/python-webcam-flask

Primary LanguagePython

This is a toy project for learning how to use a couple of python libraries.

What it does

  1. The web client sends video stream data (from the user's webcam) to a flask server using socketio
  2. The server does some processing on the video stream
  3. The client receives the processed video stream and re-displays the results in a different frame

In the demo site, the server is simply flipping the image horizontally. You could imagine it doing something more sophisticated (e.g. applying some filters), but obviously I was too lazy to implement anything cool.

Demo

Live Demo

Setup

Optional

  • setup heroku (brew install heroku)
  • Use a python virtualenv

Required

  • git clone https://github.com/dxue2012/python-webcam-flask.git
  • pip install -r requirements.txt

Run locally

IF YOU HAVE HEROKU:

  • heroku local IF NOT:

  • gunicorn -k eventlet -w 1 app:app --log-file=-

  • in your browser, navigate to localhost:5000

Deploy to heroku

  • git push heroku master
  • heroku open

Common Issues

If you run into a 'protocol not found' error, see if this stackoverflow answer helps.