from flask import Flask, render_template, Response
import cv2
app = Flask(__name__)
camera = cv2.VideoCapture(0)
'''
for ip camera use - rtsp://username:password@ip_address:554/user=username_password='password'_channel=channel_number_stream=0.sdp'
for local webcam use cv2.VideoCapture(0)
'''
def gen_frames():
while True:
success, frame = camera.read() # read the camera frame
if not success:
break
else:
ret, buffer = cv2.imencode('.jpg', frame)
frame = buffer.tobytes()
yield (b'--frame\r\n'
b'Content-Type: image/jpeg\r\n\r\n' + frame + b'\r\n') # concat frame one by one and show result
@app.route('/video_feed')
def video_feed():
return Response(gen_frames(), mimetype='multipart/x-mixed-replace; boundary=frame')
if __name__ == '__main__':
app.run(debug=True)