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"cell_type": "code",
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"metadata": {},
"outputs": [],
"source": [
"import panel as pn\n",
"pn.extension()"
]
},
{
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"metadata": {},
"source": [
"The ``VideoStream`` widget displays a video from a local stream (for example from a webcam) and allows accessing the streamed video data from Python.\n",
"\n",
"Discover more on using widgets to add interactivity to your applications in the [how-to guides on interactivity](../how_to/interactivity/index.md). Alternatively, learn [how to set up callbacks and (JS-)links between parameters](../../how_to/links/index.md) or [how to use them as part of declarative UIs with Param](../../how_to/param/index.html).\n",
"\n",
"#### Parameters:\n",
"\n",
"For details on other options for customizing the component see the [layout](../../how_to/layout/index.md) and [styling](../../how_to/styling/index.md) how-to guides.\n",
"\n",
"* **``format``** (str): Format of the captured images, either 'png' (default) or 'jpeg'. Choose `jpeg` if you want the `VideoStream` to take high frequent snapshots as the image size is much smaller.\n",
"* **``paused``** (boolean): Whether the video stream is paused\n",
"* **``timeout``** (int): Interval between snapshots (if None then snapshot only taken if snapshot method is called)\n",
"* **``value``** (string): String representation of the current snapshot\n",
"\n",
"___"
]
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{
"cell_type": "markdown",
"metadata": {},
"source": [
"The ``VideoStream`` widget by default simply displays the video stream:"
]
},
{
"cell_type": "code",
"execution_count": null,
"metadata": {},
"outputs": [],
"source": [
"video_stream = pn.widgets.VideoStream(name='Video Stream')\n",
"video_stream"
]
},
{
"cell_type": "markdown",
"metadata": {},
"source": [
"To sync the state of the stream with Python we have two options. First, we can call the ``snapshot`` method, which will trigger the ``value`` of the widget to be updated:"
]
},
{
"cell_type": "code",
"execution_count": null,
"metadata": {},
"outputs": [],
"source": [
"video_stream.snapshot()\n",
"\n",
"html = pn.pane.HTML(width=320, height=240)\n",
"\n",
"def update(event):\n",
" html.object = ''\n",
" \n",
"video_stream.param.watch(update, 'value')\n",
"\n",
"html"
]
},
{
"cell_type": "markdown",
"metadata": {},
"source": [
"Alternatively, we can create a video stream with a `timeout` that specifies how frequently the video stream will be updated:"
]
},
{
"cell_type": "code",
"execution_count": null,
"metadata": {},
"outputs": [],
"source": [
"video = pn.widgets.VideoStream(timeout=100)\n",
"html = pn.pane.HTML()\n",
"pause = pn.widgets.Toggle(name='Pause')\n",
"\n",
"pause.jslink(video, value='paused')\n",
"video.jslink(html, code={'value': \"\"\"\n",
"target.text = ``\n",
"\"\"\"})\n",
"\n",
"pn.Column(pause, pn.Row(video, html))"
]
},
{
"cell_type": "markdown",
"metadata": {},
"source": [
"Lastly, the video stream can also be paused from Python:"
]
},
{
"cell_type": "code",
"execution_count": null,
"metadata": {},
"outputs": [],
"source": [
"video.paused = True"
]
},
{
"cell_type": "markdown",
"metadata": {},
"source": [
"### Controls\n",
"\n",
"The `VideoStream` widget exposes a number of options which can be changed from both Python and Javascript. Try out the effect of these parameters interactively:"
]
},
{
"cell_type": "code",
"execution_count": null,
"metadata": {},
"outputs": [],
"source": [
"pn.Row(video_stream.controls(jslink=True), video_stream)"
]
}
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