How can I get frames from webcams through webrtc in order to use it with python opencv?
I couldn't find a good example on the internet. Could you give an example?
Thanks
How can I get frames from webcams through webrtc in order to use it with python opencv?
I couldn't find a good example on the internet. Could you give an example?
Thanks
Share Improve this question asked Nov 29, 2015 at 9:47 yusufyusuf 3,7818 gold badges50 silver badges89 bronze badges 01 Answer
Reset to default 7This is a sample for getting an image from webcam
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
</head>
<body onload="init();">
<h1>Take a snapshot of the current video stream</h1>
Click on the Start WebCam button.
<p>
<button onclick="startWebcam();">Start WebCam</button>
<button onclick="stopWebcam();">Stop WebCam</button>
<button onclick="snapshot();">Take Snapshot</button>
</p>
<video onclick="snapshot(this);" width=400 height=400 id="video" controls autoplay></video>
<p>
Screenshots : <p>
<canvas id="myCanvas" width="400" height="350"></canvas>
</body>
<script>
//--------------------
// GET USER MEDIA CODE
//--------------------
navigator.getUserMedia = ( navigator.getUserMedia ||
navigator.webkitGetUserMedia ||
navigator.mozGetUserMedia ||
navigator.msGetUserMedia);
var video;
var webcamStream;
function startWebcam() {
if (navigator.getUserMedia) {
navigator.getUserMedia (
// constraints
{
video: true,
audio: false
},
// successCallback
function(localMediaStream) {
video = document.querySelector('video');
video.src = window.URL.createObjectURL(localMediaStream);
webcamStream = localMediaStream;
},
// errorCallback
function(err) {
console.log("The following error occured: " + err);
}
);
} else {
console.log("getUserMedia not supported");
}
}
function stopWebcam() {
webcamStream.stop();
}
//---------------------
// TAKE A SNAPSHOT CODE
//---------------------
var canvas, ctx;
function init() {
// Get the canvas and obtain a context for
// drawing in it
canvas = document.getElementById("myCanvas");
ctx = canvas.getContext('2d');
}
function snapshot() {
// Draws current image from the video element into the canvas
ctx.drawImage(video, 0,0, canvas.width, canvas.height);
}
</script>
</html>