Open Source Python Video Capture Software

NOTE: Project migrated to GitHub in Dec 2020! See https://github.com/Enselic/recordmydesktop recordMyDesktop is a program that captures audio-video data of a linux desktop session, producing an ogg-encapsulated theora-vorbis file. recordMyDesktop tries to be as unobstrusive as possible by proccessing only regions of the screen that have changed

MiniMonitor is a lightweight Windows application designed for monitoring capture cards and microphones with minimal system impact. Ideal for Elgato and other capture devices, it detects connected video and audio inputs, tests microphones, and provides real-time video and audio playback. Users can select devices through a simple GUI, toggle Fullscreen display, and quickly check functionality without heavy software overhead. Built with Python, OpenCV, PyAudio, and Tkinter, MiniMonitor is perfect for streamers, content creators, and anyone needing low-latency monitoring of capture cards and audio sources.

Concurrent vision processing system; Toolkit for easy implementation of software concurrent vision processing sub-system. Aimed at robotic applications w/best effort realtime. System includes: capture,processing and displaying.

Snappy is a fast, easy to use, cross platform screenshot/screencast application currently being written in Python. It will integrate with many services, allowing the user to quickly upload to YouTube/ImageShack/FTP/etc.

gAnim8 is a full suite of tools for building and manipulating animated GIFs & small videos in a Gtk/Gnome environment. Easily create, edit, or preview animated GIFs or videos (MPG, AVI/ASF, WMV, SWF, RM, MOV, M4V), or record videos and take screenshots.

Python application to scan DataMatrix barcodes using webcam. Uses libdmtx as backend decoder and pyGTK for display. Intended as a conference badge scanning application, but flexible enough to allow other applications.