Python Video to frames?

Question

Is it possible in python to extract frames from a LIVE video using opencv. I am trying to write code for a text recognition software. Using opencv and tesseract but I cant get tesseract to review the video unless it is in frames.

• Ahmet: yes it is possible

Answer 1

My man, you need to extract each video frame and parse it as a cv Mat. Here's a snippet code (in C++) that reads an mp4 video, extracts each frame and converts it to an OpenCV matrix:

// Video input:
std::string filePath= "C://myPath//";
std::string videoName = "videoTest.mp4";
// Open video file:
cv::VideoCapture vid( filePath + videoName );
// Check for valid data:
if ( !vid.isOpened() ){
 std::cout<<"Could not read video"<<std::endl;
 //handle the error here...
}
//while the vid is opened:
while( vid.isOpened() ){
 // Mat object:
 cv::Mat inputFrame;
 // get frame from the video
 vid >> ( inputFrame);
 // carry out your processing
 //...
}

For this C++ implementation, I've previously #included for OpenCV's video io definitions.

• Bradley C: Thanks this will really help.