Is anyone out there to assist? I'm stuck On Monday, 4 April 2016 09:09:32 UTC+2, Tinashe Mudavanhu wrote: > > Hi, > > I am testing an opencv video capture code on my BBB (running Debian > Wheezy: Linux beaglebone 3.8.13-bone79 #1 SMP Tue Oct 13 20:44:55 UTC 2015 > armv7l GNU/Linux) but getting a *select timeout error* everytime i run > the program. Now i am behind schedule of my final year Iris recognition > system Project. (In case you want to know why i am going through this video > capture code, it is for tracking the eyes then capture an image that will > be processed to obtain an IrisCode.) > > I installed opencv 3.0.0 following instructions on > http://www.pyimagesearch.com/2015/06/22/install-opencv-3-0-and-python-2-7-on-ubuntu/#comment-393561 > > , but had to turn off ffmpeg (suggested on one of the forums: > http://stackoverflow.com/questions/31663498/opencv-3-0-0-make-error-with-ffmpeg/31818445#31818445 > > ) after obtaining a compilation errors but firstly i had compiled ffmpeg > from source. > > Below is the Video_Capturing code i tested with; > > import numpy as np > import cv2 > > cap = cv2.VideoCapture(0) > > while(True): > # Capture frame-by-frame > ret, frame = cap.read() > > # Our operations on the frame come here > gray = cv2.cvtColor(frame, cv2.COLOR_BGR2GRAY) > > # Display the resulting frame > cv2.imshow('frame',gray) > if cv2.waitKey(1) & 0xFF == ord('q'): > break > > # When everything done, release the capture > cap.release() > cv2.destroyAllWindows() > > > After running the code i am obtaining the following information (*Note*: > The frame is only opening when i run the python script in LXTerminal > accessed through tightvnc. It is failing to run through ssh); > > oot@beaglebone:~/Project/Testing# python Video_Streaming.py > > (process:1488): Gtk-WARNING **: Locale not supported by C library. > Using the fallback 'C' locale. > Xlib: extension "RANDR" missing on display ":1". > select timeout > select timeout > select timeout > select timeout > ^Cselect timeout > Traceback (most recent call last): > File "Video_Streaming.py", line 8, in <module> > ret, frame = cap.read() > KeyboardInterrupt > root@beaglebone:~/Project/Testing# > > > I'm stuck i need your help. > >
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