Create an animated GIF in real-time with OpenCV and Python

OpenCV is a powerful computer vision library that allows you to work with images and videos. In this tutorial, we will show you how to create an animated GIF in real-time using OpenCV and Python.

To get started, you will need to install OpenCV and Python on your computer. You can do this by following the instructions on the OpenCV website.

Once you have OpenCV installed, you can begin creating your animated GIF. First, import the necessary libraries:


import cv2
import numpy as np


Next, create a video capture object to capture frames from your webcam:


cap = cv2.VideoCapture(0)


Now, you can begin capturing frames from your webcam and converting them into an animated GIF:


frames = []
while True:
ret, frame = cap.read()
if not ret:
break
frames.append(cv2.cvtColor(frame, cv2.COLOR_BGR2RGB))

if len(frames) == 30:
break

cap.release()


Finally, you can save the frames as an animated GIF using the imageio library:


import imageio
imageio.mimsave('output.gif', frames, duration=0.1)


And that’s it! You have successfully created an animated GIF in real-time using OpenCV and Python.