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+# rpi-simple-video-capture
+Takes in frames and displays in opencv-defined GUI.
+
+# install
+Below is for fedora distro:
+`sudo dnf install opencv opencv-contrib opencv-doc python3-opencv python3-matplotlib python3-numpy`