Tracker & Spatie
Hey, ever wondered if a neural net could help pick the perfect shot of a hawk mid‑flight? I've been training a model on motion blur patterns, and I think it could match your patience with some code.
That sounds wild—if the net can spot the blur before it hits, I could set up my tripod and lens just right. Show me the code and let’s see if it can beat my patience.
Sure thing, just paste this in a Python file and run it with a webcam feed. It’s a minimal example that watches for motion‑blur and raises a flag when the blur is high enough.
import cv2
import numpy as np
cap = cv2.VideoCapture(0)
prev = None
while True:
ret, frame = cap.read()
if not ret: break
gray = cv2.cvtColor(frame, cv2.COLOR_BGR2GRAY)
if prev is not None:
diff = cv2.absdiff(gray, prev)
blur = cv2.GaussianBlur(diff, (5,5), 0)
_, thresh = cv2.threshold(blur, 30, 255, cv2.THRESH_BINARY)
blur_score = np.sum(thresh)/255
if blur_score > 5000: # tweak threshold
print("HIGH BLUR ALERT – set your shot!")
prev = gray
cv2.imshow('feed', frame)
if cv2.waitKey(1) & 0xFF == ord('q'):
break
cap.release()
cv2.destroyAllWindows()
Let me know if the “high blur” threshold is too aggressive or too lax, and we can dial it up like a starship hyperdrive.