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How to compile OpenCV with Gstreamer

[Ubuntu&Windows]
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try using vcpkg (cpp package manager)

vcpkg install opencv[gstreamer,ffmpeg,python]:x64-windows

and export the lib

vcpkg export opencv:x64-windows --zip

## Ubuntu

Ubuntu 16.04
Python 3.7
OpenCV 4.1.0
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Gstreamer 1.8.3
Cmake 3.5.1
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1. install gstreamer1.0

sudo apt-get install gstreamer1.0*

sudo apt install ubuntu-restricted-extras

2. install lib, dev package

sudo apt install libgstreamer1.0-dev libgstreamer-plugins-base1.0-dev

3. install numpy
I recommend to use conda or virtualenv over the native one, in case we mess things up.

source activate <your_env>

pip install numpy

4. Clone OpenCV repo

git clone https://github.com/opencv/opencv.git

cd opencv/
git checkout 4.1.0

5. Building

mkdir build
cd build
cmake -D CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RELEASE \
-D INSTALL_PYTHON_EXAMPLES=ON \
-D INSTALL_C_EXAMPLES=OFF \
-D PYTHON_EXECUTABLE=$(which python3) \
-D BUILD_opencv_python2=OFF \ 86 9
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-D CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=$(python3 -c “import sys; print(sys.prefix)”)

\
-D PYTHON3_EXECUTABLE=$(which python3) \
-D PYTHON3_INCLUDE_DIR=$(python3 -c “from distutils.sysconfig import
get_python_inc; print(get_python_inc())”) \
-D PYTHON3_PACKAGES_PATH=$(python3 -c “from distutils.sysconfig import
get_python_lib; print(get_python_lib())”) \
-D WITH_GSTREAMER=ON \
-D BUILD_EXAMPLES=ON ..

After finished the configuration, Go check GStreamer and Python section

6. Check your log

✔ check if it has Python 3: section and all interpreter and path are right.
(If they aren’t there, check the numpy package)
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✔ check the GStreamer section.

(If they aren’t say YES, go check GStreamer lib package)

if something went wrong just remove build folder and try again.

7. Building

sudo make -j$(nproc)

It will take a long time, Go grab some coffee. ☕

◾ Install package

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sudo make install

sudo ldconfig

## WINDOWS

Windows 10 1903
python 3.7.0
OpenCV 4.1.0

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Gstreamer 1.16.4
Cmake 3.14.5
Visual Studio 2019

1. Uninstall old opencv-python

pip uninstall opencv-python

2. Install numpy

pip install numpy

3. Download gstreamer and opencv

◾ Install both gstreamer-runtime and gstreamer-development package in the same
location
>> https://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/download/

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◾ Download opencv release sources (.zip file) and extract.

>> https://github.com/opencv/opencv/archive/4.1.0.zip

4. Set Path Variable

◾ Add gstreamer to Path variable

◾ Add system variable “GSTREAMER_DIR” “C:\gstreamer\1.0\x86_64”

5. CmakeGUI & Visual Studio

◾ install CmakeGUI 3.14.5
CmakeGUI >> https://cmake.org/download/

Visual Studio 2019(Community version is fine)

>> https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads/

◾ Open CmakeGUI.
◾ Select opencv source and build folder.

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◾ Hit Configure, select your Visual Studio version then click Finish

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◾ Click Configure again, the red value will change to white.

◾ Click Generate

◾ Click “Open Project”

◾ in Visual Studio:
switch from DEBUG to RELEASE and x64

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◾ Right click on INSTALL and select Build

😉👌

◾ Finally, add bin & lib folder to your env PATH , (from C:\opencv-
4.1.0\build\install\x64\vc16)

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Test
◾ Identify the location of a cv2 module

import cv2
print(cv2.__file__)"

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◾ Check build information

print(cv2.getBuildInformation())

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import cv2
cap = cv2.VideoCapture('autovideosrc ! videoconvert ! appsink')
while True:
ret,frame = cap.read()
cv2.imshow('',frame)
if cv2.waitKey(1) & 0xFF == ord('q'):
break
cv2.destroyAllWindows()
cap.release()

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