People-Counting-in-Real-Time/mylib/thread.py
2021-05-04 14:21:44 +02:00

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import cv2, threading, queue
class ThreadingClass:
# initiate threading class
def __init__(self, name):
self.cap = cv2.VideoCapture(name)
# define an empty queue and thread
self.q = queue.Queue()
t = threading.Thread(target=self._reader)
t.daemon = True
t.start()
# read the frames as soon as they are available
# this approach removes OpenCV's internal buffer and reduces the frame lag
def _reader(self):
while True:
ret, frame = self.cap.read() # read the frames and ---
if not ret:
break
if not self.q.empty():
try:
self.q.get_nowait()
except queue.Empty:
pass
self.q.put(frame) # --- store them in a queue (instead of the buffer)
def read(self):
return self.q.get() # fetch frames from the queue one by one
def release(self):
return self.cap.release() # release the hw resource