEG is used to write


    videos; on Windows FFMPEG or VFW is used; on MacOSX QTKit is used.

    ReleaseVideoWriter
    Releases the AVI writer.
    C: void cvReleaseVideoWriter(CvVideoWriter** writer)
    The function should be called after you finished using CvVideoWriter opened with
    CreateVideoWriter().

    VideoWriter::open
    Initializes or reinitializes video writer.
    C++: bool VideoWriter::open(const string& filename, int fourcc, double fps, Size
    frameSize, bool isColor=true)
    Python: cv2.VideoWriter.open(filename, fourcc, fps, frameSize[, isColor]) retval

    The method opens video writer. Parameters are the same as in the constructor
    VideoWriter::VideoWriter().

    VideoWriter::isOpened
    Returns true if video writer has been successfully initialized.
    C++: bool VideoWriter::isOpened()
    Python: cv2.VideoWriter.isOpened() retval

    VideoWriter::write
    Writes the next video frame
    C++: VideoWriter& VideoWriter::operator<<(const Mat& image)
    C++: void VideoWriter::write(const Mat& image)
    Python: cv2.VideoWriter.write(image) None
    C: int cvWriteFrame(CvVideoWriter* writer, const IplImage* image)
    Python: cv.WriteFrame(writer, image) int

    writer Video writer structure (OpenCV 1.x API)

    image The written frame

    Parameters:

    The functions/methods write the specified image to video file. It must have the same size as
    has been specified when opening the video writer.

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