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Motion Detection and Tracking Using Opencv Contours
import cv2
import numpy as np
cap = cv2.VideoCapture('vtest.avi')
frame_width = int( cap.get(cv2.CAP_PROP_FRAME_WIDTH))
frame_height =int( cap.get( cv2.CAP_PROP_FRAME_HEIGHT))
fourcc = cv2.VideoWriter_fourcc('X','V','I','D')
out = cv2.VideoWriter("output.avi", fourcc, 5.0, (1280,720))
ret, frame1 = cap.read()
ret, frame2 = cap.read()
print(frame1.shape)
while cap.isOpened():
diff = cv2.absdiff(frame1, frame2)
gray = cv2.cvtColor(diff, cv2.COLOR_BGR2GRAY)
blur = cv2.GaussianBlur(gray, (5,5), 0)
_, thresh = cv2.threshold(blur, 20, 255, cv2.THRESH_BINARY)
dilated = cv2.dilate(thresh, None, iterations=3)
contours, _ = cv2.findContours(dilated, cv2.RETR_TREE, cv2.CHAIN_APPROX_SIMPLE)
for contour in contours:
(x, y, w, h) = cv2.boundingRect(contour)
if cv2.contourArea(contour) < 900:
continue
cv2.rectangle(frame1, (x, y), (x+w, y+h), (0, 255, 0), 2)
cv2.putText(frame1, "Status: {}".format('Movement'), (10, 20), cv2.FONT_HERSHEY_SIMPLEX,
1, (0, 0, 255), 3)
#cv2.drawContours(frame1, contours, -1, (0, 255, 0), 2)
image = cv2.resize(frame1, (1280,720))
out.write(image)
cv2.imshow("feed", frame1)
frame1 = frame2
ret, frame2 = cap.read()
if cv2.waitKey(40) == 27:
break
cv2.destroyAllWindows()
cap.release()
out.release()
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whenever I run the code it work properly but the video I get as Output i.e. saved in my working directory not running as I tried both .avi and .mp4 format. Please help me to do so and run the output video
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