Using OPENCV and two standard USB cameras, I was able to do this using multithreading. Essentially, define one function which opens an opencv window and VideoCapture element. Then, create two threads with the camera ID and window name as inputs.
import cv2
import threading
class camThread(threading.Thread):
def __init__(self, previewName, camID):
threading.Thread.__init__(self)
self.previewName = previewName
self.camID = camID
def run(self):
print "Starting " + self.previewName
camPreview(self.previewName, self.camID)
def camPreview(previewName, camID):
cv2.namedWindow(previewName)
cam = cv2.VideoCapture(camID)
if cam.isOpened(): # try to get the first frame
rval, frame = cam.read()
else:
rval = False
while rval:
cv2.imshow(previewName, frame)
rval, frame = cam.read()
key = cv2.waitKey(20)
if key == 27: # exit on ESC
break
cv2.destroyWindow(previewName)
# Create two threads as follows
thread1 = camThread("Camera 1", 1)
thread2 = camThread("Camera 2", 2)
thread1.start()
thread2.start()
Great resource for learning how to thread in python: https://www.tutorialspoint.com/python/python_multithreading.htm