convert openCV image into PIL Image in Python (for use with Zbar library)

Question

I\'m trying to use the Zbar library\'s QR code detection methods on images I extract with OpenCV\'s camera methods. Normally the QR code detection methods work with images (jpg,

Answer 1

With the python CV2, you can also do this:

import Image, cv2

cap = cv2.VideoCapture(0) # says we capture an image from a webcam
_,cv2_im = cap.read()
cv2_im = cv2.cvtColor(cv2_im,cv2.COLOR_BGR2RGB)
pil_im = Image.fromarray(cv2_im)
pil_im.show()