camerakit

CameraKit: CLI Tools and Python API for Camera Calibration and Synchronized Capture

CameraKit is a Python package that provides command-line tools and an API for camera calibration and synchronized capture. It has the following features:

• Camera calibration using checkerboard images or video
• Synchronized capture from multiple cameras

Installation

You can install CameraKit using pip:

pip install camerakit

Usage

Command-Line Interface

You can use the command-line interface to perform camera calibration and capture images. Here are some examples:

# Calibrate a camera using checkerboard images
ck-calibrate --images path/to/checkerboard/images --output calibration.toml

# Capture images from multiple cameras
ck-capture --cameras camera1,camera2 --output path/to/output

Python API

You can also use CameraKit as a Python library. Here is an example of how to use it:

from camerakit.calibration import calibrate_camera
calibration_data = calibrate_camera(
    images='path/to/checkerboard/images',
    output='calibration.toml'
)
print(calibration_data)

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! If you find a bug or have a feature request, please open an issue on GitHub. You can also submit a pull request with your changes.

License

CameraKit is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for more details.

MIT License

Copyright (c) 2025 Saif Khan

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