Playing a video file in opencv c++ - c++

Question

I'm trying to play a video file using the following code.
When run it only shows a black screen with the window name (Video), can anyone help me fix it.
#include <opencv2/highgui/highgui.hpp>
#include <iostream>
#include <opencv2\core\core.hpp>
#include "opencv2/opencv.hpp"
using namespace cv;
int main( int argc, char** argv )
{
CvCapture* capture = cvCreateFileCapture( "1.avi" );
Mat frame= cvQueryFrame(capture);
imshow("Video", frame);
waitKey();
cvReleaseCapture(&capture);
}

Answer 1

Try this if you only want to play a video ::::::::::::::::::::::::::
#include <opencv2/highgui/highgui.hpp>
#include <iostream>
#include <opencv2\core\core.hpp>
#include "opencv2/opencv.hpp"
int main(int argc, char** argv)
{
cvNamedWindow("Example3", CV_WINDOW_AUTOSIZE);
//CvCapture* capture = cvCreateFileCapture("20051210-w50s.flv");
CvCapture* capture = cvCreateFileCapture("1.wmv");
/* if(!capture)
{
std::cout <<"Video Not Opened\n";
return -1;
}*/
IplImage* frame = NULL;
while(1) {
frame = cvQueryFrame(capture);
//std::cout << "Inside loop\n";
if (!frame)
break;
cvShowImage("Example3", frame);
char c = cvWaitKey(33);
if (c == 27) break;
}
cvReleaseCapture(&capture);
cvDestroyWindow("Example3");
std::cout << "Hello!";
return 0;
}

Answer 2

Actually the code you posted won't even compile.
Just have a look at OpenCV documentation: Reading and Writing images and video
#include "opencv2/opencv.hpp"
using namespace cv;
int main(int, char**)
{
VideoCapture cap(0); // open the default camera
//Video Capture cap(path_to_video); // open the video file
if(!cap.isOpened()) // check if we succeeded
return -1;
namedWindow("Video",1);
for(;;)
{
Mat frame;
cap >> frame; // get a new frame from camera
imshow("Video", frame);
if(waitKey(30) >= 0) break;
}
// the camera will be deinitialized automatically in VideoCapture destructor
return 0;
}