Capture and display video from either IP CAM, USB webcam, or the Tegra X2/X1 onboard camera.

tegra-cam.py

# --------------------------------------------------------
# Camera sample code for Tegra X2/X1
#
# This program could capture and display video from
# IP CAM, USB webcam, or the Tegra onboard camera.
# Refer to the following blog post for how to set up
# and run the code:
#   https://jkjung-avt.github.io/tx2-camera-with-python/
#
# Written by JK Jung <[email protected]>
# --------------------------------------------------------


import sys
import argparse
import subprocess

import cv2


WINDOW_NAME = 'CameraDemo'


def parse_args():
    # Parse input arguments
    desc = 'Capture and display live camera video on Jetson TX2/TX1'
    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description=desc)
    parser.add_argument('--rtsp', dest='use_rtsp',
                        help='use IP CAM (remember to also set --uri)',
                        action='store_true')
    parser.add_argument('--uri', dest='rtsp_uri',
                        help='RTSP URI, e.g. rtsp://192.168.1.64:554',
                        default=None, type=str)
    parser.add_argument('--latency', dest='rtsp_latency',
                        help='latency in ms for RTSP [200]',
                        default=200, type=int)
    parser.add_argument('--usb', dest='use_usb',
                        help='use USB webcam (remember to also set --vid)',
                        action='store_true')
    parser.add_argument('--vid', dest='video_dev',
                        help='device # of USB webcam (/dev/video?) [1]',
                        default=1, type=int)
    parser.add_argument('--width', dest='image_width',
                        help='image width [1920]',
                        default=1920, type=int)
    parser.add_argument('--height', dest='image_height',
                        help='image height [1080]',
                        default=1080, type=int)
    args = parser.parse_args()
    return args


def open_cam_rtsp(uri, width, height, latency):
    gst_str = ('rtspsrc location={} latency={} ! '
               'rtph264depay ! h264parse ! omxh264dec ! '
               'nvvidconv ! '
               'video/x-raw, width=(int){}, height=(int){}, '
               'format=(string)BGRx ! '
               'videoconvert ! appsink').format(uri, latency, width, height)
    return cv2.VideoCapture(gst_str, cv2.CAP_GSTREAMER)


def open_cam_usb(dev, width, height):
    # We want to set width and height here, otherwise we could just do:
    #     return cv2.VideoCapture(dev)
    gst_str = ('v4l2src device=/dev/video{} ! '
               'video/x-raw, width=(int){}, height=(int){} ! '
               'videoconvert ! appsink').format(dev, width, height)
    return cv2.VideoCapture(gst_str, cv2.CAP_GSTREAMER)


def open_cam_onboard(width, height):
    gst_elements = str(subprocess.check_output('gst-inspect-1.0'))
    if 'nvcamerasrc' in gst_elements:
        # On versions of L4T prior to 28.1, add 'flip-method=2' into gst_str
        gst_str = ('nvcamerasrc ! '
                   'video/x-raw(memory:NVMM), '
                   'width=(int)2592, height=(int)1458, '
                   'format=(string)I420, framerate=(fraction)30/1 ! '
                   'nvvidconv ! '
                   'video/x-raw, width=(int){}, height=(int){}, '
                   'format=(string)BGRx ! '
                   'videoconvert ! appsink').format(width, height)
    elif 'nvarguscamerasrc' in gst_elements:
        gst_str = ('nvarguscamerasrc ! '
                   'video/x-raw(memory:NVMM), '
                   'width=(int)1920, height=(int)1080, '
                   'format=(string)NV12, framerate=(fraction)30/1 ! '
                   'nvvidconv flip-method=2 ! '
                   'video/x-raw, width=(int){}, height=(int){}, '
                   'format=(string)BGRx ! '
                   'videoconvert ! appsink').format(width, height)
    else:
        raise RuntimeError('onboard camera source not found!')
    return cv2.VideoCapture(gst_str, cv2.CAP_GSTREAMER)


def open_window(width, height):
    cv2.namedWindow(WINDOW_NAME, cv2.WINDOW_NORMAL)
    cv2.resizeWindow(WINDOW_NAME, width, height)
    cv2.moveWindow(WINDOW_NAME, 0, 0)
    cv2.setWindowTitle(WINDOW_NAME, 'Camera Demo for Jetson TX2/TX1')


