How to get MJPG stream video from android IPWebcam using opencv

Question

I am using the IP Webcam program on android and receiving it on my PC by WiFi. What I want is to use opencv in Visual Studio, C++, to get that video stream, there is an option t

Answer 1

Old question, but I hope this can help someone (same as my answer here)

OpenCV expects a filename extension for its VideoCapture argument, even though one isn't always necessary (like in your case).

You can "trick" it by passing in a dummy parameter which ends in the mjpg extension:

So perhaps try:

VideoCapture vc;
ipCam.open("http://MyIP:port/videofeed/?dummy=param.mjpg")