Pipe raw OpenCV images to FFmpeg

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Took a bunch of fiddling but I figured it out using the FFmpeg rawvideo demuxer:

python capture.py | ffmpeg -f rawvideo -pixel_format bgr24 -video_size 640x480 -framerate 30 -i - foo.avi

Since there is no header in raw video specifying the assumed video parameters, the user must specify them in order to be able to decode the data correctly:

  • -framerate Set input video frame rate. Default value is 25.
  • -pixel_format Set the input video pixel format. Default value is yuv420p.
  • -video_size Set the input video size. There is no default, so this value must be specified explicitly.

And here’s a little something extra for the power users. Same thing but using VLC to stream the live output to the web, Flash format:

python capture.py | cvlc --demux=rawvideo --rawvid-fps=30 --rawvid-width=320 --rawvid-height=240  --rawvid-chroma=RV24 - --sout "#transcode{vcodec=h264,vb=200,fps=30,width=320,height=240}:std{access=http{mime=video/x-flv},mux=ffmpeg{mux=flv},dst=:8081/stream.flv}"

Edit:
Create a webm stream using ffmpeg and ffserver

python capture.py | ffmpeg -f rawvideo -pixel_format rgb24 -video_size 640x480 -framerate 25 -i - http://localhost:8090/feed1.ffm

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