def read_cam(cap):
    show_help = True
    full_scrn = False
    help_text = '"Esc" to Quit, "H" for Help, "F" to Toggle Fullscreen'
    font = cv2.FONT_HERSHEY_PLAIN
    while True:
        if cv2.getWindowProperty(WINDOW_NAME, 0) < 0:
            # Check to see if the user has closed the window
            # If yes, terminate the program
            break
        _, img = cap.read() # grab the next image frame from camera
        if show_help:
            cv2.putText(img, help_text, (11, 20), font,
                        1.0, (32, 32, 32), 4, cv2.LINE_AA)
            cv2.putText(img, help_text, (10, 20), font,
                        1.0, (240, 240, 240), 1, cv2.LINE_AA)
        cv2.imshow(WINDOW_NAME, img)
        key = cv2.waitKey(10)
        if key == 27: # ESC key: quit program
            break
        elif key == ord('H') or key == ord('h'): # toggle help message
            show_help = not show_help
        elif key == ord('F') or key == ord('f'): # toggle fullscreen
            full_scrn = not full_scrn
            if full_scrn:
                cv2.setWindowProperty(WINDOW_NAME, cv2.WND_PROP_FULLSCREEN,
                                      cv2.WINDOW_FULLSCREEN)
            else:
                cv2.setWindowProperty(WINDOW_NAME, cv2.WND_PROP_FULLSCREEN,
                                      cv2.WINDOW_NORMAL)


def main():
    args = parse_args()
    print('Called with args:')
    print(args)
    print('OpenCV version: {}'.format(cv2.__version__))

    if args.use_rtsp:
        cap = open_cam_rtsp(args.rtsp_uri,
                            args.image_width,
                            args.image_height,
                            args.rtsp_latency)
    elif args.use_usb:
        cap = open_cam_usb(args.video_dev,
                           args.image_width,
                           args.image_height)
    else: # by default, use the Jetson onboard camera
        cap = open_cam_onboard(args.image_width,
                               args.image_height)

    if not cap.isOpened():
        sys.exit('Failed to open camera!')

    open_window(args.image_width, args.image_height)
    read_cam(cap)

    cap.release()
    cv2.destroyAllWindows()


if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()

You can write an example. I'm just starting to understand Linux ...

Hi, Is it possible to stream onboard camera output of jetson nano to 2 virtual camera sinks? I tried doing that with: gst-launch-1.0 -v nvarguscamerasrc ! 'video/x-raw(memory:NVMM), format=NV12, width=1920, height=1080, framerate=30/1' ! nvvidconv ! 'video/x-raw, width=640, height=480, format=I420, framerate=30/1' ! videoconvert ! identity drop-allocation=1 ! 'video/x-raw, width=640, height=480, format=RGB, framerate=30/1' ! v4l2sink device=/dev/video3 v4l2sink device=/dev/video4

but it isn't working. Essentially, I want to mirror my onboard camera stream to device's web browser for which I created 2 virtual camera devices namely /dev/video3 and /dev/video4 but it only streams to a single virtual camera device (this command works in case of single sink)

in case @bhavitvyamalik (or anyone else) is still wondering how to achieve this, you need to use tee and queue:

First create the two devices: sudo modprobe v4l2loopback devices=2
gst-launch-1.0 -v nvarguscamerasrc ! 'video/x-raw(memory:NVMM), format=NV12, width=640, height=480, framerate=30/1' ! nvvidconv ! 'video/x-raw, width=640, height=480, format=I420, framerate=30/1' ! videoconvert ! identity drop-allocation=1 ! 'video/x-raw, width=640, height=480, format=RGB, framerate=30/1' ! tee name=t ! queue ! v4l2sink device=/dev/video1 t. ! queue ! v4l2sink device=/dev/video2

Thanks a lot for your tip.

@jkjung-avt : Could you please help me to save the video instead of image?

@niteshgaba Please refer to:

• Tegra Camera Recorder, or
• get_video_writer() in writer.py

@jkjung-avt : Thanks for the links. Do you have any idea about known issues of opencv 4.1.1 with gstreamer. If i run the image capture for 5 seconds in a thread the pipeline closes fine and if ran for a large number of seconds, it just stays and does not closes.

Do you have any idea about known issues of opencv 4.1.1 with gstreamer. If i run the image capture for 5 seconds in a thread the pipeline closes fine and if ran for a large number of seconds, it just stays and does not closes.

Sorry. It does not ring a bell for me.

Thanks for the quick response

…

On Thu, Dec 2, 2021 at 8:20 AM JK Jung ***@***.***> wrote: ***@***.**** commented on this gist. ------------------------------ Do you have any idea about known issues of opencv 4.1.1 with gstreamer. If i run the image capture for 5 seconds in a thread the pipeline closes fine and if ran for a large number of seconds, it just stays and does not closes. Sorry. It does not ring a bell for me. — You are receiving this because you were mentioned. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <https://gist.github.com/86b60a7723b97da19f7bfa3cb7d2690e#gistcomment-3980968>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/ABMKRLCBJDLVVECCSN3DLWTUO3NFTANCNFSM4HIECPEA> . Triage notifications on the go with GitHub Mobile for iOS <https://apps.apple.com/app/apple-store/id1477376905?ct=notification-email&mt=8&pt=524675> or Android <https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.github.android&referrer=utm_campaign%3Dnotification-email%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_source%3Dgithub>.

-- Best Regards Nitesh Gaba