Houdini 21.0 Nodes Copernicus nodes

Live Video Copernicus node

Captures images from a live video source.

This node captures images from a live video source such as a webcam or screen recorder.

Parameters

Source

The video source to connect to.

Note

The options provided are specific to your machine and may not transfer to other computers or operating systems.

Configuration

A string that describes a configuration for the video source. The configuration must be supported by the video source in order to be used. Since the configuration is dependent on the source, the source parameter must be specified before the configuration.

The format is: {format}:{xres}x{yres}@{framerate}

Connect to Source

When enabled, a connection is established to the video source. When disabled, the connection is terminated. The value of this parameter is not saved in the hip file due to privacy concerns and must therefore be re-enabled whenever opening the hip file.

Live Stream

When Connect to Source is on, this turns on live streaming to provide an interactive, non-deterministic streaming mode. It streams independent of the playbar and isn’t associated with any keyframes or caching.

This parameter (and its associated parameters) is intended as a sandbox mode where you don’t have to rely on the playbar.

Tip

Live Stream doesn’t save the results like other streaming types in Houdini, so use a Stash COP to save results.

Toggle Live Stream

When Live Stream is on, this lets you pause and resume the live stream.

Tip

You can also use the Live Stream button to pause and resume live stream. See Cooking controls for more information.

Live Tick

When Live Stream is on, this is the current tick (frame) within the live stream.

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