Metadata-Version: 2.1
Name: simpcamcap
Version: 1.0.0
Summary: Very simple recording tool using only OpenCV. Automatically record the camera capture to mp4, press C key or left mouse button click captures the image.
Home-page: https://github.com/PINTO0309/simpcamcap
Author: Katsuya Hyodo
Author-email: rmsdh122@yahoo.co.jp
License: MIT License
Platform: linux
Platform: unix
Requires-Python: >=3.8
Description-Content-Type: text/markdown
License-File: LICENSE

# simple_camera_capture
Very simple recording tool using only OpenCV. Automatically record the camera capture to mp4, press **`C`** key or left mouse button click to take a still image.

## Environment
- opencv-python==4.1.2.30

## Usage
### 1. Start of Recording
```bash
$ simpcamcap
```
or
```bash
$ xhost +local: && \
docker run --rm -it \
-v `pwd`:/workdir \
-w /workdir \
-v /tmp/.X11-unix/:/tmp/.X11-unix:rw \
-e DISPLAY=$DISPLAY \
-e QT_X11_NO_MITSHM=1 \
--device /dev/video0:/dev/video0 \
ghcr.io/pinto0309/simple_camera_capture:latest simpcamcap
```
```
usage: simpcamcap
[-h]
[-cn CAMERA_NO]
[-cw CAMERA_CAP_WIDTH]
[-ch CAMERA_CAP_HEIGHT]
[-mi MOVIE_OR_IMAGE_PATH]
[-dvr]
[-dcr]
[-V]

optional arguments:
  -h, --help
    show this help message and exit.
  -cn CAMERA_NO, --camera_no CAMERA_NO
  -cw CAMERA_CAP_WIDTH, --camera_cap_width CAMERA_CAP_WIDTH
  -ch CAMERA_CAP_HEIGHT, --camera_cap_height CAMERA_CAP_HEIGHT
  -mi MOVIE_OR_IMAGE_PATH, --movie_or_image_path MOVIE_OR_IMAGE_PATH
  -dvr, --disable_video_recording
  -dcr, --display_camera_resolutions
    Displays a list of resolutions supported by the camera.
    Cannot be used in conjunction with other options other than -cn.
    Linux only option.
    sudo apt update && sudo apt install v4l-utils
  -V, --version
    Show version and exit.
```
### 2. Saving a still image
Press **`C`** key on the keyboard or left mouse button click.
### 3. End of Recording
Press the **`Q`** key or **`ESC`** key on the keyboard or right mouse button click.
### 4. Sample
![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/33194443/209312941-e826214a-640b-49fc-9fc0-97f0758cab97.png)

https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/33194443/209317321-78aa1f7a-3d1e-4538-982c-83ea37ee5e29.mp4
