pipeless
An open-source computer vision framework to build and deploy apps in minutes
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Decision brief
Pipeless is an open-source framework built for deploying computer vision apps using Rust and Python with underlying technology support from GStreamer and FFMPEG.
Good fit when
- When you need to integrate advanced multimedia applications that can process video streams in real-time, as Pipeless leverages tools like Gstreamer to achieve this.
- If your project requires a streamlined installation using Docker containers for both CPU-based and specialized hardware-accelerated environments such as CUDA or TensorRT.
Avoid when
- Avoid use if you have limited Python version flexibility since pre-built binaries are specific to Python versions 3.10, 3.8, and 3.12 on different platforms.
- If your project does not leverage the real-time capabilities of GStreamer or FFMPEG for video processing, as Pipeless's core functionality is tightly coupled with these components.
- Requirements:
- Requires Docker; Installation requires specific versions of Python to take advantage of pre-built binaries. Custom builds are required for other versions.; Gstreamer 1.20.3 is a dependency that must be correctly installed and configured before using Pipeless.
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Overview
Pipeless is an open-source framework for building and deploying applications with computer vision capabilities using Rust, Python, Gstreamer and FFMPEG.
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- rust
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* **Python**. Pre-built binaries are linked to Python 3.10 in Linux amd64, 3.8 in Linux arSource link
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Requirements ☝️ Python . Pre built binaries are linked to Python 3.10 in Linux amd64, 3.8 in Linux arm64, and 3.12 in macOS. If you have a different Python version, provide the flag to the install script to build from source so Pipeless links to your installed Python version (or...
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