Capture a video into image every N seconds

video-capture.py

import cv2
from os import mkdir


def capture(name, interval):
    """Capture a video into a series of pictures

    Args:
        name (str): The file name of the video
        interval (float): The time interval to split the video, in seconds.
    """
    video = cv2.VideoCapture(f"{name}")
    fps = video.get(5)
    every = int(interval * fps)
    folder = name.replace(".", "_")
    mkdir(folder)
    success, frame = video.read()
    i, j = 0, 0
    while success:
        i += 1
        if (i % every == 0):
            j += 1
            cv2.imwrite(f"{folder}/{j}.jpg", frame)
        success, frame = video.read()