Read Frames from RTSP Stream in Python

Question

I have recently set up a Raspberry Pi camera and am streaming the frames over RTSP. While it may not be completely necessary, here is the command I am using the broadcast th

Answer 1

Using the same method listed by "depu" worked perfectly for me. I just replaced "video file" with "RTSP URL" of actual camera. Example below worked on AXIS IP Camera. (This was not working for a while in previous versions of OpenCV) Works on OpenCV 3.4.1 Windows 10)

import cv2
cap = cv2.VideoCapture("rtsp://root:pass@192.168.0.91:554/axis-media/media.amp")

while(cap.isOpened()):
    ret, frame = cap.read()
    cv2.imshow('frame', frame)
    if cv2.waitKey(20) & 0xFF == ord('q'):
        break
cap.release()
cv2.destroyAllWindows()