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ecapture

Image Capture Demo

First run the following command in a cmd window

pip install ecapture

Then, Create a new python script

Open the script

Import the module

from ecapture import ecapture as ec

Capture using webcam

(ec.capture(0,False,"img.jpg"))

The capture function takes three arguments:

Camera index(first connected webcam will be of index 0. The next webcam will be of index 1)

Window name (It can be a variable or a string. If you don't wish to see the window, type False)

ec.capture(0,False,"img.jpg")

Save name (It can be a variable or a string. If you don't wish to save the image, type False)

ec.capture(0,"test",False)

The full code

from ecapture import ecapture as ec

ec.capture(0,"test","img.jpg")

Delayed Image Capture Demo

Create a new python script

Open the script

Import the module

from ecapture import ecapture as ec

Capture the image using webcam

ec.delay_imcapture(0,"Image","Demo.jpg",2)

The vidcapture function takes four arguments:

Camera index(first connected webcam will be of index 0. The next webcam will be of index 1)

Window name (It can be a variable or a string)

ec.delay_imcapture(0,"Video","Demo.jpg",2)

Save name (It can be a variable or a string. If you don't wish to save the image, type False)

ec.delay_imcapture(0,"Video",False,2)

The delay(The time till capturing the image)

ec.delay_imcapture(0,"Video","Demo.jpg",2)

The full code

from ecapture import ecapture as ec

ec.delay_imcapture(0,"Video","Demo.jpg",2)

Video Capture Demo

Create a new python script

Open the script

Import the module

from ecapture import ecapture as ec

Capture the video using webcam

ec.vidcapture(0,"Video","Demo.avi","q")

The vidcapture function takes four arguments:

Camera index(first connected webcam will be of index 0. The next webcam will be of index 1)

Window name (It can be a variable or a string)

ec.vidcapture(0,"Video","Demo.avi","q")

Save name (It can be a variable or a string. If you don't wish to save the video, type False)

ec.vidcapture(0,"Video",False,"q")

Exit key (The key you press to stop recording the video. It can be ("q", "x", "a" or any other letter))

ec.vidcapture(0,"Video","Demo.avi","x")

The full code

from ecapture import ecapture as ec

ec.vidcapture(0,"Video","Demo.avi","q")

Auto Video Capture Demo

Create a new python script

Open the script

Import the module

from ecapture import ecapture as ec

Capture the video using webcam

ec.auto_vidcapture(0,"Video","Demo.avi",5)

The vidcapture function takes four arguments:

Camera index(first connected webcam will be of index 0. The next webcam will be of index 1)

Window name (It can be a variable or a string)

ec.auto_vidcapture(0,"Vid","Demo.avi",5)

Save name (It can be a variable or a string. If you don't wish to save the video, type False)

ec.auto_vidcapture(0,"Video",False,5)

Exit time (The time until stopping recording of the video. It can be (5, 10, 15, 20 or any number of seconds in between)

ec.auto_vidcapture(0,"Video","Demo.avi",10)

The full code

from ecapture import ecapture as ec

ec.auto_vidcapture(0,"Video","Demo.avi",5)

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