cam_utils.py

# From http://www.pyimagesearch.com/2015/12/21/increasing-webcam-fps-with-python-and-opencv/

import cv2
import datetime
from threading import Thread

from pkg_resources import parse_version
OPCV3 = parse_version(cv2.__version__) >= parse_version('3')

def capPropId(prop):
  return getattr(cv2 if OPCV3 else cv2.cv,
    ("" if OPCV3 else "CV_") + "CAP_PROP_" + prop)

class FPS:
    def __init__(self):
        # store the start time, end time, and total number of frames
        # that were examined between the start and end intervals
        self._start = None
        self._end = None
        self._numFrames = 0

    def start(self):
        # start the timer
        self._start = datetime.datetime.now()
        return self

    def stop(self):
        # stop the timer
        self._end = datetime.datetime.now()

    def update(self):
        # increment the total number of frames examined during the
        # start and end intervals
        self._numFrames += 1

    def elapsed(self):
        # return the total number of seconds between the start and
        # end interval
        return (self._end - self._start).total_seconds()

    def fps(self):
        # compute the (approximate) frames per second
        return self._numFrames / self.elapsed()


class WebcamVideoStream:
    def __init__(self, src, width, height):
        # initialize the video camera stream and read the first frame
        # from the stream
        self.stream = cv2.VideoCapture(src)
        ## for some reason this doesnt work
        self.stream.set(capPropId("FRAME_WIDTH"), width)
        self.stream.set(capPropId("FRAME_HEIGHT"), width)

        (self.grabbed, self.frame) = self.stream.read()

        # initialize the variable used to indicate if the thread should
        # be stopped
        self.stopped = False

    def start(self):
        # start the thread to read frames from the video stream
        Thread(target=self.update, args=()).start()
        return self

    def update(self):
        # keep looping infinitely until the thread is stopped
        while True:
            # if the thread indicator variable is set, stop the thread
            if self.stopped:
                return

            # otherwise, read the next frame from the stream
            (self.grabbed, self.frame) = self.stream.read()

    def read(self):
        # return the frame most recently read
        return self.frame

    def stop(self):
        # indicate that the thread should be stopped
        self.stopped = True