Camera frames + OpenCV sample

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Shows how to operate on individual frames with OpenCV.

Specifically, this sample shows how to:

  • Obtain the data pointer to an image in a frame
  • One way to use 3rd party libraries such as OpenCV

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Samples

CameraFrames

Reference

Conceptual

Using MediaFrameReader

System requirements

Client: Windows 10

Phone: Windows 10

Build the sample

  1. If you download the samples ZIP, be sure to unzip the entire archive, not just the folder with the sample you want to build.
  2. Start Microsoft Visual Studio and select File > Open > Project/Solution.
  3. Starting in the folder where you unzipped the samples, go to the Samples subfolder, then the subfolder for this specific sample, then the subfolder for your preferred language (C++, C#, or JavaScript). Double-click the Visual Studio Solution (.sln) file.
  4. Press Ctrl+Shift+B, or select Build > Build Solution.

Run the sample

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Deploying the sample

  • Select Build > Deploy Solution.

Deploying and running the sample

  • To debug the sample and then run it, press F5 or select Debug > Start Debugging. To run the sample without debugging, press Ctrl+F5 or selectDebug > Start Without Debugging.