README.md

Camera Streaming and Recording using Flask

This is a simple Flask app that streams video frames from the camera and allows users to record a video from a selected camera.

Dependencies

• Python 3
• Flask
• OpenCV

Usage

1. Install dependencies by running pip install -r requirements.txt.
2. Run the app using python Camera.py.
3. Open a web browser and navigate to http://localhost:8080.
4. The camera stream should be visible on the page.
5. Select a camera and recording duration, then click the "Record" button to start recording.
6. The recorded video will be saved to disk.

Code Structure

• Camera.py: Contains the Flask app code.

Video Streaming using OpenCV

This is a Python script that reads frames from a video file and displays them in a window using OpenCV.

Dependencies

• Python 3
• OpenCV

Usage

1. Install OpenCV by running pip install opencv-python.
2. Save your video file in the same directory as the Python script.
3. Update the file name in cv2.VideoCapture() to match your video file.
4. Run the script using python ViewCam.py.
5. The video should start playing in a window.
6. Press 'q' to quit the window and stop the video.

Code Structure

• ViewCam.py: Contains the Python script code.

Acknowledgements

This project was inspired by the Camera Streaming and Recording using Flask and OpenCV example by Skydrige.