Video to Event Simulator

This Python script allows you to transform frame-based image or video into event-based counterpart.

The source code of this script can be found in <install-prefix>/share/metavision/sdk/core_ml/python_samples/viz_video_to_event_simulator when installing Metavision SDK from installer or packages. For other deployment methods, check the page Path of Samples.

Expected Output

When launched on a video with default options, the script shows two windows with:

  • the original video

  • the corresponding event-based video produced by the simulator



When used with the -o option, a DAT file containing the simulated events is generated.

Setup & requirements

To run the script, you need:

  • a full path to the image file (in png or jpg format) or video (in mp4 or avi format).

How to start

An example to run the script on an MP4 video:

python viz_video_to_event_simulator.py /path/to/video.mp4

To find the full list of options, run:

python viz_video_to_event_simulator.py -h