Webcam Streamer for Octoprint
I made this script for streaming an usb webcam to mjpeg suitable for OctoPrint on a mac, but it will probably work on linux and windows too.
Tested on python 3.7
Installation:
- install homebrew from https://brew.sh/
- from console run
brew install pythonto get python 3.7 pip install virtualenvto install virtualenv- clone/download the repository on your drive
- cd on the folder and run
virtualenv -p python3.7 .env
source .env/bin/activate
pip install -r requirements.txt
- run the script with
python mjpegsw.pyor.env/bin/python mjpegsw.py
optional params:
python mjpegsw.py --camera 1 --port 5001 --ipaddress 0.0.0.0 --width 640 --height 480 --rotate 0
--capture_api see https://docs.opencv.org/3.4/d4/d15/group__videoio__flags__base.html , defaults to automatic
on octoprint you can use http://localhost:5001/cam.mjpg for stream url and http://localhost:5001/snap.jpg for snapshot url.
you need to use opencv-python==4.0.0.21
pip install -r requirements.yosemite.txt
sometimes opencv crashes, for this you can use start.sh script that loops until you block it with CTRL-C