ScreenGear Examples⚓

Using ScreenGear with NetGear and WriteGear⚓

The complete usage example is as follows:

New in v0.2.2

This example was added in v0.2.2.

Client + WriteGear⚓

Open a terminal on Client System (where you want to save the input frames received from the Server) and execute the following python code:

Note down the IP-address of this system(required at Server's end) by executing the command: hostname -I and also replace it in the following code.

You can terminate client anytime by pressing Ctrl+C on your keyboard!

# import required libraries
from vidgear.gears import NetGear
from vidgear.gears import WriteGear
import cv2

# define various tweak flags
options = {"flag": 0, "copy": False, "track": False}

# Define Netgear Client at given IP address and define parameters 
# !!! change following IP address '192.168.x.xxx' with yours !!!
client = NetGear(
    address="192.168.x.xxx",
    port="5454",
    protocol="tcp",
    pattern=1,
    receive_mode=True,
    logging=True,
    **options
)

# Define writer with default parameters and suitable output filename for e.g. `Output.mp4`
writer = WriteGear(output_filename="Output.mp4")

# loop over
while True:

    # receive frames from network
    frame = client.recv()

    # check for received frame if Nonetype
    if frame is None:
        break

    # {do something with the frame here}

    # write frame to writer
    writer.write(frame)

# close output window
cv2.destroyAllWindows()

# safely close client
client.close()

# safely close writer
writer.close()

Server + ScreenGear⚓

Now, Open the terminal on another Server System (with a montior/display attached to it), and execute the following python code:

Replace the IP address in the following code with Client's IP address you noted earlier.

You can terminate stream on both side anytime by pressing Ctrl+C on your keyboard!

# import required libraries
from vidgear.gears import ScreenGear
from vidgear.gears import NetGear

# define dimensions of screen w.r.t to given monitor to be captured
options = {"top": 40, "left": 0, "width": 100, "height": 100}

# open stream with defined parameters
stream = ScreenGear(logging=True, **options).start()

# define various netgear tweak flags
options = {"flag": 0, "copy": False, "track": False}

# Define Netgear server at given IP address and define parameters 
# !!! change following IP address '192.168.x.xxx' with client's IP address !!!
server = NetGear(
    address="192.168.x.xxx",
    port="5454",
    protocol="tcp",
    pattern=1,
    logging=True,
    **options
)

# loop over until KeyBoard Interrupted
while True:

    try:
        # read frames from stream
        frame = stream.read()

        # check for frame if Nonetype
        if frame is None:
            break

        # {do something with the frame here}

        # send frame to server
        server.send(frame)

    except KeyboardInterrupt:
        break

# safely close video stream
stream.stop()

# safely close server
server.close()

Using ScreenGear with WebGear_RTC⚓

The complete usage example is as follows:

New in v0.2.4

This example was added in v0.2.4.

Bare-MinimumAdvanced

# import necessary libs
import uvicorn, cv2
from vidgear.gears import ScreenGear
from vidgear.gears.asyncio import WebGear_RTC

# assign your ScreenGear class with adequate parameters 
# to `custom_stream` attribute in options parameter
options = {"custom_stream": ScreenGear(logging=True)}

# initialize WebGear_RTC app without any source
web = WebGear_RTC(logging=True, **options)

# run this app on Uvicorn server at address http://localhost:8000/
uvicorn.run(web(), host="localhost", port=8000)

# close app safely
web.shutdown()

For VideoCapture APIs you also need to implement start() in addition to read() and stop() methods in your Custom Streaming Class as shown in following example, otherwise WebGear_RTC will fail to work!

# import necessary libs
import uvicorn, cv2
from vidgear.gears import ScreenGear
from vidgear.gears.helper import reducer
from vidgear.gears.asyncio import WebGear_RTC

# create your own custom streaming class
class Custom_Stream_Class:
    """
    Custom Streaming using ScreenGear
    """

    def __init__(self, backend="mss", logging=False):

        # !!! define your own video source here !!!
        self.source = ScreenGear(backend=backend, logging=logging)

        # define running flag
        self.running = True

    def start(self):

        # don't forget this function!!!
        # This function is specific to VideoCapture APIs only

        if not self.source is None:
            self.source.start()

    def read(self):

        # don't forget this function!!!

        # check if source was initialized or not
        if self.source is None:
            return None
        # check if we're still running
        if self.running:
            # read frame from provided source
            frame = self.source.read()
            # check if frame is available
            if not(frame is None):

                # do something with your OpenCV frame here

                # reducer frames size if you want more performance otherwise comment this line
                frame = reducer(frame, percentage=20)  # reduce frame by 20%

                # return our gray frame
                return frame
            else:
                # signal we're not running now
                self.running = False
        # return None-type
        return None

    def stop(self):

        # don't forget this function!!!

        # flag that we're not running
        self.running = False
        # close stream
        if not self.source is None:
            self.source.stop()


# assign your Custom Streaming Class with adequate ScreenGear parameters
# to `custom_stream` attribute in options parameter
options = {"custom_stream": Custom_Stream_Class(backend="pil", logging=True)}

# initialize WebGear_RTC app without any source
web = WebGear_RTC(logging=True, **options)

# run this app on Uvicorn server at address http://localhost:8000/
uvicorn.run(web(), host="localhost", port=8000)

# close app safely
web.shutdown()

Last update: December 1, 2021