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Re:Software Turns Cheap Webcam Into Instant 3D Scanner by jacquesm on Wednesday November 25, 2009 @12:17PM (#961455)
Python may not be your best bet for raw video processing at acceptable frame rates. I'd suggest C or C++.
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Re:Software Turns Cheap Webcam Into Instant 3D Scanner by rtghgfvcdf on Wednesday November 25, 2009 @02:16PM (#961629)
The open CV lib is in C (with IPP cpu-optomized assembler if you want) calling the functions from python doesn't slow you down - unless you do something really dumb like trying to itrerate over pixels in the python cde.
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Re:Software Turns Cheap Webcam Into Instant 3D Scanner by jacquesm on Wednesday November 25, 2009 @02:27PM (#961649)
> I have trouble even checking what colors changed each frame in under 1 second
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