cvb_movie2/CVBpy/Recording

This example program is located in your CVB installation under %CVB%Tutorial/cvb_movie2/CVBpy/Recording.

recording.py:

# CVBpy Example Script
#
# 1. Starts a stream from device
# 2. Starts recording.
# 3. Writes images to movie file.
# 4. Stops recording.
# 5. Stops the device's stream.
#
 
import os
import cvb
import cvb.movie2
 
with cvb.DeviceFactory.open(os.path.join(cvb.install_path(), "drivers", "CVMock.vin"), port=0) as device:
 
    stream = device.stream()
    stream.start()
 
    # Replay cvrv file with Common Vision Blox
    output_file = os.path.expanduser('~/Movie2ExampleVideo.cvrv')
 
    # Raw video settings
    raw_video_settings = cvb.movie2.RawVideoSettings()
    # Define pixel format
    pixel_format = cvb.movie2.RecorderPixelFormat.Color
    if len(device.device_image.planes) == 1:
        pixel_format = cvb.movie2.RecorderPixelFormat.Mono
    # Create the recorder
    with cvb.movie2.Recorder(output_file, device.device_image.size, pixel_format, raw_video_settings) as recorder:
 
        print("Start recording 100 frames:")
 
        for i in range(100):
            image, status = stream.wait()
            if status == cvb.WaitStatus.Ok:
                # Write image to file
                recorder.write(image) 
                print(".", end="")
 
    stream.abort()
 
    print("\nMovie file written to: " + output_file)