Movement recognition in video file

mindmaster32 at gmail.com mindmaster32 at gmail.com
Thu Nov 15 14:05:30 EST 2007


Thanks guys, I will give those solutions a try!



davisn90210 at gmail.com escreveu:

> On Nov 15, 8:29 am, mindmaste... at gmail.com wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I am looking for a python tool or module that helps me build a script
> > that can perceive object moves in a video file captured by a (web)
> > camera. My main goal is to be able to count people entering a store
> > using the store's surveillance camera.
> >
> > I know of some packages like Eyesweb (gestural recognition package) or
> > Pure Data's module called GEM, but I don't know any written in python.
> >
> > Thanks
>
> You could use something like PyMedia to iterate the frames in the
> video, then process the image using something like PIL or numpy.
> Other possibilities might include gstreamer, or any other multimedia
> library that has python bindings.  Depending on your exact needs,
> python may be too slow for the "guts" of the algorithm, but certainly
> could be used for prototyping and/or glue code.
>
> I've used PyMedia with both PIL and numpy to do some video processing
> in the past.  If you need help getting started, just ask.
>
> --Nathan Davis



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