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+"""
+This script will test highgui's cvQueryFrame() function
+for different video formats
+"""
+
+# import the necessary things for OpenCV and comparson routine
+import os
+from highgui import *
+from cv import *
+import match
+
+# path to videos and images we need
+PREFIX=os.path.join(os.environ["srcdir"],"../../opencv_extra/testdata/python/")
+
+# this is the folder with the videos and images
+# and name of output window
+IMAGES = PREFIX+"images/"
+VIDEOS = PREFIX+"videos/"
+
+# testing routine, called for each entry in FILENAMES
+# and compares each frame with corresponding frame in COMPARISON
+def query_ok(FILENAME,ERRORS):
+
+ # create a video reader using the tiny videofile VIDEOS+FILENAME
+ video=cvCreateFileCapture(VIDEOS+FILENAME)
+
+ if video is None:
+ # couldn't open video (FAIL)
+ return 1
+
+ # call cvQueryFrame for 29 frames and check if the returned image is ok
+ for k in range(29):
+ image=cvQueryFrame(video)
+
+ if image is None:
+ # returned image is NULL (FAIL)
+ return 1
+
+ if not match.match(image,k,ERRORS[k]):
+ return 1
+
+ cvReleaseCapture(video)
+ # everything is fine (PASS)
+ return 0