cv2.VideoCapture doesn't return frames

Question

I am trying to save a webcam video with wx Buttons. This is my code

def OnRecord(self, evt):
    capture = cv2.VideoCapture(0)
    if (not capture.isOpened()):
       print "Error"

    # video recorder
    fourcc = cv2.cv.CV_FOURCC('D', 'I', 'V', 'X')  # cv2.VideoWriter_fourcc() does not exist
    out = cv2.VideoWriter("output.avi", fourcc, 9.0, (640, 480), True)

    # record video
    while (capture.isOpened()):
        ret, frame = capture.read()
        if not ret:
            print "Capture Failed"
        else:
            out.write(frame)
            cv2.imshow('Video', frame)

But it prints Capture Failed until i close the python shell myself. So, i guess capture.read() doesn't returns frames. What might be the reason?

How can i make it work? Hope for some expert advice :)

Answer 1

Try initialize counter before reading the capture for Eg:

i = 0
while i < 0:
     ret, frame = capture.read()
     if ret:
          out.write(frame)
     else:
          print "Error"