Open Source Python Video Capture Software

NOTE: Project migrated to GitHub in Dec 2020! See https://github.com/Enselic/recordmydesktop recordMyDesktop is a program that captures audio-video data of a linux desktop session, producing an ogg-encapsulated theora-vorbis file. recordMyDesktop tries to be as unobstrusive as possible by proccessing only regions of the screen that have changed

Freevo is an open source HTPC media centre integrating PVR / DVR funtionality along with music, video, gaming, home automation and more. It is written in python and uses existing popular software such as mplayer, xine and vlc.

Python application to scan DataMatrix barcodes using webcam. Uses libdmtx as backend decoder and pyGTK for display. Intended as a conference badge scanning application, but flexible enough to allow other applications.

Downloads DailyMotion, Youtube etc. from a list.

Castawesome has been taken down from Sourceforge due to Sourceforge's shady behavior regarding old projects. The project has been moved over to https://github.com/TheSamsai/Castawesome

Cinematographe is a software tool for making stop motion films.

DPKLogger is a logging application, created to circumvent Final Cut Pro not being able to add markers while capturing. It allows you to make a log of timecodes and comments, save it as an rtf and create xml-files that you can import in FCP.

This TracPlugin maintains a database of recordings. Upon "Activate!" it creates a recording script. The actual recording is performed by a tuning the LinuxDVB device started by a CronTab call.

🎥 Effect Screen Recorder Master (ESRM) ESRM es un programa para grabación de pantalla con efectos visuales en tiempo real, hecho 100% con chat GPT, está escrito en python y con interfaz gráfica en Custom Tkinter, se usa FFMPEG para realizar las grabaciones (en cualquier caso, debe instalar FFMPEG y añadirlo al PATH). Está escrito en python v3.12.8, pero está disponible desde las 3.11.6 y superiores. Usa CustomTkinter para una interfaz moderna y ffmpeg para realizar las grabaciones en formato.MP4. Puede ajustar los efectos que requiera los cuales se aplicarán con ayuda de ffmpeg en tiempo real, no necesita de un editor de video externo, puede añadir nitidez, brillo, saturación y demás a la grabación. Este programa también está disponible por medio de el package manager PIP (pypi.org). Ejecute "pip install effect-srm" para instalar, una vez instalado, en CMD y otra terminal, puede ejecutar uno de los siguientes comandos: - srm - esrm - effect-screen-recorder-master

Flipbook is made to flip a sequence of images and allow you to study the resulting animation frame by frame. That's it, pure and simple. I will use Flipbook as the glue between my digital stills camera and a final animation. It will import JPEGs or PNGs

This is a simple assistant written in Python language for video capture in HD definition, using HDPVR of Hauppage!.

Kbtv is a TV viewer for KDE/FreeBSD. It supports BrookTree/Conexant BT8x8 (bktr) and Philips SAA713x (saa) based analog TV cards, and Philips compatible USB webcams (pwc).

Proyecto para la IV Edición del Desafío Tecnológico planteado en la ETSIIT de la Universidad de Granada. Nuestro grupo propone una solución para que padres puedan ver en tiempo real a sus hijos mientras se encuentran Centros Infantiles. Nuestro producto se diferencia de otros en el que el cambio de cámara es automático, realizando para ello una triangulación de los niños.

Concurrent vision processing system; Toolkit for easy implementation of software concurrent vision processing sub-system. Aimed at robotic applications w/best effort realtime. System includes: capture,processing and displaying.

Example how to use Python and GStreamer to show, record and play back streams from IP surveillance cameras.

This is a webcam interface written in Python to control Google Earth. It is based on the atlasgloves.org project, and is in a very early development stage, this means: LOTS of bugs.

PyWebcam is a simple tool to capture video from a webcam in Linux while viewing it. PyWebcam uses v4l.

Snappy is a fast, easy to use, cross platform screenshot/screencast application currently being written in Python. It will integrate with many services, allowing the user to quickly upload to YouTube/ImageShack/FTP/etc.

gAnim8 is a full suite of tools for building and manipulating animated GIFs & small videos in a Gtk/Gnome environment. Easily create, edit, or preview animated GIFs or videos (MPG, AVI/ASF, WMV, SWF, RM, MOV, M4V), or record videos and take screenshots.

Nuvcr is a digital vcr that records anything any time from anywhere. Use nuvcr to record your favourite TV-shows, movies and more. You can even do it when you're not at home as Nuvcr comes with it's own web interface.

Python bindings for video4linux. This is obsolete as Video4Linux1 since 07/2006. See http://linuxtv.org/news.php?entry=2005-11-11-0.mchehab

Tools for capturing and processing RAW data from firewire cameras.

An automatic download manager which retrieves videos recorded on vcast.it PVR service. It can be extremely useful if periodically scheduled to automatically download Vcast videos. Supports download resuming too.

A frontend to the amazing AVLD V4L dummy video device. This makes it easier to choose fake video files to be played back without usage of a terminal. Remember however to "modprobe avld" beforehand. AVLD :http://allonlinux.free.fr/Projets/AVLD/.